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LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

N E W S O U T H W A L E S

R E P O R T O F TEIE

DEPARTMENT OF WORKS AND LOCA GOVERNMENT

FOR 1 ; YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE, 1830.

Ordered by the Legislative Assembly to be printed, 10 August, 1937 .

Wholly set up and printed in Australia, by D A V I D H A K O L D P A I S L E Y , G O V E R N M E N T P R I N T E R . S Y D N E Y , N E W SOL'TH W A L E S .

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T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S . PART. PiOM,

I. AdminiHtration ^ II. Legislation—

Loc Wharf Furthor ExIcnBion Art. 19M I St. Amlrcw'H Cathedral Site AgrcfmoiilH anil Central liaptiat Church Act, 1036, No, 15 1 M»ritinie KerviitH (IVnsion of Vice-l'resident) Act, 1936, No. 18 2 IrtKivl (inviTiinieiit (Further Aniemiment) Act, l!)35 2 I^ical (lovernnieiit (Nuxiuuw i'lantu) Amendment Bill ... ... ... ... •.- •.. ••• ^ L<»eiil (.iovornnu'iit (Ameiiilrafiit) Bill. lUSS ^ AmentlineniB of l,inal (jliivernnient Aet ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..• -•• ^ AineiulmontH of Sydney Corporation Act ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..- ••• North Coast County C junt-il Hill

III. Ordinances under the Local Government Act, 11)19— Ordinanw No. M A (Elcctrir Wires. CahlcH, Appliaiicca, Meter)*, Fittings, Insulators, Apparatus, and

Mat<TiaU—Approval of Proclaimed Article) 10 Ordinance No, i)7 (Kxpciises of .MemUTn of Loans and Advances Advisory Committ«e) 10 OnUimnee No. ',y.\ (FerricM—Heavily Laden Vehicles) ... ... ... ... ... ... -.- 1'' Ordinance No. ;iO (Stopi>a|ie of Traffic on Roads in VVet Weather) II Ordinance Xn. (.\nnual Charges for Kails and Pipes) H Ordinance No. 2:t (CoiUraets) H Or<linance No. ;):t {l*recedenc-c on Ferry Punts) 12 Waverley Cemetery 12 SiiKKcstiiin lo Compel PedeHtrians to keep to the right whilst Walking on Roads 12 Ordinance No. 46 (Use of Concrete I'ipes for Sewerage Conneelions to HouBes) ... ... ... ... 13 Duilding Uc-gulation Advisory Committee 13

IV. Electricity— Hydro-electric Investigatiftns ... ... ... ... ... ... ..- ..- .-• -•• ••• 1* Itiirrinjuck Flectricity Supply Port Kcmlila Electricity Supply Sydney Klectrolypilw Comniitlec ... ... ... ... ... . . . . . . . . . ••. ••• ••• '"^ Trading l-'rancliiscs iinilcr l^)eal (lovemment .Act ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• 1" ('onsfniition of Traiisitiission J incH and Councils' Extension of Undertakinge 19 Eli'ctricity Advisory C'lniniittee

Safety fd' Klci-iriial Appiiancci^. Materials, etc 22 Periodical lns|)ecti(in of Elcclricnl Installations 22 N<»rth tVtast County Cimiicii Proptisal ... ... ... ... ... -•• ... ••• -•• 2.( South Coast and Southern Highlands County Council Pntposals 23 Rural Klcctririly FxtensionH linanciiiUy assisted by the Government 23 Analysrs 1)1"Sinei Lighting Annual CokIk ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 24 Trading by Councils in Eleclricnl Appliances ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• Statisllcs of KU'i triiity Supply -Vuthorities 2(1 Preparation of Pamphlets ., ••• 2tt Kadii) luterferemx- ... ... ... ... ... ... ... . . . . . . ..• -•• ••• "fl installation and Cse of Ek-ctrieai Ec)uipment in Mines 26 Klcctritieatiou of Railways and Inter-connectiou of Major Hyslems 2tt MisicllancouH ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ..- .-- ••• 2tl

Lii-ensing of Klectrjcal Coiitraelors and Electricians ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• 2S Enfon-erncnf of Hcgulation with regard i<> Elcrtrical Wiring Works 28 Tradiiig Funds Prtilits ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .•• ••• •-• ,loin( Connnitlce under S«elion (It (3) of the (las and Klwtricity Act, 193^ 21> Joint Coniniitlee under Section m (2) of the (ias and Electricity Act. 193') 29

\ ' . Architectural a n d Piihlic MuildJiiffK... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ••• ••• ••• ••• •••

VI. Water Supply and Sewerage

VII. Stormwater and Swamp Drainage "Il

A'lll. HarlmurMaud Rivers— liarliiMir Works ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• ••- ••• ™ i>iidgjng ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ••• ••• -•• ••• ••• ••• General Maintemmce "** Pul.lic Wharves Shark Meshing l'ro|)osal j° River Kank Erosion and Flood Relief 4| | Hydntgniphic Surveys *^ Kivir Murray Waters Acts "

IX. Gas Adinhiistration

X. National Works (Section 637 of tlie Local Government Act)— Roads % Bridges Ferries and Fuiita "*

XI. The Hac(|Uarie-8treet Replanning Committee ^2

XII. Testing and Inspection of Materials ^ XIII . City of Sydney—

Death of Alderman Sir Alfred Livingstone Parker, Kt . •'3 Proposed widening of Cleveland-street, Sydney "3

XI\ ' . Loans of Councils— Renewal of Fixed Loans ^3

Ordinary 1/ians , "J* Kiilepaycrs' ,\dvances Loans from Fund to Fund ^ Total Loans Authorised ^ Rorrowing l.y Mtndeipal Council of Sydney Oj: Extension of Borrowing Margin ... ... ... ... .•• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• "• ' Interest. Rates on Loans ... ... ... ... -•. -•• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••" General -•• "•• Postponement by the Crown of its prior Charge over the Revenues of a Council in fevour of another

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PABI*- P A Q B . XV. Questions re Kates—

Limit uf Rating—Perm iesion to Exceed ., 5(i General Rate of loss than Id. in the £ , ,.1 ^ , ^ 56 PerraisHiou to Itefraiii from Levying I/)an Rates or to Levy Reduced Loan R&tea 56 Sale of Land for Rates 66 Penalty for Late Payment of Rates 56 Differential Rating of Urban Farm Lands 57

XVI. AeoonntB of Councils— Inspection by Departmental Inspectors 57 Delay in Furnishing Statementa of Accounts 58 Auditors' RejHirfs , 58 ISurchargPS ... ... 58 D<tfafcationK 58 Emergency Relief p^spcnditurc 59

XVII. Financial Aesistance to Municipal and Shire Councils 59

XVIII. County Districts and County Councils 60

XIX. Urban Ai-eas 63

XX. Joint Committooti 63

XXI, Alterations of Boundaries of Areas 64

XXl l . Proposals to Unite Areas 64

XXIIL Proposals to Form New Areas 65

XXIV. Towns and Villages Proclaimed under Section 4 of the Local Government Act, 1919 65

XXV. Wards and Ridings 65

XXVI. RcHidcutial Districts 68

XXVII. Alderiiii'U and Councillors having Pecuniary Interests in Agreements or Trading with their Councils ... 69

XXVIII. Differenci'B between Councils and between Councils and Government Departments 66

XXiX. Inquiiies ;. . . . 68

XXX. Local Government Conferences— Local Government Association President 68

Shires Association President 69

XXXI. Clerks, Auditors, Engineers, Electrical Engineers, and Overseers 69

XXXII . Application for the Proclamation of the Municipality of Manly as a City 70

XXXIII . Erina Shire—Removal of Council and Appointment of Administrator 70

XXXIV. Aerodromes 71

XXV. Proposed EslabliMhnient of Municipal Abattoirs 71

XXXVi. Protection of Wild Flowers and Native Plants 71

XXXVII. Disposal of State Industrial Undertakings 72

XXXVIII. Expenditure—Works and Services 73

XXXIX. Services Rendered to Other DopartmentH 73

XL. Staff 74

XLI. ValucL-Geuerars Department 74

XLII. Government Housing 74

XLIII . Local Government Superannuation Board 74

XLIV. Conclusion 76

APPENDICES. A F F E N D I X .

I. Alterations of Boundaries of Areas—Proposals for II . Alteration of Ward and Riding Divisions, Division or Redivision into Wards and Abolition of Ward

Diviaiona—Proposals for

I I I . Residential Districts

IV. Consolidated Revenue Fund—Details of Expenditure and Repayments

V. General Loan Account—Details of Expenditure and RepaymentB

VI. Special Expenditure Loans—Details of Expenditure and Repayments

VII. Special Deposits Accomits—Details of Expenditure and Receipts

VIII. Payments made by Other Departments for Works and Services carried out

IX. Endowment Paid to Shire Councils during the Year ended Slst December, 1935 X. Details of Financial Assistance to Shire Councils by Department of Local Government during the Financial

Year 1935-36 '.

Details of Financial AsMistance to Municipal Councils by Department of Local Government during the Financial Year 1935-36 »•

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XII . Statement showing Total Assistance to Shire and Municipal Councils during 1935-39

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DEl'AHTMENT OF WORKS AND LOCAL G ( ) V E R N M E N 1 \

(ANNUAL REPORT, 1935-36.)

The Ululor-Secretary for Works and Local Government to The Ilonourahlc Eric Sydney Spooner, F.C.A. (Aust.), A.I.C.A., M.L.A,, ilinister

for Works and Local Government. I. A D M I N I 8 T R A T I 0 N .

Sir, I have the honour to prt!.sent t o the Minister the Annuiil Report of the Department of Works

and Local Government for the year ended 30th June, 1936.

The Department of Publi*; Worka and tlic Department of Local Government were amalgamated during the year, the amHigamatioii taking effect as from lat February, 1936. The Department is now known as the Department of Works and Local Government.

The Local Government Department was originally a branch of tlio Public Works Department but became a separate Department in 1915. After the separation the two Departments continued to be closely aHrtOciated. The Local Government Dep^irtment had the assistance of the Public W^orks Department in all ongincerinfi and »ui*h like ])rofesHiunal and technical matters. The activities of the combined Depart­ments continued t o run with added s i n o o t h n c H s after the amalgamation a n d t h e prol>leni8 associated with the amalgamation were well on the way to solution at the end uf the year.

The year him been one of very great activity. The various matters concerned with t h e amalgamation new legislation and the resignations and the retirements of officers created many difficulties and rendered necessary the working of long hours by a numlier of members of the staff.

The f\inc1 ions of the Department are so many and varied that a very lengthy report would be necessary 0 deal witli tlicin adequately. As such funt^tions are set out in another publication, it is not necessary to

repeat them here and hecau.se of the need for keei)ing the report within reasonable bounds a number of matters are dealt with very briefly while others have licen omitted altogether.

Although the two Departments functioned separately for more than half of the year under review, it has been thought advisable to make one combined report covering the whole year.

IL LEGISLATION. During the year a inimbiT of Rills wpre prepared by the Department. Some wore passed into law

while others were before Parliament at the close of the year. A summary of the legislation and proposed legislation ia shown in the following paragraphs

L K E W H A R F F U R T H E K E X T E N S I O N A C T , 1936, N o . U .

The Rill was introduced in Parliament on 26th March, 1936, passed on 23rd April, 1936 and became law on Dth May, 1936.

The Act authorized the extension and improvement of wharfage accommodation at Newcastle and is the outcome of the Government's general policy.

i t is proposed to extend the present high level timber wharf, known as Lee Wharf, for a further 100 feet. Dredging, filling and roadway construction for aceess behind the wharf will also be carried out. In addition, a now low level wharf -UM) feet iu length will be eonstructed in contiimation of the line of Lee Wharf, !is extended. Dredging and iilling behind the wharf and roadway and- railway construction will also be involved. The whole scheme is estimated to cost £54,000. The new low level wharf will primarily accommodate timber shipments, but will also be utilized for chilled meat export and general merchandise.

S T . A N D R E W ' S C A T H E D R A L S I T E AoRi3EMi^-Ts A N D C E N T R A L B A P T I S T C H U R C H A C T , 1936, N o . 15.

This Bill was introduced on 28th April, 1936 and received*thc Governor's assent on 11th June, 1936.

The Act ratified two agreements made with the Government regarding matters arising out of the St. Andrew's Cathedral Site Act, 1935. One agreement concluded negotiations with the Baptist autliorities whereby certjiin lands in (Seorge-street, Sydney, were to be re.'^umed for the building of a now Baptist Church and offices. The Government also agreed to pay the Baptist Church Trustees an additional sum of £10,000 for their old site in Bathurst-street. The other agreement entered into with the owners of the George-street lands provided for purchase of sucli lands, demolition of buildings, and other uicidental matters. The Act also dealt with a immber of teehnieal matters required l)y the Crown Law authorities.

Another object of t!ie Act was t o confer ])owers enabling the new George-street building to b - used for purposes, possibly outside the scope of the Church constitution; these are incidental to the use of the building as Church offices, which will include meeting halls, committee room^, etc.

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M A R I T I M E S E R V I C E S ( P E N S I O N O F V I C E - P R E S I D E N T ) A C T , 1936, No. 18.

This Bill was introduced on 28th May, 1936 and received the Governor's assent on 19th June, 1936.

The Act provides a special pension from Treasury funds for Captain G. D . Williams, Vice-President of the Maritime Services Board of New South Wales, who was technically an officer of the Commonwealth and continued his fortnightly contributions to the Commonwealth Superannuation Fund. Upon the passing of the Act Captain \Viliiams was to resign from the C'ommonwcalth Service; he would then bo entitled to receive a refund of all contributions paid by him into the Commonwealth Superannuation Fund and pay the amount of such contributions into the State Trea.sury.

L O C A L G O V E R N M E N T ( F U R T H E R A M E N D M E N T ) A C T , 1935.

The Local Government (Further Amendment) Act, which was introduced in December, 1935, with the object of encouraging Councils to resume the position that existed prior to the depression, offers to the Councils large Government subsidies that they did not receive in pre-depression days, and these subsidies are intended as a Government contribution to encourage Councils to stinudate a n d organize employment.

Up to 30th June, 1936, thirty-nine Municipal and twenty-eight Shire Councils had adopted sixty-seven proposals under the Act. Towards the cost of these works amounting to £1^331,211, the Government offered capital grants totalling £551,430.

With the aid of these subsidies Councils may carry out developmental works on a full-time basis, which works in many cases would have been beyond their resources in pre-depression d a y s . In [»artieular, they encourage the estal)lisliment of water, sewerage, electricity, drainage and road schemes, as well as the construction of bridges, culverts, kerblng and guttering, footpaths and other local works.

The Government subsidies have varied from 20 per cent, to 70 per cent, of the cost of these works, averaging over 40 per cent., and are intended for a dual purpose

(1) to further assist in the relief of nnemploymcnt upon full-time at full award rates; and (2) to make possible the construction of developmental works where the full cost might be beyond the

resources of the Council or where the revenue to be derived therefrom would justify the Council in l)orrowing only a portion of the capital cost.

In order to remove any possible misunderstandings and misconception which might arise, it might not be out of place here to recapitulate the explanations of the Local Government (Further Amendment) Act, 1935, so far as the provisions of such Act affect the employment position and the Government's policy of enabling Councils instead of Govenimeut Departments to carry out certain works of construction with the object of briTiging about decentralization of construction.

Provision is included in the Act— (1) to enable Councils to borrow by way of Ordinary Loan (i.e., subject to the approval of the Governor

without the necessity of following the special lean procedure involving notification of the proposal and a possil>le poll of ratepayers, etc.) for the purpose of the erectiou, construction or carrying out of works of drainage, stormwater channels, public baths, works for the development of tourist traffic, and the improvement and embellishment of pnl)lic reserves and places of public recreation or resort, bridges and roads of access into settled districts, and works for the extension of electricity and particularly works for extending electricity into rural districts, for the purchase of necessary machinery and equipment for such ])urposes, and for the purpose of the erection, construction and carrying out of country towns water supply and sewerage works, under conditions providing for assistance from the Commonwealth and/or State towards capital cost or of interest and instalments of loan repayment.

(2) to enable Councils within the areas of operations of the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Beard and the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board to finance the capital cost of water and sewerage extensions in their areas imder conditions providing that— (a) the Board shall carry out the work; (ft) the Council shall borrow by way of Ordinary Loan for the purpose of providing the amount

of the estimated cost of the work and pay the amount of the loan to the Board; (c) the Board shall pay to the Council the amount of the annual income collected by it in the

part of the area affected, after deducting therefrom working expenses (and interest on any of the Board's own funds which may have been used)—but not exceeding the antount of the instalments of principal and interest payable by the Council to the lender;

{(1) the Council will be responsible to the lender for any difference between the amount payable by the Board to the Council, and the amount of the instalments of principal and interest in respect of the loan.

There is provision also euabUng the Councils to be subsidised in respect of such loan proposals in appropriate cases.

(3) for the payment by the Government of interest in excess of 3^ per cent, per annum on loans raised by the Councils for the purpose of constructing coimtry water and sewerage works and enabling similar payments to be made in respect of loans for other purposes in appropriate instances.

(4) to enable the Government, at the request of the Councils concerned, to assist franchise holders in connection with extension of their electricity undertakings so as to place the prospective consumers on a like footing to that of consumers in other areas where Councils which conduct their own electricity imdertakings are assisted by the Government to make extensions.

C O U N T R Y T O W N S W A T E R S U P P L Y A N D S E W E R A O E S C H E M E S .

With regard to country towns wat«r and sewerage schemes the procedure is for'the Councils to prepare tlie designs, phin^' and specifications. It is a condition that all .such designs, plans and specifications must he submitted to the Deiiartmcnt for approval, and that the Departmental engineers shall be consulted during the preparation of this work so that unsuitabh' designs, etc., are not ]>roceedod with too far before they are rectified; and where the (Joverntnent 1ms already tonimencetl the preparation of plans, etc. , of any scheme it is prepared to liand over to the Counrils such work as has been done free of charge. All essential information t h a t may be in the hands of the Governntent Departments is made available to the Councils, aTid the (Jovernment is ])repared to advance to Councils sums to meet preliminary costs, such as the fees of consulting engineers.

It is intended that the Councils shall invite tenders for the construction of these schemes upon the a|)proved sjiccifications. In all cases, however, the work is to be subject to the supervision of the Council's engineers and, in view of the substantial Governmental contributions, to the over-riding sup.^rvision of the Departmental engiiu'crs, who will regularly inspect the work and report |>rogress to the Department.

Provision in regard to supervision and labour conditions is required to be end>odied in any contract between thi ' Council and a successful tenderer; and, as between the Government and the Council, it is ft condition of the arrangement that no tender shall lie accepted and no contract entered into unless they shall have been previously concurre<l in by the Department.

An .Advisory Committee (constituted under the Amendment Act) consisting of Alderman M. J-(Jrillin, Mayor of HathurHt and President of the Local Government Association. Mr. K. R. C. (Jailop, Local (JovemmcTit Engineer, and Mr. V. V. W. Williams of the Department, deals with proposals under tlie scheme and reports what, in its ojjinion, is a fair mm to be contributed by the Council towards the cost of the water or sewerage works concerned. The basis on which the Committee works has already been set out in the Dc]iartmcntal Ciicular No. 902, which was forwarded to all Councils on 17th January, 1936.

If the loans cannot be raised by the Councils at 3 | per cent, jier annum or less, the Government, In addition to paying any share of the (•ai)ital cost of the works, agrees to pay so much of the interest on the loans ns exceeds that rate- subject, nf course, to approval of the actual rate of interest to be |)aid on tho loan, ' l l ie loan inoiuiy is made iivallabieto the Councils directly l)y the lender and the Uovcrnnient assists in finding a lender shonhl Councils be unable to make satisfactory arrangements.

E L E C T R I C I T Y W O R K S .

Many desirable elei tricity extensions have not been undertaken in the past becau.se of the anticipated resultant fitiancial burden during the early years of their operation.

The Government especially desires to encourage the provision of electricity suppHes for domestic and power purposes to the greatest possible number of rural ami other consumers, and is, therefore, prepared to give cnnsideration to a])pIications for financial ass-^tance towards extensions.

The ( lovemment , in approved cases of extensions made by Councils essentially for the purpose of aupjilying electricity to new consumers {i.e., consumers not y e t served), makes available an actual subsidy extending civer ten yenrs. commeni-ing in the first year a t 5 per cent, of the estimated capital e,\-pen(bture, diminishing gniduallv to one-half of I per cent, in 1 he tenth year. This subsidv is also granted to an authority operating under franchise, in respect of extensions which under the franchise agreement the authority is not bdund to make. In any exceptional case where the initial subsidy would exceed a limit of £5 per consumer, I he subsidy is fixed at that litnit for the first year, and will similarly diminish.

Broadly, the general conditions applicable to this subsidy are as follows :—

(1) the fxlension must he one which may be expecteil to become self-supporting within the period oi' the subsidy. In general, the estimated initial annual revenue from sales should not be less than 10 per cent, of the estimated capital exjienditure on the extension. It should, however, be noted that—

(H) the subsidy will not be made available in respect of new consumers in a locality where low voltage su|)ply is already available, or in respect of isolated prospective consumers capable of being supplied from an existing distribution system.

{h) for the purpose of determining the subsidy, the estimated capital expenditure on t a p lines to any individual consimuTs in excess of a (]uartcr of a mile will be excluded.

(2) No application involving an estimated capital expenditure of less than £600 will be considered. (3) The necessary capital nnist be raised by the Electricity Supply Authority. Where a Council

proposes to borrow the capital, a maximum period of twenty-five years for the loan will l e permitted.

(4) Estimate of cajiital expenditure and annual revenue, engineering design and construction, conditions of loan, together with the j)ro]iosal generally, nuist lie .satisfactory to the Government.

(5) Work must be put in hand within six months of the Government's approval of a proposal, ami completed without luuhie delay.

(6) Applications should be lodged as early as possible; the time within which approval may be given terminates on 30th June, 1938.

(7) An agreement between the Electricity Sujiply Authority and the Colonial Treasurer will be necessary with respect to the payment of the subsidy.

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For the information of Coxmcils of areas where there are suitable local government works which could be profitably eonstructed, and which would at the same time assist in giving employment in tho.se or other areas, but which may not yet have considered the question of submitting a proposal for the carrying out of such works with Governmental assistance in pursuance of the provisions of the Local Government (Further Amendment) Act, 1935, it nuiy lie stated that the Government is prepared to co-operate with tlio. Councils, on a reasonable cost of sharing basis, in jiromoting the construction of such works. In considering the measure of assistance which can be granted, the principle will bo recognised that some port'-on of the cost of certain works may have some national value—varying according to the location and nature of the work and the particular circumstances of the case—which might be borne by the whole communi ty ; and, in respect of works generally, tlie employment factor will be taken into consideration in assessing tlie proportion of the cost which may be regarded as a responsibility beyond the need, capacity or benefit of the area.

The Government has iiulicated that the transition from emergency relief works will be gradual and 8 0 conducted as to avoid hardslii]*.

The ('ouncils may be assured that, so far from encouraging Councils to borrow beyond their resources, approval will not be given to any scheme unless such scheme is well within the finaiusial rapacity of the Council having regard to its other liabilities and all relative circumstances.

. S T O R M W A T E R D R A I N A G E W O R K .

t n future the Government does not intend to carry out directly the construction of stotmwatef drainage works, but to leave this to the Councils, and where the Council is unable to meet the full cost the Government will be prepared, in apjiropriate cases, to subsidize any amounts borrowed by Councils by way or ordinary loan under the amending legislation for work of this nature.

M I N O R R O A D S O P A C C E S S .

With regard to minor roads of access into settled districts, bridges, etc., towards the cost of construction of which moneys were allocated amongst the Counc^ils during the last financial year, this scheme is being continued, and the Amending Act enables the Councils to borrow by way of ordinary loan for the purpose of providing their share of the cost. As in the past, the intention of the allocation is to connect settled districts with ports or railways, or with the main or developmental road system, or to provide the cost or ]iart of the cost of new bridges, ct^c., where the cost is beyond the capacity of the Councils or the settlers in the localities concerned—that is to say, roads and bridges wbieh h(!l|) to put new settlers on the land or to keep on the land those who arc already there, but who are likely to be forced olT hy the absence of a good road or a coimecting bridge for the cartage of their produce to market.

« D E V E L O P M E N T O F P U B L I C R E S E R V E S , T O U R I S T R E S O R T S , E T C .

It is proposed to link up with this question of the construction of roads of access, etc., provision for the development of tourist reserves, national playgrounds and tourist resorts and the like, such as public swimming baths, and subsidies will be paid to Coimcils which are prepared to promote works for the encouragement of sport and tourist trafiic. The co-operation of the Councils is sought in developing and exploiting the scenic resources of the State; the work is cascntially of local goveriunent interest and is a function of local government which lends itself to great development as a reproductive undertaking of permanent value to the areas concerned and the State generally.

R E P L A C E M E N T O P E M E R G E N C Y R E U E F S C H E M E B Y F U L L - T I M E S C H E M E .

As already indicated, it is the policy of t!ie tjovernment to steady down the emergency relief work scheme, but concurrently, to assist in providing work on a full-time award rate l>asis for as many as possible of the relief workers who can be effectively employed. Consequently, it has been decided t h a t -

All new works carried out by Municipal and Shire Councils with (iovernmental assistance imder the Local Government (Further Amendment) Act, 1935, as distinct from emergency relief works, will be on full-time under award conditions.

Where Councils have commenced work with Governmental assistance under the new scheme the work may, at the Council's discretion, proceed on a full-time liasis, instead of on a rationed basis as previously arranged or agreed to.

A L L L A B O U R I S T O B E E N G A O E D F R O M T H E E X I S T I N O L A B O U R E X C H A N G E S .

The labour required for these works (or 90 per cent, of it in the case of contracts) is engaged through the Department of Labour and Industry and taken from the nearest Labour Exchange, and the regular employees of Councils arc not to be used on the works except that, with permission. Councils may employ their overseers or gangers or such of the skilled members of tlieir permanent organizations as may be needed for any portion of the works requiring skilled assistance where such assistance is not available through the Laboiu- Exchanges. Councils, to the extent to which the law permits, have an entirely free hand in the engagement and dismiBsal of the labour required; and the w o r k s arc n o t gazetted u n d e r the Prevention and Relief of Unemployment Act.

In the carryiug out of works under these conditions, it is expected that steps will be taken to ensure an adequate return for the wages j)aid; and the Government will need to be satisfied, if and when making any payments on account of the subsidies, that work to the value of the expenditure has been and is being carried out.

The Councils which undertake the subsidised works schemes shoidd so organise the works as to complete them expeditiously; and if sufficient suitable labour is not available locally to enable this to be done, t o arrange with the Department of Labour and Industry for the impo:tation of the men required from other

L O C A L G O V E R N M E N T ( N O X I O U S P L A N T S ) A M E N D M E N T B I L L .

The Tiocjil Government (Xoxious Plants) .Amendment Bill was tabled in the Legislative Assembly on the 1 Ith March, 1936. Following t h e second reading on 29th April, 1936, no further j)rogre8S had been made at tho end of the Session on 28th July, 1936.

This measure is designed to amend the laws relating to the destruction of noxious plants and animals.

In order better to appreciate tlni purpo-ses of this Bill, a summary of the existing law is set o u t : —

Under the Local Government Act, 1919, a Council may declare as " nox ious" a plant or animal in respect of its area and may require owners or occupiers of land to de.stroy it subject to a penalty for non-compliance. In case of default a Council m a y destroy the noxioiLS jdants on such land at the cost of the owner c)r o(M'upicr. A comn^il nuist destroy noxious plants or animals on iands under its control and has ]»ower witliin the decision of the Council to destroy them on Crown lands, stock routes, etc.

The Governor may declare a plant or animal as noxious for all Municipalities and Shires or for a particular watershed (upon an application from the mtijority of the Councils concerned). Councils have similar powers in regard t o the enforcement of t\w destruction of noxious plants and animals so declared as they have in respect of noxious plants aiul animals declared by themselves.

Other provisions contained in various Acts are :—The Pastures Protection Act, 1934, binds Pastures Protection liourds to improve laiuls under their control by clearing noxious plants from them. The \Ve»t<u-n Lands Act, 1901, empowers the Minister for Lands to provide, in leases under the Act, directions as to the destruction of noxious weeds, A special Act covers the destruction of prickly pear.

N o law exists relittiug to the destruction of plants, etc., on aUeuated lands in the Western Division outside Government areiis.

Tho Central Government has no existing statutory- authority to promote, execute, or control measures for the destruction of noxious plants nor to supervise enforcement of C«uncils' jjowers and duties as provided uiuler the Local (Jovernment Act.

The spread of noxious jilants has become serious, and the existing powers of statutory bodies are not suincient t o properly cope with t h e position. Several conferences of interested bodies and authorities have been hold in recent years to consider the position: and the view has cr\-stidlised that the t ime is ripe for some change t o be made in the law which will enable the position t o be mon- etfiK^tively dealt with than is possible at |)resent. At the last of such conferences (lield in 1934), which was widely repr.saentative of all the interests concerned, the general view was that the execution of the law should remain with the Municipal and Shire Councils aa at prftsent, Imt that tho Government should take increased powers o f Agriculture and that an Advisory Committee should be set up to assist the Minister for Agriculture in this connection. The Advisory Committee was didy constituted, aiul besides the Minister for Agriculture as (•liairman, included representatives o f his Department, the Local (rovernment Dejiartment, the Lauds Department, the Shires .Association,, the Local Govemitient Association, and the ('ouncil of Advice of the Pastures Protection Boards.

The priiuiples uf Ihi; Hill were agreti<l to h y tho Advisory Committee, an<l are set out l>riefly hereunder:—

It provides fur repeal o f the existing provisions of the Lo<-4il Government Act, 1919, and empowers the Governor, upon the reeonmiendation of tho Ministers for Agriculture and Local Governmeut, to proclaim any plant as " noxious " in all or any part of the State. This provision places the sole power of declaration with the (Jovcrnor, thus en.suring a better measure of co-ordination of efforts towards eradication in all affected areas. Early recognition and prompt declaration of a ])e!-t is al.so ensured by t h e utilisation of t h e services of the field staff and experts of the Agriculture Department.

Councils are directed to keej) and maintain free from noxious plants a n y laTid under their control, and do so within a time specified by notice served b y the Minister for Local Government upon t h e reconnnendation of the Minister fr)r .Agriculture. To meet c o s t s therein. Councils may make and levy rates irrespective of rating limits imposed or to meet costs from the General Fund.

