APPENDIX A C.D. & W. Assistance In relation to its size and population, British Guiana has had more help under the Colonial Development and Welfare Acts than any other British dependency. Between the 1st April 1941 (when the first C.D. & W. Act came into force) and the 30th June 1956, direct grants and loans, grants from central allocations from which British Guiana benefits, and grants for research on behalf of the Colony have totalled £7,928,139, or more than sixteen pounds for every man, woman and child of the population at its present-day strength. Even this list does not include some regional schemes, such as that for the University College of the West Indies, from which British Guiana benefits. I have thought it of interest to list in detail all the schemes made, to show their wide range in scale and in purpose. Reconstruction of boys' club 938 D 230 D 244 Establishment of a home for girls 3,674 D 246 Welfare scheme for Amerindians 7,862 D 275 Improvement of drainage 16,789 D 312 Construction of airfield at Mackenzie 138,900 D 328 Education officer 5,412 D 1663 Cocoa development 27,937 D 1680 Erection of a community centre 2,084 D 1802 Road construction 315,416 D 1848 Refrigeration plant 20,000 D 1856 Drainage and irrigation 919,481 D 1931 Central Agricultural Station 243,900 D 1977 Appointment of soil scientist 11,900 855 D 2785 Youth welfare specialist D 2792 Expansion of Geological Survey Department 213,400 D 2822 Resettlement of Amerindians 5,062 D 2823 Central medical store, Georgetown 21,979 D 2828 Minor drainage works 27,710 D 2838 Hydrological surveys 8,990 D 2839 Road construction 6,563 D 2840 Construction of sea defence works 61,542 D 2841 Pure water supply 40,625 6,393,292 C. SCHEMES BENEFITING BRITISH GUIANA, Course for teacher 306 D 2658 D 2792 Expansion of Geological Survey 145,985 655,935 R 46 Trials with D.D.T. insecticide 2,038 R 336 Ebini livestock experiment station 35,178 R 428 Research on jute production 2,750 R 446 Sociological research 2,907 R 454 Research into leaf-scald disease of sugar cane 7,255 R 499 Rice research 1,795 R 662-4 Investigation into cotton production 12,355 R 670 Land use survey 25,300 Total C.D. & W. assistance 89,578 £7,928,139 |