REPORT OF THE GOVERNOR OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS + 77

Land Division
 The activities of this Division were curtailed.to a great extent dur-
ing the fiscal year 1962 as far as the Homestead and Home Loan pro-
gram was concerned. This was due largely to the lack of funds for
Home Loans.
 With the reduction of work in this area, attention was directed to the
matter of a much needed weights and measures program.
 Top personnel received training in this field in Puerto Rico, several
pieces of equipment needed for this program were purchased, and an
appropriate Weights and Measures Law was presented to the Legisla-
ture for study.
 In the field of price and rent control appropriate legislation was
prepared and sent to the Legislature, which referred it to a Committee
for study and recommendation.
 Operating expenses in the Department of Property and Procure-
ment were as follows:
Office of the Commissioner -__--- ---- -- $100, 595. 68
Division of Procurement and Supply___ ---------- --- 64, 310. 19
Property Division --------------------- ------- 83, 591. 89
Land Division --------------------------------- 47, 360. 94
 Total ---------------------------------------------- 295, 858.70

 Department of Public Safety
 With the designation of a new Commissioner on February 19, 1962,
 the work of the Department was stepped up and by the end of the fiscal
 year improvements had been noted. The Police Division was reor-
 ganized and the number of patrolmen increased to a complement more
 adequate for community needs: the Traffic Bureau was expanded: in-
 service training for policemen and firemen was intensified; surveys for
 a new penitentiary were completed; and the Civil Rights Panel and
 Traffic Advisory and Safety Committee were organized. However,
 there is still much more to be done before the Department can render
 the type of service required of it.

 Bureau of Criminal Investigation
 The position of Investigator, St. Croix, was added to the staff in
 order to enhance the work of the Bureau. During the year 1,242
 criminal cases were investigated as compared with 669 for the previ-
 ous year. Although the increase was considerable, the proportion to
 total population is still minute and is a situation to be expected in a


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