Ponape Dist .31 ;ranuary 1947- '";r"n'i v Ad Pun cti ons )3 (Public '. o rl< s l

(al New Construction.

Eight of the ten quonset hut s al located t o this stat i on for de pe ndenthous ing hav e been received , somewhat l eBs than compl ete . It i s noted thatthe two quonsets previ ously r eceived wer e designated a8 s to rag e , and so re­ported to hightr authority. Howev er , the total r ec ei v ed t o da t e fo r stor­ag e and hous ing i s ten huts .

Quonsets r eceived wer e stored in the open for a long pe r iod of time ,an d handl ed s everal time without sui t abl e handling equipment . Truk hasbeen informed of t he OJ ndi ti on of the mate r i al and vill s upply such repl ace­ment s as may be availabl e .

Acknowledged shor t ag es inc lude plT~o od for decks. A suffici ent quan­ti ty of this mat er ial was r ece i v ed t o provi de de ck s f or t wo huts , by hand­s anding ef t er pl ac em ent . Two ~o r e huts h av e been Bub-floored with det erio­r at ed plywood , and f inished wi th salvaged crat ing mater i al . Only a smallamoun t of very poor qUal i ty pl ywood i. l eft . The fi f t h hut ha. been fl oor­ed by hand-fini s hing rough nat i v e l umber. There r emai ns a v ery llu~ted

amount of thi e rough material - appr oximat ely one hundred board f ee t .

No mat erials haveinto Ii vi ng quar ters .

been pr ov i ded f or convert i ng the s t andard quons etI t is ther ef ore nec es s ary t o i mpr ovi s e i nterior

31 January 1947 Ponape Di at .

h oua­Th i s

frami ng , bulkhe ads , wat er supply , and sewer age . Thi e s t a tement i s not madeas a compl ai n t , bu t I e Made to explain the s l ownes s of C~ s t ruc t lon .

(b) Al ter ationa and !ai ntenanc e .

e cu r r ent l abor Bhort~e an d th e r el a t i ve ur ency of dep endenti ng h a z caus ed th e ro~ d .~ deni ng progr~ t~ be temporarl 1 abandoned .progr am wi l be re sumed when abor beco~ee ava! abl e .

I t is b ecomi ng I n cre ~Bingly di ffl c u t t o main t a i n our adv an ce basetype bu i dings .

One of our generato rs ( 50 KV) has now been ou t of oper ation f or approKi :ately on e year, and i t.e tv!n haa been cpe r a t f l"'! P' J"'l t')PJt c ontl r.uon ~ly foorthe ~ a=e er i od . Th e pa r t s needed t o re,al r he i no~erable un i t V~ ee nor de r ed , bu t neTer ~ec ei ved. Letter s and di s patches have teen i neff ective.Becaus e of t he small size or the requi r ed par te and the ur gency of ou r nee~

we haTe recently requested tha t they be sent by air mai l . A t hi r d gener&­t or , or 30 KV capacity, is i noperable r or l ack or a radi a tor. This parti s also on order.

( c l Publ ic Ut i l i t i es .

t h eThe hy dro- elect ric

past mon t h .plant operat ed on a fou r hour dai l y sche dul e , f or

(d) Public Tran.por tation.None .

s i J an 1947 Ponape Di sttct

(e ) Naval "ater Tr ansportation.A l engt h7 l et t er under date of 11 J anuary, ser- Laf 010 , was sent to Col'lllRr i ana3

s\l.."M13.rlzlng our wate r -t .ranspcr-ta t rcn , Br i ef l y it is this ; one I.CVP and one LCFR towa barge to our shi p anch orage . This i s cu r cargo handl i ng set -up. The VP an d PR havealternately been out of commis s ion due t o lack of l ong overdue r-equfaLt Loned parts . Noother mean~ of t ravel i s availabl e betwe~n anchorage ~~d dock. An addi t i onal bargeand f our sea- vrkea are on order . The date of the i r del i vp.ry an d condf tdon when de l iveredis euee t t eeec t .e,

. Sunnly of Japa..,~~,,! diesel oil 1s exh austed . Th is put out of c~is sion th e f e?'Jap boa t s ee had running. We are excer-lnentdng on t wo mot.ora us i ng various c ombi 1Vl t i onsof f ue ls . This f uel s itua tion was f oreseen las t Augus t . A r eport on t he s ar.rol e sentin 'WaS r-ece dve -t recent ly f rom usee - Cinc Pac , Thi s report. was i n turn , f orwa rded toCOl'i!arianas.

Four LCVP hulls have been promised f r <::r.l Truk and 10 Gr ay Marine "!ngines re-.quis i t i one1. t r om CornMari~nas s hould , 'When here a nd. op~rating , eo'lve our in- r ee f andharbor tran~:l'porta t ion . he 10 Gray Varina engines have been t he subj ect of !M.ny dis­pitches . Ihey were requ1.3itioned by Coml'ari anas s upply of fi cer for us and deUlile ~requis iti on data. is not av aH abke here .

31 Jan 1947

(t ) N~~ive E~~loyeQs l

(1) Nu~bpr an~ ~~nloyment , da1~ A~r~ge

Con,tt"'lction of" Pub . Eldg . 18Pub tc Utilities 27Public II 'hwa'~ 19Tr:msportation 22~alvage 3

Pcna pe Dig t .

IUtes of p:l1 and earningsC"",t. of Pub . "Ldg , 0.60 - . 50 -Public Ut ili t i es 55 .00/""'. -

Public lIigjlwaysTl"'Mlsoortati:m

Salvage

. 40

. 80 - . 70 - . 60

. 50 -. ;]$ .60 - . 50 - . 40

$40.00/ p. - - 1.00 - . 80 - • "'". 50 - . 40

18 .00/110 - . 40

"12.35

406 .90195.70

575 .1037 .?O

11, 2 . 2.5

-"it: '"\. i Ii tary Government Functions ):5 (Publ1 c ',Iorks )

28 Feb . 47 Ponape Dt s t ,

(a ) New Construc t i onTwo of our dependent housing qu nsets are occup ed in addit i on to three

other t yp e approv ed quarters . Thr ee cor e ar e receiving the f i n i shingt ouc h es . A late dispatch from Truk indica tes t hat t he y are un ab l e t oremedy t he shortages pr evious ly reported . We will t her ef ore r esortto f urthC" i mprovising in order to complete the e ight for which framingi s avai lable her e .(b) Al t er ations and .a intenance .

During the report i ng period, our old i ce ~achi ne gave ou t completely .As t h is even t had be en antic ipa ted, we were able to pu t ano ther one i noperation i mmediately .