A CouiU'il may eradicste noxious plants from any j)ublic hin<ls wiihin its area, and the Minister for Local Oovernment may. upon the recommendation of tho Minister for Agriculture, arrange with a ('ouncil to clear such lands and to defray costs from moneys provided by Parliament for the purpose. This j)rovision will apply chiefly to unoccupied Crown Lands.

Upon receipt of a jiroclaiuation declaring a plant noxious, a Council is required to give the prescribed notice in a newspaper, and wcupiers of private land must, thereupon, take prescribed steps to eradicate such plants under penalty for non-compliance. If it is siitisfied that reasonable steps to do so are not being taken a Council may issue a notice to such («;cupier, and in the event of default may carry out the work at the cost of the occupier. Provision is made to permit of a Council carrying out work on private lands at its own expense. This is designed to meet cases where it would not be considered reasonable to require an occupier to eradicate at his sole expense—e.g., the spread of a pest from the Council's own property.

Special jjrovisionr are eontaincxl in regard to land which is a common or reserved or dedicated for a public purpose, where tliere are no trustees or where the trustees notify their inability to eradicate noxicms plants. The Minister for Lands, in such cases, upon the request of the Council concerned and on the recommendation of the Local Land Board, may enter into a lease (of not more than fifty (50) years' term, including any extensions) under conditions providing for the eradication of noxious plants by the lessee.

The Western Lands Connnissioner is given the same powers as a Council iu respect of private land* in the Western Division outside Local (iovernment areas.

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Pastures Protection Boards arc directed to keep free from noxious plants travelling stock reserves and camping reserves and public watering places. Eradication shall l)e done within the t ime specified by notice from the Minister for Agriculture. The Minister for Agriculture may also cause the work to be carried out at tlie expense of the particular Board. The Board will not be liable for default if, during the period of twelve months next preceding the date of notice, it expends not less than £25() towards same. Powers are extended to Pastures Protection Boards to raise special rates, subject to specified limitations, for the purpose of carrying ont eradications.

ThQ Minister for Local Government, uj)on the recommendation of the Minister for Agriculture, may make grants or advances to assist Councils, Pastures Protection Boards, or trustees of land reserved for any public purpose in carrying out their obligations in relation to the destruction of noxious plants.

Power is given to the Minister for .4gricuiturc to have inspections made for the purpose of deciding as to the adequate carrying out of the provisions of the Hill, and power is vested in that Minister to see that the necessary work is carried ont.

Ordinances as approved by the Minister for Agriculture may be made prescribing, inter alia, means and methods of eradication, directions and advice therein, also as to usage, times, and purposes of such means. dispo.sal of plantw. keeping, movement and agistment of stock in affected areas, fencing, cultivation and usage- of uffeiited lands, ins]ie(^tions, (enforcements, etc. These ])rovisions provide a strong measure of control ipiitc lacking in existing laws. It enables efficacious means and methods of control and eradication of pests as may be devisalde by Agriculture Department officials conversant with all phases of the question both local and abroad.

The Bill further provides that persons or statutory bodies acting upon its provisions are absolved of any claim whatever in regard to loss of stock due to such action, provided that due notice is given in a newspaper and by notices placed in prominent places where such action is being taken.

Penalties are provided for scattering seeds of noxious plants or ])lacing such seeds in a position likely to cause dissemination.

Lands owned or occupied by the Crown or a statutory body for ])ur|)ose3 such as Government buildings, police paddocks, experimental farms, railway purposes, etc., are considered as suiijcct to the same provisions as private lands.

" Eradic it<> " is defined to mean—taking action prescribed to free land from noxious plants or preventing growth and spread from or on such land. A measure of elasticity is provided to meet instances where complete eradication would be impracticable or economically inexpedient.

The Governor may make regulations respecting methods of eradication, etc., in respect of lands in the Western Division not within a Local Government Area.

N o x i o i ' s A N I M A L S .

The exi-sting provisions of the Local Government Act in relation to noxious animals are similar to those relating to noxious plants. The new provisions of this Bill relating to noxious plants are, however, entirely unsuitable for noxious animals, and it is, therefore, necessary to make separate provision for noxious animals. This is encompassed by three short clau.'^es, which provide that Councils may declare as noxious in the whole or any part of their respective areas animals other than animals which are for the t ime being noxious animals, within the meaning of the Pastures Protection Act, and that occupiers shall continuously suppress and destroy such animals as required by the Council on their land, and the Council shall take similar action on the fenced public roads under its control. It is comparatively rarely that Councils declare auimals to be noxious atnmals; but it may be necessary sometimes for reasons not within the scope of the Pastures Protection Act. e;/- animnls which may be noxious from the point of view of public health, safety and convenience.

L O C A L G O V E R N M E N T ( A M E N D M E N T ) B I L L , 1 9 3 6 .

A Bill, entitled the Local Government (Amendment) Bill, was introduced in the Legislative Asscnddy on 4th June. 1936. It passed through all stages in the Assembly, and was forwarded to the Legislative Council o!i 11th Juno, 1936. The Bill was considerably amended in committee of the Council, and the motion for its third reading was rejected on the casting vote of the President of the Legislative Council on 23rd June, 1936. The BUI was restored to the business paper of the House on 25th June, 1936, but had not been further precceded with at the close of the year.

The Bill proposes to amend the Local Government Act and the Sydney Corporation Act in a number of respects. The principiil ameiidnieiit.s .-*o fur as the Local (lovernineiit Act is concerned arc the franchise (qualifications, tlie division of all metropolitan Municipalities into wards, and the prohiliition of the kcci»ing of separate w,ird or riding accounts. The principal anu-ndments projiosed to the Sydney Corporation Act arc the qualifications of citizens, an additional disqualification for civic office, and provision respecting polls of citizens and ratepayers.

Fuller particulars of the various amendment-s contained in the Bill are as follows :—

A M E N D M E N T S O F L 0 C . 4 . L G O V E R N M E N T A C T .

1. Franclme. Under the Local Government Act as it at present stands there arc three classes of persons who may

be enrolled on the roll of a Local Government area and vote at elections for aldermen ami concillors. They are owners, ratepaying les.-ices and occupiers. The definiticms of owner and ratepaying lessee have remained unchanged since 1919, but that of occupier was very much widened by the Local Government (Amendment) Act of 1927. Since that date a person is entitled to l>e enrolled as an occupier if—

(a) he has been continuously, during the three months preceding the d a y prescribed for enrolment, in joint or several occupation as direct tenant (but not as ratepaying lessee, which is covered by another section of the Act) of the owners or ratepaying lessees of ratable land of a yearly value of £5 or upwards, or

(h) lit) is noniin itcd in writing as an doctor by a body corporate or by trustees who are in o(^cupation as tenant or occupier of ratalile land of a yearly value of £5 or upwards (one person only may bo nominated under this ])rovision), or

(c) he has been continuously, during the three months next i)reccding the day prescribed for enrolment jointly or severally the occupier of ratable land by virtue of a miner's right or business license under the Mining Act, or

(<l) on thi' (l;iy jirescribed for enrolment he is residing or has his princii)al place of abode on land whether ratalile or not in the ward or riding, and has continuously during the six months preceding such ))rescribed day resided or had his principal place of abode in the area and is not alreadv enrolled in some other area by virtue of this provision only. (Since 1934 a twelve months' residential qualification has been required in place of six months).

Tho liill proposes to omit the jirovisioiis in (d) which was inserted in 1927, and to restore to the Act the provisions in force prior to that dat<!. This will mean that a person may be enrolled as an occupier il ho is qualified under (a), {b) or (c) above, or if—

(1) he has be?n continuously, during-the three months preceding the day prescribed for enrolment, resident within tho area and a share farmer of ratable land of a yc:irly value of £5 or upwards,

that is to say a ])erson holding a written license to occupy and cultivate ratable land in consideration of sharing the protluce of such land or in the caso of land us?d as a dairy farm sharing the produce of such use or of the animals grazing thereon, or

(2) he is a resident manager of ratable land (other than Crown land under lease, promise or contract of lease) which with or without houses or buildings is of a yearly value of £5 or upwards (this will apjily only if he is in a Shire), or

(3) he is resident as caretaker for the owner or l e s se3 on n t i b l e land which, with or without houses or other buddings thereon, is of a ye ir ly value of £3 or U ] )ward8, or

(1) he is a soldier or sailor within the meaning of th-; Act an 1 hai b e m continuously duriii'? the thre-i months preceding the d \ v prescribed for enrolment resident within the area.

Boarders and lodgers will not be entitled to enrolment under those quahfications nor to vote.

2. Wards and Ward Divisions. Provision is made in the Bill that the same number of .Aldermen shall be elected for every Ward

of a Municipalltv, that is if the Council consists of nine .Aldermen and there are three Wards, each Ward shall elect three Aldermen.

Tho provisions of Section 58. which deal with the division of Municipalities into Wards, will not apply to Municipalities wholly or partly within the Sydney Metropolitan Are.v It is proposed that those Municipalities, unless already divided into Wards, shall e ich be divided into cither three or four Wards, that the Council of each Municipality to be so d i v i d d shall submit a proposal to the Minister for the division into Wards, having regard to the population and number of electors, value of ratable land, community or diversity of interest, lines of communication and physical fcitures. Provision is made to exempt a Municipality from any such division if it is considered that division is inadvisible owing to the special ctreuinstancps <»f an area, but this exemption may later bn revoked. The Governor m i y from time to time alter the divisions into Wards of any Municipality in th*? Metropolitan Area, and may name or alter the names of the Wards.

3. Proportional Rcpreseviafion. As the Local Government Act stands at present, once the principle of proportional representation

has been applied to an area there is no machinery under which it c;in sub.sequeutly be revoked. Provision is containe<i in the Bill to empower a Council, upon rece'pt of a petition signed by not less than one-fifth of the enrolled elo-tors to take a poll as to whether the proclamation applying |)roportional representation shouUl be revo'iid, and if the decision of the poll is in favour of the revocation the Governor may so revoke the proclamation.

4. Ward and Riding Accounts. The Bill (lontains provision that a Council must not keep Ward or Riding accounts, and the division

of any area into Wards or Ridings must not be taken into account in applying a fund of the Council to any purpose.

At the present time there are many Municipalities where the amount of expenditure in each Ward is governed entirely by tho amount of revenue derived from that Ward. This may mean that one portion of an a n a will always be starved, as it will be unable to obtain sufficient revenue to allow of its prjpor ilevelopment.

It is anticipated tliat the rc((uirement respecting the keeping of accounts will obviate the difficulties of the poorer Wards getting assistance. . At the same time provision is made that if it is considered that an area should be exempt from this provision the fiovenior may by proclamation declare that it shall not

"PP'y-5. Other provisions originally in Bill.

When the Bill was befoie the Lei.'islative .Assembly it contained certain other provisions. One was that except in an arei where proportional re])resentation was in force all elections should be conducted by preferential voting. Another was that a person proposing to stand for election as Alderman or Councillor must have jiaid all rent due and i)ayable by him in respect of any period before the end of the month prc-co<iing nomination day. He would not, however, be disquahfied if tho amount unpaid did not exceed a stim otpiivalont to the rental over a porio<l of eight weeks. Every candidate was to be required also to furnish a declaration that he was not disqualified by virtue of this last provision. Both these proposals were .struck udt of the Bill by the Legi.shitivo Council.

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A M E N D M E N T S O F T H E S Y D N E Y C O R P O R A T I O N A C T .

1. Franchise.

The qualifications of citizens under the Sydney Corporation Act will he suhstitntially altered by the Bill to bring them into line with the qualifications of Local Government electors. There will be throe classes of persons entitled to enrolment, owners, ratepaying lessees, and occupiers.

The provisions witli regard to the qualifications of the two former classes will be identical with those in the Local Government Act, while the qualifications of occupiers will be similar to those of occupiers in the Local Government Act as proposed to be amended by this Bill, except that no reference has licen made to either share farmers or resident managers of ratable land in Shires, neither of which provisions would apply to occupiers in the City of Sydney.

Boarders and lodgers as such will not be entitled to enrolment or to vote.

2. Polh of ratepayers and citizens. The Bill also provides that a citizen must not vote more than once at any poll of citizens, and that a

ratepayer shall not vote more than once at any poll of ratepayers. The polls in question are optional polls which the Council may take for its guidance on any particular matter.

3. Disqualifications jor Civic Office. Provision is made in the Bill that a person shall be disqualified for election if he has not before the

close of nominations for an election paid all moneys in excess of the sum of 5s. that were at any t ime before the end of the month preceding nomination day due by him to the Council. This ia in accordance with the practice under the Local Government Act.

The Bill also contained provision, but it was struck out in the I^egislative Council, that a person standing for civic office must have paid all moneys due and payable by him by way of rent before the end of the month preceding nomination day. The fact that he owed a sum equivalent to four weeks' rental would not, however, debar him from standing for office. Every candidf.te was also to he required to furnish a declaration setting out that he was not di.squalified under this provision.

N O R T H C O A S T C O U N T Y C O U N C I L B I L L .

The North Coast County Comicil Bill was presented in the Legislative .Assembly for it-s first reading on 18th Juno, 1936. At the end of the Sewion on 28th J u l y . 1936, this Bill had not been read a second time.

A brief survey of the existing circumstances in reg ard to the supply of electricity over the area deal with by this Bill will serve better to indicate its purposes.

Considerable attention has been given to the question of assisting and better co-ordinating electrical development over the North Coast between the Tweed and Macleay Rivers with a view to wider extensions to rural areas, central utilization of resources, consequent reduction of overhead costs and cheapening of the coat of power and the remedying of the generally defective state at present existing in regard to absence of co-operation. Due consideration has also l»ceu given to the policy of the supply by the Clarence River County Council to areas beyond its control with the liability of capital outlaid therein ami the danger of non-renewal of agreements for supply over such areas.

The Clarence River County Council, constituted for this particular service, supplies electrical energy from its Nymboida hydro-electric power station (supplemented, when necessary, by its oil-buniing plant at Lismore} to the constituent Municipalities and Shires of its area, viz., Grafton, South Grafton and Ulmarra Municipalities, and Nymboida and Orara Shin;s, and part of Copmanhurst Shire. By agreement it also flupj)lies additional areas not under its control. Some of these are supplied in retail and some in bulk. Particulars of these are as follow :—

Supplied in Retail. Supplied in Bulk. Terania Shire. Lismore Mimicipality. Harrv'ood Shire. Casino Municipality. Maclean MunicipaUty. Dorrigo Shire. Bellingen Shiro. Nambucca Shire.

Local Government areas owning their own plants are :—Mullumbimby Municipality and Byron Shire (a small, jointly^controlled plant - hydro-electr ic as well as Diesel) ; Murwi l lumbah Mmiiiiipality {steam plant) ; Kyogle Shire (suction-gas plant); Dorrigo Shire—except Dorrigo Town {small hydro-electric— as well as Diesel—jilant).

The Gundurimba, Tintenbar and Woodburn Shires and Ballina and Kempsey Municipalities are supplied under private franchise (from crude-oil burning plants).

The Macleay, Tweed {except Tweed Heads and portion of the Shire adjacent to Murwillumbah) and Tomki Shires and most of the Kyogle Shire apart from the Town of Kyogle have not had electricity supply extended to their areas.

The Electricity Advisory Committee, constituted under the Gas and Electricity Act, 1935, made, inter alia, the following recommendations in respect of the foregoing :—

(1) The constitution of a Greater County District; (2) The con.stitution of a Greater County Council to exercise the powers of constituent Councils held

under the Local Government Act, 1919, in regard to the supply of electricity; (3) To take over control of electricity undertakings of all Councils within the area; (4) Franchise agreements to run their course subject to the existing options of purchase contained

therein being transferred to the proposed Greater County Council.

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This Bill has been introduced to achieve these and allied purposes and a brief Bummary of its main provisions fol lows:—

County District. The North Coast County District is proposed to embrace the areas of the Tweed, Byron, Kyogle ,

Terania, Oimduriinlia. Tintenbar, Tomki, Woodburn, Copmanhurst, Harwood, Orara, Nymboida, Dorrigo, liellingen, Nand)Utea and Macleay Shires, and MTirwilluml)ah, Mullumbimby, Lismore, BaUina, Casino, Maciojiu, Grafton, South Grafton, Ulmarra and Kempsey Municipahtiea.

Furthermore, upon the recommendation of the North Coast County Council with tho consent of local Council concerned, additional areas may, by proclamation of the Governor, be added.

Constitution of the Council. It is provided that, subject to proclamation determining same, the area involved is to be covered

by three con.stituencies, the Aldermen and Councillors of the Councils contained within each of which shall elect an equal number of Comicillors to the North Coast County Council, the total number to be nine or such number as may he fixed from time to time by proclamation. The first election is to be held on the date of constitution of the new Council, such date to be proclaimed by the Governor. The succeeding elections shall be held within two months of the date of the triennial elections of the constituent Councils of the area commencing from the election due in December, 1940. The Council's of^ce shall be situated in Grafton.

Abolition of the Clarence River County Comicil. Within six months of the date of the constitution of the North Coast County Council, the Clarence

River County District is to be aboHaed and the (Clarence River County Coimcil to be dissolved.

Transference of Powers, etc. Detailed provisions are included whereby the North Coast County Council is from the date of dis­

solution of tho Clarence River County Council to take over all that Council's powers, duties, authorities and functions: also such powers, etc., of constituent Coimcils of the area of the new Council as relate to the supply of electricity, supply and installation of electrical fittings and appliances, and the granting of franchises in respect of the supply of electricity to the public.

Durhig the period between the constitution of the new and the dissolution of the old Coimcil, the former Council's powers arc to be of an organising nature such as election of a chairman, estabhshment of an office and staff, and general preparations that may be required to enable the provisions of tliis Bill to be carried into effect. Power is given, upon approval of the Governor, to use members of the staffs of the other Councils concerned for such purposes; also to expend moneys thereon, such being providable by temporary loan to be guaranteed by the Colonial Treasurer.

Transfer of Assets, Liabililies, Staffs, etc.

All rights and interests in properties owned or vested in the Clarence River County Council, together with all dues, suits, actions, securities, contracts, agreements, undertakings, with all rights to enforce, also all delits. lialiilities and otlier relevant matters of that Council, and all such interests, etc., of the Byron, Dorrigo and Kyogle Shire Councils and C'a.sino, Lismore, Mullumbimby and Murwillumbah Mimicipal Councila in respect of tlie supply of electricity and the supply and installation of electrical fittings and appliances are to be vested in and become the rights, dues, liabilities, etc., of the North Coast County Council. All jirovisions, terms, etc., of loans are to remain the same as before such loans are transferred to the new Council.

During the period prior to this change-over, a joint committee consisting of a Chairman appointed by tho Governor, a representative of the new Council, and a representative of the other particidar Council concerned, is to determine what books, records, etc., are to bo handed over, also as to a division of the assets, debts, etc., referred to in the previous paragraph.

A furthor joint (•ommittee is to be aj)jiointed by the Governor, consisting of a Chairman (with a casting vote if required), one representative from the new Council, one from the Clarence River County Council, and one to represent the other Councils involved. This conmiittee is to recommend to the Governor such servants of tho Councils referred to above as are to be transferred to the new Council, also as to other matters relevant to such transfers.

Provisions are included governing such transfers, including the protection of and the continuance of the interests of such servants and for due compensation to any servant losing employment due to the change-over.

Private Franchises. It is provided that any franchise granted by a constituent Council shall continue over such period

of franchise Imt the new (•ouncil shall retain the power to exercise any option of purchase contained therein. This is also to apply in the event of inclusion of any further area withiu the North Coast County District.

Exercise of Powers. The Bill provides that the North Coast County Council may exercise the powers delegated to a County

Council under the Local Govonimeut Act, 1919, except so far as is provided otherwise therein. These powers include powers which are deemed to be delegated by constituent Comicils—

(rt) tti construct, extend, manage and control electricity works, and to supply and instal electrical fittings and ajipliances;

{b) to raise special loans and overdrafts in respect of (o); (c) to make and levy a loan rate in connection with (6).

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In addition, the Bill includes a;)5?ial provi^'.oi'', rcforrci to as reserved functions, which arc a definite departure from the usual provisions in respect of a County Council, imd which are intendcil to cstablisii the North Coast County Council upon similar lines to the Sydney County Council, including a General Manager with powers, subject to certain limitations, t o determine matters in relation to the transactions of the Council, with provisions for the co-ordination of such powers with those of the Council.

These reserved functions include such powers as :—The miking of any rate: fixing of charges or fees; borrowing and voting of money; acquisition, leasing and sale of land or other property; acceptance of tenders; proposals for ordinances; awards or industrial agreements under the Arbitration Act, 191*2, or payments in excess of such awards or agrccmonts; apj)ointmcnt, susi)ension or termination of the employment of the General Manager, Chief Engineer and Secretary, and granting of gratuities to any servant upon termination of employment; a g r c m c n t s rc su})|)ly of electricity iti bulk to another authority su|)|)lying electricity; extension of the Council's o|)crations into other areas; continuance of the sale or hire of electrical fittings and appliances; establishment of new generating stations, or construction of additional main generating units or main transmission lines; conditions in respect of any sinking fund or investment; the inclusion of all or part of a new area within the North Coast County District.

The Council has the power, subject to the approval of the Governor, to delegate any of these reserved functions to the General Manager except those of making a rate and borrowing.

The tJencral Manager, in addition to exercising these delegated powers, will bo empowered to dc:il with appointment, suspension and termination of services of the Council's employees except the Secretary and Chief Engineer; also to exccrcise and perform the powers, duties and functions of a County Clerk ; to call for and accept tenders not cxeedin^ £1,000 and to make contracts on behalf of the Council.

The Council may request the General Manager to advise and assist the Council in the exercise of its reserved furu-lions, also to advise in relation to any business or transaction of the (Council and to prejiare and submit to the Council estimates of cost, plans and specifications for the execution of any work.

The Ceneral Manager shall have the right to attend meetings of the Council and take part in its discussions, but not the right to vote.

The General Manager shall prepare yearly estimates of income and expenditure, which shall be open to public inspection. The Council may accept same without amendment or amend same, provided that t'le General Manager nuiy state objections to such amendments where upon the Council shall consider such objections. When the question of amendment is finally decideil upon, the rates {if any) to be made and levied and the charges and fees to be imposed shall be determined in accordance with such estimates.

III. ORDINANCES.

During the year two new Ordinan(^(^s were proclaimed, and lifty amendments were made tn the Onlinances. Of the latter, thirty-two were merely formal, applying various Ordinances to certjiin Shirc;i or Municipalities which had asked for their appliwition to their arcjis. The remaining eighteen consisted of three amendments in Ordinance No. 5, two amendments each in Ordinances Nos. 23, 33 and 45 respectively, and thirteen amendments made in various other Ordinances.

The new Ordinances which were proclaimed were Ordinances Nos. 5 4 A (electric wirej, cablei appliances, meters, fittings, insulators, apparatus and materials; approval of proclaimed articles), and 97 (exi)eiiscs of members of Loans and Advances Advisory Conunittee).

O R D I N A N C E 54A { E L E C T R I C W I R E S , C A B L E S , A P P L I A N C E S , M E T E R S , F I T T I N U S , I N S U L A T O R S , A P P A R A T U S

A N D M A T E R I A L S — A P P R O V A L O F P R O C L A I M E D A R T I C L E ) .

Section 512A, inserted in the Local Government Act by the Gas and Electricity .A.ct, 1935, provides that the Governor may by proclamation published in the Gazette, presenile any class, description or type of wire, cable, appliance, fitting, meter, insulator, apparatus or material, for UHC in or for the purposes of or for connection to any electrical in.stallntion, and Section 513 provides that Ordinances may be made with respect to the examination, testing, approval and stamping or labelling, etc., of such types, descriptions and classes. An Ordinance, No. 54A, to carry these jirovisious into effect, was proclaimed on 5th June, 1936, and is fully dealt with elsewhere in this report.

O R D I N A N C E N O . 97 ( E X P E N . S E I ; O F M E M B E R S O F LOANJ^ A N O A D V A N C E S A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E ) .

Section 400A of the Local Government Act, 1919, inserted by the Local Government (Further Amendment) Act, 19.35, provides for the appointment of a Loans and Advajiccs Advisory Committee to exercise and perform certain duties (the functions of this ('ommittce are dealt with elsewhere).. Sub-section {2) provides that a member of the Conunittee shall not be entitled to receive any salary, fee, allowance or remuneration for his services as a nienilicr of the Committee but shall lie entitled to receive travelling expenses as prescrilied. Of the member;; appointed to the Committee two arc olficers of the Public Service, and one is an officer of the Railway I^e)iartmcnt. The work on which the Coniuuttce is engaged entails a certain amount of travelling by the nieniber.i, and an Ordinance was proclaini'd on 6th May, 1936, which entitles the mend»crs to the same amount of travelling expense;! as if they were travelling on ordinary busincn of the Pubfic Service or the R i i lway Department.

H E A V I L V - L A D K N V E I U C L E S A N D L O O S E S T O C K O S F E R R I E S B E T W E E N S U N S E T A N D S U N R I S E .

Sub-clause (a) of Clause 5 of Ordinance No. 33 (Ferries), provides that at each ferry a notice boar.l shall be erected by the Council on which sh ill be published in legible characters the name of the ferry, the ferryman's name and co])y of the tinie-tabh and a scale of tolls (if any).

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In 1031 the Department received a complaint respecting the use of ferries within a certain Shiro hy heavilydaden vehicles and loose stiwik between the hours of sunset and sunrise. The |)rattic^ by timber cutters of transporting .sleepers and logs at night and the driving of cattle on to the punt after dark constituted, it was stated, a serious menace to the public .safety. In order to cope with the difficulty referred to a proclamation was issued on '29th May. 193fi, amending tho Ordinance empowering the Council if it so desires to include in the time-table referred to in Sub-clause (a) of Clau.se f) a piovision that heavily-laden vehicles or loose stock or vehicles laden with sleepers or logs shall not be taken ou a ferry between sunset and sunrise.

S T O I ' P A G K O F T R A F F U ' ON K O A D S I N W K T W E A T H E R .

Clause 16 of Ordinance No. 30 prescribed the procedure to be followed where a Council decided to sto|) IrafVic upon a road in wet weather under Section 2r)0 (3) of the Local Covernment Act or to jirevcnt trailic upon a road newly formed, constructed or repaired under S<;ction 249 (I). The Council was required to notify in a newspaper the road or part thereof whereon it had decided to stop or prevent traffic, the jieriotl of the sto])page or ])revention and the kinds or classes of traffic stopped or prevented, and also to erect conspicuous notices giving the like information on a road or part thereof affected. Ordinances Nos. 30c and 30n proclaiTiied on 27th July, !934, which deal with weights of loads of vehicles, contain a provision dealing with the prevention of traffic on roads newly formed, constructed or repaircil, and it became nnnecessary, therefore, to retain the provision in Clause 16 with regard t ) newly formed roads.

The (piestion of amending Ordinance No. 30 in regard to the jirevention of traffic im wet roads had been receiving the attention of the Minister for some time. In 1932 the Shires Association, at its Annual Conference, parsed tw() resolutions asking (1) that Section 250, sub-section (3), of the I^ocal (Jovernment Act be amended to provide that the Mayor or President cr proper servant might temporarily stoji heavy classes of traffic during wet wsather, aiul (2) that Clau.se 16 of Ordinance 30 be amended to siin})lify the procedure for the stoppage of traffic on formations when likely to be damaged in or after wet weather. Resolutions of a somewhat similar nature were passed by the Annual Conference of the Shires Agsociation, held in 1933, while re])rescntations were also made to the Minister in 1935, asking that the law be simplified to give Councils greater control over the regulation of traffic in wet weather. The principal objection to the existing Ordinance was that it required notification in a newspaper of the CouiK-il's intention to stop traffic and thi.s, it was considered, took away the effectiveness of the Ordinance, as action to control traffic after wet weather must be taken promptly.

In order to meet the re[)reseiitations made a prcH'lamatiou was published in the (iovernmeni Gazette of 29th OctolnT. 1935. amending Ordinance No. 30 by omitting Clause 16 and l>y inserting a new Clause 16 to provide that where, as a result (if wet weather, a road is likely to be seriously damaged hy heavy traffic of vehicles iind of .stock, and a conspicuous notice is ('xhibited by or on behalf of the Council on such road setting forth that specified classes of heavy traffic cf vehicles and of stock are prohibited for the i)eriod specified In the notice, any person who, in contravention of the provisions of any such notice, uses the road during the pciicd sjiecified for any such prohibited classes of heavy traffic of vehicles or of stock, shall bo guilty of an i ffcnce. It will be seen that this Clause docs away with the princi))al objection to the previous Clause, nanu'ly, the necessity for first notifying in a new.spaper tho Council 's intention to close a road, and siilmtitutes the exhibition of notices that the road is closed.

A P P E A L S U N D E R S E C T I O N 171 O F A C T .

Secticn 171 of the Local Government Act provides that the Council may niake a fair annual charge upon the person for the time lieing in posses.sion, occupation or enjoyment of rails, pipes, wires, etc., laid under, upon or over any public place. Sub-section (3) of the Section provides for appeals by persons aggrieved by the amount of the annual charge. The Section, however, does not state the time within which the appeal may be mrr''', and the Depfirtment was asked to take steps to provide that appeals nmst be lodged within thirty days aftiT service of the charge notice, and that the whole procc^dure in connection with ajipeals should be conduded in the same way as the procedure in connection with appeals in respect of ratew. Ordinance No. 5 was accordingly amended on 2f)th July, 1935, by the irsertion of a new Part IX, .setting out the procedure to be followed in appealing against annual charges by a Council for rails and pipes, and of a new Form 12. setting out the form of notice of appeal under Section 171. The amendment providnl a form (jf appeal both to the Court of Petty Sessions and the Land and Valuation Court, but iu view i>f the fact that th(! procedure with regard to appeals to the Land aiid Valuation Court is laid down by Hide 59 of that Court the Ordinance was subsequently further amended on 24th October. 1935, to omit the reference to that Court.

C O N T R A C T S F O R S U P P L Y O F E L E C T R I C I T Y I N B U L K .

Section 516 of the Local (government Act empowers Councils to enter into contracts for any of the purposes of the Act and provides that Ordinances may be made with respect to the mode of the making and the form of and the management and carrying out of contracts. Ordinance No. 23, made in accordance with this Section, rctpiires that (^ontract* , except thow proposed to be entered into with other Councils or any Minister of the Crown or any Dtipartment of the Govnrnment. where the amount involved is £5fX) or more, must be thrown open to competition by tender; where the amount involved does not exceed £500, Councils may or may not call for tenders, as they so decide.

