- ..-l elY. u. l'I=:U -no)3 (Publio Worn)

Palau. Diet.

(a) lev Construction - One dependents quarters tor ,nll,ted personnel completed.Three (3) otticer l , dep endent quarters started. One (1) 100 ft. quon••' for DatlTIlabor boudng .tarted.

(b ) AlteratIon. and maIntenance. AlteratI on. of loror Public School progre••ing••tlatactorl17. Root r.palrl~ of all building_ completed. Instal lati on of Japan•••40 ltv generator nearly e ..pleted. One (1) 650 ft. reeter operating attier tellporaryrepairs. Radio room constructed within Military GoTernzent Administration attica.aepair of autolloU", vehIcle. ball kept .U pa••enger carr71ng equipment operating.Two (2) truck., ODe (1) St.rll~ crane and one (1) bulldozer are laId up tor repairaand. ne.., puh.

(e) Public Utl11tl.l. RfteelTed six (6) kw 41,.,1 electric generator. unIt.in DOD-servieabi. conditi on. Repaira affected, put one (1) unit a.a11able tor operation.A aecond unit ~ poa.ib17 be ..Ieabled fro. lix (6) reeei.ed. Japane.e d1••el v~ter

pmp1.n.g ltatlon. are Ihoving lip of wear to th" extent that plana for the inltallatl~n

of herlclUl equit-ent er-e being ,tudled. Boai condi t1 on. on Xoror remain tbe .ame.lour (4) bridg•• in Babeltbuap vere in.peeted durtng tbe aonth. ..v dIck. or newbride•• o.er \h••• eix to ten toot Ipanl .alt be placed 1..ed1atel1. Durin« f ourteen(14) d&T dr,y .pell. u•• ot water val r ••trieted tb. la.t ft • • (5) dara. Additional.torage 1. Sleeded to a.r",. both nathe and M1l1ta17 population••

(d) Two ( 2) bu••• are be ing operated tor .ehool ler.lCI Rnd intra-ieland nati••tra.el on Ioror. One (1) truck 18 operated 'b7 Palau GoverDllent on Babelthuap tor.chool purpoae'.

1 Dtceeber 1946 Palau Di.t.

(.) latiY•••plo,.•••

(1) At pre.ent. ther~ ere fOl.1%' hundred and .~...nt7-fhe (475) OD the DaU".P8Tt'oll. The d1.-18100 of labor beiJ3& prepon:1erantl7 Pu.bl1e Worke vi th Public Sat.'7,Plilbl1e HeAlth and. lducaUoll in thit ••quence, JdJIin1et.ratlon aDd Public Service be1IlCin the alnori t)".

super BoDChoeBO.D.cb.o.Skill.d WorkeraUnoldlhclS'dll.4 VoaenIJnd:111ed. VoeenUlI1v 16 ,..ara• fbi r . ar. non.

1. - 50# per eli •• vi th l~ raU on.2. _ 451 per 41_ with lSI raUon.3. - 4IJ' per 41. vi \h 151 ratlon.4. - ~ per eliea vi \h l~ ration.S. - 20' per ell_ vit.h 151 rati on.6. - 151 per 41. vi th 15' raUon.7. _ 101 per ell•• wi th 151 raUon.

In the 1.at two el..alfleatlona (6&7) •

(3) In .oy.eber t!Mre va. luaU tut.ed on I:oror a a.l on-the-Job t.ra1n1ncproq... Youth. vere ellked t.o Ca::Ie froe acattered .,Ulage- to under.twb' aDdapprcUc. In "arioua trad•••

A..{1I1l . Gov 't Functions) 1 Jan 1947 Palau Distriot3 (Publio lIOrks)

(a ) New Construotion:WOrk continues on three (3) orr icer' s dependent quarters started

last month . o"e (1 ) 18 near completion . One (1) dependent 's quarterstor enlisted personnel has been completed and Is now occupied. Work onthe 100 rt . quonset for native labor housing is progress ing aatisraotorily.It is anticipated that work on dependent 's quar t er s will be slowed downBOmB what due to l ack of lumber . Salvage crew Is attempting to salvageall lumber in the surrounding area Which oan be utilized.

t b) AJara tions and lIaintenance IAltera tion or the galley and cons truction or a small hut has

been done In order to protect reefers trom the rain and weather. Sentrybox tor native policeman standing watch at the Supply compound has beenbuilt . Roof or the BOQ has been repaired at t er several leaks were dis_covered . Repair of automotive vehicles has kept all passenger carryingeqUipment operatl~. One (1) sterling crane has been received fromPelellu, and one (1) small Trackson crane has been put into operation farwork at the dock area . The bulldo~er has been regalred and has been workingsteadily most or this month . The dock area has been bu lldozed and clearedorr and the br eak in the South sea wal l at the dock area has been filledin, Il'B king 1 t passlble to vehicles .

A-3 1 J an 1947 Palau District

(c) Public Utilities :

Two (2) titt}' (50) k w diesel electric gener a to r s have been putinto operation and are now serving all Kill tary Government areas , with theexception ot Otticer dependts quarters, the garage, and the hospital .Power lines are being strung and it is planned to locate all generatorsin the garage area and serve all Mill tary Government area, 1d. th the exc ep ­tion ot the Hospital . 'lbe hospital continues being supplied by Japanesegenerators . Keeping these generators supplied, In turn, with Japanesediesel bas been a problem. A s alvage crew Is now at work on Kal ak alattempting to salvage Japanese diesel trom an undergmund s tora e tank.It 1s est1mated that between 1, 000 and 2,000 barrels can be reloasedfrom this source . In the meantime we are prepared to operate,tl the Japane s egenerators on the substitute kerosene, diesel and gasoline mixture . Ofsix (6) titty (50) kw kiesel generators received last month, two (2)are operating and two (2) others will be operating upon receipt of spareparts . '!he water supply has been adequate this mon t h .

(d) Public Transportation :Two (2) busses are be1ng operated tor school service and in t ra­

island native travel on Kor or . One (1) truck is operated by local €,vernmenton Babel thuap tor school purposes .

(e) Native employees :(1) At present there are tour hundred and eighty-seven (487)

on the native payroll . The division of labor being preponderantly Public

A-II 1 J an 1947 Palau Dl s trl c t

Wor ks with Public Health Education and Public Safety In thls sequence,Admlnlstratlon and Public Servlces are In the minorlty.

( 2 ) Tbe rate of pay Is as f ollows: There are 7 classlflcstlons.