(later for gener a l purposes continues to be a pr oblem . ilie Lmn.Lnen t;arrival of t he rai ny season wi l l af f ord r elief . It is expected t hat t hepipe ne eded for a nor-e per anent and r eliable sourc e will be received andinst al led b efor e the arrival or t he next dry sea son .

One fre eze r eefer , w~lch f ormerly opened directly into the ga l ley i n thev~c1n1ty or the range , ha s be en move d to a ~~re satisfac tory loc at i on .o r station ship ; the LB. ; 460, is at pr es en t at Eni wetok to pi ck up three75 KW gener a t or s , ~11ch sh ould solv e our power proble~ for all Nava l uso s .(c) Publ i c Ut i l i t ies .

Wa t er shortages hav e curtai led t he use of t he hydro- electric pl an t . Att h e present t~e , we hav e a cross conn ection 8 0 tha t When the hydro pl antoper a t es , it suppl ies power f or our hous ing projec t .

-K . 11i tary C-overmnent !"unc t ion s )3 (Public ',Ior ks ) - 2

28 Feb . 47 ponepe Di s t ,

$143 . 05294 . BO39 4 . 555B6.35

42 .25

av erage .20262225

3

At all other times power is drawn fr om the gener at or at ca~~slte. Thesc i e hr Le s ar-r-ang ed so that the hydro pl an t oper ate s duri ng the peak­load hou~ s to avoid further strain on tho cacps ite gener a tor . The in­stallation of a salvaged Jap gener a t or for t he us e of dopendent hou s inghas been started, but 1s no w stalled unt i l the expe c ted he avy transpor ­tation equipment arrives .(d) Public Transportation .

None .(e) Nava l Wa t er Transportation .

One LCVP and one LQPR continues to carry t he load . Additional VP hullsand engine s are ap proved and awaiti ng transportation her e . Two mot orwhaleboats wil l arrive s hortly to relieve t he pr e s en t shortage .(f) Na t i ve Employees:

(l) Nur ber &: Emp l oymen t , dailyConst . of Public Bl dg .Public HighwaysPubl ' c Ut i l i t i es'IransportatlonSalvage

(2) fl a tes of pay and earningsConst . of Pub. Bl dg . , . 60 - . 50Public Hi hwavs , • •50 - . 60 - . 70Publ i c Ut l i t l es, ~ . 50 - . 60 - . 70 - . BO - 75 mo .Transporta tion . 50 - . 60 - . 70 - . 80 - ...30 rao ,Salvage ~ . 50 - . 2 2 mo.

/: Functions)- (~lblic Works )

:31 :.!1U'ch 1'347 Pon'l;~ District

This makef'VP hu Ll. s and

(~) New ConBtru~tion .

Four quonset 1ependent housing was occupl e1 u~ to the t i me t~o dependentf ami l ies wer e r e lieved AD1 returned t o the states . Two remain occupied with t hr ee ot her scompleted. One f a.:ni ly now living i n other tyye appr-oved quer-t. er-a wil l move !Ul1 occupyone . Thre e eppl.Lcet.Lone f or quar t e rs M7e be n Approved end f'orwar-ded ,(b) The la ck of 8 refriger at i on mechani c h~8 delsyed Bomewhat , our Assemblingrefr igeration uni t e recently received . ComMar il'Ul8 S h mAde 8 '~angements t o t ake c~re

of t hie situ~tlon . Some of our boxes which Mve been i n Bervl ce 80me time , wIllalso need attention .

Wi th thE rAiny seeson r et urning, our w~ter problem has cBased t o be 8. problem.Con siderqble pipe hAs be n received which will be instBlled in A spring reservoirsetup.

The Arrival of the three 75 KW gener~ tors from Eniwetok Bolve~ our po.er pr oblem.Two i s being instAlled f or use at the administrat ive are f or r adio, ho~pi t~ l , andg1minlst ration buildi ng .(e) Public Utilities .

One gener~tor oont i nues t o oper~te ~rt time at the HYdro-electric pl~nt , .~ t er

stor~e is thei r proo l em . A l~r£e J Ap die sel generator is be i ng br~~ht io~ fromSokees t o ~lpplement our supp~ .

(d ) Publ ic Tren~portAtlon .

None(e) Naval Water Tr8D epor ~~tion .

Four sea cr..tles wer -e received end one Lnet.eLLed on our car a ber ge ,our cargo handling bAr ge self propelled . The VP an~ PR c ntlnue t o run.engines on TP.quisiti on s bou11 be along thi~ month .

(Il) funotlon. )j (Publ10 ~ork.) -2

~l MArch 19.t1 Pe-n"f-'P Di l"tri ct

(r ) Native r_r1oyee8:(1) Number & F~~lo,yment, daily 8ver·~e

COD.~ . of Pub. Bldg .Publ10 U~111t1e.

Public Hi gmrAysTrl!lD8jJOrtlltionSalv&£E'

(2 ) Rates of Pay Il.nri eill roings.Canst . of Pub. Bldg. t . GO - . 50Publ1c Ut 111t l •• t75/ ao. -t55/ ao. - .70- .60- .50Publio 1l1gm."Y. t. 7()". 60-. 5OTroo .~rt.t1OD t~ 5/oo/-~ O/mo . -. 9U-. 80-.7 0.6o-.

Salv"6e ( 22/ ao.-5O

2'J252126

5

t ~91.25

~96 .25

246.95509 .(5~1 .25

•

30 J,l1J:Je 47

POl1Bpe~ ~ ~,

( )If o,,,tl'U r%lon. sir oi the t eD qUOD "~c ,

a 1l.VI va ., t housi nc- hsve b Be t h Utdtation f or depen,1Sn """0 c en CCtDPletea B a l l Oca t eThree more apPJ.lca t ionS for housing are p e n dll18 boc~n:s a l"" 6 "ccc to l:l:l.l.scur-t.e Lke d , within the pas t month , on the remaining rOil e work h1;6d.a shortage of labore r s re B~t lng from the expirution 0; ~n~t8. 4u:e:hcontra c ts of Labor-er-e r eo r uit ea and designated as oarpen"te::tr. t:e.l"'LQ 0

~nAil lsl&n~ . T~8Y wer e =cturnea t o tnelr i al ana ~~tn t~e ~6 B :o~fiela t rip . Hanover. mor e laborers ha ve bee n r ecruited Tr am tn e ~ Big na

a-id Et uh e p re aeut t ime work he s b een resumed on the units .Two 1arb8 quonset huts (4U 'x 100 ') ae signa t e as ~arehowses. £re

i n the early s tage of cons truct ion .Pro~reas on 0 .r new wate r system has been surpris.l. l1~l go (:'d ­

about 8C~ compl e t ed . The new sOUroe of supply i s looated n ea r No . 1a i rport , desitanoe of about t wo miles f rom our aotivity . Three hnd ahB~£ inoh pipe i s be ing used and the estimated output , with sufficien tRravity p ressure . is abou t 12V ,OOC gallons per da whic sho uld be morethan sufficlen~ £ or our ne e s in all aotivit ies .

