54 SAINT VINCENT, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1954.-(No. 9).

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No. 112.
 By virtue of a Proclamation issued
with this Gazette (S.R. & O. No. 9),
Monday, 8th March, 1954, being a
Bank Holiday, all Public Offices will
be closed on that day.
 16th February, 1954.

No. 113.
 ANNOUNCEMENT.

 BRITISH GUIANA.
 Following is the text of Secretary of
State's announcement in the House of
Commons on 8th February, 1954:-
 "I want to tell the House some-
 thing of our plans for further econo-
 mic development in British Guiana.
 We have been preparing such plans
 for some time but could make no real
 progress under the former Buiiish
 Guiana Government. Now, however,
 we are getting to grips with the mat-
 ter. The Governor has set up the
 Economic Council recommended by
 the Waddington Commission a n d
 while I have been in Nigeria he has
 been over here explaining his pro-
 posals for immediate development
 and discussing how they are to be
 financed.
 We cannot yet estimate exactly
 what the development plans of the
 Colony for the next five years will
 involve but the cost is likely to be
 not less than 15,000.000. The de-
 tails are being worked out in British
 Guiana and in this work the report
 of the International Bank Mission is
 proving a gzeat help. We and the
 British Guiana Govern ment are deep-
 ly grateful to the Bink for this help.
 The Governor and I want to get
 ahead as fast as is practicable and he
 has produced detailed proposals for
 the next two years costing some
 9,000,000. This includes:-
 (1) rather more than 3,000.000
 for transport,communications
 and other public works to re-
 construct and expand roads,
 railways, ports, and tele-
 phones ;
 (2) over 2, million pounds for
 agriculture and forestry to
 carry out research major
 drainage and irrigation
 schemes which were recently
 reviewed on the spot by Mr.
 LACEY my adviser on the
 subject and land settlement
 for small farmers on lines
 recommendeii Iy Mr. FRANK
 BROWN after his recent visit ;


 (3) 2J million pounds for social
 development in clI ud ing a
 housing programme of
 2,000,000 in addition to ex-
 penditure of over million
 pounds from sugar funds to
 speed up the replacement of
 antiquated accommodation on
 the sugar estates known as
 ranges; and lastly about
 1,000,000 for agricultural
 and industrial credits to be
 administered by a credit cor-
 poration, the Chairman De-
 signate of which has already
 arrived in British Guiana.
 This is an ambitious progrnime
 and there will he shortages to be
 faced-of materials, skilled staff and
 artisans and Fo on-which may slow
 down the rate at which the pro-
 gramme can be carried out.
 But Her Majesty's Government are
 determined that's much as is practica-
 ble should be done as soon as practi-
 cable and that worth-while develop-
 ment shall not be h(ld up for lack of
 money. As a first step, therefore,
 Her Majesty's Government h;iie de-
 cided to make available a further
 grant of 3,125,000 from Colonial
 Development and Welfare funds and
 to provide facilities for up, to
 3,417,000 extra loans to be raised as
 required in London. With the money
 already available for development
 this will make up the estimated
 9,000,000 required. We shall watch
 the position carefully and will decide
 later how exactly to provide further
 finance for the plan when we see how
 the schemes progress and what the
 Colony needs."
 16th February, 1954.

No. 114.
 LEGISLATION.
 The following Documents are pub-
lished with this issue of'the Gazette :-
 S.R. & O. No. 7.-The Chateaubelair
 Town Board (Cemetery) By-Laws,
 1954.
(D. 6/1949 F).
 S.R. & 0. No. 8.-Proclaimino Tues-
 day the 2nd day of March 1954,
 to be observed as a Bank Holiday
 throughout the Colony.
(W. 19/1946).
 S.R. & 0. No. 9.-Proclaiming Mon-
 day the 8th day of March 1954,
 to be observed as a Bank Holiday
 throughout the Colony.
(W. 47/1950).
 16th February, 1954.