1. Super honchos 50¢. per dlem wi th l5l" ration.2. Honchos 45 ¢. n n n n n

3. Skllled workers 40¢. n n • n n

4. Unskilled workers 25 i! • n • n •5. Sk1lled Women 20i! n • n n n

6. Unsk1lJe d women • IS¢. n n n n •7. Und er 1 6 y ears of age • l0i! • n n n n

• 'Dlere are none in thes e last two classl:floatlQlS •

Beglnnlng the firs t o f1. Under 16 years of age2 . Bas I c common labor3. Semi-skllled labor4. Skllled labor5. Skilled s upervisors

There ar e no s eparate

January the25¢. per50i! per65¢. per75¢. perB0i! per

rates ot pay

following r a t e s wlll be in effect:diem .di em.diem.diem.diem.for male and temale employees.

(3) '!he s eml on-the-Job tralnlng program Instltuted In Nov...berwas contlnu ed throughout flocember wi th a total of twenty flve workerson Koror partlclpatlng .

t'alau Dist .1 reb 1 947" . i1itary Gov't i'unctiCX'8)ll'Ubl1c Works )

(a) NeW' Com t.ruct.LontOne (1) ofricer 's depp.ndent quartprs was completed t his month a nd occup1e~ .

'lar k continues on two (~J crr teer- re qua rters . j or k on a 100 ft . quonset f or na rd velabor housing i s nearing completi r:n and founda t i ons have been collected for- a secondsir.l.Uar structure .

(bJ "'I t eration and Mai ntenance :Repair or au t omot i ve vehicles has kept all pass e nge r carrying e quipment

operating. Two (2, jeeps wet- r ece i ved f r -om Angaur and one (1) has been put into ouer­at1on. Three (3) je1=l s have been recedved frcr Pe1ltllu an~ will soon be running. On~

(1) dozer-crane arrived frolll Guam and r s nos cper-at.ang , The Navy BAkery deck is nowbe ing ceeented upon the r-ecoer-endatdon of the Sanitation Of !"icer. Wor k has begun onconverting a brick buil rti.ng into a "'ovie house . ,"e expect to be able to show moviessoon. The bulldozer has been us ed in clearing a site for the Palau Government Varkets oon to be constructed a nd also 1n clearing a small a rea 1n front of the CatholicQlurch which 1s to be used as a playground . .t.h~ bulldozer was r-ented by the hour t oa ",rivate individual ltlo wi shed t o clear la M for buil~ing.

(C) l'Ubl i C Ut ilities :Two (2) t ifty ( So) K"N dfeae'l, electric generators wer-e moved trom the

1tilitary Govent'nent area to the ga rage and be gan servicing the enta.r-e ),I11i tary Gov ' tunit with the exception of th e Hosp i tal . Only one generator is now in operation . Theother gene rat or needs an oil cooler. Two (2) other f U'ty (SO) IGV ge nerat ors can b eput into operation upon r ece i p t of pa rts . loe hospital ccntdnues t o be sUp.,lied byJapan~3e generators . 10 ese genorators are being run on a mixture of diesel , gaso11ne ,and kerosene as the supnly of Japanese diesel s p.ems exhausted. J ap anes e di es e l fou~dCI1 ¥alakal Isla.nd i n large under ground tank was f ound to ¥: cvntamif4..ted and not [1.ttor use . The water 9.1 p"ly has been adequate th,s month . e1ethone s yste. has be -a n

' -5ino-per a tive all J<n uary,

Pa'L au DiJ t.,

(d) r ubl1c Tramportation ,Two (2 ) buses are befrg oper-ated tor s chool service and intra-bland native

travel on Ker-ce ,

\ e ) Native ~loyees:(1) Numbe ' azul """,loyment equals a"!,rox1Jllatel,. two huzulred ( 200] employed

in transpOrtation, garage , hospitals , road construction , electricians ,plwabers J carpenters , shops , boat !JOol an d water plants .

(:l ) Rates o! pay ani eamill?;s :C1assification or 2 ,3 ,4, m d 5 pay grades . Average munthly wage equalssixteen dollars anri n.1I1ety cent-s ($16. 901 _

l3) On-the-job or other trainl"lg:apr-rentd ee training 1.9 given to carpenters , e Iect.rdcaana , 'PlumbeT3, andga r age mechanies on-the-job .

~ lYilitary Govern. Functions)~~ublic ·Vor ks )

1 Jlarch 1947 PaIau Dlst .

(a) New Construction:Work continues on one (1 ) of ficer 's dependent quarters and work was begun

Ul19 month on t.he conat .ruct don of two (2 ) orficer ls dependent quar-te rs ,(b) Alteration and Waintenanee :

Repair of automot~ve vehicleshas k~pt all nas senger carrying equipmentoperating. Three (3) j eeps received f rO!ll Pe l eliu have been 'rUt into oreratacn , TheNavy bakery shop deck was cemented upon the advice of the Sanitation Officer and ashed h~s been constructed to shelter the new ISO cu. f t . f reeze box r ecei ved from

Guam , which is now operating . \fork was c ompl e t ed on the rehabf.Lit.at. aon of tl,e for-cer­J apa nes e buildi.ngs now used for the exhibition of movies as well as an e lect r icalshop. ~e snall shack has been torn 'dawn at the dock area in 11ne with t he presentc'leandng up of that area and the possible cons t ruction of Port Director 's Of fice .Pormer- t hirt y (30) l\H gene rator shed at the garage is b eing c onverte d into a s t oc kroom f or generator s pare parts . A bat tery s hop has been set un at the dock area t omaintain t he bat t eries f or the small boats . r rivate individuals have reques ted f orthe use and obtained t he bul ldozer for the clearing of home sites th i s month .

(c) Public Utili ties :Two ( 2 ) fifty ( SO) K'K generators have been ope rating thi s month . I t was

necessary to service t he ree fe r s in the galley from a s e para te fi!tep~ (15 ) KWpl ant. The water"supply was critical this mont h due to the Laek of rain. Largerstorage a reas are ne eded and a survey is presently being conducted to det.e m unewhat course to f ollow.

(d) Public Trm.sporta.tion :Two (2) bus s es are being operated f or t h e s chool service and intra-island

native t ravel on Koror,during the day. Two ( 2) bus s e s are orerating each nigh t to andfran the movies f or t he native population .

-3 1 Ilarch 1947 Palau Dist.

(e ) Native Employees .(I) \.BIber and e mploym"!nt equals aprroxi:Dately two hundred (200)

employed in transportation , garage , h~plta1 J el"!ctrielans, road construction,plumbers, carpenters, shops, boat.eoo.l , and water supply plant s .