Hono rabl e ment ion i s made he r e on the starting of a swall q uons e thut for a teacie rs ' tr&in ing s chool detai ls of whi ch will be foundund e r the Ea ucat ion de partme nt sinc~ all work i s be ing accowpl ls ned byt hem with oooasionel s uper v isory help of the Publ io . a rks Department .

Future pl anning i n construction work i ncl udes a new c&mps i t e ,

/ A. -{MG Funct1 on~ )3 (PUD1 1c Wor~~ ) _~

;,0 June 47 p nn a .ve Dlst 'l'" J.. O'ti

nosp ita~ • • d~nJ..str~tJ.. on Dui~ul~ , nctive jail , s enoels , ena 8 go r~o .

A:t th e present . une ee bua I uLnga b.l'6 in an un s ultab.l e .ro cs t i on t orwaxlmuw use of utl l iti8S available t o us . I s o , t rBy ere of ~ temDorarynature ana a r e buiLt of u~~ge. s&l.vaged 1.oea l .lumber , ana ro~a

unplaned .lumber produce d on the i s l and , whi ch 15 d.ete r lOr " tl~ wi tngrea t rapid~ty ~n our wet c1 1ma te .(b) Al.t.erat lon and ~1nte nanoe .

At t he present t ime . our s ource of el ec trica l power cons ists o~

thre e 75KW Ql~S6 1 uriven field typ e gener a t or s . Th~ entlre ais tributi nns ystem 16 made up of sa .lv age a Japanese mat er ials , Two o~ tne g ener a tors~re J..o~teQ i n the r ecently construc t ed central power station near t heau mln1s tretion are a Bnd were put i n ope r a t ion t wo weeKS aKO 1n analt ernbti ng st~tus supplying pove r to devende nt ho using . hosp i t a l . r an i or oom. ~dmin1Btratlon 0u11dl~ , garage . and t he ~riculture expe r imentalstation. The thi r d g ene r a t or i s lo cate d a t t.hf:l campsite Lr ea . Thisgenera tor vms suppl ying owe r c ont i nuously, un~il thO c e ntr~l powersta tion ws s completed and cut i n , t o the en t i re sta tion f or a pproxima t elyt hree mont hs . It. i s i nte n ed t o s UPtll y the enti r e a t a t Lon \lli t hel ec t r i c1t y fr om t he central power stat1cn . Al l \l ark hae been c cmpl e t edDn t ne p~Rt.em exce pt t a trnn ef ormerc, &nd othe r t erial s r or & newUl!:! t rioutlou tJyetem r.hleh e r-e On requ1siti on . ~o ot her smalle r gene ratorsof 50 KW capLclty a r e 1n operative due t o age .

Di sma.ntl ing an d mov i ng t he J a pane s e !10We r plt, ~t f r om t ne t op otJokaj moun t ain was te mporar i ly delayed Ymile alte rations wer e being

.>:.... (KG Fu...'"lct1.ons),,(Puollc ork s )_3

30 June 47 Ponape Di str1c t

made in our electrical distribution system.Si x fiel ~ t ype r earers , one chill box and one lee mach ine a r e i n a

satisf ac t ory operat ing condi tion .The r oada conti nue to be in r air condition. e have r ece ntly

r eceived two r o&d grade rs in f a i r condit ion but i n need of b f ew minorr epairs . Thi, e quipment wi ll surely i mprove the possibil i t y or t he r os dwidening program.(c) Public Uti .iti es .

The hydr o-ele c t ri c plant w&s turned ove r t o tho Nett distr i ct f orrepa irs an t o operate for t he d i str ibut ion of powe r t o the l ocalnat ive inhabita n ts • . n agreement was made t o fu rnish our un i t wi t h powerin the eve n t of an emergen cy . Howeve r , t heir progress spe ea will dependon t he speed of our succe s s i n r eceiv i ng t he requ isitione d mate r ialsf or our own powe r , s o th t the pre en t mate rial s , SUc h as t.~e Ja pLneseire and transtor~ers , can be made avail able t o them .

(") Publi c Trenepert ati en , none .( A) Nava l Water Tr ansportation .

One 21 s e ct lon pon toon ba r ge WS E r ec ei ved and aswemble d . *~ nowhave tw ~ motor powered barges in ope rati on t or cargo hand l i ng . w~ a l sohave ~ne LCPR and one m~ tor whale boa t in operation . Rece ntly we re ­ceived ten new Gray Ma r ine eng ines wh i ch will en~ble us t o keep s mal lboa ts i n operation continuously .~r) Native employe es , dail y ~verage f or Anril and Mav .

(1) Numbe r and ~mploym.nt :

•A (IIG unct rons )3 (Publio lIor b ) - 4

~o J une 47 Pona nft District

ti~7.U5

40 8 . 35

i 076 .5575.75

2Ui42528

3

'transportation

Ii) Number and ~ployment:Conet . of pnDlio Bldg .Publio HighwayePunlLo Ut.illtie.TransportationSalvage

(2) Rates ot pay ana earni~S:Cnnet . ot Pub . Bld . ; . 6u , . 5uPub lic H1ghwaye e ttO, . 60, . 5 0Public Ut i l i t i e s 75/mo . . 5F. mo . . . AO,

... . »o, . 6 0 , . eo5/ma . . ;.;6mn . . . 90 , . SO,

. 70 ••eo . ... 50Sal vap;e 22/mo . , . 50

(~) On-the-JoD of other training .A r ormal training pr obram ~or driver and mechani cs is be ing s e t

up. The ae dr ive r s wi ll augmen t our present n umber of qualified nativer i v ers .

Aot i v it ie s s uch 88 the boa t cre. , s. lpt i tter gang , mL cuine shop ,~enerator , an at or e otr cal i nst.2 _l a t ions an ma inte nance prov iden tives with aD on-the-J ob op or t uni ty t o observe end l earn operat iona nd upkeep ot macl. l nery an equi pment un<1er naval s upervisi on .

Two men &r e in t raining tor radi o operators .