In April. 1935, the Albury Municipal Council, winch had lieen purchiising its electricity in bulk from the \'ictorian Electricity Commisf.ion for a number of years, stated that the existing agreement would expire in May. 1936, and the question of entering into a further agreement with the Commission had received the favourable consideration of the Council, but it appeared to the Council that such an agreement could not bo entered into without calling for tenders as prescribed by Ordinance 23.

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The matter was considered by the Department and, in view of the exemption granted in connection with contracts with Government Departments from the operations of the provisions of this Ordinance there did not appear to be any reason why exemption should not also be granted in respect of contracts with the Victorian State Electricity Commission, particularly in view of the fact that the Gas and Electricity Act, 1935, requires the approval of the Governor to be obtained before a Council takes a bulk supply of electricity; the provision in the Gas and Electricity Act in this regard, it was considered, was adequate! to safeguard puldic interest.

A proclamation was accordingly published on 26th July, 1935, providing that Ordinance 23 shall not apply in respect of any contract for the supply by the Council of gas or electricity in bulk to another Council or for the taking by the Council of a supply of gas or electricity in bulk from another Council or from another person or authority.

P R E C E D E N C E O N F E R R Y P U N T S O F M O B S O F S T O C K O R F L O C K S O F S H E E P I N C E R T A I N I N S T A N C E S .

Clause 7A of Ordinance 33 (Ferries) provides that foot passengers and vehicles shall have the right j of precedence over mobs or flocks of sheep, cattle, horses, pigs and animals generally, awaiting transit by ferry. Precedence is given ou ferries over ordinary traffic to medical practitioners proceeding to urgent cases, ambulances, members of the police force on urgent duty, puldic 'buses, and stage coaches and vehlclesl carrying passengers from one railway to another ou behalf of the Railway Commissioner.

The Primary Producers' Union in October, 1935, asked that the Ordinance be amended so that where portion of a mob of stock had been transported on a ferry, the balance of the mob should have precedence over other traffic, except the police force, medical jiractitioners, ambulances, fire engines J and other urgent cases. It stated that stock owners were frequently delayed for long periods, due to motor traffic having precedence over travelling stock. The Local Government Association and Shires Association to which the request was referred for au expression of opinion stated that they were in favour of the proposal, and the Shires Association pointed out that m many cases such stock were travelling to market and the delay on the ferry often meant the loss of the market day. The General Secretary of the Primary' Producers' Union, in support of the request, stated that it would be very unusual for any mob to exceed 100 when travelling to market, and it was not intended that the amendment should apply to very large mobs—in such cases the persons in charge should make arrangement to transport the mobs across the ferry at slack periods.

The request by the Primary Producers' Union appeared to be a reasonable one and, in the circum­stances, an amendment was proclaimed on 29th May, 1935, which provided that the remainder of any mob or flock, part of which had already been conveyed by a ferry, should, in respect of conveyance b y such ferry have the right of precedence over traf&c other than that referred to in snij-clause (b) of Clause 7A of Ordinance 33.

W A V E R L E Y C E M E T E R Y .

On 12th March, 1877, by-laws were published in the Government Gazelle " in accordance with the i requirements of the Municipalities Act of 1867." The by-laws were made by the Council of the Borough of Waverley for the establishing and regulating of a general cemetery within the nmnicipality, and werei confirmed by the Governor with the advice of the Executive Council. The Council, as trustees, is still] operating under these by-laws, but asked that permission be given to alter the existing by-law No. X X I I I i so as to permit of the interment of two adults and one child in one grave instead of two adidts only. Tliis • by-law provides— '

" Every grave shall be 6 feet deep, and not more than two adults shall be interred in c>'.ch; two ^ infants will be considered equal to one adult."

The Council considered that approval of its application would permit generally of the burial of a man and his wife in the same grave, notwithstanding that an infant had already been buried in the same allotment probably at a time when the parents were not, owing to distress of mind, capable of providing for their future burials.

I t appeared to the Department that the only way the Council's wi.sh cotdd be carried into- effect would be to make an Ordinance under the Local Government Act, 1919, which would provide for the addition to the by-law in question of a provision that in calculating whether a grave had been fidly used the Council might disregard the interment of one infant under the age of 10 years, provided a period of fifteen years had elapsed since its burial or interment and provided a certificate was issued by the Cemetery Manager that there was sufficient depth for the proper interment of an adult. The matter was, however, still under consideration at the c l o B e of the year, '

P R O P O S E D O R D I N A N C E T O C O M P E L P E D E S T R I A N S T O K E E P T O T H E R I G H T W H I L S T W A L K I N G

O N R O A D S .

During the year the Broken Hill Municipal Council requested that an Ordinance be proclaimed to operate within its area making it compulsory for pedestrians to keep to the right if walking on roads, thus always facing the oncoming traffic. Similar representations have not been made by any other Council. Upon receiving expressions of opinion from the Police Authorities, the Local Government and Shires i Associations consideration was given to the matter, and it was decided that it would be unwise to make , such a rule unless i t were of universal application throughout the State. In the circumstances, it was considered xmdesirable that such an Ordinance should be made. |

I t might he mentioned, however, that the question has since been raised as to whether it should not be made a general rule throughout the State that pedestrians who are compelled to use the roads owing either to the absence of footpaths or where the footpaths are so rough as to be unsuitable for use should walk on the right-hand side of the roadway, and this question is receiving consideration by the R o a d . Safety Conference, which has been convened to consider road safety matters and to report to th»j Government theraon.

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UsK O P C O N C R E T E P I P E S F O R S E W E R A G E C O N N E O T I O N S T O fiouSKS.

Tn November, 1 9 3 5 , a committee was constituted to report to the Minister as to the advisability of amending Ordinance 46 under the Local Covonunent Act to provide for tho use of coneretc pi[)es for sewerage connections to houses. The committee, wliicli consisted of—

T. H . Tennant, Esq., Manager, Uovernment Stores Department, Chairman; Hon. F. P . Kneeshaw, M.L.C.; Mr. 8. W. Jones, Principal Designing Engineer of this Department; Mr. F. de L. Venables, representing the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board; Mr. F. G. Phippard, reju-CHenting the Stoneware interests; Mr. R. B. Hmder, Managing Director of the Australian Cement Manufacturers' Association; Dr. E. Sydney Morris, Director-General of Public Health;

had not eonduded its deliverations at the end of the year.

BuiLuiNo R K G I L A T I O N A D V I S O R Y C O M M I T T E E .

The Ruilding Regulation Advisory Committee suft'ered the loss of one of its original members by the death in .luly, 1 9 3 5 , of Senator L. T. Courtenay. Senator Courtenay represented the Local Government Assoc:iation on the Committee, and was a member of the original conference which drafted the present building Ordinances. The members of that conference were appointed in 1 9 2 1 as the liuihling Regulation Advisory Committee. Senator Courtenay took a deep interest in local government, and his enthusiasm and his knowledge of local government will be much missed, both on the Committee and in the fiehl of local government generally.

The Honourable Hugh Latimer, M.L.C, was appointed to succeed the late Senator Courtenay as representative of the Local Government Association, Mr. B. W. Ford succeeded the late Sir John Sulman as rejirosentat ive of thi Town Planning Association, and Mr. R . Keith Harris was appointed as a representative of tho newly constituted Town and Country Planning Institute.

Mr. James Wall, the representative of the Master Builders' Association ou the ('ommittee, resigned during the year owing to ill-health, and Mr. E. A. Scott, the representative of the Institute of Architects, also resigned. Mr. Scott was appointed iu 1931 to succeed the late Mr. James Peddle, and he was a most active and valuable member of the Committee. He took a keen interest in all problems brought before the Coimnittf^e, and his mature judgment and breadth of view will make him nmch missed by his colleagues.

The question of the appointment of successors to these two gentlemen was under consideration at tho close of the year.

Tlie Committee considered a number of questions relating to building during the year, of which tho mo.st important was that respecting the better regulation and construction of residential flat l)uildings. During the previous year the Committee made a number of recommendations for amendment of the building Ordinances. The anunidments were under reference to the Attomey-Ceneral at the close of that year for his opinion as to whether they might legally be made. The Parliamentary Draftsman, after examining the recommendations and prior to submitting them to the Attorney-General, made a number of Huggtwtions for their inijirovement which were given consideration by the Committee. After considering his suggestions the Committee decided to appoint a Sub-connnittoe, consisting of Messrs. Scott, Minchin, Travis and iiluett. and Dr. Armstrong. This Sub-committee was given power to investigate the whole of the ([uestions before the Connnitteo relating to residential fiat l>uildings, and to report. The Sub-conunittoo subse(piently presented a full report to the Committee making a number of recommendations, which wertvadojited.

The Sub-committee stated that it found it very difficult to lay down any hard and fast specifications in regard to flat buildings which would be suitable for all the different localities in which fiats might be situate<l. A table was, therefore, prepare{l showing various standards of flats, and it was suggested that a j)articular standard attached to any i)art of its area by way of a residential district proclamation. The various standards wore to be graded as Classes " A , " " B ," " C "' and '"D," respectively, w i t h A " representing a type of flat building approximately the same as those allowed under the Ordinances to-day, with " B," "• C " and " D of corresi)ondingly better types. For each class a standard minimum area of land would bo allowed to each habitable room in the building, and a minimum distance from the side boundary lines of allotments jirescribod. The maximum area of the allotment to be occupied by tho flat building would also vary according to the class of flat, e.g., an " A " class flat budding might occupy 5 0 per cent, of the allotment of land on which it would stand, while a " D " class flat building might occupy 3 5 per cent. only.

The Sub-committee also recommended, and tho Committee endorsed that Councils should bo given power to insist where they thought it desirable that the walls of flat buildings in which no windows or doors were placed should be kept back tho same distance from the bouniiary as was prescribed for walls contiiining windows and doors. Councils should also have complete power to regulate the height of flat buildings, having in view the height of flat liuildings in the locality and the etfect of the flat building upon the landscape. No jlat bnildin;,' of n\ore than one storey in height should be erected unlo-is the external walls were of brick, stone, concrete or the like, and no building of any kind over two storeys in height should be erected of timber construction.

A new definition of storey was also suggest(Hl so that it should mean any floor containing any habitable room or rooms or any room or rooms adapted to be u.sod as a sho]i, office or factory. {This definition was intended to cover buildings where there wore two or three floors below the level of the street and also when; tho lower floors in some cases diil not, owing to tho contour of tho land, extend throughout the whoh^ depth of the builrling.) Eaves over windows should al.so be treated in the same manner for flats as for residences, and the Committee considered that a cornice or cave wliich jirojected not more than eighteen inches should be allowed to return along the side wall for a distance uot exceedhig six feet.

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The committoe also (lecided to recommend that before a room in any l>nilding conld he let as a separate tenancy for residential purposes the ('ouncil's approval should he obtained and the Council might require such alterations to tie made therein as in its opinion would render it suitable for the purposes for which it was proposed to be let.

Another matter which received consideration was a request by the WooUahra Municipal Council that Councils should be given power to control and regulate the erection and use of private incinerators m residential Hats and Hat buildings. This request was endorsed by the Committee.

The various reconunendations of t h e Committee with regard to the.se matters were under consideration by the Minister at the close of the year.

The Committee also decided to obtain the view of the various Councils in the County of Cumberland on the question of whether or not they objected to the erection of semi-detached cottages within their areas. The replies showed that many differing views were held on the question. In the circumstances, and after consideration of the various views put forward, the Committee decided to make no recommendation for alteration of the law with regard to semi-detached cottages.

Other matters to which the (,'ommitt«e gave consideration during the year were the lateral support of buildings, the necessity of amending the dehnition of " cement mortar " at present contained in the Ordinances, the ventilation to be provided under the tioor joists of the lowest floor, the construction of the external cavity walls of residential flat buildings and other large buildings, and the provision of sufficient laundries in flat buildings.

The whole structure is heavily reinforced to withstand possible flood waters reaching to U.L. 1018 or 48 feet above the draft tube floor level of R.L. 970.

The steel pressure main, 9 feet diameter, and two branches each 8 feet diameter, have been fabricated and welded on the site.

The greater part of the two turbines a n d one generator have arrived from overseas a n d a re being transported to Burrinjuck. Other portions, being manufactured in Au.stralia, including turbine casings, main inlet valves (8 feet diam'^ter) and main discharge valve were nearing completion at the end of the year. .

Transiinssion Lines, Suhstations, etc.

No extensions have been made to the 66,000 volt transmission lines. Plans have l>cen prepared for the following Transmission Lines and Extensions :—Junee-Harefield,

Jnnec-Coolamon, and Young Cowra; al-^o, for the following retail districts to consumer:—Tenandra, Cootamundra and Koorawatha.

The installation of substations at Monteagle near Young ami Kirkton near Yass was completed and the sub-stations were placed in service. A sub-station was designed for Mount Kembla Collieries.

A survey has been m a d e of the deviation of portion of the Young- Darby's Falls Transmission Lino now that construction of the Wyangala D a m is complete. The new route will be from Morongla Creek to Cowra, a distance of ten miles, which will release about 12 miles of existing line. The existing line will be dismantled a n d re-erccted in other parts of t h e area.

Transmission line surveys for supplies to Coolamon Shire from the Junce Siib-statioa and to the Lockhart Shire at The Rock from the Wagga Wagga sub-station have been made.

Supplies involving the construction of ll,0tK) volt and 6,600 volt transmission lines and sub-stalions have been provided in the Monteagle, Kirkton, Junec, Tarcutta, Gundagai and Adelong districts including a supply to the Princess Marina Mine near Gundagai.

A 6,600 volt transmission line and sub-station have been constructed for the No. 3 Pumping Stat ion of the South West Tablelands W'ater Supply Scheme near Demondrille. Control lines for this station have also been erected.

A number of consumers have been connected t o township reticulations and extensions to s t r ee t lighting systems made in several of the towns reticulated by the Department.

TV.—ELECTRICITY.

HvDRO-Ei.EOTRIC INVESTIGATIONS.

A preliminary survpy, invostigation and report on the power possibilities of the Macintyre and the Severn Rivers, north from Inverell, has been made.

A complete survey of the Daudahra Creek, South Branch Proposal, has been <iompleted, and the field notes are being plotted. The proposal includes astorage reservoir and pressure tunnel, and a presiuro pipe with a static head of 1,800 feet at the Power Station site.

Prehminary reports have been prepared on t h e following schemes :— M a c i n t j u River. Barriugton Tops, Dandahra Creek (north and south branches). All the hydro-electric proposals in the North Coast area, Shoalhaven River.

* Snowy River, Stream GoH^itt^.—Arrangements have been concluded with the Water Conservation and Irrigation

Commission to re-establish certain abandoned stations and fully to maintain others for hydro-electric purposes. Thirteen of these are in the northern and twelve in the southern portion of the State, making a total of twenty-five statioi.s.

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Speciul guugings haw. hvvn niatlo nf ihr Guy Fawkes and Oaky Rivers and Major's Creek, in the norllierii part of Ihe State, simultaneously with gaugings at Dandahra CnM'k. so as l o caHhrate the latter and deduce its ])rol)alile flows from the long series of records which have been obtained on the three above-mentioned streams,

Bi 'RRiNjucK E L E C T R I C I T Y S U P P L Y .

Contsruction. Power Station No. 1.—Preliminary work has been carried out in connection with the preparation

for the interconnection of No. 2 Station with No. 1, remote control from No. 1, and the proposed transfer of tlie existing transformers from No. 1 Station to No. 2 Station.

Power Station No. 2.—Excavation of the Power Station site was completed in September, 1935, having been carried out under difficult conditions on account of irrigation discharges, which necessitated cofi'er-dams work aiul continual pumping.

The concrete foun(hition work was completed up to main floor level (R.L. 985) by the end of March, Iit3i'). luid tl;(! construction of the superstructure walls was proceeding at the close of the year.

Operation and Maintemnce. Generation.—Tho operation of the Power Station plant during the year has been satisfactory. The r(.i-.(riction cf the water <lischaige for hydrt-ele<tric ].uTi'o.ses by the Water Conservation and

liiigatitju ("( n missir n nccersitated purcha.'^e of a relatively small quantity of energy from the Canberra Steam Power Station of the Conimniiweiilth Depitrtnu'tit of t i e Tnteritr. The Burrinjuck and Canberra Systems oj crated .sati^^faitorily in apialUI, after [uelimiiiaiy trt uldes had been ovi rcome.

Slati.-ilics.— Year Year Year 1935^30. 1934-35. 1933-34.

Energy— Cenerated, kWh 26,425,050 24,200,650 22,608 450 Purchases. kWh 121,935 Output. kWh 25,974.640 23,612,630 22,262,570 I W d in Station, kWh 21,338 27,774 32,874 Sold, kWh 22,755,508 20,652,917 19,515,480

Maximum Half-honr Demand— Station, kW. 5,700 5,100 4,700

. \nmial Ijoad Factor— Station, i)er cent. ... . . . . . . . . . 5 3 54 55

The energy sold, 22,755,508 kWh., represents an increase of about 10 per cent, on the number sold in the pn-vious year.

Transmission and Distritution.—The ojieration of the System has been satisfactory. The small 66,000 volt single-bushing transformers, with earthed return, continue to operate

-siH i.sfnctiirily, and have not caueed any telepliono interference. Tlie treatment of poles by the oxy-acetylei:e flame as a means of preservation has been continue<l. The maintenance transportation plant, which has given many years of satisfactory service, is being

replaced by modern vehicles. General nuiintenance has been carried out and bulk and retail supply meters have been overhauled and calibrated.

The frequency of the main radio transmitting station at Cootamundra has been converted to crystal control with very satisfactory results. The radio communication system has been further improved by the installation of modern automobile receivers in the mainttMiiince vehicles, emibling continuous comnmni-cation to be maintained while the vehicles are in motion.

The transmission lines crossing the mountains in the vicinity of Burrinjuck operated satisfactorily during light snow storms.

Additional assistance has been jirovlded for the Outdoor Superintendent at Cootamundra to cope with the increase in maintenance duties and rural supply investigations.

Commercial. Hull- Supplies.—ll^oRotmtiom are being conducted with the Goulburn City Council regarding a

supply to (ionli)uni. and tln^ (Vxdanion and Lockhart Shire Councils regarding bulk supplies to Coolamon, (lanmain. The Ro( k and Lockhart.

Consideration is being given to the adoption of a quarterly basis in Ueu of an annual basis for maxi­mum demand charges.

Industrial Supplies.—Negotiations have lieen conducted with a number of gold mining companies throughout the year, but so far no new agreements have been made.

The supply to the Water Conservation anil Irrigation Commission in connection with the construction of Wyangala Dam which has been completed, ceased during tho year and only a minor supply is now [irovided.

Pftail Supplies.—SuppHes have been provided to additional township consumers .from existing reticulations, while collective guarantees have been negotiated and reticulations estabhshed iu tho villages of Springdale and Greenethorpo.

Activity in connection with rural supplies continued to be marked, a number of supplies having been provided in the Tenandra, Junee, Koorawatha, Cootanmndra and other districts.

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tnterconneation.—Oonsiderafcion kas been given to the economics of tKe interconnectioft of the Bnrrinjuck and Port Kembla Systems by means of a transmission line through Gonlburn and Moss Vale, and alternatively to the interconnection of the Burrinjuck System and the Lithgow System of the Railway Department through Blayney but no decision has yet been reached.

Financial Position.—The result of the year's trading has been satisfactory, despite the considerable rate reductions granted during the previous financial year.

Consideration has been given to a short Bill intending to provide minor alterations in the method of financing the Undertaking.

P O R T K E M B L A E L E C T R I C I T Y S I T P P L Y .

Construction. Transmission Lines, Substations, etc.—No extensions have been made to the 33,000 volt transmission

lines.

An 11,000 volt transmission line and a substation have been erected for the supply to Warburton Estates Ltd. near Douglas Park and a number of extensions have been made in the towns reticulated by the Department.

Operation. The operation p f the Power Station plant during the year has been satisfactory. The usual annual

inspection and the testing of boilers have been carried out, as well as minor inspections of the turbine plant.

The manually operated frequency control system has operated satisfactorily during the year. The requirements of Australian Iron and Steel Limited have resulted in a large increase in the energy

sold to the Company. Statistics.

Year. Year. Year. 1935-36. 1934-35. 1933-34.

Energy— Generated and purchased kWh. ... 18,526,180 15.125,679 14,740,609 Output, kWh ... 17,080,772 13,939,566 13,700,580 Used in Station, kWh. 998,125 831,900 821,984 Sold, kWh ... 15,850,094 12,802,173 12,085,654

Maximum Half-hour Demand— Station, kW 6,635 6,322 5,890 System, kW 6,382 6,067 5,728

Annual Load Factor— Station, per cent. 32 27 28 System, per cent. 31 26 27

The energy sold, 15,850,094 kWh., represents an increase of about 7 per cent, on that of the previous year.

Transtnission and Distribution.—The operation of the System has been satisfactory, notwithstanding the frequent occurrence of severe lightning storms.

The treatment of poles by the oxy-acotylene flame as a means of preservation has been continued. General and special maintenance have been carried out, bulk supply and retail meters have been

overhauled and calibrated and relay testing undertaken. Preliminary work has been carried out at Nepean D a m for the provision of a permanent substation.

Construction of the Dam having been completed, power is required for minor operations only by the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board.

The WoUongong Transmission Line is being duplicated and re-built to cope with increased loading. Further 33,000 volt eectionalising facilities have been provided in the main transmission system.

Commercial. hulk Supplies.—Negotiations have boon conducted with the Wingecarribee and Mulwaree Shire

Comicils regarding bulk supplies in Wingello, Penrose, Tallong and Marnlan, but finality has not been reached. An alternative proposal whereby the supplies to the.se villages will be provided by Wiugecarribeo Shire Council by extending the existing supply to Bundanoon is receiving consideration. A general reduction in bulk supply rates retrospective to June, 1934, has been made.

Industrial Supplies.—An agreement has been negotiated with the Warburton Estates Ltd. for a supply to its gravel dredging works near Douglas Park under which a supply has been provided.

Retail Supplies.—A considerable number of supplies have been provided to additional township consumers from existing reticulations -whdo a collective guarantee was negotiated and a reticulation established in the village of Bargo. There has been no marked activity in connection with rural supplies in the Port Kembla Supply area.

Financial Position.—The result of the year's trading has been satisfactory especially in view of provision having been made for the retrospective reductions in bulk supply charges. Consideration has been giveu to a draft Bill providing for re-capitalization and a changed method of financing the Under­taking.

The following inveatigationa of Lctcal Qovermaant matters have been carried Qut._

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Toiims North of T)ungog.—K further investigation has been carried out by the Railway Department, assisted by ofiicers of this Department, and a report issued. Bulk supplies to Gloucester, Stroud, Taree , :nid Wingham are proposed by the Railway Department.

Wellington Municipal Cowwil.—An inquiry in respect to additional generating plant was held and an offer of bulk supply from the Railway J)epartment was investigated and accepted.

Berrigan Shire Council.— A rejjort on the Electricity Undertaking generally has been submitted and a recommendation that bulk supply be obtained from the State Electricity Commission of Victoria in prcforeuco to the continuation of local generation, has been adopted by the Council, and the first stage, ('obram to Tocumwal, completed.

Bahanald Municipal Council.—The Electricity Undertaking has been investigated and reported upon.

(ieneral.—Reports on other Undertakings wore made, but as they are concerned with other paragraphs of tho report, thoy are uot referred to here.

S Y D N E Y E L E C T R O L Y S I S C O M M I T T E E .

The Dojiartment has continued to correlate the activities of the Sydney Electrolysis Committee comprised of representatives of the following organizations :•—

Department of Railways. Department of Road Transport and Tramways. Sydney County Council. The Australian Gas Light Company. Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board. The rostmaster-CJeneral's Department. Department of Works and Local Government.

Through its Technical Sub-Committee, an active campaign of investigation of cases of corrosion presumably of an electrolytic nature on underground pijie and cable systems has been carried out in continuation of previous work. Protective equipment has been installed in some of the most affected jiortions of the Metropolitan area such as St. Peters, Newtown, Darlinghurst, Ultimo, Waverley, North Sydney, Manly, and Fa'rfield to Liverpool.

Work in hand_ includes the adjustmeut and maintenance of this equipment and the provision of additional similar equipment as required in these and other areas. Appreciable improvement in conditions has already resulted.

In the Manly area, the Australian Gas Light Company is acting for the Manly Gas Company Limited on whose behalf investigations have been made and on whose system the installation of protective equipment has lieen followed by a conspicuous improvement and decrease of operating troubles.

In some areas, investigation has centred around the equipment and operation of the traction systems and the measures adopted have been of benefit to all adjacent underground .structures. In this respect, much investigation in the Canterbury-Bankstown district has led to such action as it is anticipated will, residt in a widespread improvement. J

T R A D I N G F R A N C H I S E S . I

During tho year eight agreements relating to trading franchises wore approved by the Governor ' Brief particubirs of these will bo found in a table at tho end of this Part.

Olteron Shire Council and Leslie Adolphus Anstiss—Supply of Electricity in the Town of Oberon. A draft agreement between the Shire Council and Mr. L. A. Anstiss for the supply of electricity in

the town of Oberon was submitted to the Department. The agreement was based on the Department's model agreement and was for a term of twenty years, sui)ply to be by alternating current. As the result of suggestions by the Dejiartment a number of alterations were made in the agreement which was completed and forwarded by the Dejiartment for consideration by the Electricity .Advisory Committee. The Electricity Advisory Committee on '2()th March, 1936, recommended that the approval of the Governor be given to the agreement. Certified cojiies of the agreement were, in accordance with Section 420 of the Act, laid before both the Legislative Council and the Legislative Assembly on 13th May, 1936. On the 23rd June, 1936, tho agreement conq)leted the statutory period before the Legislative Council and no resolution was pa-sseil by tho Council disallowing the agreement or any part thereof, nor was any motion for such a resolution given. At the close of the year the required time had not been completed in the Legislative Assembly.

Yallaroi Shire Council and Roger Clifton Moore—Supply of Electricity iti the Town of Warialda.

In October, 1935, a draft agreement between the Yallaroi Shire Council and Mr. R. C. Moore for the snpjity of electricity hi the town of Warialda was submitted to tho Department. Tho agreement was based on the Department's model franchise agreement and was for a term of ten years, with an option of IMirchaso by the Coimcil at any time after five years on giving six months' notice. Supply was to be by alternating current. A number of matters in tho draft agreement wore tho subjeut of criticism by tho Department, and the Council and tho Contractor were asked to give the matter further consideration. In response to a request by the Council's Solicitors as to whether the Contractor could supply electricity at reduced rates to premises using a large quantity it was pointed out that such a provi-sion would not be in accord with the prineij)les of tho agreement that no preference should be given to one consumer over another. I t was considered that the equitable way to deal with the difficulty would be to substitute for the fixed scale of charges jirovidod in the draft agreement a sliding scale of energy charges for commercial con.suinors or for all consumcis.

Tho matter was under cousideration generally by tho Council at the close of the year. • 4 9 7 3 3 — B

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Gulgong Municipal Council and Leslie Whenlock Norris—Supplementary AgreemeM for the Supply of Electricity in the Municipality of GnUjomj.

The Gulgong Muni(:i[)a] Couiiril entered into iin agreement with Mr. L. W. Norris in September, 1£23, under which Mr. Norri.s siipplien electricity within the Municijiality of Gulgong. The agreement expires in September, 1942. The Council submitted a supplementary agreement in which the Contractor agrees to supply any such further street lights and to place them in such positions a s may be agreed upon by the Council and the Contractor. The pricca to be charged for s u c h extra lights will not exceed the maximum prices set ont in the existing agreement. The provision in the existing agreement allowing the Contractor on seven nights in each month when n e a r or at full moon to keep the lamps lit o n l y until one hour after moonrise has also l)een omitted and the Contractor will keep them alight every night from sunset to midnight. The Council and the Contractor made certain alterations in the agreement as suggested by the Department, and the Electricity Advisory Committee on 1st May, 1936, recommended that the approval of the Governor be given to the supidementary agreement. Certified copies of the agreement were laiil before both Houses of Parliament on fith May, 1936. As the period prescribed bv t h e Local (xovernment Act during which the copies m u s t so lie had been completed and n o resolution had b e e n passed by cither House disallowing the agreement or any part thereof, nor was any notice of motion of any such resolution given, the necessary action to obtain the approval of the Governor was being taken at the close of the year.

Eurohodalla Shire Council—-Frafiehise Agreement with Ernest Frederick Healey for tlie Supply of Eleclricity in the Narooma Urban Area within the Shire.

In April, 193G, the Eurobodalla Shire Council forwarded an agreement made l)etween the Council and Enies t Frederick Healey, trading as Narooma Electricity Supply, for the supply by Mr. Healey of electricity in the Narooma Urban Area within the Shire. The agreement was for a term of twenty-five years, supply to be by alternating current and optioTi of purchase to be exercisable by the Council at the end of ten years and at any time thereafter on giving three months' notice. A previous agreement for the sup])ly o f electricity by Messrs. Vidler and Sykes was cancelled by the Council owing to the inability of the franchise holders to carry on.

As a result of various suggestions by the Department the agreement with Mr. Healey was altered in a number of respects.

The agreement was submitted to the Electricity Advisory Conmiittee in June, 1936, which recommended that it should be laid before Parliament. Action in thas regard was being taken at the close of the year.

Bland Shire Ctuncil and Eric David Henderson and Allan Bruce Henderson—Agreement for the Supply of Electricity in the Town of Ungarie.

In June, 1935, the Solicitor to the Bland Shire Council forwarded an agreement between the Council and Messrs. E. D. and A. B. Henderson for the supply by Messrs. E. D . and A. B. Henderson of electricity in portion of the town of Ungarie within the Shire. The agreement was examined by the Department and a number of alterations were suggested, particularly in regard to the area of supply, the charges for lighting which were considered excessive, and the minimum profits. Certain amendments suggested by the Department were agreed to by the Contractors and the Council but others were not adopted. In view of the fact that the undertaking was a small one the Department decided not to raise further objections to it. The Department was awaiting a further communication from the Council at the close of the year.

Macleay Shire Council and the Kempsey Electric Light and Power Co. Ltd.—Supply of Electricity within the Shire.

