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a scheme which would enable all the fisherfolk who are dependent upon the Kalk Bay
fishing industry for their livelihood to be housed under properly planned conditions.
It is my considered opinion that the Council should look beyond the boundaries of
Kalk Bay for the answer to this question. Beyond these boundaries are to be found areas of
land where the fishermen of Kalk Bay and their families could be housed under conditions
possessing every advantage from the point of view of health, education and the amenities of
a civilised standard of living, areas where generous provision can be made in layout and
equipment of social services for the expanding needs of a growing fishermen population.

I am in a position to report upon sites which I have examined from Glencairn to
Retreat.
(1) Up the valley at Glencairn the land is steep and there are no advantages to
compensate for the fact that it is 5 miles away from Kalk Bay.
(2) 2½ miles away from Kalk Bay Harbour, in the Clovelly Estate, there is an area
25 acres in extent below the constructed road to the Golf Course and on the False Bay side
of the course. The land is by no means level and the cost of acquisition and development
would be prohibitive compared to the costs for level areas in the vicinity of Retreat. There
is also the difficulty of overcoming the objections which would undoubtedly be raised by
the residents of the Clovelly Estate to the establishment of a housing scheme in close
proximity to their property.
(3) The flat land around “The Trappies” has been examined, but there is not
sufficient to fulfil re-housing requirements.
(4) The mountain slopes above Kalk Bay, including the land offered to the Council
by Mr. C. P. Smuts and that owned by the Council, are so steep that sub-economic housing
here is economically impracticable. Development costs, particularly of roads and services,
would be exceedingly high, and the expenditure cannot be justified as long as there is land
available upon which sub-economic housing schemes can be established at about one-third
of the cost.
(5) The land lying between Margate Road and Zand Vlei in Muizenberg is suitable
for development, but in view of the existing townships in the vicinity and the potentialities
of the area as the future seaside and lakeside resort of Muizenberg I do not recommend that
area for sub-economic housing.
(6) Between Military Road, Steenberg, and Retreat, on the east side of the railway
there are extensive areas of flat and comparatively cheap land which offer every facility for
a comprehensive sub-economic housing scheme from the point of view of cost,
development and judicious town planning. The site is situated approximately 5½ miles
from Kalk Bay Harbour and possesses the advantage of a railway service and good roads.
The extent of undeveloped sites in this area is approximately 400 acres.

I attach Plan TPX.314 showing the Kalk Bay and Clovelly areas referred to and
Plan TPX315 indicating the areas between Steenberg and Retreat.