- -A (KG Functions):6 (publio work. )-5

30 June 47 Ponape District

(h) Nat ive eoployees , daily avorage for June .(1) Number and employment :

Cons t . of Publ ic Bldg . 1 4Publi c Highways 13~ubli o Ut i l it ies 2&Transportat ion of materials 40Salvage 3

(2) Rate. of pay end earning• •Publ ic 1l1gnweya . 0 75 Jer h r . t . 0 75Cnns t . of ~uo . Bl di,l . ~ . lOper h r-, , . 08 75 • • • 0 75Publ ic U+.I J- lties ,75/mo , y5 5/mo , . 10 pe r hr . ,

. 08 75 , . 0 75Transportation of materials 45/mo , 36/mo , . 1 3 per

hr . . . 112 5 , , .0875 , i .075Salvage . 10 per hr- ; , . 0975 , . 0 75 .

TOTAL

178 .44192 .5~

492 .16

598 .7842 . 1&

1004 .09

- T'"1'"ICi v Ad Func 11 ons)3 Public 'iorks )

( a ) New Construction .

30 Sept 1947 Ponape Di s t.

Since t he l ast r e por t one addi t ional quonset hut for de pendent hou~ng hasbeen c ompl et ed , maki ng a to t al of s even now i n occupancy . Two addi t ionaluni t s ar e under c onstruct ion and are ab out 70% and 10% r espec tively com­pl et ed . The e s t imated date of c ompl e t i on of the two quar ters 1s one nOTem~

ber .

One l arge quon s et (4 0 ' x 1 0 0 ' ) h as been compl et ed e xcept f o r t he cementdecki ng . Howeve r , it is r egarded as b e i ng CD mple ted an d 1 s bel. ng uti l i zedas a warehou s e unt i l such t i me a 8 s uff i c ient amount ~f cement arri ve s t oc omplete t h e deck ing .

The new Administration bui lding ( 20 ' X 56 ' quo nse t) is about 90% c ompleted.~8timated date of c am~l et l on is 10 Oct ober .

The native affair s buildi ng ( 20' X 56 ' quonset) i s about 30% completed.Const ructi on of the building i s being accom~li8hed entirely by local laborunder the s upervi m on of the Nat i ve Affai r s Officer .

New c onst ruc t i on of Campsite h as commenc ed ,dth bulldozing and l eveli ngthe ar ea . Actual constructi on of buildings will begi n in the i mmedi atefuture or af t er the are a i s l eveled . I t i s i ntended t o us e a total of

I A:3 30 Sept 1947 Ponape Di st .

ni ne 20 ' x 56 ' quons e t e huts and wi l l i ncl ude a galley , provision war e­house , enlisted mene mes s hall , CPO mess hall , enli sted mens quarters ,CPO quarters , -enl i s t ed cens recreation hall , BOQ, of f i cer s war dro om andofficers club .

The school house (20 ' x 56 ' quons et) mentioned in t he last re por t is about90% compl eted . No further work has been acco~pl i shed on it since theEduca tional Of f i cer was de t ached . However , it 1s c ompl e ted Bufficientlyto hold cl asses .

The wa t er syst em has b een complet ed and su?plylng vater t o CampSI t e , Agri ­culture Exper i mental St a tion , Dependen t Hous i ng , and t h e Hospi t al . Thetran~iS8ion ? l pe l l ne i s a p proximately t~ and on e half miles i n lenght .The vater sour c e 1s l oc at ed near Ho. one Airport . However , the system8S y e t 1s no t satisfactory du e t o t h e length of t ransmi ss i on line and theabsence of proper s t or ag e and settling tanks. A dr ip chlorinati on sys temhas been i~provi"ed fr~ an 150 gallon ai r craft ~ ng t ank . The diffi CUltylies i n regul ating th~ount of wa t er f Dr consumption to b e pr ope r ly chlo­r i na t ed . Progress on i m r oving t he sys t em h as tecporar l y ceas ed due tothe ex t ens i ve bu i l ding pr ogr am .

Future pl anning i n new cons t ruc t i on i ncludes a hospi t al , one addition alwarehouse (4 0 ' X 10 0 ' quonset) , garag e an4machine sho p, ca r pe n ter m op,shipfit t ers Sho p, qua r t er s f or natives on CAU payroll f rom ou t lyi ng islandsand •

30 Sept 1947 Ponape Diet .

and a native jail , at the present time the native laborers are housed in20 ' X 50 t hospital tents .

( b ) Al terations and"Maintenance .

Our source of electrical pover conBi~t8 of three 75 XV caterpillar dieseldriven field type generators . The entire diptribution system 1s made upof salvaged Japanese materials , such as , transformers , Bwitches, and vire oOn a recent trip of the Public Works Officer to Truk , he was f ortunate toobtain , through the excellent cooperation of the CAU Truk per s onn el , addi ­tional Japanese transformers and wi fe from Dubion Island . These have aug­mented the overloaded transformers and t he installation o~them has abaWDconsiderable improvement to the electrical system . The transmissi on linesare being stretched further to furnish power to the new Campsite area andalso to the new officers dependent houQng area . The distribution systemas yet is not wholly satisfactory due to the lsr e number of splices andodd s izes of wire plue the inadequate transformers of the proper type andsize . Materials to correct the above discrepancy are on requisition .

Two generators of 50 KV capacity have been shi nned to Guam for a completeoverhaul and a new 75 KW generator is reported m be at Guam awai tingshipment .

Dismantling and moving the Japanese power plant from J okaj mountain 18

A 3 30 Sept 1947 Ponape Die t ,

further delayed by t h e extens ive building program .

Si x 150 cu. ft . field type r eef ers, one 1500 cu . ft . dIi11 box and one icecream mahine located at Camps ite are 1n a satisfac tory working condition .OUr ice machine operates spasmodical ly and ev en though we have no quali ­fied r efregera ti on personnel we manage , with the help of t he et ation Sh ipor any vi siting pe reonnel , to pu t the mach i ne i n op erat ion occas i onal ly .The reefer at the hoepi tal was finall y put in operation by s t ri pping par t efrom reefers out of commissi on .

The maintenance of road e continues to be a problem . Several light cutewere made vi th a r oad gr ader which has reaul ted in a B1 ight ImproTementbut only f or a short period due to h eavy r ains washing the f11l away. Thegrading 1 s further handicapped by larg e rocks .

(c) Public Ut il i t i ee ,

The Japanese hydro- electric plant was turned over to the Nett Dl~t ri c t forrepairs and ope rati on f or the di stributi on of el ectri c al power to the l ocalnat i ve inhabitants . Some progrese wa s made on the di etributi on sys tem ,but du e to th e l ack of t r an sformers and Buffici ent wi re , it i s far frombeing complete . Al s o the gene rator i s in need of extens ive overhaul .