Particulars of this matter were given in last year's report. At that time the Department was awaiting the return of the comj)!eted agreement. Particulars of the Department's criticism had already been forwarded to the Council. The agreement, signed and sealed by both the Council and the Kempsey Electric Light and Power Co. Ltd., was submitted to the Electricity Advisory Committee in Septend)er, 1935. The Committee took no exception to the franchise except in regard to the bulk supply clause, suggestions for the alteration of which were given.

Before further action c o u l d be t a k e n the Kempsey Municipal Council, which had already entered into an agreement with the Kempsey Electric Light a n d Power Co. Ltd. (particulars of which were given in the 1934-35 Annual Report) for the supply of electricity in Kempsey, asked that the granting of the franchise to t h e Macleay Shiro ('Ouncil bo withheld pending t h e Kempsey Council's satisfying itself that the ccwliug l)Cjween t h e t w o areas waa satisfactory and t h a t t i io Councirs option of purcli(L.se w a s not prejudiced. The main complaint of the Kempsey Council was that aa the Company's plant at Kempsey would generate the electricity required for both areas some confusion was likely to arise if at any t ime either Council desired to exercise its option of purchase. It desired that the agi'eoment be adjusted in such a way as to leave no doubt as to the Council's rights in this regard.

The Electricity Advisory Committee subsequently made representations to the two Councils concerned and the Kempsey Electric Light and Power Co. Ltd., and recommended that the Department should draft terms of a supplementary agreement covering the points at issue. This was done and subnntted to the Macleay Shire Council in October, 1935. The matter was still under consideration at the close of the year.

Wallarobba Shire Council and the Dungog Electric Supply Co. Ltd.—Supply of Electricity in Portion of the Shire. l u April, 1935, a draft of a proposed electricity franchise agreement between the Wallarobba Sliire

Council and the Dungog Electric Supply Co. Ltd. the supply of electricity in portion of the Shire of Wallarobba, w a s received. The draft agreement was examitied by the Department, and a number of suggestions for its alteration were forwarded to the Council in May, 1935. The Council was also asked to furnish certain information regarding the proposed undertaking so that the Department wouhl be quite

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Nnmi" uf C'liiiicll and KrHiiclilHc Holiler.u Nature nf I ' m i h w h I (iml Term nf .\>;reement. Hate of Apiinivai.

Liifhlim Shire Ceiincil and Kany Ddcking Jenkin.'i,.,

Wilcftnnifi Miiiiii'ipnt Council i i i k I the Provincial Kkitrif Supply ('<nii]mny Limiti'd.

TuiinU Shire (^^^neil and (ieorge Charles Brown and .liuu' Wilkit' Jlriiwn (trailing an <1. ('. Brown and tympany).

KoNtin^s Shire (Vuineil and Tapper Hastings Co-eperative Dairy Sneii-ty Limited.

North lllawHrni .Miiniiiiial Council and Onrrimal Balpowiiie ColliiTii'n Limited.

Merriwa Shire Couniil and M. Campbell and Cora-I»any i.inijtfd.

Collar Mnniiijial Council and Provincial Electrii Snpjily ConiiMiny Limited.

B<irei' Shin- Ctniiuil and Ceorge Miller Strom (trading an Matiildra Klt'iltic Supply).

Supply of electrieity for street and private hghtiiip and for power in l..uke Cargelligo Urban Area—^from Int April, 1936. to 26th .Inly, 1946:

Supply "f eleetrieity for street and private lighting and for power ill the Municipality--2.') years.

Supply i>f electricity for street and private lighting and for power in the ParisheH of Batlow, Sriwyn and Hindmarsh —20 yearn.

Supplementary ajtreement for supply of electricity for Btreet and private lighting and for power in the town of Wauchope

Supplementary agreenipnt for supply of electricity for street and private lighting and for power within the Municipality —IT) years from "2.'ird December, 1939.

Supply of eleetrioity for wtreet and private lighting and for power in the village of Merriwa—'2T> yearn.

Supply nf electricity for street and private lighting and for power within the Municipality—•)."> years.

Supply of olcKtricity for Btreet and private lighting and for power in the Manildra Town Improvement Area—2t) years.

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6 May.

20 „

It June.

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Construction or extension of main transmission lines, and extensions of Council's electricity Undertakings into the areas of other Councils.

Orange Municipal Council—Extension of Electricity Undertaking into Cancholas and Amaroo Shire. Tn Juno, 1935, the Orange Municipal Council applied for permission to extend its electricity

undertaking through the area of the Canoholas Shire into the Amaroo Shire to enable supply to be given to the Country Broadcasting Services Limited and to the ])ul)lic f*i route. The Council forwarded full ])articulars of the proposal whicb provided, inter alia, that the Council would construct a transmission line to the border of the (Viiobolas Shire and the cost of the remainder of the line in the .\maroo Shire would be borne by the Jiroadeasting Company itself. Pending receipt of the agreement the Electricity Advisory Committee considered the matter and recommended that the Council be informed that if satisfactory agreements were entered into they would be recommended for the approval of the Governor. An agreement with the Canoholas Shire (Council was forwarded to the Department, but as this was not considered adequately to cover the position so far as supply to consumers other than the Broadcasting Station was concerned, it was suggested in November, 1935, that a sui)j)lementary agreement be entered into. The Canoholas Shire Council WHS ojijiosed to this suggestion, stating it had under cousideration a scheme for obtaining bulk electricity from the Orange Council and distributing this amongst the consumers in its area. It was then decideil that the agreement with the Canoholas Shire Council should deal merely with the supply of electricity to the Broadcasting Station, and this matter was still under consideration at the close of the year.

cloar iis to rill- ox.ict area to hi' reticulated and also as to whether the proposal was economically sound. The prospects of electricity supply in tl e Wallarohba Shire were not entirely clear, as it a])peared that there might he some conllict between the interests of the Dungog Riectric Supply Co. Ltd. and the West Multland .Municipal Council. An officer i f the Department visited the di-strict and, after inspe:!tion, he recommcn<led that apjiroval be given to the Dungog Electric Supply Co. distributing electricity in areas within the Wallarobl)a Shire other than along the Allyn and Patterson Valleys. The Electricity Advisory Committee approved of the principle contained in the reconnnendation. and at the close of the year the matter was still under consideration.

OMer Cases mider Consideration. ^ Other cases which were under consideration at the close of the year were as follows :—

Oloucester Shire Council and (iloucester Electric Supply Co. Ltd.—Propcsed supi)lcnKntary agreement for extension of su|»})ly within the Shire.

Goobang Shire Council and E. A. Curr and A. P. Townsend—Propcsed franclnse for supply of electricity in the village of Trundle.

Assignments of Franchises.

The f(tllo\ving electricity franchises were assigned during the year with the approval of the Governor and of the Councils concerned :—

Hastings Shire.—Upper Hastings Co-operative Dairy Society Limited assigned its interests in its franchise from the Hastings Shire Council for supply of electricity in the town of Wauchope, to the W'i.ucho >e Electric Supply Limited. The assignment was apjirovod by the Governor in respect of the original agreement and supplementary agreement on 2t>th November, 1935, and in respect of a further supplementary agreement on 1st A})ril, 193tl'.

Braidwood Municipality.—John Edward Cheeseman assigned his interests iu his franchise from the Braidwnod Municipal Council to William Scott. The assignment was approved Viy the Governor on 22nd April, 1931).

TAsts of Franchises. Tjists of friiiichise agreements which have been dealt with by the Department since the commencement

of the Local Government Act, 1919, to 30th June, 1935, will be found in the Annual Reports for 1926-27, 1929-30 and succeeding years. A list of agreements which have been approved since Ist July, 1935, is given in the table below.

Franchises approved by the Governor from 1st July, 1935, to 30th June, 1936

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Quirindi Munictfol Council—Proposed Extension of Electricity Undertaking into Warrah Shire through the Tamarang Shire.

The Quirindi Municipal Council applied in May, 1935. for permission to extend its electricity nndertaking into the Warrah Shire to supjily the village of Willow Tree. As the transmission line would pass through the Tamarang Shire it was ]}ro|)osed also to sup|)ly any residents en route in that Shire. I t was necessary for the Quirindi Municipal Council to enter into agreements with both the Warrah and Tamarang Shire Councils. The original agreements between the Councils did not, however, incorporate a number of necessary matters and, at the request of the Department, supplementary agreements were entered into. The agreements were submitted to the Electricity Advisory Coninlittee in February, 1936 and received the approval of the Governor on 18th March, 1936. The agreements ])rovided, inter alia, for option of purcha.se by the Shire Councils concerned of the plant used for the supply of eleclricity and for the provision, erection and maintenance of street lanq)s where and when re{|uired by the Shire CouucUs for the maintenance of efficiency, the repair of damage to public places and the protection of the public.

Junee Municipal Comicil—Extension of Electricity Undertaking into the Illabo Shire. The Junee Municipal Councd appHed in July, 1935, for permission to exteiul its electricity undertaking

into Illabo Shire for the purpose of supplying to one resident of the Shire. The Electricity Advisory Committee recommended approval of the extension on 6th September, 1935, and the agreement received the approval of the Governor on 24th December, 1935.

WiNGECARRIBEE S H I R E C O U N C I L .

Extension of Electricity Undertaking into Nattai Shire. The Wingecarribee Shire Council applied in July, 1935, for permission to extend its high tension

transmission line at Robertson for a distance of approximately 40 chains into Nattai Shire. The extension was for the purpose of supplying one consumer only, although it was stated that one or two others might be connected at a later date. Bulk supply was obtained from the Port Kembla-system by botli Winge­carribee and Nattai Shiro Councils.

The agreement submitted by the Councils in pursuance of the ])rovisions of Section 418 (J) of the Local Government Act was for a term of twenty years, the Nattai Shire Council to have the right at the end of ten years or upon the termination of the agreement to purchase the plant and ap|)aratus used in connection with the supply. Work was to bo carried out in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Standard's Association of Australia and the standard specification for overhead lines prepared by the Electric Supply Association. The Wingecarribee Shire Council undertook to indemnify the Nattai Shire Council against any clainas for damage, etc., caused by its works, and to repair all damage done to any public place under any of the provisions of the agreement. The Nattai Shire Council was given the right to cancel the agreement if at any time the Wingecarribee Shire Council failed for a period of one month to carry out any of the provisions of the agreement.

The Electricity Advisory Committee recommended on 3rd April, 1936 that approval bo given to the agreement between the two Councils, and the approval of His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor, was accordingly signified thereon on 22nd April, 1936.

W E S T M A I T L A N D M U N I C I P A L C O U N C I L .

Extension of Electricity Undertaking into Kearsley Shire. The Newcastle Coal Mining Company supplied electricity in the towns of Branxton and Greta

within the shire of Kearsley for some years under agreement with the Council. In view of the early termination of the agreement for supply in Branxton, consideration was given to the question of obtaining supply from West Maitland. As the result of negotiations between the Kearsley Shire Council and the West Maitland Municijial Council, a draft agreement was submitted to the Department under which West Maitland Council would extend its electricity undertaking into the Shire- and would supply the districts of Branxton, Greta, Lochinvar and Telarah. The agreement would be for a term of fifteen years with an option of purchas<! after five years.

The draft agreement was under cansideration at the close of the year.

A L B U R Y M U N I C I P A L C O U N C I L A N D T H E S T A T E E L E C T R I C I T Y C O M M I S S I O N O P V I C T O R I A — S U P P L Y O P

E L E C T R I C I T Y I N B U L K T O T H E M U N I C I P A L C O U N C I L .

I n November, 1935, a draft agreement was received from the Municipal Council of AUmry r«ispoeting the supply of electricity in bulk by the State Electricity Commissicni of Victoria to the Municipal C<nm(-il. The Commission had for tho past ton years been supplying electricity in bidk to the Albnry Municipal Council.

As a result of representations made by tho Department the Commission agreed to a number of modi­fications to the agreement. Considerable difficulty, however, was experienced in reaching finality in respect of the question of cancellations and whether any provision should be incorporatetl in the agreement for reference to arbitration. Tho Department considered that a clause should he inserted in the agreement to provide for arbitration, but tho Commission was averse t o the inclusion of an arbitration clause ])refi!rriTig to allow the agreement to be interpreted by the (knirts in case of dispute. The (piestion of the inclusion of an arbitration clause was referred to tho Elcctric^ity Advisory Committee in June, 1936. The Committee was of opinion that the inclusion of an arbitration clause in all such agreements was desirable; but it did not consider it necessary t o raise objection to the omission of such a clause in those cases where the agree­ment relates to the supply of electricity by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria into portions of New South Wales.

The agreement generally was 6 t i \ under consideration at the close of tho year.

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BuLLi S H I R E C O U N C I L .

Agreement with Helhmhi Coal Company Limits for Supply of Electricity wiihin the Shire. Thn Bcllambi Coal Company Limitt'il supjilioa el iMfrici ty to tho Bulli Shire Council in bulk. I n

August, 193.5, tlu^ Couneil forwanlod a draft agreement under which it was propased to extend the term of its agreement with the {'oal f'ompany for a further fifteen years. The existing agreement with the Company expires in 1941, but in view of the increased demand for electricity on the part of the Council i t was the intention of the Company to instal additional plant, and having regard t o the capital expenditure involved thereby it w a s des ired lhat the Company he given authority to supply until 1st January, 1956. The matter was e o n s i d e r e d by tiie Electricity .\(lvi.sory (Vnnmittee but tho Committee was not prepared to reeoTumend ap))roval of the new agreement whiidi would l)ind the Couneil for a period of twenty years, as tho proposal to form a County Council on tho South Coast would be materially affected.

Although the n e w agreement provided for a reduction in prices of electricity to tho Council, rej>resonting a s ining of aiiproximalely £I,(HHI per annum, the Department considered that the proposed County Council could probably offer more satisfactory rates to consumers ditpending of course upon the extent to which the Council might bo subsidised by the Government in its acquisition of the assets of the Port Kembla Systi'm. The nuitter was still umh^r consideration at the clo^e of the year.

The following projiosed extensions under Section 41S (4) and proposals to take supply in bulk under Section 418 (7) wero also under conpideration at the close of the year :—

Bathurst Municipal Council ... Extension into ,\borcrond)ie Shire. Deniii(|niii Municijial Council ... Kxtension into Wimlouran Shire. Camden Municipal Council ... . . . Extension into Nepean Shire. Ingleburn Municipal Council ... Extensions into Municipality of Campbelltown and the Shire of

Nepean. Liverpool Municipal Council ... Extension into Nepean Shire. Penrith Municipal Council Extension into Nepean Shire. j Penrith Municipal Council Extension into St. Mary"s Municipality. 1 Wagga Wagga Municipal Council ... Extension into Kyeamba Shire. ^ Singleton ^lllnicipal Council ... Extension info Patrick Plains Shire. | Ibuilkham Hills Shire Council ... Kxtcu.sion into Hornsby Shire. Wingecarriliee Shire Council ... Extenf^ion into Mulwaree Shire. Narromino Municipal Council ... Exti-nsion into Tindirobongie Shire. Newcastle Municipal (/Ouncil .. . Extension into Port Stephens Shin'. Narrabri Munici(ial Council ... Extension into West Narrabri Municipality and Namoi Shire. Coreen Shire (Vjuncil Taking supply in bulk from Victorian State Electricity Com-

mis.sion. Berrigan Shire Council Taking supply in bulk from Victorian State Electricity Com­

mission. Wentworth Municipal Council ... Extension to supply to Curlwaa and Coomealla Irrigation

Areas.

E L K O T B I C ' I T V A D V I S O R Y COMMITTKK.

Tho personnel of the (ommittee remained imchanged except for the fact that upon the constitution of the Sydney County Council, the (Joneral Manager thereof—Mr. H. R . Forbes Mackay—became a member of the Committee on 17th January, 1936. Twenty-six meetings were held during the year.

Sub-committees were appointed to deal with different aspects of the work of tho C'ommitteo and a number o f Panels was appointed to consider sjiecific matters referred to them. These, with their persomiel, are as follows :—

Safety Sub-Committee.

Messrs. L. F. iJurgess (Chairman), W. S.^Corner,' S . J. Bellomey, E. P . Thompson, G. K. Dunbar, Jules Van Dyck and W. R . lbd)b lowhi te .

Panels of Safely Suh-(^omniittee. Safety of ihniestlc Electrical Appliances.—Mvi=^i^TS. (!. K. Dunbar (Chairman). K. P. Thompson,

A. A. Tangio, J. Lacey, W, R . A. Kemp, C. W. Winterbotham, and D . V . Mills.

Safety of Ojierative.'^ and Staff in Power Systems, Factories, e/c.—Messrs. S. J. Bellomey (Chairman), W. S. Corner, G. W. Stewart, A. G. T. Goodwin, D. V. Mills, J. Lovell, H. J. Bartlett, H. E. Taplin and W. L. Ada.

Safetif of Ojicralires and Staff in Mines.—Messrs. W. S. Corner (Chairman), O. G. Vicker>', A. E. 0 . Sidlars, S. McKen^•cy. D . V. Mills. A. T. Kirk, J. Hemlry, V . J. F. Brain, D. T. Brewster, and A. F . Newman.

M f o . — M e s s r s . S . J. Bellomey (Chairman), E . A. Horner, F. L. Page, R . S. Beckwith, J. H . Maxwell, ami D. V. Mills.

Sjterial Panel dealirti) with Vac nf Water Mains of Partially non-conducting Materia.—M^rs. E. P. Thoraiwon (Chairman), H. E. Thresher, W. R . A. Kemp, E. Foster, D . V . Mills and A. A. Tangie.

S}>ecial Panel dealing with Protection of H. T. Mains.—Messrs. S . J. Bellemey (Chairman), S . H. Wliite, R . W. J. Mackay. and J. V. A. Eraser.

Statistics and Publicity .Sw6-Cowt«)««'.—Messrs. W. H. Myers (Chairmnn). H. R . Forbes Mackay, G, AUbut, J. McElbone, E. W. Thomcroft, and G. W. Stewart,

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Panels of Statistics and Publicity Sub-CommiUee. Supply Authorities—Standard Statistics—Messrs. G. W. Stewart {Chairman), E. W. Thorncroftj

and J. J. Richardson. Brochure on Electrical DevehpnwrU.—yiensra. J. McEIhone {Chairman), C. S. Jeffrey and F. N. Maclean. Rates and Charges .S///v-('om»t(«ec.—Messrs. W. R. Caithness (Chairman), H. R. Forbes-Mackay,

A. J. Bradshaw, V. J. F. Brain, B. H. Nolan, and F. Newman.

Panel of Rates and Charges Sub-Committee. Basis of Charges for Street Lighting and other Inter-Fund Eleclricity Services.—Messrs. V. J. F. Brain

(Chairman), A. P. Mackerras, A. H. Benjamin, W. R. A. Kemj), and B . H . Nolan. New Undertakings Siib-Conuniitee.—Messrs. T. M. Ritchie (Chairman), V. J. F. Brain, D. J. Nolan,

W. H. Myers, and A. R. Bluett. , Rnral Development Sub-Cotmnitlee.—Mesi^TS. H. R. Forbes-Mackay (Chairman), N. V. S. Wilton,

V. J. F. Brain. A. E. Lcmaire, and A. R. Bluett. Electrolysis Sub-Co7nmitte€.—McssTSi. J. Hendry (Chairman), W. H. Myers, P . F. Wauph, E. G.

Hij)sley, and E. Jewsbury. Special Sub-Committee—South Coast and Southern Highlands County Council Proposals.—Messrs.

J. R. Firth (Chairman), N. V. S. Wilton, A. R. Bluett, and W. R. Wylie. S})ecial Sub-Committee—Model Franr^hise Agreement.—Messrs. J. Taylor (Chairman), J. R. Firth,

and V. J. F. Brain. In conformity with the requirements of the Act as to its duties, the Committee considered and

submitted reports and tendered advice on numerous important matters. Notable amongst these were the following :—

Safety of Electrical Appliances, Materials, etc.

An Ordinance (No. 54A) which was proclaimed on 3rd June, 1936, was based on recommendations nnide hy the Committee as to the manner in which adetjnatc control should be exercised over electrical appliances, materials, etc., in order to ensure that they confornuid to proper standards of safety. The sy.steni evolved is calculated to produce satisfactory results and at the same time to overcome the ol)jections which have been raised to systems elsewhere. I t is essential that in respect of every electrical article which may be prcscrilwd in accordance with Section 512A of the Act, there should he available a " published specification " which has been accepted by the Committee—which is the prescribed authority under that Section. It will be necessary that all persons selling or offering for sale or hire any proclaimed article shoukl ensure that such article first complies with the relevant specification, and secondly, i** stanq)ed or labelled with the letters " P.S."" (Published Specification), together with a registered guarantee immbcr allotted by the Committee.

Under the Ordinance any person may apply to the " ])rescribed authority for the allotment of a registered guarantee number and for authority to stamp or lal>el it, together with the letters " P . S . " on any class, description or type of proclaimed article: with his application, he mu.st submit the re(|uisite fee (£1) and an undertaking that al l articles which he so stanq)s or labels will comply with the published specifications. It will, therefore, not be necessary for articles to be submitted for an official test oxcejit in those cases where the manufacturer, inq)orter, etc., is not satisfied to acce])t the responsibility of guaranteeing compliance with the relevant specifications so far as coucems any article wluch he handles in tho course of business.

Provision is made for testing of apparatus, etc., to be carried out through tho " Electrical Safety Conunittee" of the Standards A.ssociatiou of Australia, of which the Chairman (Mr. L. V. Burgess) is a menvl>er of the Electricity Advisory Committee. j

Only those persons who have received or have applied for the allotment of a registered guarantee nund)er may have any proclaimed article examined or testo l , and their ajiplications for examination and , test are to l:c sent to the f'lectricity Advisory Committee together with the appropriate fee—which will in due course be notified in the Giwernment Gazette in respect of oach class, dc'cription or type of article which may be ])roclaimed.

The Ordinance contemplates recognition of reforence numbers or marks, tho uso of which on electrical ajiparatus has been authoris<Hl in another State or territory of the Commonwealth as indicating that such apparatus conforms with the required standard. It will, however, be necessary for any person having such authority to make application for the recognition in this State of such reference number or mark.

It will not be permissible for any article which has not been proclaimed to be stamped or labelled as abovemnntioneil.

It is anticipated that the oi)eration of this Ordinance will commence during the forthcoming year.

P E R I O D I C A L T S S P E C T I O X OK E L E C T R I C A L I S . S T A L L A T I O N S .

Tho Ordinance-making power contained in Section 513 (I) {h5) of the Act was the subject of cIo.sc investigation. A report submitted by the Conmiittee as the basis of the Ordinance under the above Section is under consideration by the Department. The Committee recommends that all electricity supply authorities throughout the State (including tho Crown) should, at not more than five-yearly intervals, inspect cverv electrical installation connected to their systems: that the inspection should embrace such visual examination of wires, appUancos, etc., and such tests, including insulation, resistance and earth continuity tests, as may l>e necessary in conjunction with that examination to determine whether the installations, etc., are defective or constitute danger to life or property. It was recommended that in addition to the actual installations in premises the inspection should cover all service linos throughout their entire length, excluding underground or submarine wires or cables or equipment in connection therewith.

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N O R T H C O A S T C O U N T Y C O U N O I I , P R O P O S A L .

After consideiation of the many proposals made hy the various electricity supply authorities in tho Coastal area extending from the Macleay River to the Queensland border, a series of recommendations, representing t h r considered opinion of tho Conmiittee, were made, and in due course resulted in the )>rep!iration and submission to Parliament of tho North Coast County Council Bill. Under this Bill it is pro|)osed that twenty-six Local (lovernmont areas should be united into a County Council to enable the electrical development of the North Coast to proceed along the most useful and economic lines.

The twenty-six areas concerned comprise first, the six present constituent areas of the Clarence River County Council {viz., the Municipalities of Grafton, South Grafton and Ulmarra, and the Shires of Orara, Co]imarliurst and Nymboidu); secondly, the six mr -constituent areas wherein the Clarence River County Council is retailing clectricitv (viz.. t h e Mi.nicipnlitv of Maclean and tho Shires o f Terania, Ilarwood, Dorrigo. l i e l l i u L e n and Nambucca): thirdly, t h e two Municipalities supplied in bulk by the Clarence River County Couniil (viz., Lismore and Casino): fourthly, the four a r e a s which are, under franchise agreement supplied by tl;e Electric Construction Co. of .Australia Ltd. (viz., tho Municipality of Ballina, and the Shires of Tintenbar. (iundurimba and Woodburn); and finally, the remaioirg eight areas in the district lying l)etwoeii t'le M;;cleay River and the Queensland border (viz., the Municipalities of Murwillumbah, Kempsey and Mullumbimby, ami tho Shires of Byron, Twoed. Kyogle, Tomki and Macleay). Of the last group, the Shires of Twci-d (except Tweed Heads nnd jiortion of t h e Shire adjoining Murwillumbah), Tomki and Macleay are without an electricity suppiv sv.stom. and with the exception of Kempsov Municipality (which has granted a franchise t o t h e Kem|i.soy Electric Light and Power Co. Ltd.), t h e remaining Councils have locally-owned electricity undertakings.

The t e r m of tho franchise agreement in the case of Kempsey expires on 2nd September, 1959, although the Council's r ight t o purchase the undertaking will fall due on and anv time afU-r '2ud Scptemlier. 19.39. In the four ureas mentioned above as being sup[)liod by the Electric Construction Company of Australiii J.td., the respective agrtM-ments expire a s follows : -Bal l ina—Ist January, 19(3, Titeubar, (JundurinUm and Woodburn- all on IHtli March, 1965. Ballina may exorcise its option of purchase on 1st January, 1938, and within six months of the termination of tho agreement; and in each case the option of purchase may Iw exercised by Tintenbar, Gunduriniba and Woodburn, ou I8th March, 1950, and thereafter a t the end of each five years.

The Committee recommended that provisions similar to those of the Gas and Electricity Act constituting th<' Sydney County Council should, generally speaking, apply to tho jjroposed North Coast County Council, but tho Comniittoo emphasised that its recommendations did not contemplate the unlimited expansion of the present system of the Clarence River County Council within tho larger area in question, without the alternative possibilities of cheaper supply of power to consumers situated anywhere within that area being first thoroughly exhausted; any such alternative supplies of power should necessarily, the Committee recommended, b e cimtrollod by the groat^'r County Council. As indicated ol.sewhore in this report, the Hill was read a first time and was still before Parliament at the close of tho year.

S O U T H C O A S T A N D S O U T H E R N H I G H L A N D S C O U N T Y C O U N C I L P R O P O S A L S .

A Special Sub-committee spent some time during the year on an examination of the possibility of forming a County Council in the Coastal aroji lying south of Bulli. and another in the Southern Highlands district situated to the westward of this Coastal area.

In t h e Coastal district the question of including t h e following areas was considered :—Tho Municipalities of Wollongong, Nowra, North Illawarra, Kiama, Gorringong, Jamberoo, Shellharbour, Berry, South Shoalhaven and Broughton Vale, and the Shires of Bulli, Central Illawarra, and portions of Clyde a n d Cambewarra.

The areas under consideration in connection with the Southern Highlands proposal are:—The | Municipalities of Bowral, Mittagong, Camden and Picton, and the Shires of Nattai, Cambewarra (()art), ! Mulwaree, Wingccarribce and VVolIondilly. I

The reports of the Committee on these questions had not taken definite shape at the close of the period.

R U R A L E L K C T R I C I T V E X T E N S I O N S F I N A N C I A L L Y A S S I S T E D B Y T H E G O V E R N M E N T .

Reconnnendations as to the basis on which and the extent to which financial assistance should be made available by the Government were submitted and were taken into consideration when the Local Government (Further Amendment) .4ct, 1935, was being drafted.

It was ultimately decided that in approved eases of extensions made by Councils essentially for the purpose of supplying electricity to new consumers (i.e., consunu-rs not yet served), there would be made available an annual subsidy extenrling over ten years, commencing in the first year at 5 per cent, of the estimated capital expenditure, diminishing gradually to one half of one per cent, in the tenth year; further, that such subsidy would be granted to an authority operating under a franchise in respect of extensions which, under the franchise agreement, the authority was not bound to make: in any oxce})tional case where the initial subsidv would exceed a limit of £5 per consumer, the subsidy would be fixed a t that limit for t h e first y e s r and would similarly diminish.

The g( ncial conditions ajiplicable lo this subsidy are a s follows :— (1) The extension must be one which may be expected to become self-supporting within the period

of the subsidy. In general, the estimated initial annual revenue from sales should not be less than 10 per cent, of the estimated capital expenditure on the extension. However— ((f) The subsidy is !u)t applicable in respect of n o w consumers in a locality where low volt4ige

sujiply is already available, or in respect of isolated j)rospective consumers capable of Ijcing supplied from an existing distribution system; For the purjioso of determining the subsidy, the estimated capital expenditure on tap Itno.i to cny individual consumers in excess of a quarter of a mile is excluded.

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(2) N o application involving an estimated capital expenditure of less than £500 will be considered. (3) The necessary capital must be raised by the Electricity Supply Authority. In the case of a

borrowing by a Council, a maximum porioct of twenty-five years for the loan will bo permitted. (4) Estimates of capital expenditure and annual revenue, cugiueering design and construction,

conditions of loan, together with the proposal generally, must be satisfactory to the Government. (5) Work must be put in hand within six months of the Government's approval of a proposal, and

completed without undue delay. (fi) Applications should be lodged as early as possible; the t ime within which approval may be given

terminates on 30th June, 1933.

(7) An agreement between tho Electricity Supply Authority and the Colonial Treasurer is necessary with respect to the payment of the subsidy.

A N A L Y S I S O F S T R E E T L I O H T I N Q A N N U A L C O S T S .

A report recommending a basis for determination of street lighting charges by electricity supply authorities was submitted antl has been under consideration by the Department with a view to tho issue of an Ordinance prescribing the manner in which such charge^^ may be fixed. In a schedule accompanying the re])ort, there was set out a suggested basis on which items of annual cost for street lights of specified types having a stated period of service, and lamps of given rating, might be classified, together with a basis for the analysis of the annual costs of street lightijig incurred by au electricity supply authority. The classified items of annual cost include interest and repayment charges, working costs, purchased or generated cost of electricity, interest and repayment charges associated with tho proportion of equipment used jointly for street lighting and other services, working co.sts on proportion of equi|)ment used jointly for street lighting and other services, and proportion of overhead costs.

In a further schedule, the Committee outlined its views as to the mciins to be adopted in securing uniformity in the above analysis. Tho detailed recommendations arc as fo l lows:—

Classified Items of Atmml Cost for Street Light of Specified Ttjpe having Stated Period of Service and Lamp of Given Bating.