( 2) Rates of !"y and earnings.Classifications ot 2 , S, 4, and 5 ra y grades . Av"!rage monthl y wage

equals sixteen dollars and ninety centa (S16 .90) .(3) On-the-job or other tra1n~"lg:

Apprentice training is given to carpenters, electricians, plumbers ,and garage mecbendca on the job.

~ ( .111t.;rY c e v c , FUnct ion s )3 (~ubl1c .Jor-ks I

1 April 47 pa l au Di s t .

(a ) J.~ ~W con a ur-uc t Lon s ..a r k was compLe t ed t h i s month on one (1 ) c rrL c e r t eaepcnaent quarters wni ch 1s no w occuf i ed . ~Ork con tinues on one (I)c rrcer- I 5 u ep en ue rrt quar-ner-s ana one 1 ) e n Lf s t ed d ep en d en t quar te rs .une ( 1) ~0 x ~O quons e~'na5 been cons ~ructea wi th c onc r ete a e ck fo r thenous i ng of IB . ~ KVA gener a t or for t h e r aa10 s t a t i on , anQ f or a stor e­r oom an~ radio wor k shop . ~or~ h a s Oe ~n s carted ~n a 1 6 X ~0 qQonse ta t t h e a ock ar-ea t o hous e a 1'l r~ eu o- e ce ct on , 'rUl s work is being coneoy p r-L'aon er-s 01' t he ;. i ll t a r y Gov er-nme n t; j ai l . ,.( b) Al t e r a t.lon Qnu IU. I:tJ.. n t.d n a u c e : A.J..1 pas s e n ger carryi n g tlqulpmen t hasbeen op e r aclng t his mon t h . Fou r (":) j eeps a nd. one neavy cruck h a veDe~n r eCeive d from ~elcliu . 'u !e gar a ge h a s pu t int o opera ~ i on one ( l,high pre ~8 u.re S L ~a.... cl e ane r aHu is cleaning a l l je c:ps a na pa i n t i ng them..L t h cnr-omj,te anu cn e n wi ch l i ght gr a y p a i n t . ,( c ) hlbli c lJ t i l i 'Cl l;;\ s :, 1' 01 0 l 2 ) f ifty l b IJ) .L o w genez- au or-s have b e en o p­e r a tin g thi s mon tih anu .ua ve been e e r-vLng t ine I,.l l i tar y Gov e r-runen ... e rea .t n c.Iu u t ng uepen u eu t nous Lug , Lo s s of p o eer- c u e Co l ine cn-op ana p oorp o we r- l i n e s h a s oeeo gr~ at b,ll -J, 1 one t n e ce Li.e c t on o f c ap a nes e t r ansfo rmers1 5 be ing s tartt::U . ~ue wat e r supply h as ~een a u e qu a t e t h i s munch .\-0 ) suo.ii.c c r-anapor- ca vi.om l'wo ~ 2 ) OU SStlS a i e c pe r-a c e u for s cu c o Lservi ce anu i n tra- i s l a uu n u cLv e tra vel on o.c r'o r-, uur-Lng tne nay , 'I'wol ~' ) b us ses are ope r-ava ....g e a ch nt gnv 't t,o SOu f' r-on, t h e u ovt ee f o r t hena tive pop ~l a t i on . ~

. t:: J ~ a t; i v e c: mp l oy ee s :

,.....-.....;""-....A \A111it.ar y c o v t , r 'unc t.Lon e ,3 \ ?ubl i c .,o r k s , - i:::

1 "prll 47 ... aL a u .....l st .

\ 1 / ueb er- ana empLcymen t; e qua Le appr -ox Lme t.eLy t wo hu ndr-ed \ 200 Iemp.Loy eu in t r -an spor-ua t.Lon , gar a ge , ho p i t a l , r oad c oos t r-uc t Lon , ~ lt:c­

trl clans , p l umb ers , .c a pp e n tie r- sh ops , bo at poo l anc wa t.e r' pl a n t s anancluae s train~ e s .

\ 2 ) nates or 'pay a na ear ni n g s : ~la sslfl catl ons of ~ ;~ , 4 , and 5p a y gr-aue e , rtv=ra~e Ulon tnl y ..a ge equ a ls et.xue en do i Lar- a ana ninetycen t s \-0,')1 6 . 90 / .

( 3 ) On-the-j o b or o t n er t rai n i n g . A ~pI'enti c e t r ainin g i s gi vent o c arpent~rs , e lec t r i c ians , p lumber s , ga r a ge me cn a nlcs a nd sma l lbo a t o p era t or s .

/ V~ X .sw11l tar)' Go veru ent ru., cU"". )3 ~Pu~l1c York . )

1 Ju.1)' 1947 Pe Lau Dit t .

(8 ) Npw c o~~ tructlon Froc~ed~ ~ l ~vly .al de f r om th~we , rojec t s t ha t hevebe er. hRUed h i gh pr ior ity . '!here e r e t wo (2 ) depe z:.dl'!u t quonu h s t arted . bu tyork 1. g ol~g a long ver,r . l o~17 . only one b p.lne vork~d on ~ t present .

A poet orflc~ Ya. 1~ 8talled i n the pd~l~l. tratl ~n bui l ding pn~ the pr esentr ad l , ro~ ~nlftr~ by 96 sq. f t. in order to tn. tal l additi onal r ed i o equipment.A ~~ :r 4'31 quoluet end 290 ' antenna Its.lIh were cOlltructfd e t the lI eep1P!le r empon Ngarakabellftn le lsnd t or uee a c ombi~tl on A8dl0 Homi ng .tat l ~n l avi at ion IItererOOL

Pl an e are h~lng prepared ~ t ~e .e nt f~r: a ~erz8nen t r adi o ins t alla ti on .an ~ed rcrce ~ ReAl o Stati on , a neY ! . o . ~.. • veather station, .tor e h~~.e. 1

a new ~lnl .t r ft t l on Buildi ng . All nev c ~ .tructl o~ 1_ t o t e l ocated 1n ~ CO%pactar~e . I t 1. not expected that al l th~ Above projec ts Yill ~ at ar ted ney qaert erunless addi tional l abor ftnd aat er i a! b~c o~e avft1l abl e. I t 1, not rd yi t~ considerablepleasure t ha t A ah1pment or t~n (10 ) ft or~l7 n~eded s toves, and refr ~b~rato r . 1.on ita vaT.

(b) KA1:1teu::.ce conti nue. t o be ttl'" :IfIlin ecacern of the 1 . W. De~rtllent.

