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During 1961 there were 77 vacancies and 114 families from
the Waiting List were housed in permanent accommodation. 14
families were housed in Halfway house accommodation.
Total number of families on the Waiting List as at 31st December,
1961:—
Couples 347
Families requiring two bedrooms 439
Families requiring three bedrooms 323
Families requiring four or more bedrooms 10
Old Age Pensioners and Single Persons 275
Applicants passed for accommodation 31
1,425
During the year 35 temporary bungalows were demolished;
four of the families in occupation of these bungalows vacated of
their own accord.
MOVEABLE DWELLINGS.
The operation of the Caravan Sites and Control of Development
Act 1960, has seen a radical change, not only in the number
of sites in the district and the number of caravan homes on each,
but more important a vast improvement has been secured in the
amenities provided for the families concerned.
When the Act came into force, 12 sites were known to exist
in the district on which 50 families resided, comprising approximately
191 persons.