Schedide " Ar I tem A.—Annual interest and repayment charges associated with equipment used exclusively for

street lighting service— (1) Equipment individual to street light. (2) Proportion of equipment general to street lighting service—

[a) Poles carrying street lighting circuits only. {b) Other equipment carrying street lighting loading only.

I tem B.—Annual working costs for equipment used exclusively for street lighting service— (1) Purcha.so cost of lamps. (2) Proportion of labour and transport for lamp renewals and patrol. (3) Maintenance of equipment in Item A - (1). (4) Proportion of maintenance of equipment in Item A—{2a) and (26).

I tem C.—Annual purchased or generated cast of electricity— {1) Demand Charge. (2) Energy Charge.

I tem I).—Annual interest and repayment charges associated with proportion of equipment uso<l jointly for street lighting and other services—

(1) Poles carrying .street lighting and other circuits. (2) Other fiquipment carrying street lighting and other loading.

I tem E.—Annual working costs on proportion of equipment used jointly for street lighting and other services—

(!) Poles carrying street lighting and other circuits. (2) Other equipment carrying street lighting and other loading.

I tem F.—Proportion of annual overhead costs.

Schedule " if." Detailed Guide to Application of Schedule " A."

This guide presupposes accurate accounting in strict compliance with the requirements of Local Government returns. I t is intended for use in all cases except where costing is carried out in greater detail and with greater accuracy than proposed hereunder.

Book Values. The book values of the following assets must bo dctermiuc<l or estimated if not already available

from the accounts :— (i) Equipment individual to street lights of the various types, including standards, brackets,

fittings, etc. (ii) Poles carrying street lighting circuits only.

(iii) Other equipment carrying street lighting loading oidy, inchiding control gear, crossarms, insulators, conductors, etc.

(iv) Power house plant and buildings {if any). (v) Poles carrying street lighting and other circuits.

(vi) Other equipment carrying street lighting and other loading, iucluding control gear, disfribntiou lines, substation, feeder lines, etc.

(viij Distribution, reticulation and street lighting sygtem,

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Annual Costs. Note re Items A, C, and D.—Apportion the annual charges for interest and repayments in tho ratio

which the book value of the equipment specified in the respective items bears to the book value of tlio whole of the assets.

Itejn A— (1) Interest and repayment charges associated with equipment individual to street light (seo above

note). (2a) Interest and repayment charges ass(»ciatpxl with ])ole8 carrying street lighting circuits, only,

divided liy total number of street lights (seo above note). (26) Interest and repayment charges associated with other equipment carry-ing street lighting loading

only, multiplied by ratio of lamp wattage to total wattage of street lighting service (see above note). Item B - -

(1) Dotermined from purchase cost, average life (as experienced) and annual hours of burning of lamp. (2, 3 , 4) It is suggested that these items be combined and takeu as 8a. for midnight lighting and lOs.

for all-night lighting. Item 0—Bulk Supply —

(1) Demand charge for bulk su])ply multiplied b y ratio of wattage of lamp plus 5 per cent, for demand loss t o maximum demand of bulk sup])ly.

(2) Energy charge for bulk supply nmltipUcd by ratio of annual consumption of lamp plus 10 per cent, for energy loss to annual consumption of bulk supply. JiOeal (Teneration —

(1) Interest and repayment charges associated with power house plant and buildings multipliwl by ratio of wat tage of lamj) plus 5 per cent, for demand loss to maximum demand on power house.

(2) Generation expenses nndtipHed by ratio of annual consumption of lamp plus 10 per cent, for energy loss to annual energy output from power house.

Item D — (1) Interest a n d repayment charges associated with poles carrying street lighting and other circuits

nuUtiplied by ratio of average nimiber of street lighting circuits to total average number of circuits on such poles and divided by total number of street lights (see above note).

(2) Interest and repayment charges associated with other equipment carrying street hghting and other loading multipliod by ratio of wattage of lamp plus 5 per cent, for demand loss to inaxinmm demand on such equipment (see above note).

Item E — (1) Sum of distribution and street lighting expenses. (2) Multiplied by ratio of sum allocated book values of equipment specified in Items D—(1) and (2)

to book value of distribution, reticulation and street lighting system. Item F—

Sum of promotion, management and special expenses less meter reading and collecting expenses nudtiplied by ratio of sum of I tems A to E, inclusive, to .sum of generation or bulk purchase, distribution and street lighting expenses andinterest and repayment charges.

T R A O I N Q H Y Cot'NciLs IN E L E C T R I C A L A P I ' L I A N C E S .

Tho Committee endorsed the recommendations made by a conference convened by the Mioistor, which recommended that Local Government electricity supply authorities should not be deprived of the power to trade in electrical appliances. The t'ommittee added to the recommendations of the conference two further recommcimbitiims. which wore intended to le-ssen tho possibility of any unfairness which might be caused to jirivate traders l>y the retention of existing powers by Councils.

Tho recommendatitms of tho conference were as follows (1) That Local Government Electricity Supply Authorities shall not manufacture for re-sale electrical

fittings and appliances. (2) That the Authoritio.^. shall only sell electrical fittings and appliances at the recognised retail prices

unless tho sale is to a contractor, in which case the prices shall not lie less than the recognised trade pric&s.

(3) That the Authorities shall not sell electrical fittings and appliances under other than those brands and trade marks afiixod by tho makers or their agents, and, in any case, the Authorities shall not sell electrical fittings or appliances bearing their own brand or trade mark.

(I) That where any .\utliority is at present doing electrical wiring work on behalf of its customers, it shall uot continue to do so if, on tho advice of the Electricity Advisory Committee, the Minister decides that in tho interesta of the said customers such Authority should cease to do such electrical wiring work.

(.')} That tho .\uthorities shall, whore they provide facilities for the display of electrical fittings and appliances, arrange withiu tho limits of the space so provided, to exhibit the electrical fittings and appliances of any manufacturer and/or distributor.

(5) That tho Authorities shall, where they provide for tho servicing of their customers' electrical fittings and appliances, arrange that such service is rendered without preference or discrimination Its between manid'acturers and /or retfiilors of electrical fittings and appIianc^^s.

(7) That tho Electricity Advisory Committee shall invest igate any matter or matters which are claimed by any jwrson, firm, corporation, or local governing authority to be a breach of any of the foregoing recommendations; and that the Electricity Advisory Committee shall, without delay, recommend to tho Minister for Local Government tho action, if any. which should bo taken by JiilU in dealing with any such person, firm, corporation, QT local governing authority.

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The additional recomnien-iations of tlr; Ele^jtricity Advisory Committee vroro :— (8) No supply authority shall act as the main distribut;)r or main retailer of the ])roduct of any

manufacturer unless it is proved to the s:itisfaction of the Electricity Advisory Committee that such manufacturer has been denied proper outlets through recognised, trade o'lannels,

(9) Every su]>ply authority trading in electrical appliances shall keep s-^parato a?coun's, and s'laM furnish statements in the prescribed form showing the result of it^ activities in such trading.

These recommendations had not been dealt with at the end of the year.

S T A T I S T I C S O F E L E C T R I C I T Y S U P P L Y A U T H O R I T I E . ^ .

Acting upon the recommendation of the Committee that there should be available to it full information of a technical and financial character relating to the undertakings of electricity supply authorities, both public and private, the Department sought from all such authorities the statistics d'jsircd by tho Committee. Such statistics, when collated, will constitute a most valuable record, tho neod for which has long been felt,

A form suggested hy the Committee for completion by electricity supply authorities contains full information as to the tariffs obtaining in each area supplied, together witii details of tho street lighting system and technical data relating to the system of supply volt:igo, length of linos (transmission, distribution and reticulation), plant, maximum demand, connected load, number of consumers, fuol consumption, etc.

P R E P A R A T I O N O F P A M P H L E T S .

Panels of the Statistics and Publicity Sub-Commlttco have boon formed for the purpose of prcparin;-, firstly, illustrated pamphlets designed for circulation throughout tho schools in tho State for tho purpose of instilling into the mind of every school child appropriate safety measures so far as electricity is concerned; and .secondly, a ])ubhcation setting out briefly and concisely, information as to the history of electrical development in the State.

R A D I O I . N T E R P E R E N C E .

This matter has presented diflliculties for some considerable time past. However, recommendations by the Committee are being examined from the point of view of including them in an Ordinauce and so providing means by which appropriate action may be taken to deal with the cause of this trouble.

I N S T A L L A T I O N A N D U S E O F E L E C T R I C A L E Q U I P M E N T I N M E N E S ,

At tho instance of the Minister for Mines, tho Committee has referred to its appropriate Panel the question of completely revising the special rules which have bocn in operation for many years. Tho magnitude of this task was such that the revision of the Rules had not been completed at the close of the year.

E L E C T R I F I C A T I O N O F R A I L W A Y L I N E S A N D I N T E B C O N N E ( T I O N O F M A J O R S Y S T E M S ,

After careful consideration of all questions involved, the Committee tendered certain recommendations for the consideration of tire Government as to the manner in which the electrification of r.iilway lines might, subject to the matter being in accord with Government policy, be offccteil. The Committee made it clear that the erection of transmi^^sion fines as a first step towards ultimate railway electrification would l-e nuoconomic and inadvisable.

The Committee bad received the assurance of the Railway Commissioner that, with the very heavy trafiic for goods and passenger services on the railway lines in question the proposal—from a purely railway point of view—was an economic one.

Accepting the estimates submitted by the Railway Department and this Department as to cost of railway electrification and of the other high tension interconnections, tho Committee submitted the following recommendations :—

(«) That it is t h e opinion of the Electricity Advisory Committee that the most practical method of developing the electrical services of the State as a whole is the inter-linking of the major power stations, combined with a comprehensive system of railway electrification.

{b) That a ten-year programme of uniform continuous State expenditure be incurred for the above pur])Ose, particularly for the railway electrification (complete) from Sydney to Newcastle, Sydney to Lithgow, Sydney to Gonlburn, and Sydney to Nowra, and for the other high tension inter­connections.

(c) That a favourable decision be given t o t h e proposal as a mxttcr of Govcrum»nt policy in order that 1 he Committee may reach definite and fxdiy considered decisions on other smaller but immediately important issues which will be inevitably affected, ultimately, by the larger proposal.

N o decision on this matter had boon given a t the end of the year.

MfSCBLLANBOtlS.

Among other matters on which the Committee has tendered advice are :— (a) The jjossibility of ensuring a greater degree of protection in cases where transmi.ssicui and

distribution lines become damaged. Investigation in this connection was concentrated on the question of devising measures calculated to prevent the possibility of continuous contact Iwtwoea rural overhead lines of medium pressure and earth (or partially insulated conductive substances), without causing protective fuses or other eipiijjincnt t o operate.

Correspondence on the subject from all parts.of the world was examined, and it was finally concluded that in the variable conditions appertaining, a practical solution could not be evolved at present.

{b) Investigation of methods by which protection may be ensured in the case of electrical installations in areas where the whole or portions of the water reticidation system is of non-metallic material. In this (onnection, the earth leakage protection system, involving the inclusion in each installation of a switch designed to operate automatically under pre-dctermined conditions of earth leakage, was rccomuTonded.

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Inverell Municipal Council kW. 280

Walgett Municipal Council 15 .lerilderie Siiire Council 66 Coonabarabnin Shire C()uncil 80 C'larcncc River County Council 2,500

(at Lismore) 1,6(K)

(at Nymboida) IJellambi Coal Co.

. / C o u n t y Council 25.000 Electric Light and Power Supply Corporation (steam-raising

plant) Wauchope Klectricity Supply Ltd 92 Clarence River County Conned transmission

line only— I'lmarra-Maclean.

Coonamblr Municipal Council ... ... . . . ... ... . . . 120 Murwillumbah Municipal Council 500

kVA Murrurundi Municipal Council ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

kW. Wiikool Shire Council . . . ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . KX) Taniworth Municipal Council 2,000

Note.—The first ten of theso were approved by the Governor during tho year.

(c) Electricity Franchise Agreements—eleven, v i z , : — Lachlan Shire Council Hastings Shire Council North I!law;;rra Municipal Council Hnree Shire Council .Merriwa Shire Council Hastings Shire Council (Upper lfasting> Co-jperativc Dairy Society Ltd.) Cobar Municipal Council Hraidwood Municipal Council Oberon Shire Council (iidgoiig Municipal Council Eurobo(hilla Shire Council

(The terms of the franchise agreements are shown elsewhere iu the report.)

((/) .Agreements by Councils as to giving or r^^ceiving of Electricity Supplies—eight. (Particulars of these eight agreements will be found elsewhere in the report.)

{r) Tiic method of charging for supphw of electricity in bulk. This question was not finally decided during the year, the questions under ronsideration lieing in r.^spect of sales of electricity to any ]>ublie authority or franchise holder who purchases for the purpose of resale, firstly, whether the luaxinnmi demand per kVA should be on an annual basis plus an energy charge per kWh, and seeondly, whether the demand shall be the average rate of supply in kVA m iasured over a minimum period of twenty minutes, the greatest demind so recorded during any minimum period of one month to constitute the maximum demand.

{(}) The system of charging for electricity supplies over extended areas of the State. The Committee expressed itself as of opinion that a uniform Hat rate system was only justified in exceptional cases, being unsound from an economic point of view; and that such system should be discarded in fa\our of a zone or similar system of charging.

(c) Matters requiring the Governor's approval which w^ra r ^ c o a m m i o i by the Committee :—•

(a) Council's Loan Applications (for electricity purposes)—fifteen, v i z . :— £

Herrigan Shire Council 3,0()0 Hlai'klown Shire Council ... . . . . . . ... . . . ... 3,870 Ingleburn Municipal Council . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..• Loekhart Shire Council 15,000 Blacktown Shire Council 9,100 t'larence River County Council 90,000 Sutherland Shire Council 2,000 1 >eniliquin Municipal Council . . . . . . . . . . . . ... ... 1,5<X) Walgett Municipal Council ... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,100 Cooniimlile Municipal Council ... . . . . . . . . . ... . . . 5,000 Windsor Municipal Council ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,2.50 Murwillund)ah Municipal Council fi,fKX) Nattai Shire Council 3,500 Clarence River (^ounty Council . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 50,000 liega Municipal Council 15,000

(6) Applications by Councils and others for approval to instal transmission lines or additional gi-nerating plant—fifteen, viz.

Electrical Development Concurred in by the CommiUee. During the year the following major electrical developments took place, having the concurrence

of the Electricity Advisory Committee :—

(i) The extension of the transmission line of the Railway Department between Orange and Wellington was commenced.

(ii) Provision for extension of the generating capacity of the power stations controlled by the Sydney County Council, the Clarence River County Council and this Department.

Many schemes relating to electricity supply—involving both the extension of existing supplies and the inauguration of new supplies- -were considered by the Committee, notably the suggestions to establish hydro-electric stations on the Dandahra, Barrington and Snowy Rivers, and at the Hume Reservoir; also the question of inter-connccting the systems of Port Kemhla and Bnrrinjuck; and tho possibility of extending the transmission line of tho Railway Department northwards from Dungog.

L I C E N S I N G O F E L E C T R I C A L C O N T R A C T O R S A N D E L E C T R I C I A N S .

The year ending 30th Juno, 1936, was the firet complete year during which the control of licensing of electrical contractors and electric ian was under the jurisdiction of the Department. Prior to 3rd May, 1935, this was a function of the Electrical Contractors and Electricians Licensing Board, but on t h a t date it was transferred to the Department by virtue of the provisions of the Gas and Electricity Act, 1935. Ordinance 73 which was proclaimed on 7th June, 1935, provided for the constiUition of an Electrical Con­tractors and Electricians Licensing Committee for the purpose of issuing licenses and conducting examin­ations. This Committee was ajipointed in June, 1936, and consists of:—

Mr. J. J. Cuff (Chairman), Supervisor, Electrical Trades, Sydney Technical College. Mr. T. E. Rofc (a Shire Councillor)', representing the Electricity Supply Authorities. Mr. E. P. Thompson (a member of the Electricity Supply Engineers' Association of New South Wales). Mr. T. P. Johnson (a licensed electrical contractor), and Mr. J. Lovell (a licensed electrician).

The committee held thirty-one meetings and conducted the following business :— Licenses.—Licenses issued were—

Firms—Electrical contractors 322 Electrical contractora 1,050 Electricians 4 668 Duplicate or substitute 11

Total 6,051

Examinations.—Two examinations were held, one in November, 1936, and one in May, 1936* at various centres throughout the State. Candidates were first required to pass a written examination, and those successful were submitted to a practical test. The results were:—

November. May. Number of centres 20 15 Number of candidates . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 56 52 Number passed written test 13 - 11 Number passed practical test . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . 13 10 Percentage of passes 23 19

Court proceedings were instituted by the Department against thirty-one persons for breaches of the Act. In all cases except two the offences were the undertaking or carrying out electrical wiring work by persons who were not licensed or who had allowed their licenses to lapse. In one ca.se the contractor did not employ a licensed person to perform the work, and in another an electrician uiulcrtook work not being the employee of a contractor. In all cases the defendants were convicted and the amount of fines imposed was £67 10s.

During the year there wore many cases in which hcensed persons committed irregularities and breaches of the Act or Ordinance. In a large number of these cases, where the offences were not o f a very serious nature or where, owing to lapse of time, proceedings could not be instituted, warnings were issued. I n twelve cases tho licensees were called upon by the Department to show cause why their licenses should not be suspended or cancelled. The results were that six licenses were suspended for varying periods, and three cancelled. In two cases warnings were issued, and one charge was not proved.

E n f o r c e m e n t o p R e g u l a t i o n w i t h u e o a k d t o E l e c t r i c a l W i r i n g W o k k s .

The Gas and Electricity Act, 1935, empowers Municipal and Shire Councils which arc public electricity supply authorities to take proceedings for breaches of the Act committed within the area covered by their respective undertakings. It was found that, although the Department made every effort t o obtain the co-operation of the Councils in the policing of the Act with due regard to public safety, tho Councils were not taking suitable action when faulty installations had been detected or in^tallatioiLs had been made by unlicensed persons, and the Councils generally had refused to prosecute where installations were made in contra^^ention of tho provisions of the Act.

Tho disinterested altitude adopted by some Councils is viewed with concern, as experience has shown that, unless breaches of tho Act are prosecuted, there is a distinct probability that installations being effected will not be in accordance with prescribed standards.

As the provisions have been specifically inserted with a view to preventing accidents and t<i safeguarding life and property, every endeavour is being made to impress upon the supply authorities th? Kepesaity of seeing that the law is strictly observed.

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tho Committee, wliicdi consists of Alderman Cough (Mayor of Ashfield), Alderman Rtaj)let(m (Mayor of Bal-main). Alderman Camjtliell (Mayor of Leichhardt), Aldermin Maundrell (Mayor of Petersham), and Alderman Go(hlard (Mayor of Newtown), was held on 4th July, 1935. Tho Committee conferred with the Company regarding the matter of an agreement under the Act, but following on such conference the Committee decided to submit a fornud notice to the ('ompany under tho term* of Section HO (3) of tho Act. As a result of the discussions between the Company and the Committee, r,'du(ition in the charge* for strocit l ighting Was arranged, to operate as from 1st .\ugust, 1935, and the ('omp.iny agre'^d to m i k e an investigation into the m-thods of charging for the sup()ly of el,v;tricity, with a view to off *"tin j[ a reduction in the charges for supply to private consumers. The Company has since reduoe.l th i r.it i fro:n l*4,i. to l*25d. par kilowatt hour for all electrit^ty consumed for j>ower jmrposns, such reduction b^?.o:ning effective as from 1st May, 193(1.

V. A R C H I T E C T U R A L BUILDING AND ENGINEERING.

D E S I G N .

The Drawing ()fHcr has U'on working at very high pressure over the period under review, and marked activity has l>cen maintained througlumt the year, particularly in regard to the provision of new hospital and school buildings.

T R A D I N G F U N D S — Q U E S T I O N O P A M E N D M E N T O F L O C A L G O V E R N M E N T A C T T O E N A B L E P R O F I T S O F TRXD1>J0

U N D E R T A K I N G S T O B E L E N T O R T R A N S F E R R E D T O T H E G E N E R A L F U N D O F A C O U N C I L .

lldprdsentations urging suoh an amendnumt of the Act'wore based on the ground that in order to establisii a trading ui\(hir1aking it was nec c Msary to raise a h)an and to levy a loan rate for many years; and that the fact that this contribution by the gtmeral body of ratepayers laid the foundation on which a sound trading undertaking was later built ju.stitied the utilisation of profits therefrom in relieving the rate-payers of other burdens.

It has not, however, been overlooked that in a number of instances Councils have as a matter of jiolicy contimied loan rating on the gnnmd that the value of the land has been enhan(;ed by the establishment of the electricity undertaking. Moreover, there are the cases where one ('ouncil's electricity undertaking serves the areas of several Councils, whose; consumers could not be ex|)ected without protest to see profits to which they had contributed utilised in a manner which would benefit only the residents of the area supplying electricity.

Xn cojmidering this (piestion, regard has also to be paid to the provisions of Section 419 of the Af;t, which, in effect, forbids the undue accumulation of profits of any trading undertaking.

The Klectricity Advisory Committee ex[)rossed itself as averse to the Act being amended in the manner suggested, and this recommendation has been adopted.

The Klectricity Achisory Committeti further expressed the opinion that the power existing under sub­section (-1) of Section 110, whoreunder a transfer may be made from the funds of either a gas or an electricity trading undertaking of an amount in aid of the other of those undertakings, should be repealed.

J O I N T C O M M I T T E K U N D E R S E C T I O N 49 (3) O F T H E G A S A N D E L E C T R I C I T Y A C T , 1935.

Section 49 (3) of the Gas and Electricity Act, 1935, provided for the formation of a Joint Committee comprising two members each from the Sydney Municipal Council and Sydney County Council, together with a representative of the Governor as Chairman, to arrange a divi.<ion of assets, debts and liabilities of the Sydni-y .Municipal Council .'••o that the assists, delits and lialiilities to be transferred by the Act should be defined. Also to detf^rmine what books, documents, n^cords and papers should be handed over to the Sydney County Council; and to consider and make recommendations to the Governor as to what officers and servants of tht! Sydney Municipal Council should be 1 ransferred to the Sydney County Council, and how the expense of meeting the payments on account of leave or upon retirement or death of an officer or servant so transferred should be apportioned between the Sydney Municipal Council and tho Sydney County Council.

Tho Joint Committee constituted to discharge these dutiejii consisted of the following gentlemen Representative of the Governor—The late Mr. W. G. Finn, Legal Officor, Department of Local

Covernmont (Chairman). Representatives of the Sydney Municipal Council—Aldermen G . A. Parkes and P. V. Stokes. Representatives of the Sydney County Council—Aldermen A. McElhone and J. H. Gardiner.

The first meeting of the Committee, convened by the (governor, was held at the Town Hall, Sydney, on Friday, 13th December, 1935.

The division of assets and liabilities of the Sydney Municipal Council has beou -^tisfactorily arranged, and the ([ue-stion of the transfer of the books, documents, records and papers determined. Recommendations were made to the (Governor with regard to the transfer of officers and servants of the Sydney Municipal Council, and as to the apportionment of the expenditure of meeting the payments on ac(^ount of leave or upon retirement or death of an officer or servant so transferred, and the Governor duly afiproved of the recommendations made.

J O I N T C O M M I T T E E U N D E R S E C T I O N SO (2) O F T H E G A S A N D E L E C T R I C I T Y A C T , 1935.

Reference was made in last year's Report to jirovisions contained in tho Gas and Electricity Act, 1935, for the constitution of a Committee of five pert-ons, appointed by tho Councils of tho Municipalities

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Among the works carried out for the Hospitals Commission, the following are regarded as worthy of individual mention :—-

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital—Nurses Qmrters—The plans for this work were commenced last financial year and completed during the current ye ir . Provision was made for a new nine-storeyed building with accommodation for 192 nurses and special facilities for trainees. Tho Trainees School is modelled and furnished on standard hospital practice and permits 24 p'-ob'tionary nurses being given residence for three months tuition and training before entering on ward duties. A feature of the building is the ample sun verandahs and balconies, together with flat roof for sunbaking purposes.

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital—Psychiatry Pavilion.—Plans have been completed for this structure which is of three-storeys, providing accommodation for 45 patients and includes an air-conditioned operating theatre, facilities for X-Ray and Occupational Therapy treatment. In designing this building it was necessary to keep in mind it:; utilisation for tho treatment of nervous disorders, necessitating the creation of a restful and homely atmosphere.

The external facades of both new buildings have been treated in a distinctive modern stylo in face-brickwork with horizontal lines predominating. The best of materials only have been s])ecified throughout and the buildings will be equipped with the very latest fittings applicable to modern hospital construction.

Plans and specifications have been completed for various schemes for District Hospitals, the more important of which are detailed hereunder

St. George District Hospital, Kogarah.—Additions to the Main Ward Block to provide intermediate accommodation for 34 patients, new Home for Nurses, including recreation and dining rooms, with accom­modation for 130.

Western Suburbs Hospital—Extenaiom t o Paying Unit and to the Nurses' Quarters, now Male Public Ward Block and a new boiler room.

Dubbo District Hosjntal.—New Home for Nurses providing accommodation for a staff of 4 0 ; new Male Ward (10 patients); alterations and additions to kitchen and operating block; alterations to Main Block and a now Kiosk.

Coroica District Hospital.—New Paying Unit for 20 beds; remodelling and modernising existing buildings, including the provision of up-to-date maternity accommodation; additions to Nurses' Quarters; new kitchen block and boiler house.

Narrandem District Hospital.—New Nursea' Home; new Maternity Block; extensions to Isolation Block; conversion of existing Nursing Quarters into Intermediate Wards; additions, alterations and renovations to Main Block and to Kitchen Block.

Cessnock District Hospital.—^ew Administrative Block; additions to Nurses' Quarters and exten­sions to Female Ward Blocks to provide Children's Wards.

Renwick Hospital for Infants, Summer ffiW.—New two-storey Ward Block to accommodate 72 babies in six-cot wards, including large verandah, balcony and solarium on northern front.

Ryde District Soldiers' Memorial Hospital.—'Naw Homo for Nurses to accommodate 40. Royal South Sydney Hospital.—JHew Homo for Nurses and alterations and additions to existing

buildings. Quirindi District Hospital.—tsevf paying unit; X-ray unit; additions to Nurses' Quarters, Children's

Wards and Main Block, also in.stallation of sewerage. Maitland District Hospital.—Nursas' Home—provision of additional accommodation for 28 nurses,

including Lecture Theatro, Sisters' Sitting Room, etc. Other works for which schemes have been finalised include, alterations and additions to David

Berry Hospital, and to District Hospitals at Peak Hill, Warren, Murrumburrah-IIarden, Macleay, Canterbury, Til)ooburra, Burrowa, Bourke and Cootamundra. The Hornsby District Hospital was re­instated after an outbreak of fire and at the Wagga Wagga District Hospital a scheme was completed for conversion of existing quarters into a paying unit; alterations to the existing building; new Pathological Block and additions to Mortuary.

Plans and specifications for works estimated at £218,700 have been prepared for tho Department of Education, one of tho most important schemes being the first unit of the new Technical C^oUego to bo erected at Islington, Newcastle. This building is to house the Science Department, and consists of three storeys in brick structure of modern design. It will occupy the central position on the site, and its principal foature, with clock tower, will face the main and inner quadrangles of the completed scheme.

A schemo has boon completed for a new high school at Cessnock providing accommodation for approximately 500 pupils, together with tho usual offices, library and large as-sembly hall, the latter being equipped for stage and film presentations. Tho building itself will bo of threo storeys, grouped in tho centre of the Aberdare-street frontage, and having a main entrance feature. The central pavilion has been treated in a restrained Romanesque manner with clock tower at the angle of the building at the inter­section of Aberdare and Mulberry streets.

Tamuwth Agricultural High School—Farm Buildings.—V\am and specifications have been completed for a model mixed farm consisting of dairy, poultry farm, piggery, stables, feed and farm imi)lcment sheds, and au orchard, vegetable garden and tobacco plantation. The necessary grazing and resting paddocks have been provided together with a recreation area, and consideration has Iwon given to the contours of the site in order that the various buildings should be planned to tho best advantage.

The preparation of plans and specifications is well in hand for the new Central Domestic Science School at Bondi. Accommodation for approximately 1,100 pupils is being provided in a three-storey brick building, which will embody tho special requirements necessary in a school of this type, together with Assembly Hall to seat HM), comph^tc with facilities for tho presentation of plays and film display.

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S T A T E ANI> M E N T A L H C S P I T A L S .

Plans and s^iecifications of work estimated at £96,900 have been prepared in connection with State and Mental Hospitals, tho more important of the schemes being mentioned hereunder

DarlinyhurHt Reception House.—Extensive additions and remodelling.

Morissct Mental //o.^p/Vni.—Combined now Recreation Hall and Chapel. Liverpool State Hospital.—Extensive .scheme of alterations and additions comprising conversion of

kitchen to lounge, new dining room, new kitchen block, new laundry, boiler room and drying room, two new Ward Blocks for cancer patients and a new morgue.

Lidconibe State Hospital.—Ho\)ar(iie schemes have been prepared for (a) new Bulk Store, (6) exten­sions to Recreation Hall and Chapel, (c) additions to Swag Store and {(/) new Lavatory Block.

Kenmore Mental Hospital.—Two new Ward Block's each of 50-bed capacity to house female and male semi-refractory patients.

Other works worthy of mention include additions to the Medical Officers' Quarters and conversion of Nurses' Quarters to Ward Block at the Prince Henry Hospital; new store and dairy buildings at the Nowington State Hospital and additions to the Staff Quarters at the Waterfall Sanatorium.

The est inuitod cost of schemes prepared for the Chief Secretary's Department is £29,500, the major works being conversion of the old police stations at Surry Hills and WooUoomooloo respectively into Boys ' Clubs, and the erection of a new police station at Mayfield.

Public buildings, not otherwise classified, includo tho orectioa of njw Court H i u s o at Scon*! and additions to the Women's Reformatorv. The eitimated cost of the whole of the sshomos prepared under this heading is £37,100.

During the year several members of the staff were again made available for the preparation of Contracts for the erection of homes for the Homes for Unemployed Trust, and plans were prepared and tenders invited for works estinuvted to cost £29,40;).

