 The Committee's programmes for 1950–1953, were approved by Sir Patrick Abercrombie, British town planner.By June 1947 The Committee had inspected possible sites for their $50,000,000 plan to re-house 50,000 low-income members of the population.He often criticised Government spending where he felt it was excessive, was sympathetic to the plight of the less fortunate who struggled to have their own homes and encouraged savings among wage-earners.