A r ef r i ger !'U ')n technicie.n hal been r eque et ed f r orr. 3'.latO , e%. it 11 h cped , Yillse ttle 1Il~ o~ t hO!' pr obl~ l:l.!!I ~ t1 t ~(; t !'o::'!r 'Jken doY:1 and yarn out equlJ)E!!:lt.

A r ecent r aina torm or five (5) dSj @durat i on vr~t havoc with h~

r oed s. The preeent di t ch1:o« Y8tI enti r e17 i Mdequ.ate . Il:':.i a rm..c.b ... r of sUd..occurr ed, t he mo~ t serious bei~ one on whi ch the pre sent ! . O . ~. s tood. Thehi l l developed 4 4i ~r e rent cr acks and dropped ap?roxl~ tely 4- 4! fee t . a t t he

• 1 J uly 1947 Palau Dh t .

ou t ermo~ t crack. The initiel drou of over one (1) f oo t occurred durl~ the morningbetveen 0800 and 1100 vhen no one wes i n the building. The foundatl ons c~bl ed

f or a d i s t ance of 14 ft . before the ~l lde was d l «c~vered . the i ni t i a l slldebroke vater pi pes and sever 11ne8 , an~ ae t he conilt t on of th~ gr ~~nd and f ound3tlonvarrent ed it . the affected ~ng of the building va ft abandoned . Duri ng the nexttvo (2) d8S~ f urther drops occurred ~nd the ce i l ing , r OOf . and f l oor b~Am~ betweent he ~ng and the centr al par t of the bUilding ~re cu t t o pr even t the pull i ng ofthe Wh ole ~.O.Q . down the hil l . One livi ng wi ng and t he Gall ey - Dln ing r oomwing have been abandoned.

A second slide below the Yat er tanks that furni sh B.O.Q., Enlisted Xen ,and Commsnd l~ Offi cers ~9rter B broke water malns Bupp1r1ng t hese activiti es .

Oth~r plidee d i d mi nor to major damage t o r oad• • dra inRg~ p. 7s t em, Rndpav er Lt nee ,

The I!I hortBge of tires bAs been prae t ically alleviated by the receipt ofs oc~ u~ed cas i ngs fr om Pel pl l u, but tubes are . t i l l crit1cR! . SpAre s ~e non­exis tent .

~~e t o the storm th~ e ondl tt ~n of thp r~pA" ~5 det er i orated ; however,it 1~ planned to g~ back t o york on the sur t pce of t he r oad s p~ soon 8S t he elidelUP r epaired,

During the pas t quarter , one fu el truck , one dw:l truck , !'.nd t vo (2)r econnais ~ance trucks were r eceived fro& Pelel iu.

(c ) Publ i c Ut i l i t lee ,

1 J uly 1947 Pal eu Dl et .

The va t er auPp17 ha s b~en adeQtt ~te this quart~r. An old J~ :-p~ ~ s e di~sel

engIne Ie be i ng r e c ~nd l t t on ed t o furni sh poYer f or th- back ~.hl~~ F~D8 a t thef il t er i ng plant . C~nt lnuou8 at t e~t 8 hev e be~n made t , coordln~te th~ electri cpower 87s tem tnto pn integrel 'lni t and t o consol i date facll itl es 8 0 ~. t o r~uee

o~erAtlng per8 on.~el and f ue l c,nsuo~tl on c oets . This progr~m has t~ l l e~ t o date~~:pu8e , r the leek of mp tprtp~ . thp lack of e~~~l ene~ 8u~rT18ory per s onnelAnd ~~e i nj ecti on er rrl ~rlt1 c on8t~etl en ~ h1~~er euthorl ~. Mill tsrrGc~·~~en t i. noy opera tl~ flve ' gen~ratl~ unl t~ ft e rTl~ one (1) Radi o Koror ,t vo (2) Ajclnl~tretl o~ ani !!rr.cke arep, three (3) Shop end Depent~n t R~81~

arer., f~xr (4) Di ~~near.r end tlve (5) So~er Stp t t ~~ . Uni t. one (1 ) end t wo (2 )are 1 1 tuftt~ fo~ ~lee !~a= n:1t ! 1~e (5) . I ~~t al lat I e~ of p t~l ephone Iyete~

1s pr,c~edi ng al ovly. Ua~ ITe ~ ~re beIng t reI~~ In .v1tchbo~rd operatI on Ander e expect~d t o tp~e ~er ope~att ~~ ~r tb~ er~tem when e~m~~eted .

(d) Pu~l!c Tran~?o~ta I on:

MUt t @.T;o GovfO '""n.::ent operat e'!! h ·o bue eee f or ~cbo ,l eer-vt ce , Othert re~sport&tl er. i s furnish ed br P~le~ Gove~-=ent ~ehielep .

(1 ) iu=ber sn~ ~?l oyc~nt pv e r~ee ab~ut 1~5-140 e=ployed i n Trp~pportati c~,

3~ege . Bo~ malntena~e . El e ~ tr l ct p~., Pl umber . , C~rpenter ~ , BoatPool , M~ J erry ~ ~~ter 87e tem.

•

- - A-(i 1 July- 1947 Pal au Dh t .

(a) Rat . of Pq aod Earn l ngtl : (S• • ltncl o.ur. (., i 1:A·1)ClLo uit1 ceti or. of 1{1dl h ~ " dl yi dei i nto fO~e'l'? 1I po~~ - ....i ~ "i d pjil:, ~~ eight sub-groupe d el'en~in.g on d~gr ef' of ek111. Aver ,.,. It. '':lntb.1r~~:e ~u~l a eixteen dol lare ani nln~ty c ent ~ ($1 6. 90 ) .

(3) On the Job or other t ra ir.in£:Ap~r.~t1ce tra1 !l!.!"G if! g iv l" !l to c lU"pe nter • • -elec t ri d an_, Ile chani c _8nl pl~ber. on the j ob.

~~iVil Ad.ini.trotion Function )J (Public Wor ks) - 1

30~t "']l ,Jo. ;,g Polau Dist.

3. Public lorka:ls) Ne.~tructlon : One new dependents qU8rter~ Is near i nr completion . No otter

work upon Interim bous Ing could be done dur-Ing tbe past WlOnt h as a poToxill8telyone half of the nat ive l abor force were f s t herl nF t r ochus .

