▁In ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Labour ▁and ▁National ▁Service ▁had ▁asked ▁the ▁R AN ▁for ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁factory ▁buildings ▁for ▁Balt ic ▁Dis pla ced ▁Pers ons , ▁and ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁transferred ▁from ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Inter ior ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Labour ▁and ▁National ▁Service . ▁However , ▁the ▁land ▁near ▁the ▁river ▁would ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Army . ▁In ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁it ▁was ▁reported ▁that ▁there ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁Work er ' s ▁Host el ▁at ▁Col ms lie ▁with ▁a ▁project ed ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 5 0 0 ▁persons . ▁The ▁existing ▁buildings ▁of ▁the ▁Ac et ate ▁of ▁L ime ▁Factory ▁would ▁provide ▁accommod ation , ▁but ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁tim ber ▁h uts ▁were ▁also ▁added ▁the ▁site , ▁as ▁illustrated ▁on ▁an ▁April ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁map ▁by ▁the ▁Commonwealth ▁Department ▁of ▁Works ▁and ▁H ous ing ▁( the ▁h uts ▁are ▁not ▁present ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁site ▁map ▁prepared ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior ). ▁Two ▁of ▁these ▁h uts , ▁which ▁were ▁used ▁as ▁six ▁room ▁sleep ing ▁blocks , ▁remain ▁on ▁site ▁today , ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁brick ▁Engine er ' s ▁Office ▁and ▁F itter ' s ▁shop . ▁By ▁December ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁the ▁term ▁" Col ms lie ▁M igr ant ▁Host el " ▁was ▁being ▁used ▁in ▁correspond ence . ▁ ▁Initial ▁government ▁policy ▁was