(d ) Publi c Transportation , none

30 sept 194 7 Ponape Diet .

( e) Naval Water Transportation .

Two pontoon barges remai n in operat ion f or carg o handling. One LCVP. oneLCPR, and one mot orwhal e boat are 1n operati on at this time . The twoLeMs approved by Commander Mar i anas are needed for inter-island fiel d tri psand small cargo handling .

(fl NdiTe employeee , daily av erage .

(1) Number and employmen t ,

Conet . of Publio Bldg . 30Public Highwaye 11Public utilit ies 21Tr anspor t a t i on 34Suvage 4

(2) Rates of pay and ea r n i ng s .

$1 ,050 . 8 4472 .53

1 ,324 . 57$ . 11 25 ,

1, 309. 35105. 30

Const . of Public Bldgs . $ .075 , . 10, $ . 1125 per h r .Public Hi ghway s $ .075 , . 08 75, . 10 per h r .Publ ic Ut i l i t i e s 75 /mo , $55/mo , . 075, . 08 75, $ . 1 0 ,

' . 1125 , . 1 3 per hr .Transportat ion 1 50/m o , 45/mo , . 075, . 08 75, $ . 10 ,

.1 3 per h r .SU vage $ . 075 , .10 per h r .

Ponape Di stric t31 Dec emb er 47~~' Civ i l Admini s tra t ion )3 ( Public «or-ka )

(a ) New Con s truc t i onSi nc e the l as t r eport one a dd itional quonse t hu t for dependen t

ho us ing has teen completed , making a tota l of e i gh t In occ upancy . rcur­addi t ional units ar e under con~truction and are about 95%,50%J~ fo1.~5% respectivel y completed . The Admini stration bUi lding (20' x 56 'qu on se t ) has ber n comple t ed and occupied . The Nati ve fiffn lrs Bui lding(20 1 x 56 ' quons et) has been cons t r uc t ed to the s ta ge of occupance .

Construction of c ampsite was selayed considerably when the areaselected for the g~ 11 ey and mes s hal l pro ve d to be nsui table f ori mmedia te cons truc t ion due to the mud cr e a t ed by heavy rai ns Whilebul ldoz ing. In a dd i t ion , t he bul ldozer uncovered an ar te s ian we l l\m lch made i t f ur t h e r d ishear teni ng to the c on s truc t i on g ang . I t ~us

dec ided t o abbndon the loc a tion for a mor e suitable one M1ich r equir edl es s l eve l i ng . At the presen t time cons truc tion of t h e lley and mess

hal l ar e abou t 50% comple t e . I t is i n t ended t o use a t ota l of ni ne20 ' x 56 ' quon set hu t s f or t he campsi t e and wil l include a ga l l ey ,prov is ion ~~ehous e , enl i sted men s mes s hal l , CPO mes s Hal l , enl i stedmen s quarter s , CPO quar t er s , enl isted men s r ecr ea t i on hall , CPO Cl Ub,BOQ and Of fic ers wardroom.

Cons truc ti on of a smal l bu i ldi ng (! s tandard quonset wi t h l e an to)loc ated on the dock is abou t 50% c ompleted . It will s erve a s theOpera t i ons offic e and a r a i n pro t ec t ed waiting r oo m. Cons truc tion ofthi s building is b edng accomplished by l oca l native l abor (dock gang )

A Civ i l Admini s t ration )3 ( Public ~Orks )-2

31 Decemb er 47 Ponape Di s tri c t

under the superv i aion of the Oper a t ions Off i c er • . No ad di t i onal vror khas b een ac compl i sh ed on t h e Teachers Tr a i ning School which I s at ou t9~ c onple t ed , however , c l a s s es are b e i ng h eld In i t da i l y . Theop er ating r oom a t the h ospi t a l has een ex t ended t s t andard quon s et andwas i n t ended to SEr ve a s a dependen ts ward bu t l a t er chang d and wi l lnow t emporarily s er ve a s a l abor a t or y f or t he Enc epha l i t i s r e searcht eam du e to arr i v e I n the n ear fu tur e .

I t was nece ssary t o ex tend the na tive jail t o house an incr ea s ednumb er of pr l s i on er s . Loca l sal vag ed n a t i ve l umb er wa s us ed withpr l s ioner hel p und er the super vi s ion o f t h e Publ i c Safety Of f i c er .Con s truc t on of a garag e , mach ine sho p , carpen t er shop an d sh i pfi t t ersho p was c ommenced b y bu l ldoz i n g and c l e ' r ing a,~y t h e s i t e . I t isi n t ended t o us e t wo 40 ' x 100 ' quo ns e ts combined i n t o one wi t h l ean t o .The tr ansmi s s i on l i n e 2! pi p e o f t h e water s ys t em h a s been extend ed! mile t o supply water t o the n e w Admin i s t ra t i on Bu l ding , mak i ng t h elin e a ppr oxima t el y t hree mi les i n l eng t h . I so t h e sys t em ha s t b eeni mpro ved by t h e ins t a l l a t i on of a auto~t ic ch l or i na t or . Al t hough i ti s onl y a smal l portabl e chlorina tor i t s c ems t o f unc t i on sa ti s f actori l yat the pre s en t t i me and s hows a gr ea t i mprovec en t over t h e l~rovls ed

dr ip chlorina tor . The wa t er s ource i s loca t ed n ear #1 a irpor t ands upp l i es vm ter to Camps i t e , Agr i cultur e Exp eri~ent8 1 St a t i on, Dependen thou s i ng , Hosp i tal and t he Admi n i n s trati on Dui lding. The da i ly consumpt i ono f wa t er aver ag e 15, 000 ga l l on s . The sy s t em a s ye t is no t who l lys a t i s f actory due t o the ab s en ce of pr oper s t or age a nd f i l ter tank s fmi ch

~Civil A~~istra tion )3 ( Public .~rks ) -3

31 December 47 Pon ap e ~l s tr l c t

wil l be i mproved i n the near future .~uture planning i n new cons truc t i on by CAU Publ ic Wor ks Dept .

i nc ludes on e add i t i onal warehous e (40 1 x 100 1 quonset ) , br ig , pa i n tshop , and new quar t er s f or nati ves on C U payrol l from outl ying i slands .(b) Al tera t i ons and Ma i n t enance :