(b) Alteration and Maintenance: Some new furnitura i ss ued to dependents quarters addedto the comforts and gsreral use by the occupants . The ~ost irportant si ngl e i t eesupplied WBS t he three burner , wi th oven, kerosene stoves. A l Arge 8 1Knlnt of t hehousehold f eaT such ae tables and cha irs arrived i n bad order and b~nd repair .Upon opening crates, fUrn iture Is found unp l ued often with pi eces missing , eogebeoken . Mil] l oT cab~net work Is not available on ttis station for the repairin, offurniture . The Supply Deparmtne constructed a new offiee in the rear of one 40xlOOboat pool shop at the T dock .Renovation of a former Jap t r ans foraer s t at i on building "rrt c a transll1tting andreceiving station f or communication8 is Q5% oomplete and is ready fo r occupancy.Foundation8 for t hree 90 foot towers were constructed of ooncrete and erection oftowers is proceeding. A 20 foot by 20 foot SSAR frame eoncrete deck, power s tationtor two (2) 50 KW machines wh1ch will supoly electric power for t he New Admi ni s t r a­tion' building, transmlt tl nr s tat i on, and R~dl0 Palau, i8 75% comnleted.Ensign R.D. Wh i te in charge of a detachaent of 'n SeaBees , wer e on dut y at Kororduring July and Aurust. The original as s ig~nt request t~e SeaBees f or stationand interia housinf cons t r uction purposes . Material for th i~ work reached Kororin September. The serviCes of the SeaBees resulted in the maintaining of regularut fl ltles in the "bes t condition poss ible . Thei r work 1n regular ma1nta1nancedepartrents, and unload!nr shi ps , eased the sh or t age of nat ive e~ployees.

/ -• (Civil Ad~ln\ 8trktion Function)3 (Public Works) - 2 Palau Diet.

In July ·Sea Mules - were attached on two 3 x 7 pontoon haTr 8S received .h~n t he ~tr

Facilities, at Pelel1u folded. A.lthough each barge he.d only 6t:1/. of its nor..l load nota­tion en estimated 200 tons of eupulies , meterla~ and equipment were tra~ported fromPelel1u to Karer witt!n a period of six weeks .All refridreratoTe were service, repaired, ad justed and placed in ~ood mechanical operat­ing condi t ion Qy the CPO technician TAD from Guam. Addlt10nal reefer farm apace is stillneeded for t he Supply Officer. No electric power motors were burned out , during theperi od fo l lowing the oomnletion of adjust inp unite. All unite adjusted were put onelectric power system with standard t ype Navy gener at oTe . Present cold storage, ice ere..machines and other cooling devi ces at the dispensary are out of action until replacementof 40 KIf 50 cycle JaD power plant in the near future .Roed repairi nr and cons t ruct ion work resumed in September, upon the organization of aLongehor-eeena crew . The unloadl nr of shi ps during July and ~ugust required the entireroad repair crew plus all hands available frOID Garage, .ater or carpenters forces .When the work of unloadinr fel ' behind a erew from the detachment of S~aBee8 t ook overand completed t he job with operations oont i ~ulnr seven days in the week .

(e) Civ il Administration teleohone syetea tae been extended from tte pres ent ar ea 2t a i l esto the hospital. Wsr t ime cable t het contained IIany she--- in wire pairs , and I aek ofequipment often hamrer ed routln~ procress of t he line crew from the SeaBee detachment.A 2 inch line (placed in August), now connects the Administr~tlan area and ~To side".ith or ta the Karar (Japanese) cit~ water sys t em. This will add to t he waterPsupplyf or service to r a11ey etc ., during t he dry months of October to Karch. The pr esent

~ (Civil Administrat 10n Funct i on)3 (Public Wor ks ) - 3

>0~~ ~1- L Jan 4S Palau Dlst .

Bupply of water 15 now barely suffi eient for pres ent demands and r eques ts by nativesfor connection to the system are fill ed until fur t her SUTVeJ' indicates quantatiee ofwater available thruout the year to meet sny addi t i onal load . 125 ,000 gal s . of f r eshwater W88 fu~n 18hed to ships a t the T dock In the mon t h of Sept ember .One small quonset 20 x 20 houses the homerstat ion l ocated on Arkabeesn Island neaT theSea Pl ane ram~ . Althou~h the pl Ant required but few days to erreet the maintenance inoperation has drawn heavily upon personnel and equipment of this station. Three electriegenerators (15XW) were out of action a nd beyond repair at the end of this re~ort period .When the homer station is -Alerted" a 60KW unit now furnishes power pending the r ece i ptof a IS KVAlluni t from Guam.(d) Publ ic Tr ansportation: No regular servi ce is operated by the Navy . So~e employeesof both the Navy and usee are riding to and from their work in ava i l abl e vehi cles .The natives are permitted the use of ex- Jap t r ucks whieh they have repaired and now t rans­port school c~ildren, Fenera l public, ann cargo on Koror island. Late f ield trips showthat the school busses on Babeltbaup ar8 out of action because gas ol i ne or rerair areneeded .(e) Nat ive Employees :

(1) 101 natives were listed upon t he payrol ls of this period . The es t i ma t ed for eer eporti ng for work ave~8~e about 60 . The depar tIent made repeated requests formore natives of the labor office to push the interim housing program.

A (Civi l Administrati on Funct ion)J (Public Work. ) - 4

'30~ '+1-1 ,jon 4ll Palau Diet .

The S.ptember roster and aS8i~nment of help fol lows:Foree Acet . Pey Grade 2a 2b Ja )b 4 4a 4bIsland Gov er nJrtElnt 7 2 1 2Carp . Shop 12 4 J 2 1Wat er Pl.-bing 5 2 J 2 1Tran . Garage 17 11 J 1 1Road 7 2 1El ect r i c Shop 1 11 1 1 1Groonde 1 1 5

(2) P.y ra te. per hour . 0'1 . 08 .09 .10 .11 . 12 . 12t() On the Job tra l nl nf apprent i ces are placed In or gan i sed r eyulBT working crews .

Al l school i ng Is done qy the educati on of f i cer .

·. ". ( '1 .A U V n.C1::l3 ( Pu ol1 c

Eu n c t Lcne ),;o rK B)

1 J on 4d Pal au Dd s t ,

t a) ~ ~w c ons t ruc tion .On e n e w a e pcnaent 'a quar t e r s h as c e e n compl ~ted and i s n ow o ccu pi ed .

