NG Asks An Expert

Port Moresby, Feb. 16.

housing adviser from Ghana, H. F. Winful, arrived in Port esby today to advise the linistration of Papua-New lea on the best use of local ling materials for home con ction. nphasis will be placed on the of stabilised earth bricks which ; been used extensively in na. r. Winful said these bricks, vn as “land crete”, had proved >6 the most economic material permanent low cost rural houses lhana. j said land crete was a soil and 3nt mixture with cement vary from five to 15 per cent, in itity depending on the type of iring his stay in the Territory, Winful will advise the Admini :ion on the technical aspects of ilised earth brick construction. i will also confer with officers he possible adaption of Ghana ge building schemes to Terri needs.

Winful said it was common tice in Ghana for bricks to be e on a communal basis by loan Drick making machines from Government or by a few men racting to make bricks at a 1 charge. ie NG Administration has been rimenting with bricks for p native housing for some time.