Our source of elec tr ical power cons i s t s of three 75 Ki caterpi l l ardiese l dr iven f ield type gener a t or s . The entire di s t r i bu t i on sy stem 1made up of s alvage Japanes e mater ial s , such as , trans f or mer s , swi t chesand t ransmi s sion lIn e s . In many cases i t Is caus Lng material damage tothe electric al equi pment due to l ow vol t a ge s inc e the minimum el ec tri calou t pu t of th e J apanes e transformer i s 105 and 210 vo lts . Some of ther eqUis i tioned Amer i can made mat er i a l s , Whi ch wi l l replace the J apanesemater ials , have arrived . I t i s i nt ended , when suff i cient mat er i a l s ,arr ives t o rel ocated the gen er a tor shop nearer to the admini s trati onarea . Two gen er a t or s of 50 KW capaci t y hav e been shi pped t o Guam f or ac ompl e te overh aul and a n ew 75 KWgen er a t or i s r epor t ed t o be at Guama wai t ing s hipment . Al though our pres ent three gen era t or s ar e in f aircond i t i on . One has a t o tal of 6480 continuoUB oper ati ng hours and wil li n th e near future r equire a complete over haul . Al l the Benerat or scaused consider ab l e troub l e rec ently du e to wa ter i n th e fuel . Al s o,I n a recen t sh ipmen t of die s el fue l rece i ved, some of t h e durms plainl ymarked diesel fuel prov ed t o b e ga so l i ne which co l d have c ausedextensi ve damage t o the cener a t or s . Dismantling and moving the Japaneselec t~ial powerpl an t from Joka j mountai n i s f ur th er delayed by the

("C iv1l Admini s tr a tion )3 ( Pub lic ' or k s )- 4

31 Dec ember 47 Ponape Ui s tr i ct

extens i ve bui l d i ng prograc. £0 acc ompl i sh t he mov e i t I s n ec e s sary . torepair s e ver a l wa shed s ect10ns of t h e r oad s o t ha t a h eavy truc k canpass over . Al s o , du e to t h e s t eep grade s i n t h e r oad i t wi l l x equ l r ea t r u c k t hat i s i n a exc ellent op er a tin g c ondition b e r a e t h e dang er ou str ips c an b e deemed sat e .

The ro l ling stock equ ipment r ane es rr-oe f a i r t o very poor con dI t i on .The j e eps ar e I n f l r c on d l t ion . Ten j eeps are I n f a i r c ondI tion a n df our others are In ver y p oor condi t i on, whi ch ac tua l ly ar e ov er du e Inbe i ng s urveyed . The s a lva gab le par ts wi l l b e d isman t l e d and usedf or s pares . Out of s ix 6x6 t rucks onl y three r emain I n op eration, themalfunc t ions ran~e from no br ak es t o wo r n out en gines . TWo we a p on scarri er s are I n very poor cond i t i on Dn d de emed as beyond economica lrepai r . Of the heavy equi pment , one TD 14 bUl l do zer , t~o t~ac tor cr anesand one mo t or pa t r ol grader are i n f air operating condi t i on .

Eight 1 50 cu . ft . f ield t yp e r eef er s , one 650 c u . f t . ch ill boxand one ic e mach i ne are i n sati s f actory working con di t i on .

'lhe maintenanc e of r oads cont inue t o be ll pr ob lem du e t o theheavy r ain s washi n g the f i l l a way . The r oad gang is b ei ng u t i l i z edfr equen t l y for con s truc t i on wor-n i n hau l i n g rock , sand , quonset partsand any other mat eria l ne ed ed .(c ) Public Ut 1li t ies :

The J apanese hydro-el ectr i c pl ant ~u s turned over to the NetDi str ic·t for r ep a i rs , main t enan ce and opera ti on f or the di s tr i bu t i on of

{Civil A~1ni s tra tion )3 ( Public o rks )- 5

31 Dec ember 47 Ponape Di str i ct

e l ec tr l a l po wer to the loc al nntiv e inhabitants . Proc es s has s hanDgrea t i mprov emen t c l ns e the l a s t r epor t . I t I s e s t i ma t ed ~ha t a t l eas t25 na t i ve i nhabi t an t s are en ~oylng ele~ tlrc l i gh t s . Howe ver this doe snot mean tha t the plant has bpen r epai red f or maxi mum el ec tr ical l oads.I t is oper a t ed only f our h ours nigh t l y and t he output i s bare ly onequarter o f t he cap ac i t y i t h ad b een d is igned f or . The p lan t i s s t illi n neod of ex tens i ve ov erhaul .(d ) Pub l i c Transportation : Non e .( e ) Nava l ater Trans po r t a t ion :

Two pontoon bar ges remai n I n op er ation f or c argo handl ing . OnoLCVP, one LC PR, ar e In opera t ion at t his i 1me . The two LCUs approvedby Commander N~lanas are nee ded f o r i n t er-i s l and f ield trips and small

c argo handl i ng . .(t) Native empl oyees , dai l y aver age .

(1 ) Ijumber and empj.oymen t ,~ons t . of Pub l i c Bldg . 45Public Hi ghwuys . 12Pub l i c Uti l iti e s 23Tran s porta t i on 32Sa l va ge 4

. 1125 ,

t-eivll3 ( Public

(2 )

dJJ.1ni s tr a t.j.cn )- cr-ks )- 6

Ra to s of pay andCans t . of PublicPublic H1phways .Public Utilities ,

an sp or tat' on .

Sa lvage .

3 1 Dec ember- 47

earni ng s .Bldgs . . 75 , 'W. 1 0 ,

. 75 , ~ .O 75 , . 112 575 , 55 , . 075 , . 10,

• •112 5 , . 1365 , ~45 , . 13 , ,, 3 6 ,. 0875 , . 07 5. 075 , . 1125

. 1 5

Pon a pe Dis tr i c t

2348 .23531 .14

549 . 22

2485 . 75144 .61

t. lei". Ad. Functions)3"" (PU'61i c arks)

(a) Nfl" Construction :

31 March 1948 Pcnape Dist.

(1) One additional quonset hut for de~end~nt h~Jsing has been c~pleten ~aking

a total of nine in occupancv , Three adflitional units are under- construction and ar-eabout 85% , 70~ a~d 5~ respectively completed .

(2) Construction on the new Camrsite is or-oceeddng sIo1f':!r than ant.f.cf te'teddue mostly to the lack of finishing materials (~asonlte and plywood) and lack ofsupervisory nersonnci . The enlisted Wen ls ~esshall and ~alley have b~f!n comnl~ted p.xcepttor the rdubdng , One enlisted men's quarters has been completed except, for th@ T"Artition3 .The provision warehouse is about 90% compl~ted . The CPO quarters and ~lub ~r~ aboutIe>:' and 5,% r-espec tdveIv comrdet.ed, Construction of the waiting room an-i OT" .. ....,t~ .......,.

office Lccat.eo on the dock is about 00% completed . Al s o on the dock area one stanrlardquonset is und~r construction and is about 2Q% co~-leted, i t will be used a s a saillocker an~ boa re~a'r shop.

