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who may suitably be enrolled as Special I
Constables should the necessity arise.
 II.--HURRICANE WARNINGS.
 The Cable and Wireless Company Ltd.
gives priority to hurricane warnings, and
communicates them at once to the Ad-
ministrator and to the Government Sec-
retary who will then notify the Colonial
Treasurer and the Superintendent of
Police.
 'On receipt of such a warning the
Government Secretary also informs all
other Heads of Departments, and the
Superintendent of Police immediately re-
lays such warning to Non-Commissioned
Officers in charge of Police Stations.
 From the time a hurricane warning
is received, the Hurricane Relief Com-
mittees are to take charge generally of
the Districts. They will at once get in
touch with the Police in their Districts
and the officers mentioned in the follow-
ing paragraphs; they are to be ready to
organise relief work with the Medical
Department, to disseminate all informa-
tion; to make arrangements for food sup-
plies; to make arrangements for centres
for first aid for the injured, for housing
and feeding the poor and for transport.
III.-ACTION TO BE TAKEN AFTER WARNING
 ISSUED.
 The Superintendent of Police will
warn all Non-Commissioned Officers in
charge of Police Stations, and they in
turn warn inhabitants, ships in the har-
bour, &c.
 All Departments will batten down and
secure loose stores.
 The Superintendent of Public Works
will get in touch with Road Overseers
and they and the drivers and gangs will
be on the alert.
 The Superintendent of Telephones
will get in touch with all linesmen, and
arrange with all Exchanges for the
discrimination of warnings.


 IV.-A-VTER THE HURRICANE.
 After the hurricane is over, the Re-
lief Committees will decide on what
buildings can be used as first aid sta-
tions and for housing and feeding des-
titute.
 Relief Committees will arrange in con-
junction with District Medical Officers
for transport of injured to first aid sta-
tions.
 Relief Committees will arrange to
shelter the homeless and for their feed-
ing.
 Relief Committees will issue food (if
they have taken charge of local supplies),
to first aid stations on demand by Dis-
trict Medical Officers.
 V.-ACTION IN KINGSTOWN.
 In Kingstown all action, as indicated
above, will be carried on by the
Kingstown District Committee, save
that the Treasurer, the Controller of Sup-
plies the Superintendent of Agriculture
and the Labour Commissioner will be in
charge of food supplies, and the Superin-
tendent of Police will be in charge of the
collection and protection of the homeless.
 VI.-ST. VINCENT GRENADINES.
 The District Officer, St. Vincent Gren-
adines and/or the individual Relief
Committees will take any necessary
action in the islands in hurricane con-
ditions.
 VII.-RETURNS.
 The Colonial Treasurer, the Senior
Medical and Health Officer, the Super-
intendent of Police and the Superin-
tendent of Public Works will render a
return annually to the Administrator
on the 1st July to the effect that their
preparations with regard to hurricane
arrangements are up to date and in
order.
 14th August, 1951.
(W. 25/1949).


No. 377.


HU. 1-IC-CA Nk RELIEF COMMITTEES.


 A. In the event of a hurricane visiting this Island it is essential that the
relief work be inaugurated at once. The Central Hurricane Committee Is
composed of:-
 His Honour the Administrator, Chairman,
 Hon'ble Colonial Treasurer,
 Controller of Supplies,
 The Venerable Archdeacon R. S. Maxwell,
 Rev. J. B. Broomes,
 Rev. Father Gualbert van der Plas, O.S.B., P.P.,
 A. G. Hazell, Esquire.
 A. C. Cyrus, Esquire.
 Secretary, Mr. H. H. Williams, Senior Clerk, Government
 Office.