\ b } « Lc er-e ut.on e anu ma f n ucnanc e ,One :dJ x -':l B I quone e t in t h e e urnt nt s ur-a t t v e a r ea h as be e n r e p a i red.

all..l al t e rt;u . ..i.t 1s no w lJ t:lu~ utl11 zeu a s t h e Su ppl y Depar tme n t Ul' f ice .~nd b .v . , . n BS a lso be en rcpalr~u ~lU alter eo ; it I s now being usedagain . l'n e former DV~ iuln e ..... h as been c cnver- uec lnto u ep en uerrt j 5 h ou s ­ing • .c..x t.r a r epai r s h a ve oe~n made t o t h r e e o ther ae pen uent :! 1 houses •

.. .en o v a t.Lon of une for'me r- Jnp t.r-ana.rorme r- buildi n g has b e en c om-p L e t e u ana. Le now r e s a y fo r o c c u pancy at; a r a a.1 o t r-anemt c t.L n g and r- e c et v -

i n g st.aLl on . fO e ~0 x. 2J ' S:iA.n. bul1alng t o h ou s t: t e g en e ra t.o rs fo r t h en ew r-a o.Lo e i.a t Lon ou L.rc .L n g nae be e n c omp Lc t.e d ,

n epad ra '[;. 0 t n t: r o ck and. concr e te r t:ta I nln g wal l a of Ng az-kab e e anand bab e Lt .na u p c e u e eway s nave oeen unae r-wa y aur i n g cne u.on un or u e c ea­oe r-, rhe h6Sr k a Oe s an C a U3 e .. ay 1 s corepL e t- eu an.r cce b abe Lunau p c a u a e e a y':1 ()~ cOmpl e t.6 u o

b eca use of t.ne l ack 01' e quLpmen t; , l a bor, ana. a u r-f a c Ln g lLLa c t;ri a l ,8r~a t u l f f lcul tit:! s a r e o~l~g e~perl t:nc ed in stt e p t s t o r epa i r ana mai n­tain t h e r oads . ul g61ng ni cctie s has co be a one oy han~ anu becaUSe oft h e h e avy r-ad na p r- e ve Len t; uu r'Lng the qu a r-t.e r-, p r-o g r-e e s h as oe e n verys low. n O eur -r a cing or ctnc f ng mat t:: r lal i s a vai l a ble , ana. c onaequerr t Ly ,a l l g raaing nas t.o oe rea~n~ s1'ter t :...cn he a vy r ain •

.... r-e.r'r-jgcr-a cor- t e chnician r' r-oa, Guac h a s b e en or .:::lU ch a s aL a t anc e ,

•A (l",;1 V A::1lIl eu ncc i one J~ ~Pu oll c na r Ks ) - ~

1 Jan 48

•Pa l a u Dl s t .

Si n ce ne brou gn r. no t oo l s or spar e par t s ana none are availa bl e 1n t hl sare a , n ~ wa s wor King una e r a hanul cap . I t is rec~mmenQed tha t a r e ef~r

c ecnrd c t an o e Ln c I u ue u I n the e Lfo e a n ce f o r thi s staLlo n . Oo ne d. a e r-e b j.eLoas e.s of .rr-o zen mea t s a....h1 fo od h a ve been eurrer-eo nurI n g tne pa s t qua r ­t.e r- Que ..0 r e f r l g ". r atlon cn r r.t cu.tut.e s ,\ c) l'ublJ.c J t 1l1 t .L e e ,

Lu r i n g t h e a.on t.n 01' lQV emoe l' J t wo OJ K'i gen e r-e c or s were p l a c ed i nthe h os p i t al ar~a . ~ow ~r po l e s na~ be ~n p r e vi ou s l y pl a c ed t o c ar r ytran s~l s ~l on 11n~ s t o t n e Orrl cc r ' s ~ t:v~ndent Ho~sln6 Ar e a an th~ Aer­010 g 1 ";8 1 ~ ta t.i on , O:.l.t it 'k a s f'OilIlQ n ... ce s sary [;.0 move many of t.he m r o rpr optl r ali gnment .• £ransmi ssi on l i ne s ~ ere scrune , and on 1 Le cembe r t h en o s p ; ro a l , v ccman cung or ri. c e r- I e ~aI"l:. c:r s , anc Aer ologi cal St a t i on we r- ecu t in on ~n~ Amer~can 00 cycle curren ~ ae win ch Ll~~ Lo e u se of t h e J a p­anbS tl gen er a t or s formerly su ppl ying powtJ r to tOtl ho spita l was a.1.s co n-ta nuec . iJuri ng tine t l L's t t h r e e we ek a of ue ceaoe r- t r ansmi s s i on line swe r-e e t.r-ung t o the s cnoo L, ~.t' O c l u b , ana e l e c ~rl C alC( 7 7/ loca tea intne ol a J ap. t elephone bu l l u i ng . .

1Jlsruptlon of powtlr 5uPJ l y t o t ne Ofl' lcers ' lJepe nde nt Housi ng na soccurr eu nuwc:rou s t i mes ~uc ~o t h e e~tr~llie ly poo r conai ti on or t n e 11nesan~ pol es . At t eillp t s t o obtain Qat~rlal t o r eplace t n t! tl nt lr~ sy s t~m arebeing J:.. ac.e ana. i t 1 s pLa nneo to ocgj.n chi s pr o j ect i n t he nea r I'u tiu r-e ,

'I'wc ~ ,) A " g encr-e ccr-e We r t;; p l a ced i n t h l;;: r-ece n t.Ly c ompLe t eu gene r a t o rbul1aln g l oca t.eu approAi~a~ e ly ~J yxa r a s f row the new r aa i o s t a t i on .

1 J an 48 palau .J18t .

Both g~n~r e tors hau t o b~ ov ~ rnaul~u . un~ i s now 1n good runn ing con­dition, bu t t h e oth e r .111 h a ve t o o ~ r e p l ac ed . It 1 s hop ea t his canue a c com.;Jllsn ou soon . Po l es "er e set and. transmissi on l ines s truLgoe t ween tnt: gen e r-a cor- a na t n t: r adi o s t at. Lon , In t his way power from on eg enerator w1 t n no s can,J.0Y can b e !:lp !-l l l t;; U a t .. t h e pr e s en t t i me .