Sketch Plans.—In addition to tho preparation of Workin;* drawin;?^ a n i Specifieationa, numeroua eonij)roh(mMivo sketch dcsigu.s have In-tm planned, m m y of these detailing future development and complete lay-out schemes of largo hospitals and schools, and requirements for other departments.

It is estimated that the value of the work covered by these sketch plans is £2,050,762.

Summary of Work compared with Previous Years.

1932-33. Hi:i3 34. 1934-;}5. lya.'i-Sfi.

Ctiiilrat'lH —

(A) Value

ll,7,'-.2

404 £041,IKK)

12.389 5,97.')

4H(i £I,U8.'»,IM)0 £1,407,000

12,477 5.771

4!I5 £1.04S,0<K) £ l , . m . 0 0 0

12.270 R,680

447 £fiC1.756

£2,050,762

C O N S T R U C T I O N .

Among the ]»rincipal buildings which wore commenced or compk;ted during tho year were the following :—

Subsidised Hospitals-^Melropolilan Area.

St. Oeorye District Hospit'il.—T\ni expansion of this hospital, in accordance with the approved scliome of future development adopted some year^ ago, is reflected in tho work now being carried out. This consists of—

Now kitchen block, containing large kitchen, servery, iwnllory, fitaff dining room, et^., and neces-sary storerooms, complete with steam hot water service, cooking equipment, electrical work, and rofrigeration plant. This work is nearing completion, the contract price being £3.277.

New (piartors for nur.ics and other work.—This contract is nearing completion, and may bo described as follows :—Th« main block is of five .<3torQys, and provides accommodation for matron, sub-matror, thoatro sister, home sister, 14 obstotric nursns, and a general nursing staff of 8 6 ; an electric lift .serves all floors. Tho recreation and dining room block is of one storey, and contnins larg'i combined dining room and rocr.'ation room (di\ided by fokling piirtiticms). s'-rvery, and sepamte diuing room for stall", and is connected with the main hospital block by verandahs and a covered way.

Liverpool Junior Technical High School.—Plans a n i sposifications have been completed for the exteii.uon, alteration and additions to existing buildings to provide accommodation for 670 ailditional pupils.

A scheme is nearing completion for a new l)uilding at tho Yanco Agricultural High School. This will contain H classrooms. Science and Biologicil Laboratorios, St i f f and Preparation Ro^m*.

The following schemes have also been finalised :— South Strathfield—Alterations and additions to Boys and Girls' Primary and to Infants' Depart­

ments. Mittagong - New school building to house 288 pupils. Cardiff—New Infants' Block. Narrandora—• New Infants' lilmk. Ro.se Bay Additions to Infants' Block. Wiiulsor—New school buihling. St. Ives -Alterations and additions to existing buildings. Blakohurst—New school buihling. North Sydney Boys' High S(diool—Additions to Science Dopartmout.

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New operating block and renovations to existing hospital buildings.—This work is being carried out by the Building Construction Branch, the completed cost of which will be approximately £40,000.

Additions to main ward block have been completed at a cost of £7,I.3L Accommodation has been provided for tliirty-four intermediate patients in six four-bed, two throed)ed, and two two-bed i wards, and two sisters rooms, together with large northern verandah and balcony, have been included in the scheme. The addition is of two-storeys in brick construction on concrete foundations with tiled roofs. ]

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital.—^Out-patients Department.—When finally completed this building j will be of three-storeys, providing for the whole of the out-patients, casualty and administrative work ' of the hospital, as well as accommodation for the staff. Portion of the scheme has been completed this year, consisting of one storey and containing large central waiting iiall with a seating capacity for 300 patients; four examination units, dispensary and public space. Each examination unit is provided with its own consulting rooms, examination cubicles and waiting space, and has its entrance from the main waiting hall. The structure is of reinforced concrete, with external facades faced with brick. The cost of the work, including fittings, equipment and essential services, was £24,500.

Additions to Nursea Quarters.—These extensions consist of a new nine-storey building, of fire-proof con'_itruction, equipped with the very latest fittings applicable to niodern hospital construction. A full description of the structure has been given under the heading of " Design " ; tho work has been comiiletcd at a cost of approximately £55,000.

Psychiatry Block.—A contract at £34,600 has been let for the carrying out of this work, which has been fully described under the heading of " Design." The work is well in hand.

Royal North Shore Hospital.—The erection o f 'a Maternity Block at a cost of £18,895, is noaring I completion. Tho building is of brick, with tiled roof, and extends to three storeys; ward units occupying ' the ground and first floors, while the whole of the second floor is devoted to general labour department. ' Each floor provides accommodation for twenty-one patients in single, double, and four-bed wards, with rooms for doctors, sisters and nurses conveniently arranged. Examination rooms for admission of patients, two throe-bed wards, and an operating theatre are included in the second floor lay-out, whilst a two-bed isolation wa id and two eclamptic wards, all entirely segregated, have been provided; bod and ; passenger lifts serve alt floors. At the ground floor level separate entrance for patients and visitors has been ! planned, to converge centrally for access to stairs and lifts. The design of the building and the equipment installed are to the latest requiromonts for maternity blocks, and the arrangement of the various units | ensures direct and easy communjcation and service.

Royal Alexandria Hospital for Children.—Additions and aiteraticms to this hospital are nearing, completion, at a cost of £22,200. A two-storey brick building with slate roof has boon erected over an \ existing one-storoy structure to provide for the following accommodation :—Additional quarters for ' medical otficers; now dining rooms, with necessary services for doctors, sisters, nur-ses and domestics ;i and an entirely new kitchen unit, with up-to-date steam and gas cooking eipiipment. This kitchen is' situated on the second floor, and is connected by electric lifts with serveries and wards.

The admission and casualty units are being remodelled to provide a large waiting vestibule, admissionj and almoners offices, and consulting and casualty rooms. i

Western Suburbs Hospital.—The following work is being carried o u t : — N o w Public Ward Block ^ to accommodate twenty-five patients, and provision of covered way, additions to paying units to |)rovido for fifteen patients, including two duty rooms, waiting room, doctors room, nurses room, etc. Additioua to nurses quarters to provide thirty bedrooms, including recreation room, with kitchenette adjoinhig; new morgue and pathological department; new film store. i

Tho new building.'" and extension to existing buildings are in brick with tiled roofs, and arc equipped where necessary with steam-raising plant, hot water service, steam sterilizing, ctjokiug and heating. Heating, hot water and steam sterilizing services are also being provided throughout the existing hospital buildings.

Tlio contract price for tho whole of the work is £33,796. I Royal South Sydney Hospital.—During the year alterations and additions to the hospital havo boeni

completed at a cost of £8,898. Those included casualty, outpatients and V.D. departments. X-ray I department, and pathological laboratory, complete with ail essential services, including hot water, st^ara j and sterilizing. New exton-sions were constructed in brick on concrete foundations, with slate roofs. I

Renwick Hospital for Infan's, Summer Hill.—A new ward block, to provide accommodation for | seveuty-two bubie:; IN six-cot wurrls, IS in tho courso of erection, the contract price being £12,210. The building is of two-storeys in brick construction, having coucroto .staircases and floors with tiled roofs, j On the ground floor provision has been made for kitchen, bottle room, servery, and sisters room; andj on the first floor, three sisters rooms, servory, and linen room. The main staircase occupies the central , position, and the wards are grouped on either side with sanitary annexes at the extreme end. A large ^ verandah, balcony and solarium ovorflank the north-eastern side of tho building, which is complete w i t h j hot water, steam heating, refrigeration, and food lift. j

Auburn Distritk Hospital.—^Extonsive remodelling is being carried out at this hospital, as fo l lows:— I

Additions to main block of now male ward of fourteen bods, with duty room, lin-m and sanitary annexes. j

Bemodeiling kitchen block. Provision of splint room and enlarging anaesthetic lobby to operating block. Additions to matron's quarters; new laundry iilock; and addition of eleven bedrooms and bathroom,

etc., to nurses home. *4973a—C

The extension of essential mocbanicai services has Iwon provided for in the work, which is being carried out by contract at a price of £6,177.

Other hospital contracts in the motropoUtan area worthy of mention include—

Windsor District Hospital—^ovf quarters for nurses (£6,497); additions to main buildings and now boiler house, (£2,350).

Parramatta District Hospital—X-ray block (£1,072). Sydney Hospital- MoWoi hou'-o (£1,917).

Subsidised Hospitals—Country Areas. Northern Districts.

Newcastle Infectious Diseases Ilosfntal—The buildings forming this new hospital were oommenced on 2nd April, 1935, and wero described in tho last Annual Report. The greater part of the constructional work, however, has been executed during tho current year, and tho whole of the contract was practically completed at 30th June, 1930, at a cost of £20,505.

Tho Main Ward Block is of weatherboard construction and the Kitchen, Laundry and Nurses' Quarters are brick structures having tiled roofs.

(jrafton District Hospital.—Extensive alterations and additions were commenced and completed during this year, including the following ;—

AdiUtion of one Intermediate and two Private Wards to both the Male and Female Ward Blocks; new Children's Ward with accommodation for twelve patients; new Morgue; now Boiler House; addition of a four-bed and two-bed ward to the Isolation Block and additions to the Nurses' Quarters.

Tho extensions and new builtlings were carried out in brick construction with iron roofs, and hot water, steam, sterilizing, electric light and power services have been provided throughout. The completed cost of tho work was £16,304.

Lismore District Hospital—The following additions and alterations have been carried out at this hospital, at an approximate cost of £7,000 :—

New two-storey wing on west side of main building t"o provide Children's Wards and Maids' Quarters, of brick construction with tiled roof.

Alterations, remodelling and now tiled roofing to the main hospital block; and Extensions t o Nurses' Quarters. Extension of all services.

Tenterjield Prince Albert Manorial Hospital.—A contract has been let at £11,970 for the provision of new Intermediate Ward Block and Laundry Block, and additions and alterations to Main Hospital Block, Kitchen Block and Nurses' Quarters, together with installation of new Septic Tank, and provision of mechanical, electric light and power services. The work is being carried out in brick construction, with concrete footings and galvanised iron roofs.

Glen IiDies District Hospital—Additions to tho Main Hosiiital Block, consisting of a new Outpatients' Department, new Operating Theatre Block, enclosing of verandahs, etc., alterations to Nurses' Quarters and to laundry, were nearing completion at a contract price of £8,124.

The work includes the provision of steam reticulation, hot water services, heating system, steriUring equipment throughout the entire haspital, and a drying cabinet for laimdry.

Qtiirindi District Hospital.—A fairly extensive programme of work at a contract price of £5,500 is now in progress at this hospital, and consists of the ere(;tiou of an Intermediate and Private Ward Block to acconuuodiite eight patients; Duty Room, Dressing Room and all the usual conveniences. Additions are also lieing carried out to the Main Hospital Building to provide X-ray Room and Covered Way, and at tho Nurses" Quarters, three bedroonxs, bathroom and verandah are being provided. Tho scheme also includes (connection of the hospital buihlings to the town sewerage system, and the provision of hot water, heating, sterilizing and power services throughout.

Wulyetl District Hospital.—New hospital buildings and alterations to existing buildings are being carried out. The new work consists of Main Block, containing Private. InttTmediatc and Public Wards to accommodate eighteen jiat ients in all; Operating Wing, now Kitchen Block (connected to main building by covered way) and Laundry Block. .\ll of thi'se buddings are of timber construction on concrete foundations with iron roofs.

Whilst most of tho old buildings are to be demolished, one structure is being converted into a Post­mortem and Viewing Room. A new septic tank is included in the scheme, and the whole of the units will be equipped with sterilizing services and ventilating system.

Tho contract price for tho whole of the work amounts to £8,968.

Dorrigo District Hospital.—A new Hospital Block is being erected at this hospital at a contract price of £5,454. Tho buildings are of wood construction on brick foundations, with iron roofs, and provide the followiivg accommodation :

Office, one Private Ward, Duty Room, two 3-bed wards, Oi>orating and Sterilizing Rooms, Matron's Bedroom, two bedrooms for nurses. Nurses' Sitting Room, kitchen with store, servory and pantry, and two bedrooms for domestics; ade(|uatc lavatory and ablution accommodation is also provided, and tho building will bo completed with all the usual f ervices.

liellingcr liiver Dis'.riot Hospital. -Additons carried out to existing buildings comprise :—New Children's Ward (l-bods); it Iditions to Female Ward (.-(-bods); new Male Ward (4-be(Ls); new Pathological Labonitory, with two staff bolrooms and verandah adjoining extensions to kitchen; X-ray Room, and general remoduUing.

• 49733—C

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The new buildings and extensions to buil<^ng8 are of weatherboard construction, with iron roofs, the work was commenced prior to this period, but was completed in February, 1936, at a total cost of £4,775.

Kyofjk Memorial Hospital.—Although commenced during last financial year, the new buildings and additions and alterations to existing buildings were only completed in June, 1936, at a cost of £4,000. The work comprised new quarters for nurses, new Laundry and Holier Room, and extension to Female Ward, and electric light and power, steam reticulation, and hot water services have also been provided.

Cunnedah District Hospital.—At this hospital new Lsolation Block of weatherboard construction on brick foundations, with tiled main roofs, and comprising three 2-bed Wards, Duty and Nurses' Rooms, up to date Sanitary Annex and verandahs have been erected, and aherations carried out to existing Isolation Block.

The cost of the work was £2,488, which included the provision of steam sterilizing, heating, hot water and electric light and j>ower services.

Maitland Hospital.—^The conversion of the Administrative Block to a Maternity and Children's Unit have been carried out at a cost of £1,762.

Manilla District Hospital.—During the year alterations and additions to existing buildings and the installation of a new septic tank have been completed, the cost being £2,104.

Macleay District Hospital, Kempsey,—The following additions have been completed :—

Intermediate and Private Ward Block at an approximate coat of £3,800.

New laundry complete with mechanical washing equipment and drying cabinet at a coat of £1,447.

Sodthern Districts. Wayya Wagga District Hospital.—Work costing £10,380 has just been completed at this hospital

and consists of:— New Home for nurses to acconxmodate 36 nurses and a matron, together with Recreation-Dining

Room and Kitchenette adjoining for the serving of meals. The building is of two storeys, formed of brick construction on concrete footings, having tiled roofs, and is complete with hot water, electric light and power services.

Vrana District Hospital.—The new buildings which comprise a complete small hospital unit were completed during the year at a cost of £9,590.

The wards provide accommodation for 10 patients, and an Operating Theatre with Anaesthetic Lobby and Sterilizing Room is centrally situated in relation thereto. The kichen unit, laundry and staff rooms are grouped in a wing on the north-west, and the quarters for matron and nurses arc in a wing at the opposite end. A maternity unit accommodating three beds, Labour Ward and a room for X - R a y apparatus is also provided. The buildings are centrally heated and provision has been made for hot water, steam services and sterilizing equipment.

A detached building provides a morgue and rooms for generating plant for electric light and power services.

Griffith District Hospital.—The erection of a new male and female Intermediate Ward Block to accommodate 10 patients in each case, together with additional Nurses' Quarters containing four bed­rooms, sitting room, bathroom and sleep-out verandah, is being eurried out at a contract price of £4,921. The buildings arc of brick with til«d roofs and in addition to electric light and power services, arrangements are being made l o extend the hot water service to these units.

Hay District Hospital.—Additions t o the Main Hospital are in progress and when completed will provide for two Children's Wards, a Female Intermediate and two Private Wards. Hot water and steam services, sterilizing equipment and refrigeration to the whole hospital is included in the scheme, the contract price for which is £4,747.

David Berry Hospital.—A contract at £4,370 has been let for the carrying out of the following work :—

New Special Male Ward; two 2-bed Maternity Wards {one for Aborigines) with new sanitary annexes, etc. , t o female f ecliou and a. new hoiler room at rear of Kitchen Block. Included in the work is the provision of s team service, alterations and extensions to hot water service, sterilizing equipment and. drying cabinet.

Gundagai District Hospital.—New quarters for nurses and conversion of existing Nurses' Quarters into paying unit.

This building has been completed at a cost of £3,697 and provides accommodation for 7 nurses. Matron's suite, Nurses' Sitting Room and the usual offices. A small Children's Ward has been added to tho Main Hospital Buildings and remodelUng has been effected throughout.

Yass District Hospital.—Additions to the present Ward Block, providing accommodation for 18 additional jiaticnts, were completed during the year at a cost of approximately £4,400. These extensions were carried out in brick with iron roofs, and hot water, electric light and power services were included in th^ scheme.

Cootamundra District Hospital.—The remodelling of the kitchen at a cost of £1,477 has been completed. y

Berrima District Hospital.—The Nurses' Quarters at this hospital have been remodelled at a cost of £1,400.

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Western District. Diibbo District Hospital.—KxiermWe additions and alterations are being carried out at this hospital

at a contract pri(ce of £26,187, and comprise the following :— New quarters for nurses to provide accommodation for 4 0 ; new Male Medical Ward Block of 16

aihlitional beds; additions to Kitchen Block and Staff Quarters; new boiler room; new sanitar\' annexes to paying unit and to Isolation Block respectively, and general remodelling throughout the hospital generally.

In addition to the building jirogramme and the usual services incorporated, steam and steam steril­izing services, hot water heating and hot water services, up-to-date cooking and laundry equipment will bo provided.

Parkes District Hospital—The alterations and additions are nearing completion at this hospital and comprise:—

New Isolation Block; conversion of existing Isolation Block to a paying uni t ; new ward for children; new Laundry Block, additions to Nurses' Quarters and minor additions, together with extensions of necessary service.

The contract price for the work is £6,854.

Condobolin District Hospital—General remodelling, alterations and additions, together with the provision of essential and mechanical services, are nearing completion at a cost of approximately £5,5((0.

Amongst tho small District Hospital contracts commenced or completed during the year, the following are worthy of mention :—

Peak Hill—New quarters for nurses (£2,634); Rylstone—Alterations and additions (£1,750); Mudgeo—New sanitary annexes and sewerage (£1,957): Hillston—Alterations, etc. (£1,994); Orange Ba.so—Additions to Staff Quarters (£645); Tottenham—New operating and sterilizing rooms (£675); Nyngan—Additions (£946) and Collarenebri—X-Ray room (£248).

S C H O O L S — M E T R O P O L I T A N A R E A .

Honichush lioifs" Junior Ilifih iScAoo/.—This new building, which was commenced during tho previous iinancial year, is now nearing completion. The new structure is of brick with tiled roofs, and will accom­modate 1,100 pupils in 28 ordinary cla.ssrooms and two Demonstration classrooms. Two Science rooms two Preparation rooms, a Library, Staff rooms, and offices complete the accommodation on the two main doors, whilst shelter sheds, a tuckshop and stores are located in the basement.

Extensive concrete pavings surround the new building extending to the Closet and Lavatory Block, which is also of brick construction with tiled roof.

The completed cost of the work will be approximately £25,000.

North Sydney {Crow's Nest) Public School.—New buildings for hoys and girls—These two buildings, conqiloted during the year, are of brick construction on concrete footings with tiled roofs, each being of two storeys generally with jiart basement. Classroom accommodation for 528 pupils is provided in both buildings, in addition to Staff rooms, etc., and shelter sheds and lavatories are located in the basements.

The completed eo.st of the work is £19,156.

North Sydney Boys' Hiyh iS'cAoo^—Additions, alterations and reraodelUng. Although commenced ])rior to 1st July. 1935, ajiproximately 85 per cent, of the constructional work in connection with this contract was completed during this year, the total cost bieng £13,917.

The scheme comjiriscd the following :—

Erection of new Assembly Hall to seat 1,100 persons complete with facihties for cinematograph display; addition of two classrooms. Science and Demonstrations room; Library and Tuckshoj), together with the remodelling and alterations to existing two-storeyed building. Cla.ssroom accommodation has boon increased Ijy 564 scats. Britk ccmstruction was employed throughout the main buildings with slate roof coverings to match up to the existing roofs.

(hanrille Public School—A new two-storey brick building with tiled roofs containing 8 classrooms for boys and including Principal's room and Staff rooms, was erected furing tho year. A new detached weathershed and Lavatory Block were inelud''d in tho scheme and the existing buildings have been re-modflUed.

The conq)leted cost of the work is £8,364.

liandu'ick Public School—A new Domestic Sjienee Building, classroom addition to the Girls" Sjhcol and new outbuildings, all of brick construction, wore comjleted during the year at a contract price of i £7,189. I

Neutral Bay {(iiris) Intermediate Hiyh School.—Although comniiucod last financial year, this building was completed during the period under review at a cost of £8,579. It consists of two-storeys of brick con­struction with tiled roofs and contains 7 classroom"!, large Science room. Preparation room, Library, Sewing room, large Assend»ly Hall, Visiting Inspectors' room and rooms foi headmistress and staff.

Fort Street Hiyh School (Petersham).—Work at present iu progress at this school comprises additions to tho Assembly Hall of 3,640 super feet of floor area, now stage (30 ft. x 20 ft.) with dressing rooms at either side. (To permit of the main extension the entire western wall of existing hall was removed and circular steel columns inserted to support roofs above); 5 additional classrooms to eastern wing; re­modelling of Scienc .* and Phj'sics rooms; drainage and ground improvements.

The contract price for the work is £6,718.

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Mortdale PtMio School.—l^ev buiidiags foe boys, to accommodate 288 pupils ia six classroomfi, together with Headmaster's Room, Staff Room aad new Woathershed and Lavatory Block, were completed during the year. Ground improvements were also carried out, the total cost of the work being £4,481.

North Sydney Boys' High School.—Remodelling of Science Block, provision of Covered Way, etc . , has been commenced, the contract price being £2,480.

S C H O O L S — C O U N T R Y D I S T R I C T S .

Queanbeyan Public School—New Intermediate High Scfiool and Remodelling.—This work consists of the erection of new school buildings aad outbuildings, together with tho reinodelliug of existing Primary School, and when completed, will cost approximately £13,000.

The new building is of brick construction on concrete foundations with tiled roofs, and is of two storeys along tho main frontage, the two wings being of singlo storey. Fourteen new classrooms provide seating accommodation for 656 pupils, and provision has boon made for the n.sual offices for Staff, etc. The outbuildings consist of two new weathersheds, and alterations and additions to the existing closets have been effected. The Primary School has been romodoUed to provide a Science and Manual Training Section.

Inverell New High School.—This school, which is nearing completion, comprises a main two-storey block with tho Assembly Hall a single-storey edifice at the rear, and tho Domestic Science Section accommodated in a single-storey wing at rear of Main BK>ck at one end. Detached buildings of single storey have also been erected to house Manual Training Block, Lavatory Block and Woathershed. The wholo of the structures are of brick on concrete foundations with tiled roofs, and are complete with septic tank installation, drainage and other services.

The main school contains seven claasrooms, Science Room, Preparation Room and Demonstration Room, Staff Room oach for male and fenntle teachers, Headmaster's Room, Visitors' Room, and all requisite store rooms, hatrooms, staircases, etc. Tho Assembly Hall will seat 294 persons, and has a stage with dressing rooms adjoining. Sheds for boys and girls' bicycles have been provided at the rear.

The Domestic Science and Manual Training Blocks will provide all facilities rcipiired for imparting instruction in these departments, whilst in addition to the lavatory and shelter accommodation for both sexes, a Tuckshop has been included in the Weather Shod and Lavatory Block.

The completed cost of tho work wUl be approximately £21,000. Bathurst Public School—New Infants Building.—A two-storey brick structure, containing nine

classrooms, Kindergarten, largo As.sembly Hall aad the usual offices, was completed during the year at a total cost of £9,805.

Murunllumbah Domestic Science and Manual Training School.—New brick building on concrete foundations, with tile roofings, was erected during tho year at a cost of £5,234. Incorporated in the Domestlo Science Section are largo room (appro.ximately 46 ft. x 35 ft.) for laundry, sewing and cookery instruction, with neces.sary ajipointments, and Domestic Suite, containimi dining room, bedroom a;d bathroom. The Manual Training Section provides for rooms for inslriiciion in Drawing, Motalwork and Woodwork. Provision has also been made for the necessary Change Rooms, Stores and other offices for oach section.

Musivellbrook Public School—New Buildings.—-V^^ork in connection with this contract commenced towards the close of the last financial year, and the now buildings are now practically completed. Additional accommodation has been j)rovidcd for 672 pupils, whilst a Science Room, large Assembly Hall and a Domestic Science Section, are also included in the scheme, tho total cost of which will be £14,904.

Quirindi Public School.—New buildings were commenced prior to the periofl under review, but are now noaring completion at a cost of £14,023. Seating accommodation for 384 pupils will I>e provided aa a result of tho work carried out.

^\jnong the smaller contracts carried ont for the Department of Education during tho year, Walcha (additions—^£1,960) and Warner's Bay {new building^—£1,338), are worthy of mention.

S T A T E A N D M E N T A L H O S P I T A L S .

Prince Henry Hospital. New Kitchen ^?ocJ—£13,643.—This contract was commenced during the preceding financial year,

but more than half the constructional work has been carried to completion during the perimi under review. The Kitchen is the most important feature in the scheme, and grouped around it aro tho rooms for reception and preparation of foodstuffs, together with Scullery, Dining and other rooms for the Staff. Mocliarical and olectrieal .services, steam cmiking equipment and forced ventilation and exhaust system for tho Kitchen havo been incorporated. The build ing is a single storey l>rick structure on concrote foundations, with concrete floors throughout.

Urological Block—£2,277.--Tho erection of this building is noaring completion. I t occupies a position adjacent to the Operating Block, and contains facilities for X-ray and radium treatment.

New Ovi'patients' and Administrative ^oc^-^.—This building consists of a singlo storey structure of brick on concrete foundatioiLS with tiled roofs, and contains Administrative Offices, Outpatients' Department and St/ore Room accommodaticm.

Grouj)ed around an internal light court, the Admitiistrative Offices are in front, the Outpatient.s' Department on the right, and tho Store Rooms, etc., occupy tho left and roar jiavilions.

The Administrative Section contains offices for tho Medical Sn|jerinteudent and Hon. Medical Staff, General Clerical, Accounts ai'd (lerical Records Rooms. Tho Outpatients' l)opartm(Mtt consists of a lar^e Waiting Room, Casualty Room, Minor Openiliiig Room. Utility Room, two Medical Officers' Rooms, six Examination Rooms, Dispensary. Waiting Room aad large Dispensary, witii Office, Bottle, Ointment and DeUvery Rooms respectively a t roar. A very large General Store, Grocory Store and all other storerooms aeceasary for this large institution aie included in the btulding.

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Loans-Onliiiary 145,593 1 9 Special Expenditure J35 14 5

262,763 0 U

145,728 16 2 I'ayraentfi direct by otlier Departments ... 7 0 3 7 6 15 4.

ToUl £ 563,443 10 1

P U B L I C B U I L D I N G S — E N G I N E B R I N G .

This work has exhiJiited similar characteristics to the previous year, with the exception that tbe demand on the Stall in regard to growing annual expenditure, and for the investigation of engineermg proposals of increasing magnitude, has nearly doubled during the year.

Although the Department is working with 19 per cent, reduction in Staff iu this section of its activities, the value of the works receiving attention on the drawing bojvrdtt each WQck has steadily increased from £45,000 to £78,000.

In addition to tho new buildings, the contract pro\ ' ido3 for tho romodelUng of Chilling Rooms, and tho installation of hot water, steam and heating services and sterilizing e<juipment.

The totiil cost of the work is approxinuitcly £17,242. Darlinghurst Receptum House—Remodellinfi.—Under this scheme tho old buildiugs at tbe rear of

Airing Court are t o IMJ demolisluid, existing buildingH entirely remodelled, and an a d d i t i o n a l storey erected, and extftnsivo additions aro to bo carried out at the r i a r . Tho latter portion of the work will be carried on reinforced concrete beams 8up|)orted on concrete columns taken to rock bottom.

A contract has been entered into at a pric ? of £13 ,408 , and the work is progressing satisfactorily. Orange Mental Hospital—Male and Female Ward Blocks.—Two new buildings for the housing of

T.Il. patients were eommencod in March, 1935, and are now nearing completion, the contract price being £12,679. Tho work has been carried out in brick construction, with tiled roofs.

Morissel Mental Hospital—Netv Female Hospital Block.—The erection of a single-storey brick building, containing t w o dormit .ories , t w o smal l wards. Dining Room, t^gregation Ward. Visitors' Room iuid Clinic, was ronmicncrd ni .Vpril, 1935, and completed in February, 1936. Klectric light, hot water, stoam and sterilizing services have been incorporated in the scheme, the total coat of which is £6,657.

Parramatta Mental Hospital—The erection of new Male Wards at this institution has been completed at a cost of £20,835.

The main ward wings, of which there are three, nin parallel to each other, with courtyards between; tho centre wing is of single storey, and accommodates thirty-six patients; the outer wings arc of two floors each ]iro\iding b e d s for soventy-two patients in each case, making a total of 180 beds in five wards . In front of the wards are four largo Day Rooms, e a c h warmed by slow combustion stoves, centrally sitpated, a n d having g a s p ipe l ighter . Drinking fountains have been ] )rovidod in two of these Day Rooms.

Provision has been made for fourteen single rooms and Undressing Rooms. Dressing Rooms and Bathrooms are filatures of the layout. A small Ejiileptic Ward of seven lieds has also been included.

The buildings aro of brick construction, with iron roofs , and are complete with hot water, electric light and power services.

During the year the followiiig works ha\'o also been completed :— Gladesville Mental //o.vp-iVai—Operating Block, £2,738. Lidcombe Stato Hospital.—New Quarters

for Nurses and Alterations to No. 1 Nurses Quarters, £3,990; whilst amongst the work at present iu progress the following aro worthy of mention :—

Lidcombe State Hospital—l^cv/ General I-avatory for Patients, £2,800; New General Store, £4,680. Liverpool State Hospi ta l—Now Dairy Buildings, £2,460.

C H I E F S E C R E T A R Y ' S D E P A R T M E N T A N D D E P A R T M E N T O P J U S T I C E .

During the year new Police ])remises were commenced at the following centres :—

Orange, £1,706; Bundanoon, £2,538; WoUar, £1,867 ; Mayfield, £2,396; Raymond Ttrrace, £1,569.

Tho old Police Station a t WooUoomooloo is being remodelled to form a Boys' Chdi at a cost of £3,000 (a|)proximatcly).

Tho erection of new Court Houses ut Ungarie, £1 ,295: Capertee (including also Police Station, £2,550); Boggabri (including alterations and additions to Police Station. £2,340) has l>een commenced, and alterations a-id additions have boon carried out U> Nyngan Court Hou.se, £2.086: new residence for Soctmd Officor e i tc tcd at Uay Gaol, and new (jnarters for first olfcnders were completed at Long 3 n y Gaol.