(3 ) A nativ"" t...,...", buil-1ing 30 ' x 3,') ' has been co-rcket.ed and is h Oll S ing thesawmill.

ue to

villardue to

(4) Construction on the gar~ge ani P .~ . 3ho~s 1s ~roceeding slow1the lack of s ur-er-vd aory help .

(b) Altp.rations an~ ~aintenance:

(1) Our aen- ce or electrical power c nsists of thr-ee 75 KW an two 50 JeW cater­dicsAl driven fi~ld type generators . One 75 KW generator is DrAsent1v inoperativea wor-n out clutch in the starting engine - parts are on reqUisition . ",ork on

1 -3 ' 31 }~rch 1948 POMp. st .

the new pe-er- plant has co-oaenced - utilizing a f or mer Japan~s e concrete building l oca t edin the A~ini,tration area , however , materials to co~lete th~ proj~ct hav~ not arriv~d.lIeanwhlle daoanea e ::laterials will be used until Amer i can rrat er ial.s am ve ,

( 2) Dis~antling and ::loving the J apanese e l ect rical pl:tnt fr O": J oka j eount.afncommenced - one unit has been di s mant l ed and t ransported to the Administration Area .

( 3) gi ght 150 cu. f t . field type reef ers, one 650 cu. ft . chill box are ins a t isf actory working condi tion .

( 4 ) "11t h the hlep or the large-dimp.n.9ion timbP.M r eceived in Dece-ber- 1fIOrkhas commended on the A3a.'D i br1dC~ ecr-eee the Tawenjokola Ri ver giv ing aCCP-5 3 to U District .The bridge had dete rioated so badly that pedestrians we re unable to cross and uponc cept et ton i t is expected that j eeps will b., able to make t h " cros s i ng i n eerf' ec t. safety.This new bridge , coupled with t he construct i on or sev!l! ral s !:13.lle r br idges and acmework on t he r oad , "Ul :I'.Ake i t possible to drive to lletalan b. District , opening a newchapter in the life and econcr.ty of the inhabitants of that sec tion of Pona pe ,

( 5) ;York has also star ted on the cons truction or t wenty-five su ll br idges ont he road t o Kitt i Di s t r i ct , whi ch Whe n coTople ted will give vehi cul a r 3cces s to theentire western st de or the i s land , thus provi ding a v1a ta.l artery of cc-eunacatdonand t a-ananor-tat.t cn to tha t a rea .

(6) I t is expec ted that when both proje cts ar~ complete at thp. ~ost ~ote

inhabit ed s e c t.Lens or the isl3.n1 Wil l be wit'l ln a two hou r drive of the Admini3 t ratlonArea 'Wh i ch will assist i !'r'l'\&surably i n .th e f unction of tl)P. Civil Adminis tration Uni tan d the cccncey of th"! Ponapean people .

A-S si reb 1948 PO:laP"" 1st.

(c) Public utiliti•• :

(1) The Japanese Hydro-electric plant surdymg power to the local mtiveinhabitants has ~"'n Inoper-atdve dur tng "lost of t.he quarter ..+ue to th.. lack oi' wat~rdurlni; th dry season .

(d)

(e)

Public Trans por tat i on: one .

Naval at~r lransoorta:t "on:

(1) 'l"wo pent.con barg~5 remain in operation for car-go han1.1ing. One LCPR anione J,Iotor • aleboat arq in oper-at .aco,

en Nattv"! :.mnloyees , Daily lv... rage :

(1) NU'llber ana er!lploy""ent :

Construction of Public Buildingsrubll~ Highwa~rs

Publie UtilitiesTr nsportationSalvage

(2) RA~~s of Pay An~ E~~~n~s :

40]A2550

3

ceest. . of lublic B'l.dgs ,Public Highnys .Pub'ie Utilities .

$ .15 ; .11<5; ' .10 1900.52. 11<5 ; $.0875 : $.075 $ 518 .66

$ .l~ : . l~ ; 1 .08 ; . 075 J154Q.06

A-5

Transportation

Salvage.

51 I/;\reh 194B

$75; $45; $56 ; 15; $.lS ;. 1125; $ .10 ; . 08 75 ; '. 075. 11 0:: 5; . 075

onape 1st .

.:;LiCJ.. Ad • J'nne tI 0n.)3 (Public Vorn)

(a) h. ConitrusUoDI

30 Jun. 1948 Ponape Dht.

(1) !wo quonad hut. for dependent houllnc hay. been eoapleted Mk1ac • 'ot&1of deYeD. lour additional unite are under COllltru.cUOD and are 7l5~t ~. and ~r ••pectiyelr complete.

(2) the new 'barracka area 11 DOW balD« eeenpt ee ,!'be \a.rrackl area include. a .11 ball t\6' % 20 ', • call.,. 28' % 20'.

one quarter- for enlhted lien 68' x 2S'. CPO qw.rtere 48' x 28'. all.4 CPO club28' x 24'. fhe•• are all quon"'I. Allo included are a carbace Ihed 12' X 14',wood eonltructlon with. e••ent deck. anf a 3588 CU, ft. prefabricated ~lk-1D

reefer wIth. 20' x 50' eement foundation. fa be added to thil ar•• and now underconltruetloD 11 • recreation hall and the • .cond eallsted ~D'. quarterl.

(3) 'be operation. offlci. boat repair and be.t •.-In', locker are eoa?letedand are now be1.!l« used. !bea. alao are of quons.' eonUrucUoD..

(4) !he IroWD-Paelfie-Maxon CODstruction Co. hal eo...need prelt-iDar7operationl leedine to the e~DltruetloD of a Dew adalniltratloD )uild1ng. hoapital.aehool. brid«e and 'Pier, and reDcrtaUon of the wter auepl7 aTSt_. the PI7CholoclealIffeet UtlOD the nath'ea baa alread7 shown siens of. and nro_Un to be to • larced~r.e. of treaendoua benefit to the adainis'ration. 'or the people to fiDal17beeolle a_re of the faet that we are in the.. blands ])e~ent17 and are not coineto re17 on lipt irOD Itrueture. for our bu11dincs bas do. • ereat deal to 'boostour .tock locallr.

(b) Alterations and Maintenance :

50 June 1948 POMpa Ol.st.

(1) Our souee of electrical power consists of three 75 K1I' and two 50 KWcaterpillar diesel driven field tyPe generators. One 75 Kef generator is inoperativepending arrival of requisitioned parts .