;)c:ve r al ore aks t n tne e igne j n ch J apan e s e l al a wa t e r 11.a 1n ha veoccurreu U o tw~en t n c pumpi ng s ~atlon anu h ospital area cau s i ng a lossof water suppl y t o t h e aspl tal for p~ rl ods r angi ng f rom fou r t o r orty­l:llgh l. h ou r s . 1:1.1.6 LayLng 0 1' " a t e r line s t o t h e s cnooL, UPO c lub , andth~ ne w r a di o station has bdt::n \.; oomple t.ed .

vvernau l of a J apan e s e a.1 tse l pump tor use at t he ma i n pumpi ngs t.a t.i on 1s ne a r-L og c o mp.L e t.Lon , 'l 'h l s w1 1 1 pr ovi de a n uch n e edeu Bt ana bypump .

c Learu ng , r <;l'p al rlu~ anu co ve lug of a l a r ge ccncr-e ce «e e er- s toragetanK lbuilt b~t no t compl ~ te~ by the Japanese an u l oc a t eu a t t h e waters t or figt;. are a } was r-ec en t Ly begu n . As t h ere i s no uonne c cLon ne t.weent h i s t ank anll. t n e f i l t rati on plant , I t i s p l an.aed. to u s e a por t abl e pWllpf or tn~ transfer . ~ompl~tl on of t h is pr oJ dct ~l ll pr ovl dd a uu l tl onals t or age f a ci l it i e s .l a) Publ l l.: t r an s por tat i on l l ana ).

Due to t ntt r ed uc t i on in til e numbt<lr of' vehi cl es ope r ated oy t h e Na vy ,pl ans h ave b tJ 6n l.ilaJ.e '&0 opera t e a OUB a t s chedu l e d h our s t o pr ovidet r ans p or t a t i on f or ~a v al ~~ rs onne l . As no bu s i s ava i l a bl e , i t h as beenneces s ary t o , r-emove one 6.x.G tru c t I' r-cm pp er-a t Lons anu employ 1 t a s a

rt ~~lvn~ ~unc~l on )

.:. l b Lf c " or.r:.s J - 4I Jan "s /j Pa.La .. Lf s t ,

~aKe anl 1 t DUb . ~hl B sollt1on 1s no L s a t l s f a c t o r y slnc ~ it ~eans tn~

108s 01 One vruc t for c argo anu o tuer- oper-a t Lon s , !<urtn.erLL.or... , du e 'totu E;. poor co......Lt.Lou 0 1 t he c r u cs e , an 8uul t Lona I 6x6 ,'i l l l n a ve t o be em­p.oyt:u 65 a staI1u.0Y cue in c rce r t o l'urni h n e c e s aar-y s ervice . An sad ­1 c Lor, o f a QUS c c ~UI ven Lc Le aIl o ,,\; sw.. e uae ceen r- e c.ue s c eu by e ep e r-e t.ecorres ~onJ. ... uc t: .

J. lJ.e valy tra a por-..a t.Lon s er-vt ce pI o viJ.ed l o r Pa.Lau an s nas ... e e n t h et s n8 Vo.l:'t1116 01 wor-xe r-a t o auu rr-o.... _abt>lt. »up r erry an .... 8 school bu s ,"" .J,~ t.o 1..J. C cur t al1m.... n t 01 verrt c Le s a nu rue L , L.... e s cnoo L Cu S is oe t ng 0.1 8­Cvl'1L....U t;;l.J, .

l e) uatlv u c wploy e e •~ 1 J •• .uccer- anu e.....p .L oymen t

n el'dr t o .c.xnl 01 t 1 . (A 1l o:::J .\ste8 01 p a y anc ear.•lngs .

r.~l e r- La .-~ul 01 t I . J. 1(.:1) "" n-the-J 0e.. 01 o cn e r- tralnin.~ .

I'I.pp r t.n t i c d S a r e P..lSCc; U i n orban1zbu regular iIl o r Kl ng cre .s anacn.rs r-ece t ve to _iT traln1i.. g on the J O . . 0 o cu e r- (,ral nln~ isccncuc t ea ,

:...L~iv . Ad. Functions)3(tublic " or -ka ]

1 July 194B PalAu nra,

(a) N~~ construction :One newly cons t ruc t ed officer I s der-endent.a quarters has been comtdet.ed , This

building t.s located in the new administration area , bringing the total of denendentsquarters 1n that area to five (5) .

(b) Alterations ann Maintenance :The present station buildings and quar-ter-s ar-e of t .enpor-ar-y construction and

have no," reached the .po tn t, where deterioration is r-anfd , tner-ebv causing an 1ner~asingly

greatqr maintenance and rerai r problem.

(c) Public Util ) ti~s I

Two (2) overhauled generators wer-e returned I'ro-n Guam during the quarter andwill help to a lleviate the problem of PO_er . Howevpr , the other four in o~ratlon alsoneed cver-hau'l.s , The two located at the hospital ar-e greatly in need of b"'ing cver'rau Ied ,It is hoped t hat enough parts from junked gener-et.ore can be co t.afned to enable r-eoadr-sto be made , Two ot hers have been reooirPld in this !Tlann~r during the quar-ter-,

Two (2) r~rers, one 675 cu. ft . and one ( 1, l~' cu . ft. ) were salvaged , r ebu i l t,and rut into coer-at tng condition .

Th~ fresh water supnly was critical until the niddle of Yay wh~n th~ much ho~ed

for rains finally er-rdved , " DUring A. jJril B.1r th~ tirst nart of ~v it was necesaarv tor a t : on all USPr9 . It is ~sti -a t.ed the daily supp'lv finally amounted to about 15 ,00'1gaHcne 'I"lhi,..h is about t ....enty-five r-er- cent of the daily recorre-ent. . It is sincer~ly

hoped by all on Koror that provisions will be etade to obtain th'" 311fl1"'ly of wet.er- frn'"Babelth~llP prior to the n~xt dry s~ason.

Wi t h the able assistance and sunervfat on of r-, cG'Jire fro"! UUaI:'l ) the sa1'l!'\illhas been aeaemb Ie-l , However- , it was rece rved runua a newer- belt Rnrt ten inch T'\O"'I'er

1 July 1948 Palau Dist .

pulley. Thea'" two i tP.:"s h..ve be"'n order-ed from (,1.1<'\-, but in the 'l'~antim~

returned to Kcr-cr , bringing with him the tw (2) r-equ -ir-ed iter's as a l oanrequ -t a t tdon is fil1p.rl . Thus on 16 June . thp "ir3t of th~ tOmlATS was cutneeded Iwnber- ,

T . ),fcGuireunti l then .n-.o uch

(d) Public Mlll9nortat1on (land) :o Jblic transoortation is "'aintain"'d bv the Civil ArilD.inistration .

( ..) Natlv- ~plov~es:

(1) "",boor.m e"",layment : (ReC..r to Ex.o1bit I) .

(2) Rat~ of oa.v and earnings : (Refer to E.xhibit I) .