P U B L I C B U I L D I N G S K(JT O T H E R W I S E C L A S S I F I E D .

Riverina Welfare Farm.—The new buildings commenced during the preceding financial year were completed during the period utuler review a t a cast of approximately £50,000.

The expenditure for the year was as follows :— £ 8. d.

Revenue 84,074 17 8

Architectural £ s. d.

Special Deposits Account 6,365 4 1 Hospitjds Conunission 256,397 16 10

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The development of standard arrangements and specifications for steam-raising plant and hospital equipment has lieen carried further during the year, and it is considered that limiting conditions have been reached in regard to the highly economical closed circuit low pressure steam installations for the smaller hospitals, and considerable investigation work was commenced in the development of automatic high-])ressure steam-raising plants for Western Suburbs and Balmain Hospitals, and the Parramatta Mental Hospital. In these and future equipments of similar type, it is hoped ultimately to obtain operating economies comparable with the Department's low-pressure equipments in the smaller hospitals.

Sketch design estimates for eighty-seven proposals, totalling approximately £160,000 were prepared during the year.

Apart from the expenditure figures shown above, and the accelerating demands made by tho Architectural Drawing Office, an increasing proportion of officers' t ime has been taken in conducting some 500 technical investigations and advising in regard to State telephones, and applications of fuel, electricity and gas for State institutions, involving an annual expenditure of £100,000.

X-ray and Electro-Medical Apparatus. The supply of diagnostic X-ray equipment has developed to a remarkable degree during the year.

New equipments and replacement of obsolete plants were undertaken in thirtv-one hospitals, at a total cost of £17,170.

The thanks of the Department are due to Dr. J. G. Edwards, an eminent Macquarie-street specialist, and radiological member of the X-ray Committee. Doctor Edwards' advice iu an honorary capacity has been the major factor in achieving the present high standard of the Department's X-ray work.

Ventilation and Air-Conditioning. The nicst interesting development was the introduction of air-conditioning plant in the Premature

Babies' Ward at tho Royal North Shore Hospital. This is the first instance of such equipment being used as an aid to the care and nursing of premature infants in any Australian hospital.

Numerous other proposals wore investigated, and a large equipment similar to that in operation in the Prince Henry Hospital theatre was erected at the St. George District Hospital.

So far air-conditioning equipment has been almost wholly confined to operating theatres, but it appears certain that it must soon find other applications as well.

During the latter portion of last financial year, a complete invostigation of ventilation and air-conditioning plant for the Mitchell Library was commenced. Air-conditioning is to be provided for all reading rooms, bookstacks and spaces used for the storage of books, newsprints, etc. Some idea of tho magnitude of this proposal may be obtained from the fact that approximately 250 tons of refrigeration will be required.

iM^undries.

Developments with regard to laundries have been in the main confined to small extensions, re­arrangements, etc., together with renewals of laundry components in a number of hospitals and State

institutions.

Boiler Impections.

Approximately 233 inspections were made during the year of boilers and pressure vessels in service. As hitherto, particular care has been taken to encourage a high standard of boiler maintenance on the part of the various interests concerned. N o failures or accidents either to boilers or pressure vessels occurred.

General. During the year attention was given, within the limits of the funds available, to the maintenance

and repair of the many public buildings, such as Government offices, Police Stations, etc. etc., throughout the State.

The total cost of works carried out during the year was approximately £174,(XK), in addition to which works costing £166.830 8s. 5d. were supervised for the Education Department.

VI .—WATER S U P P L Y A N D S E W E R A G E . At the end of the year public water Hupplien were in operation in ninety-six towns, twenty-three

towns have been sewered, an increase of one water supply scheme and four sewerage installations on the figures obtnining last year.

The total capital cost of water supi)ly and .sewerage schemes and stormwater channels, excluding the cities nnd towns in the Metropolitan and Hunter River Districts, amounts to £7,722,423.

Raii fall.—The rainfall for the latter half of 1935 was considerably below the average although good rains fell iii September and October. The first three months of 1936 were above the average monthly rainfall but were followed by a dry spell in April and May, with a small improvement in June rainfall. N o shortages were, however, reported from existing country town water supplies.

New Water Supply Scke7nes.—A new scheme of water supply for the town of Narooma, and the augmentation of existing schemes at Glen Innes, Tamworth, Wellington, Wentworth, Nyngan, Barmedman and West Wyalong, was completed.

At the 30th Juno, works of augmentation were in progress at Ballina, Crookwell, Hillston, Juneo, Katoomba, Wyalong, Tumbarumba, Urana, Wagga Wagga, Wilcannia, Lismore, Murrurundi, Narrabri West, Gosford, Springwood, and Broken Hill.

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Siiinily friini Cethungra to lUillwHV rimuiiisBiiinerii.

Oalliins Cost per l.lKHi nallone m Railway.

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(c) South West Tablelands Water Supply. Total ipiantity of water (lumped . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179,436,000 Cost of i)umping and delivery (per 1,000 gallons) (excluding capital charges) ... 12-1088d.

Towns Supplied—i^ujty^ly was made nvailable to the towns of Cootamundra, Murrumburrah, Harden, Tcmora and Young.

W A T E R S U I T L V W O R K S C O M P L E T E D .

(Hen Innes.—Additional pumping plant to augment the existing pumping system was installed and further reticudation was constructed. The cost to 30th June, 1936, was £1,658 Os. 8d.

Naroonia.—A complete scheme including pipehead dam, cast iron gravitation main, reinforced concrete service reservoir and fibrolite reticulation was brought to a conclusion. The ccat to 30th June, 1936, was £13,836 15s, 7d. The materials were paid for out of Ijoan Vote, the labour being provided under Unemployed Relief Conditions.

South West Tablelands.—The Temora-West Wyalong jiipeline, Cowang Gap and Barmedman Reservoirs and the West Wyalong reticulations have been completed.

Tannmrth.—An additional concrete service reservoir has been completed to augment the supply of West Tamworth. and roofs have been erected over existing ser\'ice reservoirs in the main town. The cost to 30th June, 1936 was £6,651 16s. 8d.

WeUinyton.—A new 12-in. suction main was laid at a cost of £271 Os. 9d. to 30th June, 1936.

Wentworth.—A new pumping plant, rising and suction mains have b e m installed and reticulation renewals made at a cost to 30th June, 1936 of £259 5s.

Nytujan.—Dujilication of cast iron mains in Pangee-street was carried out from fimds provided by tho reserve fund which the council is required to keep.

Works Under Construction. Itallina.—A replacement of portion of gravitation main with cement Unod ca-st iron spun pijHxs is

in progress, Crookicell.—A complete scheme for the town is being carried out consisting of a concrete storage

dam, pumiiing and filtration plant, transmission hue, rising and service main, service riiservoir and reticu­lation.

Hillston.—A complete scheme for the town is in progress comprising jiumping .station, filtration plant, transmission line, rising and gravitation nuiin. service reservoir and roticulalion.

Junet*.—Augmentation of tho system is being carried out. Additional reticulation has been con- ; slructed and a new service reservoir is in hand.

Katoondia.—Replacements of reticulation mains by larger ones in part of town on south side of rai'-way line.

South Wist Tablelands.—De-aoration plant is being augmented. Three luiw units are nearing' completion. The construction of the West Wyalong Reservoir is in hand.

Tumbarumba.—The service reservoir and mains have been completed. The reticiUation is jrending. Uramt.—Repairs to dam are in progress.

Waffffa Wa4fya.—Improvements to reticulation are in course of construction. Wilcannia.—The electrification of the pumping plant is in hand. Broken Hill.—Five miles of reticulation renewals were carried out from accunnilated funds. Lismore.—Girard's Hill Service Reservoir, Booster Pump and Station and reticulation improvements

aro boing carried out by tho Council under Dejiartmeutal supervision.

Invcstigutionn of ntw schemes of water supply were carried out at Byron Bay, Central Blue Mountain villages, Coolah, Atierdeen, Menindie, Wauchope, Lawaon, Wentworth Falls, ami for augmentation works at Kiama, Forbes, Windsor, Kempsey and Lower Macleay, Moree, Mudgee, Mullumbimby, Murwillumbah, Southern Riverina, Moruya Hospital and Orange and Stockton Mental Hospitals.

Kxteufion of the South-West Tablelands Water Supply to Barmedman, Wyalong and West Wyalong wore in progress.

Water Schemes administered hif the Department.—¥OT the three schemes administered by the Department, the rorresponding period is the twelve months ending 31st December in each year.

(a) Biokrn Hill Water Snpplij.—lDiv. whole of the sujiply for the Mines and Town was pumped from Stephen's Creek, the total quantity pumped being 528.232,000 gallons, at an average cost of 3-74d. per thousand gallons.

{h) Junee. Water Supply :—

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Murrurundi.—A scheme comprising an infiltration well in Page's River, a gravitation main and reticulation is being constructed by the Council, but subject t o Departmental supervision.

Gosford.~k comprehensive scheme including concrete dam on Mooney Mooney Creek, a pumping station, transmi.ssion line, rising and gravitation mains, balance tank, service reservoir and reticulation is in progress.

Lower Blue Mountain Villofjes.—A scheme comprising raising of a dam on Woodford Creek, Pumping Station, transmission line, service reservoir at Faulconbridge and reticulation for Faulconbridge and Springwood is nearing completion.

Narrabri West.~A scheme comprising infiltration well in the Namoi River, pumping station, acquisition of the railway rising main, reinforced concrete service reservoir and fibrolite reticulation is in hand.

Proposed New Work.—New 18-inch and 12-inch gravitation mains are propased for Grafton and South Grafton. This work will be carried out by the Grafton and South Grafton Water Board, under the over-riding supervision of the Department at an estimated cost of £86,000.

Investigations.—Investigations were carried out for proposed water supplies for Byron Bay, Central Blue Mountain Villages, Coolah, Forbes high level improvement, Kiama augmeutation, Menindie, Wauchope, Windsor, Moruya Hospital, Orange Mental Hospital, Stockton Mental Hospital.

Further investigations were conducted in respect of suppUes to Aberdeen, Kempsey and Lower Macleay, Moree, Mudgce, Mullumbimby, Murwillumbah, Southern Riverina.

C O U N T R Y T O W N S S E W E R A G E .

Works Completed. Casino.—Additional sewerage reticulation was completed at a cost to 30th June of £1,152 13a. 7d.

Armidale.—A gravitation scheme for the higher levels of the town (including the business section) and comprising sewers and treatment works, was completed. The cost to 30th June, 1936 was £65,957 18s. 9d.

Botoral.—A complete scheme for the town, comprising sewers and treatment works, was completed. The cost to 30th June, 1936 was £50,508 5s. l i d .

Coma.—A complete scheme for the town, comprising sewers and treatment works, was carried out at a cost to 30th June, 1936 of £62,831 9s. 8d.

Katoomba.—A scheme of augmentation and improvements has been completed. It consists of a main sewer which intercepts and links together the main outfall sewers of Leura and Katoomba and leads to a new and more remote treatment works in the Jamieson Valley beyond the Tourist area. Reticulation extensions have been carried out at Echo Point. The total cost to SOth June, 1936 was £102,598 12s. 8d.

Tamworth.—A. re-arrangement and enlargement of the existing treatment works to deal with the additional sewage from West Tamworth was completed. The cost to 30th June, 1936 was £1,543 l i s . l i d .

Improvements to the irrigation system were carried out at a cost to 30t.h June, 1936 of £905 3s. lOd.

Wellington.—A comi)lete scheme for the town, comprising sewers and treatment works, was carried out at a cost to 30th June, 1936 of £52,058 9s. 3d.

Complete schemes of sewerage are in progress in the following towns:—Bega , Corowa, Griffith, Lccton, Moss Vale, Nowra, Queanbeyan and Taree. Moss Vale is a gravitation scheme, Queanbeyan and Taree are partly gravitation and partly pumping, the others being entirely pumpmg schemes.

N E W C A S T L E S E W E R A G E .

Newcastle Sewerage Amplijication.—This work was completed and handed over to the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board on 3rd March, 1936.

The main items of expenditure during the year were on the completion of pumping station and screening chamber. The expenditure for the year was £41,034 15s. l i d . , and the tota l expenditure to date is £724,472 14s. i d .

Carrington Sewerage.—This scheme has been completed and tested and is now ready to be handed over t o t h e Hi in tor Distr ict W a t e r Supply ^nd Sewerage Board. The expenditure for the year was £4,083 Os. 3d., bringing the total expenditure to'£82,443 9s. 9d.

Stockton Sewerage.—This scheme has been completed and tested and is now ready to be handed over to the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board. The expenditure for the year was £12,938 10s. 4d., and the total expenditure is £104,926 2s. 4d.

M A I T L A N D S E W E R A G E .

Sewerage Reticulation.—The sewerage reticulation at Lorn, which leads to pumping stations Nos. 1 and 2 and at the Horseshoe Bend, West Maitland, which leads to pumping station No. 4, has been com­pleted. The reticulation fines draining to pumping stations Nos. 3 and 5 West Maitland, and to No. 6 East Maitland, are in hand.

Pumping Stations.—The excavation and outside concrete cylinders for Nos. 1 and 2 stations havo been completed, and that of Nos. 5 and 6 is nearing completion. The expenditure for the year was £52,995 and the totfil expenditure is £70,901 4s.^9d.

n

Treatment, Purification and General Investi^ion.

Water Supply.—Investigations were made and general designs completed for filtration plants for tho towns of Hillston, Yass and Wagga and the construction of the first two plants has commenced.

The additions to tho filtration plant, Glen Innos, have been completed and the filters put into operation.

Investigations wore made in regard to extensions to the Bowral filtration plant.

In collaboration with the Health Department joint inspections were made of the Catchment Areas for water supplies at Uralla and BareUan.

Swimming Baths.—Reports were made on filtration plant specification and tenders for the swimming baths filtration plant for Granville Council.

An investigation was made in regard to the swimming baths for the Mittagong Council and a report and estimate furnished for a filtration plant.

Sewerage.—Investigations and designs have been carried out and reports and estimates furnished for the complete sewerage schemes for the towns of Young and Cootamundra.

Preliminary investigations have been completed and reports furnished for the towns of Windsor, Gosford, Gloucester.

Detail sur\ 'ey8 have been completed for the towns of Deniliquin, Dungog and Morpeth.

General de^slgna for treatment works have been completed for the towns of Moss Vale, Maitland, Griffith and Leeton.

Preliminary reports on sewerage schemes submitted by consulting engineers for the towns of West Wyalong and Temora have been investigated and reviewed.

Seu 'eraye Trentment Works,—The sewage treatment works at Albury, Bathurst, Casino, Cowra, Dubbo. Forbes, (ilon luTies, Goulburn, Grafton, Hay, Katoomba, Lismore, Lithgow, Mudgee, Narrandera, Orange, Parkes, Quirindi, Tamworth and Wagga have been visited regularly, the efliuents tested and samples forwarded for analyses to the Health Department.

Sewerage schemes for Cowra. Wellington and Bowral having been completed during the year, the treatment works were juit into operation and the Cotmcils' staffs instructed in regard to their working and advised as to the general procedure with regard to house connection practice under the existing Local Government Ordinances.

Inspections have been made and reports furnished in regard to the operation of the sewerage systems at the following District Hospitals and Public Institutions:—Maitland District Hospital, Delegate, Morisset Mental Ho.s])ital, Cladcsville Mental Hospital, Murnnnburrah-Hardcn, Nowington State Hospital and Home, Liverpool State Hospital and Homo, Canowindra District Hospital, Parramatta Mental Hospital.

Designs and estimates for sewerage installations have been prepared for Public Hospitals at:— Merriwa, Moree, Kyogle, CVookwell, Dorrigo and Delegate.

A sewerage system for the Riverina Welfare Farm at Yanco was completed and the staff instructed as to its operation.

Inspections and reports on sewerage systems were made for tho following :—Eastwood Brush Farm Homo, the Basin. Pittwater, Mittagong Farm Home.

Designs and cstiniiites were also furnished for Port Kembla Works Office and Tamworth Agricultural High School.

Settlers' Water Supplies.—An ainouut of £1,166 16s. JOd. was expended ou the provision of various wells for settlers in tbe Western Division.

General.—Some of the water and sewerage works mentioned were carried out as Unemployment Relief Works under which the Government found varying proportions of the cost, the Councils being respon­sible for the balance.

VII .—STORMWATER A N D SWAMP D R A I N A G E .

Metrojiolitan District.—The following works were completed during the year:—Belmoro Creek Drainage System, Brickfield (Voek Drainage System, Cup and Saucer Creek Dramage System, Clay Cliff Stormwater Drainage, Haslem's Creek Drainage System, Kogarah Bay Drainage System, Lower Wolli

Drainage System. Upper Wolli Drainage System.

The following stormwater channels were in course of construction.

Buffalo Creek Drainage System.—Ta,rt\y reinforced concrete box section {" pneumatic core " system) and partly open channel. Concrete invert and concrete and brick walls, partly reinforced concrete pipes, draining portion of Municipality of Ryde. Now under construction by Ryde Council acting as agents for Dej)artnu!nt of Works and Local Government.

Cook's Hirer Drainage System.—Oi)cn channel of concrete invert and walls, draining portion of ''.iiiterbury and Enfield Municipalities.

Devlin's CreeA-.—Open channel of concrete invert and concrete and brick walls draining portion of l iornsby and Dundas.

Flat Boik.— Vnttly reinforced concrete box section; partly open channel of concrete walla and invert, draining jiortion of Willoughby.

Marrickt^ilk.—Excavation of site for reservoir, draining portion of MunicipaUty of Marrickville,

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Moore's CrccA.—Open channel of concreto mvert and concrete walls faced with flagstones, draining portion of Kuring-gai Shire.

Morrison Bay.—Partly open channel of concrete walls and invert and partly closed channel of " pnenmatic core " system, draining portion of Municipality of Ryde.

Oatley Bay.—Open channel of concrete invert and walls, draining portion of Kogarah. The following additional works are under construction :—Bunnerong Creek Drainage System, Duck

River Drainage System, Exile Bay Drainage System, Hen and Chicken Bay Drainage System, Homebu.sh Bay Drainage Sy.stcm, Lachlan Swamps Draiiuige System, Shea's Creek Drainage System, Small's Creek Drainage System.

Besides the works enumerated above, investigations were made regarding the construction of a further number of drains.

The total expenditure for the year was £660,049 18s. U d .

Tkrosby Creek (Ne^vcastle). Main Channel.—The Bucyrus Dragline excavated 48,7(X) cubic yards of other than Rock up to March,

1936, when it was moved to Harbour work below Hannell Street Bridge. The Electric Dredge excavated 5,300 cubic yards other than Rock up to October, 1935, when i t was

moved to below Hannell Street Bridge. In addition, 2,700 cubic yards of other than Rock, 4<X) cubic yards of rock were excavated, 380

cubic yards of filling and 990 cubic yards of stone pitching placed on bank.

Branches and Sid)-Branches.—Construction of Branches and Sub-Branches has been completed, with the exception of the following :—

Mayjicld Branch.—Completed, with the exception of a short length near Maitland Road Bridge. £ s. d.

Expenditure for year 32,428 16 9 Total expenditure 745,067 11 2

The completion of the Throsby Creek Stormwater Drainage System was transferred and vested in the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board on the 28th February, 1936.

Cess'nock. Bellbird Crecit.—Channel has been completed for the entire length ajiproved, i.e., from the junction

with Black Creek to William Street. A reinforced concrete bridge to replace the existing timber structure has been built at Mount View Road.

Lavender Creek.—Channel has been completed for the entire length approved, i.e., from the junction with Bellhird Creek to McCrane Street.

Kearsley Creci.—Channel completed to Quarrybylong Street, with the exception of a short length a t junction of Black Creek.

A reinforced concrete bridge was constructed at Aberdare Street to replace the existing timber structure.

Charlton-Snape Street Deviation {Relief Channel).—Completed, i.e., from Charlton Street to junction of Aberdare and Schoiey Streets.

Aberdare Creek.—Chaimel has been comjjleted over tho entire length approved, i.e., from junction with Black Creek to the north building line of Heath Street.

The work includes the construction of three reinforced concrete bridges to replace timber structure! at Main, Halcyon and Salamah Streets.

Works in Progress. Black Creek.—Completed from commencement of the work near Wakefield Street to Aberdare

Extruded Colliery property, with the exception of a length between Main and Charlton Streets, which was under construction at the end of the year.

£ B. d. Exj)enditure on system for year ... . . . . . . . . . 32,548 0 6 Total expenditure 163,850 11 8

East Orange.—The East Orange Stormwater Channel was completed in earth with concrete invert from junction with Blackman's Creek Stormwater Channel to a point about 10 chains above Bathurst Street.

The coast to 30th June, 1936, was £7,103 Os. 9d.

General.—A number of the works mentioned under this heading are being constructed by tho Depart­ment for the relief of unemployment. In several instances the Department carried the works to a certain stage and then handed them over to the local Councils for completion with funds provided by the Dcj)artment.

Because of the introduction of the new works scheme imder the Local Government (Further Amendment) Act, 1935, the future policy for works of this character is to have them carried ont by the local Councils.

Sivninp DraiiifUfC.—Twenty-six Trusts and twenty-eight Unions were funetioning at the close of the year, including Lake Urana Drainage Union which is under consideration as a Trust Proposal.

Petitions for constitution of Drainage Unions at Wilberforce and Dunniore and Goulburn fJrove were published. A petition received for constitution of a Drainage Union at Kound Swamp (Clareuce River) was under consideration at the close of tho year.

An inepiirj' was held regarding the propasal for Drainage Union at Wilberforce. The drains and other works of the various North Coast Trusts have generally been satisfactorily

nuiintaincd and have proved beneficial to the swamp holdings.

V I I L — H A R B O U R S A N D RIVERS. Th( total expenditure for tho year on construction and maintenance, comprising harbour works

and dredging, amounted to £314,366.

H A R B O U R W O R K S .

The major improvement works at Coff's Harbour, Newcastle and Port Kembla, construction of an eastern training wall at Hastings River entrance (Port Macquario), and construction of an eastern training wall at Wagonga River entrance (Narooma), particulars of which aro detailed latc^ wore continued by d a y labour.

Rationing was contiimed in order to distributo employment as far as possible with the funds avai labh. During the year the following larger repairs and extensions were carried out by day labour;—

Byron Bay Je t ty , . , ,,, Repairs to superstructure and renewals of pilci, Richmond River Repairs to southern breakwater. Woolgoolga . letty Maintenance of jetty and plant. ' ColT's Harbt)ur Jetty , . . Maintenance of jetty and moorings. Macleay Rivor Repairs to breakwater and training walls. Neweajitle Harbour ... . . . lloneral repairs to wharves. Port Kembla General repairs to jottios.

D R E D G I N G .

Tho quantity of material dredged during the year totalled 3,185.565 tons at an average cost of 7 3 3 pence j;f;r ton compared with 7-23 [wncc i)er ton for tho previous twelve months.

Newcastle Harbour.

An amount of £56,141 17a, Id. was expended on dredging.

1,992,459 tons of drcdgings were removed, which figure includes submarine rock excavation referred to hereunder.

A basiTi with li depth of 30 foot L.W.S.T. was dredged for tho proposed now deep-sea tie-up dolphins at Carrington. Dredging of the approach channel to the floating dock and of the small unit liasin was carried out during tho year. Drodging of tho Throsby Creek channel between Hannell-strtiet and Cowper-strect bridges w a s commenced during tho year, reclamation of Crown lands on the Wickham foreshore Iwing undertakon in conjunction with this work.

Submarine Rock Excavation.

Neuvaslle Bar.—Tho rock-breaker " Cyclops " continued operations throughout the year when weather conditions permitted, rock-breaking i>eing continued on a cut 100 feet in width extending to a distance 250 fer>t south of the main leads in line. The cntimated (piantity of rock brokim during the year was 4,523 cubic yards. Dredging o|XTations wore held over awaiting completion of rock-breaking on the south side, tho quantity of rock lifted being 96 cubic yards dredged by the Minmi."

North Harbour.—Rwk-broaking during such times a s weather conditions on tho bar were unfavourjible w a s continuo;! at the entrance channel to North Harbour to give a depth of 26 feet 6 inches at L.W.S.T. Dredging of broken rock was carried out by the dredge '' Juno " during the year, a total of 2,408 cubic yards being lifted.

The cxpendituro for the year on tho maintenance of wharves, breakwaters, plant and beacons was

£0,400 5s. 2d.

Dredge Repair Shop, Dyke End, Newcastle. Repair.! and overhauls of dredge and other plant not entirely suitable for contract work were carried

out jit the Rirtair Shop during the year.

Dredf/ing River Entrances. - * ^

During tho year the majority of river entrances were worke<l b y bar dredges and were maintained at a fairly sitisfactory depth in view of the time that dredges were available at each |K)rt.

The dry conditions prevailing throughout the year resulted in very little scour from natural waters t j assist in maintaining the entrance channels.

D E P T H S A T R I V E R E N T R A N C E S .

Particulars of depths of bars aad crossings at the various river entrances are detailed hereunder :—

De ptb Limit of on &u Navi­Prior to SailinR Total gation

Com­ Dis­ Length for Cat I'll mailt Name of Port. mence­ tance of Boats Area of

ment of ttom River. Draw­ Kiver. Work. Sydney ing

Podtlon Sydney

4 feet. Variable.

Sea St. St. Sq. Ft. in. miles. milca. miles. miles.

Tweed 3 0 372 40 24 418 7 0 328 149 lis 2,683 8 0 294 247 67 8,605 4 9 219 58 9 662

Macleay 5 0 208 214 39 4,581 5 0 172i n o 19 1,389

Camden Haven... 4 6 l . ' i9 | 18 13 238 8 0 141 141 29 3,164

Cape Hawke ... 2 3 125 46 17 514 Lake Macquarie.. 50 ... 291 Crookhaven (in­ 1

cluding Shoal­ 11 0 71 205 22 2,801 Y haven River)

Bateman'B Bay J haven River)

Bateman'B Bay 4 0 129 70 24 696 (Clyde).

6 0 139 93 4 607 152 9 5 62

Area of Tidal Compartment.

Proponed Wiilth of

lUvpr Entrance between Break­water.

Deptha during the Year 1 9 3 5 a t Low Water Sjirlna Tldee.

Maximum. A verage. Minimum.

Bar. ClOB9-ln«.

Bar. Ciosa-ing. Bar. CroBftJ

ing.

Antici­pated

Depth on Comple­tion of

Scheme-

Acres. 5,000 i 6,800

34,000 2.730 3,550 6,400 7,240 6,800

21.930 26,000

2,808 6,.533 3,750

1,550 1,650

Sq. miles.

8

53 ! 4^ 6

10

lO^J

% 6

Feefc. 500

1,000 1,400

600 700 650 400 800 400

} 340

Ft. in. 6 II

12 6 14 3 7 0 8 9 5 9 7 0 7 0 8 4 6 10

Ft. in. Ft. in.lFt. in, 5 3 . 5

13 6

5 6

8 0 8 0

12 0 4 6

6 "e 7 3 8 6 6 0 6 4

8 ^

7 0 7 0

10 10 11 6 5 6 8 1 4 5 6 11 5 7 4 10 6 6

13 6

5 3

6 I 6 8-

10 5 11 1 3 9

5 U 7 0 8 I 5 6 A 1

6 1 6 0

Ft . in. 3 0

|a 8 6 b 8 0 c 4 0 d 6 ii e 2

5 4

/ 1 9, 6

13 fi|

5 0

Ft. in. A 3 0 n o 0

10 0 3 0 5 6 6 6 8 0

j 2 9 it 3 1

8 6

y 2 0 4 10 6 0 5 0

Feet. 9

12 18 9

12 10 8

12 9

12

10

9 10

a Klchmond, minimum bar. 3 days only. b Clarence, minimum bar, 1 day only. c Nambufca, miidmum bar, 1 days only. d Macleay, minimum bar, Z days ouly-e Uaatiiiiis, miulniuni bar, 2 days only. / Cape Uawke, minimum bar, 2 days only.

g Moruya. minlmuni bar, 2 days only. A Tweed Klver. minimum croBsiuK, 1 day only, i lUchmond, miiiiniuiii iTngsinK, 2 day^ only. 7 Cape Hawke, minimum croBBin . 3 days only. k I^lce Maniuarie, minimum croHtJng, 1 day only.

G E N E R A L M A I N T E N A N C E .

The expenditure on maintenance of the various harbour and river works {excluding dredging and paajor construction works) amounted to £25,388.

Tweed River. Three pile beacons were renewed in Condong Reach at a cost of £22 l i s . 7d. A grid was placed in

the tie-wall at the entrance at a cost of £23 I65. lOd., of which the Tweed Heads Urban Committee contributed £12 10s.

Byron Bay Jetty. Renewals of lower longitudinal wales and fender piles were effected. Very heavy seas at the end

of March resulted in damage to the outer end of the jetty and caused excessive scour of the sea bed. The total expenditure during the year on jet ty repairs was £925 Qa. 7d.

Richmond River. Repairs to the Southern Breakwater, including concreting the end of tho wall, were effect-ed at a

cost of £841. Maintenance of fascine fencing and planting of Marram grass was continued with good results in prevention of sand drift. Expenditure on this work was £200. New blocks and wedges were placed in Riley's Hill Dock at a cost of £124 14s. 9d.

Clarence River. Repairs to the Pilot Tug Wharf at Yamba were completed at a cost of £53 4s. 3d. Tho Iluku Coal

"Wharf was repaired at a cost of £67, including renewal of three piles and a capsill. At Yamba a (]uantity of Marram grass was planted and fascine fencing erected for prevention of sand drift, the expenditure being £85 4B. 4d.

Woolgoolga Jetty. Expenditure on maintenance of this jetty during the year was £679 1 6 h . 3d., inolliding renewftls of

piles and girders, repairs to plant and boiler inspections.

Cqff's Harbour. The construction works in connection with this harbour were continued throughout the year. Work

in concreting tho top of the northern wall was completed in July. The expenditure in construction totalled £32,989 Is . 7d., tho tonnage of atone (quarried being 59,327. Tho eastern breakwater was extended 75 feet during the year to chainago 1,100 feet. Construction during the year actually reached chainage 1,162 feet but very heavy seas in March and May caused conaiderablo damage to the outer end of the breakwater. During the period 13,670 tons of stone were tipped at a cost of £6,552 23. Id., making a total of 227,654 tons at a total cost of £141,271 178. 3d. or a unit cost of 12s. 7 - l d . per ton.

