§ Mr. Peter Smithersasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies to what extent it is his policy to permit the Sugar Industry Labour Welfare Fund to be used for the furtherance of housing schemes for sugar workers in British Guiana.
§ Mr. J. GriffithsThe fund referred to is controlled and administered by a committee appointed by the Governor. It is intended to use it for financing housing schemes for sugar workers in accordance with the recommendations of the Venn
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UNEMPLOYED AT 13TH NOVFMBER, 1950 Industry Males aged 15 and over Females aged 15 and over Total Shipbuilding and ship-repairing … … 143 4 147 Manufacture and repair of aircraft … … 42 11 53 Building … … … … … … 113 — 113 Civil engineering contracting … 63 — 63 Sea transport … … … … … 237 9 246 Distributive trades … … … … 68 67 135 National Government service … … 16 8 24 Local government service … … … 24 2 26 Professional services … … … … 10 38 48 Catering, hotels, etc. … … … … 66 120 186 Laundries and dry-cleaning … … … 6 16 22 All other industries and services … 241 184 425 Total—All industries and services … 1,029 459 1,488 Commission Report. In addition, workers may borrow money from the fund free of interest to build houses on approved housing areas and are eligible for a free grant on completion of the loan repayments.