(3) On-the-job or other training :Armren Lees received their traimng on the job wi. th regular crews .

Palau Dfst.1 January 1949~..{;iv. Ad. Functions)- 3: {rublic Works)

<a> New Construction :Station Forces comrleted construction ot the following in Palau :1. One dependent housing unit .2. PdpalIne fI"OlJl fresh _ater reservoir on Malakal Is land to Malakal Docks .

Thi3 installation Will facilitate the supPlying of fresh wat~r to shins . BrownPacif ic Maxon Contractors have completed the following installations and buildings :

1. Electric Generating Plant and distribution syste!l con.dsting or powerhcuee ,two Fairbanks-Morse Diesel Engines with ?1JJ n Generators , switch oaneks , 4l60/~400 voltprimarY riistri.bution line aor:! ~40/1?'J secondary lines .

2. Administration Building . This consiste1 of renovating f ormer Ja~anese bricktelep~one exchange buil~lng.

Station forces co-m.Iet.ed conat.ruct.Lon ot the following :(1) Rebuilt and ~lar~~d a concrete cistern at sitp. of new disrenSAT'~ for use

in wat.er- cat.chment, systF!rn .(2) ·nstAllation of ~er line to I nt ermedi at e School 25% completed.(3) Com~nced clearing site for i~talldtion of 3 1 ,000 bbls steel tanks for wat p.r

stora~e . 10% compl eted.(4) Excavating basement EMQ f or i ns tal l at i on aUXiliary gen~rator (for typhoon

conditions) and ice-machine . ~5~ com~leted .

New Constructions by BPIU(l) New room lIOQ no . 3. 100% ccaoket.ed ,(2) Int.ermedi.ate School 100% cc-rpte ..ce-t ,(3) ~igging and erection of head ~t Inter=eniate School . 100% c~plp.ted .

1 January 1949 Palau Dist.

for

10%

(4) All r~lgn anrt fjnish carpentry , electrical and plu~bing fixtures and installatioruhosnital wards. l~ comnlet~d.

(5) Painting of h09pit~1 wards.(6) Electrical installations dis~nsary. 65% completed.(7) Site for new generator house filled 1n and forms readed for pouring concrete .

comrdet.ed,

(b) Alterations and MaintenanceS KororThe major Dortion of the work performed by station forces during the quarter has

been repair of temporar-y station facilities and bu f Idfngs , The station 1s still in animproPer state of repair which can be attributed to porrly constructed temoorary facilitiesand insufficient maintenance f unds. The following major repairs will require specialfunds excent for *4.

1. Disoensary: Consists of replacing deteriorated beams, stuns, f looring, roofand Japanes~ electrical wir~ng. EstimAted cost 350 ,000.00.

2. M~lakal Causeway renairs consists of making addition~l fill and riprao work.Estimated cost $5,010 .00 .

3 . Roa±S - req~ire repair of drainage system , re~lac1ng a portion of subbradeand comulet~ resurfacing. Estimated cost S~,OOO.OO.

4. Arakabesan seaplane ramp r eqUires reconstruction of a portion of retainingwall and building up of fill and subgrane under concrete rlack .

Alterations and Mainttmancet YapThe following .1obs accorsol.Lehed at Aerological St.atdon by base forces and eer-ographers1. o:o:rect~d, cnr-oma'ted an-i oadnteo balloon ann hvdr-cgen shed ;? ~rectp.d st~el tower for ~ounting wind equioment .3 . Erected steel nlatrorm for , and amounted , radar- equ trment. ,

A-3 1 January 1949 Palau ms e ,

4 . Chroma~d an I oamted exterior or aerological buHiln~.

5. Installed telephone line between aerological builri'ng dod radio station .Following genp.r~l maintenance fo r base a rea by bas~ forces :1 . Painted prison compoun~ buildings .2. Erecte1 new chicken ra~ Qt nrison .3. Repafr-ed an" gr-aded all baae r-oeds ,4. Clen~ert , lan1sc~ned area for steLlan flagpole , ins~lled shi~ 'S whepl an~

cannon , an-i nafnted all -net.aI ,Land9cap~ng nnd general tmprovem~n~ of base apre~rance is a continuing pro~r~m.

(e) P\1bli~ Utilities : FalauThe Electric Gonerating Plant is now being orerate1 by station forces .

difficulty is being encQOntered with the main bearing3 and injections of epri-e l"!I.overs . The Fairbanks-Worse '4)lgines had Men used previously and .e~

condition prior to re~Abllitation.

Oonsdder-abkedieselin bad

With t~e new generating rlant in o~~ration ower 1s available for other thanCivil Aiminlstration us-, The distribution of this power to consumers is curtaileddue to lack of transf'ormers a At the present ti..JD'!!l to furnish eceer to natives in thevicinity of tho! -ceer- Lanes would require 3 banda of 3 each 10 or 15 IVA. t.ranafo era2400/41GJ V nri.'1ary li!.O/24!J V secondary. In addition the pr-esent, system dcea notsuprly DOwer to T ~"""'k where rrc and the Western Carok Inea Tradtr-.g COlI:oanies ar-eLccate-f , or to "III " dock where the boat 0001 _ill eventually be located . }lore detafLedrequir-ments will be suaitted by separate correspondence .

Water System The repair of t.he rubber hose section of' the waterline acrossToagel Channel has been can leted by Brown Pacif'ic Ilaxon Contractors . It is ho~d

A-3 1 .Januar-y 1949 Palau Di9t .

the rehabilitation of th~ rema1n~ng water system from Bab@lthaup will b~ completedby contractor And station forces ru-Ler- to the .-fry season .

Public Utilitie. : Yap

Installa.tion of new water system pr ogree ·es &3 personnel and equ i.peent oemit .The shipl~n of three lO<Xl bar-rek ~::1 two 50J bar-r-ef packaged steel tanks was received.~ct to have ~ter syst~ ready for us~ 15 Fpbruary. Unless the onp. onerable sea ­w~ter dlstillatio~ unit collapses completely , i is fp.lt that with thp. ~e5ent waterreserve on hand , the r-e will be no serious snor-t-age of .._tar "IA8n.t1U- . CO"''Oletionor the 40 x 100 Butler hut to house the gener-at.ora arvl tJublic worb ehore nIl r-e su Ltin a dist1~ct ~duction in wat~r consunption .

(d) Fubl1c Tranll'X>rtation (land) INo rub ie transTlort.ation is Cl1.ntained by the Civil A. inis+ration .

( oj Na.tive ~l~A8 ls l

S"" Exhibit Y. ( )l- 1