(2) Work on the new electrical power plant 1s progress ing slowly due to theincrease in maintena."1ce of t he existing plant . ntree of the generators have beenmoved to the new plant a former Japanese concrete building - and are presently beingconnected to the sWitchboard and the primary bank of J..'!leric..,n transformers.

(~) One T 14 bulldozer, one tractor crane, one ~otorp8trol road grader,three 6 x 6 cargo trucks, four 6 x 6 dump trucks, two 4 x 4 weapon carriers, oneambulance and ten jeeps are in operation.

(4) Eight ISO cu . ft . and one 650 cu . ft . reefers are in a satisfactory w:>rkingcondition. '1118 ne.ly constructed reefers -entloned previously are not working satistact­orly due to the l~ck of a refrigeration ~an .

(5) The ccnet.roet.tcn of r oads on Pone pe durlng this quarter has been surer-vfaedby the de'08.rtm.ent of Public Works and the ottice of Native Affairs . The "!ajority ofthe 'Work was done by the people of Pcnepe , The adl!linistration furnished material andaachinery. Two 2iles of np.w road have been constructed, and ntne bridges have beenconstructed makdng about ten miles of COJlD!Mlity roads passable .

Yore br-f -Ige timber will be needed as the present program or building1n the Civil A~ini.strationHousing consumes much of the large t jIl!ber that is suitablefor such bridge building.

A-5 50 June 1948 POMpe Dist .

By the end of U1~ n"!:xt report ing period it is expected that abroteighteeen miles or the main road to encircle PonaPA will be possible .

(c) Public Utilities :

(1) The rcreer Japanese Hydro-electric plant su pnl y.ng tJU..-sr ..... \dJ~local native inhabitants has been operating iuring the quart-To

A.s a test the whole Civil Ad'ftinistrat.1on Unit was cut 1n on theplant, but woold only hold the load Cor 2v mnutes due to the lack or water .

It is beHeeed With the repair of thA da!D and the sluice way t!1atthe Hydro-eleetrie ,..lant could easily 3UPfly electrical 'PO"er to th~ local nativeinhabitants and the Civil Ad21nistratlon Uni

( d) Public tranSportation : NOM .

(e) Naval Wat er Transportation :

(1) bo pontoon barges TElaain in operation tor cargo haJl,jling . One LCPR J

one LCJ( and OM aotor whaleboat are in operation Cor transportation.

(e) Hathe EaplO)'llent , :laily Average .(1) u.ber and eaplo,..ent:

Construction or Public BuildingsPublic HighwaysPublic UtilitiesTransportationSalvage

557

2655

2

Sawmill 8

.10 June 1948 Pcnape Dist .

(2) Rates of Pay and Earnings .

Constru ction of Public Buildings . i4S , . 14 , . 1125 ,. 10 , . 075.

Public HighwaY' . $3" , . 08Public Ut i l i t i es . $90 , 168, $36, . 1425, . 1325,

. 1125 , . 09 , . 075.Transportation . $75, $56, I SO , $45, $40 ,

. 13 , . 1125 , . 10 , . 09 , . 08 75 , . 075 .Salvage . .1 125, . 07 5Sa-.1ll.. . 36 , . 11«: 5 , . 08 .

$2407. 32• 287 .65

121'96. 57

12523.141 122.49$ 382 .34

:1vAd Functions)'Ubl1c :l'orks)

1 Dc tober 1948 l"'onllJ.''='' _ ... _

(a) New Construction(ll New construction on dependent housing has been completed .

A new BOQ is under- construe tion and an Officers Club 1s In plarm:l1g .

(2) !he Enlisted Men's Recreation Hall and Quarters have beencorapLe ted ,

(3) The Brown_Paclflc _J!axon Construction Co . , have completedthe fresh water supply lIne and the base 1s now using this supply .

Construction on the dispensary 1s 80% complete , Administra­tion 00% and Radio building 20~ complete .

(b) Alteration and Maintenance(1) our source of electrical power consists of three 75 K and

three oOK" caterpillar diesel driven field type generators . At thepresent tire all are 1n a satisfactory working condition . All generatorshave been relocated and are now housed in a single bui l di ng - a formerJapanese concrete structure near the waterfront and within the Administrationarea. All generators are hooked up 1n parallel so that the requiredcombination of any three machines can be used to carry the load. However ,for near tuDure planning , generators of a much larger capacity will beneeded for the ever-increasing electrical load.

1 Oc tober 1948

• (2) One TO 14 Bulldozer , one tractor crane , one motor pa trolr oaQ grader , three 6x6 interns t1 ona l cargo trucks , t hr e e 6x6 Interna.tl anal.dump trucks , one 4x4 weapon carrier , one ambulance and eleven Jeeps arein opera tion .

(3) Eight 150 cu . ft . walk-in type reefers and three reeferunits totalling 3500 eu.ft . are a t present In satisfactory working condition .

(4) Road r epa ir remains difficult due to the shortage of equipmentfor repair and increased use or heavy trucks . rtoads In genera l areapproaching the point that beco mes a major construction project .

!he present a l l o wanc e of equipment does not anticipate thework that must be done . The l ife of rolling stock Is reduced to a mereperiod of breaking In compared to stock used on medium well bui lt roads .

The proble~ can be e l iminated only by allot~nt 0 moreh.avy building equipment . "his must be on hand by the beginning of theapproaching dry s ea s on .

(c) Public Utilities. (1 ) !he former Japanese Hydro-electric plant is in an operating

c ondition to supply power to a l i mit ed number of local native inhabitanta .Since submission of the last quarterly report , the operation or this planthas been sporadic . It must be borne in mind that this project Is strictly

1 October 1948

_ native" venture therefore the maintenance and comp'le te operation haabeen l e f t up to the Net District populace . As nearly as can be determinedthe f a ilure to keep qualified personnel on the job has been the reasonfor non-operation on a c ontinuous basis .

(d) Public transportation(1 ) None .

(e) Naval star Transportationel l Two pontoon barges, one In very poor condition are In operation

for cargo handling . , One LCPR - in poor condition , one LCM - under repair ,one motor whaleboat _ under repair , and one plane rearming boat in faircondition are used for transportation .

(r) lovment Dai lv Avera e :er and employment :

Construction or Public FUi l d i ngs 26Publ ic Highways 4Public Utilities 24Transportation 32Salvage 2Saw Mill 7

(2) Rates or pay and earnings(See Enc l o sur e A) ...... ....... " -7 ( 'Mt. t~.