Concrete Work.—The construction of 40-ton blocks was continued throughout the year, 692 blocks being tipped on the ocean side and in the centre of tho breakwater at a cost of £13,771 2B, 3d. 654 tons of poncrete were deposited in core wall at a cost of £295 13s.

The total amount expended on the eas tem breakwater to 30th Jane was £260,735 13i. 8d,

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93,095

Tho total output of the quarry .since developmental work ceased is 678,061 tons costing £150,400 10s. 7d., at a unit cost of 52-23 pence per ton.

Eastern Breakwater.—^xtGnAeA 52 feet during the yoar to ohainage 3,456 foot. Actual construction rc^ached chainago 3.471 feet during the year but heavy seas over tho latter part of tho period destroyed a length of 15 foot. During the yt^ar 36,065 tons of .stone wero placed in construction at a cost of £19,767 IBs. Bd. Total stone placed to the end of the year amounted to 1,251,836 tons costing £398,930 148 . 3d.

Repairs to storm damage of tho breakwater during tho year wore effected, 387 tons of stone being placed at a co-it of £267 15s. 6d.

Jetiies.—}io. I Jetty—Fender piles, fenders, girders, korbing and decking were renwed at a cost of £364 15s. Id.

No. 3 Jetty.—Renewal of defective piles, girders, and decking cost £346 193. 4d.

Northern Breakwater.—857 tons of stone were placed in repair and a length of 141 feet of wall was concrete during the year at a cost of £432 ISs. 5d. The work of concreting the top of the wall was completed in July, UI35.

Reclamation Wall.—1,297 tons of stone were tipped in repairs to damage caused by heavy seas at a coat of £265 19P. 8d.

Coff's Harbour Jeily.—Tho ex()endituro on general maintenance of this jetty during the year was £705 14s. 5d., covering renewal of piles and girders, attention to rail track", cranes, plant, et«., and overhaul of moorings.

Macleay River. £2,816 8s. 8d. was expended in repairs to entrance breakwater and training walls.

Port Maaiuarie.

Construction of tho Kaatorn Training Wall was continued during the year. The wall was extended a distaucc of 1,095 feet from chainago 1,370 feet to 2,465 feet. Stone tipped in the wall during the period was 35,890 tons, making tho total tonnage tipped at the end of the yoar 78,425 tons.

Tho expenditure during the year was £8,201 14s. 6d. and the total expenditure on this work to the end of the year £22,916 14s. 5d.

Port Stephens.

A total of fifteen snags and trees was removed from the Myall River at a cost of £15, the work boing carried out by contract.

Hawkeshury River and Brisbane Water. Pilo beacons were renewed at Newport and Woy Woy, and repairs were carried out to buoys a t

Mangrove Swamp, the expenditure for the yoar Iwing £40 178. 2d. Roelamation and improvements were effected at Bobbin Head, Kuring-gai Chaee, the cost being

£546 88. 4d.

Sydney Harlmtr and Parramatta River.

Minor repairs were carried out to tho hulk " Parramatta " and to tho Quarantine Wharf at WooUoomooloo at a cost of £36 3s. Id. j

Reclamation work including sea wall was carried out at Dobroyd Point, the expenditure being ' £10,619. i

Cook's River, George's River and Botany Bay. J At Cook's River the breakwater was repaired at a cost of £3,657 6 3 , 3d., and repairs were effected

to tho floodgates at a cost of £675 3s. 5d. Repairs to training walls at Shea's Creek were carried out at a eost of £973 Is. 4d., while outlet drains were repaired at a cost of £308 6s. 4d. Liverpool Weir was repaired ' at a cost of £347 i4s . l i d .

Tho construction of sea wall at Rarasgate was continued during tho year, tho expenditure being £18,098 Os. l i d .

Repairs and maintenance of Kurnell Jetty, La Perouse Wharf, Tempo Floodgates and training walls at Shea's Creek and Cook's Rivor were undertaken from Revenue Vote at a co.st of £690 188. lOd.

Wollongong Harbour.

Repairs and general maintenance including reconditioning of roadway round the basin, cost £94 l i s . 7d.

Port Kend)la. The output for the yoar from Gillan's Hill Quarry amounted to 93,095 tons distributed as follows :—

Tons. Eastern Breakwater construction 36,065 Eastern Breakwater repairs ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387 Sea Wall 21,493 Metal Quarries 35.150 .

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No. 4 Jet ty .—A mil cross-over was installed at the outer end of the jetty at a cost of £95 ISs. 4d. from Loan Vote. Repairs to jetty including kerbing, decking and fenders were effected at coit of £55. Tho access road to Nos. 3 and 4 jetties was reconditioned at a cost of £29 ITs. l i d .

Total cost of repairs to Port Kembla Jetties during the year amounted to £766 H s . 5d.

H A U L A G E A N D S H I P P I N G U N D E R T A K I N G .

This rebate of 6d. per ton on coal and coke shipped for export beyond the Commonwealth and taken as bunkers by vessels trading beyond tho Commonwealth was continued throughout the year.

The rebate was introduced by the Government with the object of assisting the co.d industry and its employees and of developing the trade with consum'srs outside the Commonwealth.

Traffic and Shipping Returns— Coal and Coke shipped— Tons.

Cargo coal • 122,910 Bunker coal 122,456 Cargo coke 69,571

Total (all jetties including A.I. & S. Jetty) Traffic (other than for shipment)—

Inwards haulage Outwards haulage

314,937

59,028 87,906

Income-Fort Kembla Shipping—

Shipping cargo „ bunkers

Berthing Mooring ropes Launch Gangway Electric crane—5-ton

„ „ 2-ton Waiting l ime Haulage, including waggon and loco Way leave Loco, operating On co.st—Loco, operating .. . Water to shipping Miscellaneous

Rebate on coal shipped Less Unrecouped by Treasury

Fort Kembla Harbour improvements-Sale of spalls Outside services

Store Advance Account Miscellaneous

Tn'^om'! collected for other Departments-Maritime Services Board—

Harbour dues Tonnage duos

EosuTncd Proportics Department— Rent of cottages Rent of land ... Rent of camping area

hire

146,934

£ s. d. £

7,591 12 4 5,050 7 8 2,244 9 2

492 17 11 683 0 0

96 10 0 941 10 0 550 12 0

31 10 0 5,974 4 7

154 15 10 666 14 9

66 13 7 316 17 6 73 1 0

4,794 13 6 4,794 13 6

3.222 1 4 108 13 9

s. d.

24,934 16 4

3.330 15 1 131 9 10 254 8 9

£28,651 10 0

13,841 0 11 3,381 12 2

947 7 4 1,474 2 3

33 17 6

17,222 13 1

2,455 7 1

Trade and Shipping Returns.

VesBela entering Port Kembla, Arrival a. Net reKistercd Tonnage.

168 144 239

486,924 35,1 &

376,822

168 144 239

486,924 35,1 &

376,822

168 144 239

486,924 35,1 &

376,822

Totals

168 144 239

486,924 35,1 &

376,822

Totals 551 898,906 551 898,906

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Principal Exports.

Item.'

CiirKO c o a l Hunker trail C i k e ( 'opiHT l i l iu ' s tone • .•\<iil« ' Fcrtiliwrn MiUiuf in tun 'd m e t a U l - i n n h e d i )ro<i i i t t«—Iron a n d s t e e l R e f i n e d nnt imoni i t l l ead

, , . , { irodiicta Cnpiicr tiiil|thHt<' (5nlviiiii7:('d i n m

Totals

Value.

£ 122,910 122,4rili t)!l..'V7l

"'7.-.n 22.1,374 473,!>67 70.1,840

2,802 10,13S 2r),.->t)0

8,700

£l,Slil,88l

Principal Imports.

Item,! Tonnage.

1.760 10,421)

lSliHt.<'r cninwr ('iitlKHie* Orf S c r a p c o p p e r {'<)p(ipr re s idues SliriH'fl ( 'nncclltri iteB .Matte I h()<phac<! roek 34,1(40 .Siilphiir U,I15 I'yt it i i ' ntv ( b y m i l ) Kerti l izcr ( h v rail) ItaK" " I ' d pHcking m a t e r i a l I<t'ad Zii ie i n g o t s .Mioniriiutn b a r s Tin (J i i lvanizod Htecl w i r e C o t t o n y a r n A i i t i m o i i i a l n\&g Iron ore • Ntores I..ead i n g o t a lnKidatin<f p a p e r S o f t l ead (d ipper nrt'N a n d c o n c e n t r a t e s G o ' d ores iiiui c o n c c n t r a t o s ( lolf l restdiiPH C a d t n i u m e o p p e r ( ' n d m i u m (•np]»er Kidpiiiite / i n i '

Totals 426,602

88 290 167

714

4,(Mi6 813 693 101 17-) 20

7

15 1,040

361,221 410 87i". 40

200 1,089

.'-.26 401

12 2

9(1 f.(W"l

Viil lie.

£ 1.54.536 r>l 0,874

'4.287

84,100

15",748 r>7.2)lO 3H,r>74

6,732 6,823

18,711 1.4.'i8 3.67r> 2,0!M I i,;ioo

28.372 24r>,3.l4

15,!H)2 18,808 2,r>9(t 3,200

l.VHl 21,910 r.3,778

870 784

],7.-)r. 11,9<»0

£1,:(3.'').133;

Kiatm.—Renewal of fender piles and kerbing was carried out at a cost of £29 Is . lOd. |

VUadiiUa.—Repairs to rail tracks and trucks were effected at a coit of £20 Os. 9d. j

IVagoiifia R.rcr.—Extension of the Eastern Training Wall was carried out, the wall Iwing extended ' 250 feet at a (O t of £1,777 15s. l i d . The construction included a new loading wharf at the quarry in connection with the work.

Bennagin Jttly.—Piles, girders and decking wero renewed, moorings were overhauled, crane wns repaired and alterations to cargo shed effected. The expenditure during the year was £437 18s. OJ.

Tathra Jit'.y.—Piles and decking were renewed; repairs to cattle race and replacement of fender ]]Iatos were cfttcted as well as part renewal of cargo shed rcofing ; moorings were overhauled. The expembture was £194 10s. Id.

Mcrimbula J««y.—Maintenance comprised renewal of fenders, minor repairs to docking, attention to crane and overhaul of moorings at a cost of £79 15s. Id.

Eden Jetty.—Repairs were effected to decking, rail track and trucks, crane and fenders. Renewals of jiiles and overhiiul of moorings were carried out. The expenditure was £195 Is. lOd.

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D O C K T R A N S A C T I O N S .

The transactions of the docks at the Tweed, Richmond and Clarence Rivets are as fshown hereunder :—

Number of QoTemment vesaela docked Groaa tonnage of Government vessels docke<i Number of private vessels docked J Groaa tonnage of private vessels doeked 4

Revenue earned during year ^ •Expenditure docking private vessels u Coat of dock maintenance and repairs .1

Terra nora. RUey'a Hill.'

1 80 3

157 £ B. d .

115 0 0 53 14 6

207 16 5

2 1,399

2 144

£ 9. d . 177 9 0 170 7 9 370 18 2

Ashby.

3 381

8 731

£ B. d . 219 18 3 103 6 11 164 0 11

* Tills amount repaid by owners of veaflela docked.

W A L S H I S L A N D G O V E R N M E N T D O C K Y A R D .

Operations at Walsh Island Dockyard during the year were confined to the inaintenance and control of the floating dock and slipways and the disposal by public tender of surplus and obsolete stores and plant.

The transactions at the floating dock and slipways for the period under review were as follows :—

No. Tonnage. Vessels docked at floating dock 21 41,735

„ slipped on sUpways 14 2,538

35 44,273

Total Government vessels slipped and docked 18 7,584 „ Private vessels 17 36,689

35 44,273

The revenue received during the year from floating dock and slips dues was £2,259 13a. Id. The expenditure including operating costs, maintenance, and dredging approach channel and basin, but excluding insurance and interest on capital cost, amounted to £14,2H) 4s.

The shpping, docking and undocking of vessels only is undertaken b y the Department a t the floating dock and slipways, the work of overhauling vessels slipped and docked being carried out by private firms under contract.

P U B L I C W H A R V E S .

Under the Local Government Act, 1919, the Governor nuiy declare any wharf which has been con.structed by the Coimcil or by the Crown, or has, on the expiration of a kvise, fallen into the possession of the Crown, together with any adjoining land which is the property of the Crown and is necessary for the proper working thereof, to be a public wharf for the purpo.srs of the Act, and may vest the control thereof in the Council.

An application under this section was received by the Department front the Lake Macquarie Shire Council for the declaration of Dora Creek Wharf within the shire as a public wharf and the vesting of the control thereof in the Council. This matter was receiving consideratioji at the close of the year.

A council may close or remove any wharf vested in it if the con-sent of tho Minister bo first obtained. The Taree Municipal Comicil made application during the year for the Minister's consent to close tho wharf at Commerce-street, within the municipality, known as Taree Wharf, which, the Council stated, had fallen into disrepair. The small value of the wharf as a public convenience did not, in tho Council's opinion, warrant tho extensive repairs which would be necessary to make it fit and safe for further use. The Council's request is at present receiving consideration.

BouRKE L O C K , W E I R A N D W H A R V E S .

General mamtcnanco of the lock and weir cost £32. Tho wharves were demolished as being unsafe.

Tho total expenditure during tho year amounted to £243 78. 8d. N o shipping was recorded during tho yoar.

W E N T W O R T H W H A K F .

General repairs to part of the wharf were commenced towards tho end of tho yoar, tho oxpendituro during tho period under review was £34 8s. 9d.

S H A R K M E s m N a P R O P O S A L .

Following ujxni tho soqucuco of tragedies over a luimbor of surfing fieasons, the Oovcinment, Councils, Surf Clul)3, and the general pubUc bocamo seized with the necessity of taking effective steps to at least substantially reduce tho risk of shark attack. A widely roprosentativo Shark Menace Committee was appointed in 1929 and a valuable report was brought down. However, boyoiul amendment of ordinances relative to beach and bathing control very little action was taken.

The three shark attacks which occurred in 1934 revived agitation, and the Government appointed a Shark Menace Advisory Committee to exhaustively investigate the wholo (piestion and report u])on the practicability of adopting a scheme of protection from amongst those examined. In January, 1935, tho Committee presented a comprehensive report to the Government, and in accordance with tho chief recom­mendation the Government decided during the year under review to subaidiso a shark meshing scheme

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Total 3,809

The number of passengers passing through the lock was 338.

The weir was removeil on 19th September, 1935, and replaced on 17th December, 1935, tiie ironwork being painted during this period.

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embracing the surfing heaclies and coastline from Broken Bay to Port Hacking, and in September, 1935, tbe one tender received for tho work, that of Australasian Fisheries, was accepted. This firm proposed, in addition to treating the (^itcb of sharks for oils, etc., to treat other fish which, it claimed, could be caught in large quantities.

Difiieulties, however, have been oneountored by the firm in obtaining an approved site for tho construction of a factory to dispose commercially of the catch. The proposed site is on Shea's Creek within St. Peters Municipality, but the Council is not satisfied that the operations of the factory will not cause a nuisance. In order to facilitate conwncncement, the Minister arranged a conference between representatives of tho successful tenderers, the Board of Health and this Department, and a basis was reached upon which the jiarties concerned would be jirepared to agree to the erection of a factory. Although negotiations have been contiimed, a conmicncement had not been made up to the close of the year covered by this report.

R I V E R B A N K E R O S I O N A N D F L O O D R E L I E F .

Extensive survey investigations in connection with bank erosion and flood relief on tho Macleay River wore undertaken.

H V D R O G R A P H I C S U R V E Y S .

Surveys of Coff's Harbour, Port Macquarie (2) and Port Kembla were undertaken during the year-Dredging surveys wero also carried out in the various coastal districts.

R I V E R M U K R A Y W A T E R S A C T S .

Huine Reservoii:—The construction of the New South Wales section of the Hume Dam for a storage of IJ million acro-feot, including the reinforced concrete roadway over the top of the structure, was com­pleted during the year under review.

Approximately 2U,tKX) cubic yards of selected clay were placed in position in the approach embank­ment, the slopes of which were gravelled and grassed on the downstream side. Permanent drainage facilities wero completed and tho road surface gravelled. Five hundred and fifty-two cubic yards of concrete were placed on tho upstream face of the embankment and 202 cubic yards in miscellaneous portions of the work, ihe grand total of concrete placed in the Now South Wales section of the dam being increased thereby to 445,751) cubic yards.

A further area of land, amounting to 333 acres, was acquired and 145 acres disposed of by dedication as public roads, etc., tho total net area dealt with by acquisition of either freehold or flood easement rights to date being 15,593 acres.

A quantity of stores unused at the completion of the work was transferred to this Department and removed to Sydney, also certain minor items of plant.

A considerable quantity of plant, timber houses, etc., was disposed of by public tender, with satis­factory results. The Vmildings included eight (8) .staff cottages, staff mess, public hall, surgery, blacksmith's, fitters' and carpenters' shops, and a number of barrack dormitories.

Tho townwliiii site lias Ijeen very largely cleared up by the removal of workmen's dwellings.

The reservoir reached the maximum height for the yoar of R.L. 607-06 feet on 30th November, 1935, corresponding to a storage of 1,285 thousand acre-feet. The minimum storage was 670 thousand acre feet, equivalent to R , L . 586-54, on 24th .June, 1936. The release of the stored water from the reservoir was arranged to suit the requirements of the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission of New South Wales and the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission of Victoria.

The condition of the water was good throughout the year, no appreciable growth of algae occurring.

An automatic gauging station and cableway were established at Doctor's Point in accordance with the approval of the River Murray Commission.

A contract was let for painting three spans of tho Bethanga Bridge and the work put in hand.

The maintenance of the needle valves, sluices, spillway gates, etc., was attended to during the period, periodic surveys of the floor of the stilling pool disclosed that no extension to the damage caused to the floor by the impact of tho water from the valves had occurred.

Tho immbor of men employed on the work was reduced from 149 in July, 1935, to 32 in June, 1936,

Wohf! aid Loch in the Murray River. Weir and Lock No. lii at Wentwurlh.—The Lock was operated 128 times to permit the passage of

74 steamers, 52 barges and 67 small boats. The following figures represent the goods carried :— Tons.

Wool 1,440 Fruit 58 General 2,311

nvor on

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Weir and Lock No. 15 at Emton.—Thc position at 30th June, 193fi, with regard to this work was that the construction of the lock and return walls on the Victorian side was complete, the lock gates being in position and IK) per cent, complete. The concrete work for the navigation pass within No. 1 coffer-dam was completed. No. 2 coffer-dam was completed and unwatered and the driving of steel sheet piling cut-offs was in hand. The quantity of concrete placed to date is 11,500 cubic yards.

During the construction of No. 2 coffer-dam it was found nece.s.sary to use steel piles 60 feet iu length t o cope with the deep scour in the river channel. The area within No. 2 coffer-dam reipiired buildiTig up on this account hy the placing of some 30,0(X) cubic yards of sand. No. 2 coffer-dam was de-watered on 8th June.

The river channel on the New South Wales side was widened by 25 feet/—firstly to provide extra waterway and, secondly, to obviate the possibility of large masses of clay .slipping into the river and remaining on the site of the foundations of the structure. The material removed was largely utilised for filling behind the lock wall on the Victorian liank.

The programme during the year was interfered with by the flooding of the coffer-dam by a rising >n 25th August, 1935. It became accordingly necessary to dispense with the service of 20S men,

most of \j-hom were re-engaged when the river fell sufficiently in January, 1936. During this slack period plant was overhauled as necessary and the upstream and downstream ends of No. 1 coff"er-dam were removed, a temporary block to the water in the lock proper being provided by installing Boule panels and trestles.

The number of men employed at 30th June was 270.

Weirs—Murrumhidgee Rirer.

Weir No. 5 at Redhank.—In the Annual Report for year ended 30th June, 1935, Section " C," it was stated that the River Murray Commission had tentatively approved of the site proposed for this work .subject to certain additional boring information proving satisfactory. This information was obtained during the year and the approval of the Commission to the site was given.

A road of access some 6 miles in length, from the Balrauald-Oxley road, was constructed, together with necessary tind)er openings, etc. Quarters were erected for Resident Engineer, and other l)uildings constructed. Steelwork for a temporary bridge across the river was manufactured and delivered to the site and orders placed for timber for the purpose, portion of which was delivered. A calileway was forwarded to the work and is being overhauled preparatory to erection. An order was placed for early delivery of steel sheet piling for the first cofi"er-dam. The design of the concrete portion of the structure was completed and submitted to the River Murray Commission for approval.

Weir No. 7 at Maude.—The site tentatively selected for this weir, adjacent to the existing ferry, was, after close consideration, abandoned in favour of a better site about a quarter of a mile further up stream. After survey and exploratory boring a reconnnendation that the latter site should be adojited was approved by the River Murray Commission in June, 1936. The design of the structure is proceeding and steps are being taken to put the work in hand at an early date.

IX .—GAS ADMINISTRATION. (ias Testing.—Statutory tests of the calorific value and purity of the gas supplied by raetropolitaa

and country gas undertakings totalled Tests.

Calorific value 985 Purity (HjS) 985

The <iuality of the gas supplied by the largest gas company in the State is tested every Saturday and public holiday in the presence of the gas company's chemist.

Meiers Tested and Revenue Earned.—The number of meters tested by the Department totalled 76,233, and the revenue earned in respect of such testing was £7.557 3s. lOd. In the preceding year, 1934 35, the total number tested equalled 67,901, and the revenue earned in respect of same was £6,557 5s. 7d.

Gas Sales—Metropolitan Gas Companies.—The three metropolitan gas companies, for the year ending 30th June, report an increase in gas sales over the prec/cding year as follows :—

per cent. Australian Gas Light Company ... ... . . . ... ... 2-37 North Shore Gaj Company Limited . . . ... . . . . . . . . . 5'42 Manly Gas Company Limited 7-2«

Consdmers" Co7nplaints.~x\.R in former years, a number of consumers' complaints, such as alleged excessive estimated accounts, and defective gas supply, were investigated and satisfactorily adjusted. In regard to these estimated gas accounts (which arise through tho gas meter ceasing to n'-^istcr the ])assage of gas) quite an appreciable volume of service was rendered by the Department in investigations and adjusting such accounts between consumer and gas companies. Complaints with respect to alleged defective supply are subjected to careful examination.

It happens occasionally that the gas supply t o a consumer becomes defective, and generally the product is blamed by the consumer, who questions the " (piality or pressure " of the gas. Whiui this comes under notice, it is immediately investigated, and in almost every instance tho cause of the complaint is found to be due to faulty fittings, or to the accumulation of rust in the gas pipes, especially in houses that have been u.sing gas for a number of years.

Country Gas Works Activities.—Departmental officers at Hay, Dubbo and Lismore were instructed in calorimetry and purity testing so that all the gas imdertakings situated in these districts may be subjected to tests upon the calorific value and purity of the gas distributed.

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Testing of Meters, etc.—Country Gas Works.—During the year, the Department was called upon to ca!il)rate gas works station meters and calorimeters in country gas work^ and test tonsuners' gas meters.

As a result of visits to certain country gas undertakings by the Senior Oas Examiner, it was found that in some instances the percentage of " unaccounted for " gas was abnormal, and the undertakings concerned were advised immediately to take steps to reduce this loss. The Senior Gas Examiner tendered certain advice in this direction, and arranged to loan the Gas Leak Indicator used by the Department, whereby h'aking mains and services can be speedily locateil and rectified. The importance of reducing the perc-entage of " unaccounted for " gas cannot lie stressed too much, as any undue loss of gas is reflected in the services to the consumer.

Proseriilinns, etr., under the Gas Act.—It is a |)leasure to record that during the past year there were no ])rosecntions for breaches of the Gas . \ct and its Regulations, in so far as standards of quality, purity and pressure were concerned.

Coronial Inquiries.—An in previous years, the Senior Gas Examiner was called upon t o assist the Coroner in investigating gas fatalities.

Charge for Gas on Unit liasia.—As provided in Section 26 of the Gas and Electricity Act, gas undertakings during the year altered their gas accounts to show the number of gas units consumed represented by the cubic feet con.sumption. Several gas supply authorities applied for exemption from thi^ section bf the Gas and Electricity Act on the groimd of the additional clerical work which would be necessary, but it was pointed out to the undertakings concerned how simply the alteration could be effected, aud no further trouble has been exj)erienced.

Genera}.—Notwithstanding the great progress that electricity has made, it will be noted upon referring to the gas sales of the metropolitan gas companies and certain country undertakings that there is an appreciable increase of ga* sold, and this is attributed largely to the increased use of gas as a heating power in factories, ofllices and homes. Considerable progress has been made in gas refrigerition and in air conditioning of buildings, such as theatres, public halls, etc., by means of gas, thus indicating that there is a large demand for both commodities in their respective spheres.

M A N L Y G A S C O M P A N Y L I M I T E D .

Representations were made in 1934 by the Manly Property Owners and Ratepayers" Association requesting that an inquiry be held unc'er the provisions of the Gas and Electricity Act, 1932, into the price charged by the Manly Gas Company, as it was considered that the price charged was excessive in comparison with the prices charged liy other companies. After consideration of a report submitted by the Commissioner for t!as and Electricity it was decided by the Minister that an inquiry was not called for, and the Association was advised accordingly. Further rejiresentations thereupon were made by the Association. The Minister replied that he had given further consideration to the representations made, but that, on the information available, an inrpiiry would not be justified. As had been indicated by the Association in its representations to the Minister, the Association was at some disadvantage in making i ts representations, in that it was not possessed of a knowledge of all the relevant facts upon which to found a case for inquiry; and, with a view to placing the Association in possession of information which would better enable it to give till* matter consideration, it was suggested to the Association that it might make arrangements to dLscuss the whole matter with the Commissioner for t!as and Electricity. Thv Commissioner had been asked to go into tlic matter thoroughly with the Association should it decide to adopt this suggestion. Then if, after further consideration of the matter in the light of discussion with the Commissioner, the Association desired to make ariy further representations in reganl thereto, the Minister woukl be plea.sed to afford i t an oppor­tunity again of placing its views before him. The A.ssociation adopted the Minister's suggestion, and, njion discussing the matter with the Commissioner, agreed to interview the Commissioner again when the Company's accounts for the year ending 31st December, 1934, had been filed.

The fias and Electricity Commission was abolished by the Gas and Electricity Act, 1935, and the administration of the Commission's afl'airs taken over by the Department. Upon receipt of the 1934 accounts of the Maidy Gas ("omjiany, the Association was advised to this effect, and that , if desired, an interview could be had with a Departmental officer to discuss the question of the price charged by the Company. Nothing further was heard from the Association, however.

The Gas and Electricity Act, 1935, provides for inquiries which under the Gas and Electricity Act, 1932, wen^ undertaken by the Gas and Electricity Commission, to be carried out by a Board appointed for that purpose.

The Act contains provisions as to the accounts and reserves which m i y be kei)t by gas companies and limits the dividends payable, the effect of such provisions being that any saving made by way of reduction of costs, etc.. must be passed on to the consumer. Annual review of the accounts ensures that provisions of the Act are being observed.

The Comj)any '8 statement of the accounts for the year ended 31st December, 1935, has been inspected and has been pafsod as satisfactory. The Company has complied with the requirements of the Act. and, during the year, announced a reduction in the price of gas to the extent of 0 0 4 1 d . per gas unit, or Cxi. per 1 ,t)(K) cubic feet, the reduction to operate as from 9th December, 1935.

X .—NATIONAL WORKS (SECTION 537, LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT).

During the year the Department completed the construction of a new bridge over North Creek at Ballina. The biidge was sub.scquently handed over perraar.ently to the Ballina Municipal Council.

B y proclamation published in tbe Gcrffmnent Gazette on 29th June, 1928, certain bridges, feiries and roads wore " de-nationalised " and handed over to the Councils of the arcns in which they were situated with a view to their future maintenance and control being taken over by by the Main Roads Department. Among these thus dealt with was the Ryde ferry over tho Parrramatta River in the Muni?ipalities of Ryde

and ConcoTd. A bridge over the Parramatta River between Ryde and Concord was opened (or traffic on 7th December, 1935, and the Main Roads Department notified this Department that arrangements had been made for the ferry to cease running as from 6 p.m. on that date. That Department proposed to use the ferry for Main Road purposes, and requested that the ownership of the ferry be revested in the Minister for Pubfic Works by means of a proclamation declaring tho ferry to be a national work. The ferry was permanently closed from tho uso of tho public as from i3th December, 1935.

R O A D S ( D E P A R T M E N T A L ) .

The control of roads in the Western Division which were previously under this Department was placed under the Department of Main Roads in September, 1935, but tliis Department carries out supervision on behalf of that Department.

Construction in the Metropolitan District included bituminous roads at the University. Showground, Centennial Park, Lidcomlw, Prince Henry and Newington State Hospitals, and the (Jhulrsville, Callan Park, Parramatta and Rydalmere Mental Hospitals.

Construction was also carried out at National Park, Ku-nng-gai Chase, Centennial Park and Scheyville Training Farm.

The total expenditure was £114,391.

B R I D G E S ( D E P A R T M E N T A L ) .

The totjil expenditure on maintenance and construction of bridges during the year was £14,870. The control of bridges in the Western Division was handed over to the Department of Main Roads

in September, 1935, under an arrangement whereby this Department attends tn their supervision. A now timber beam bridge was constructed on the road from Mori-sset to Morissct Mental Hospita'

at a coat of £1,103. Tho new bridge at East Ballina was completed and handed over to the Ballina Municipal Council.

Preliminary designs and estimates were prepared for a foot-bridge over the Hunter River at Lorn, and a bridge at Hannell-street, Newcastle.

F E R R I E S A N D P I T N T S ( D E P A R T M E N T A L ) .

The total Departmental expenditure during the year on maintenance of ferries and punta was £3,214. The control of ferries in the Western Division was handed over to the Department of Main Roads

in September, 1935, but their supervision has lieon entrusted to this Department.

X I . ~ T H E MACQUARIE-STREET R E P L A N N I N G COMMITTEE. Due to recent changes in the City of Sydney occasioned mainly by the extension of Martin-place,

the Government decided to appoint a Committee acting in an honorary capacity to advise it upon the replauning and possible reconstruction of certain portions of Macquarie-street and other areas in the vicinity affected by recent changes in the city ; to prepare a scheme for consideration of the ( iovernment in relation to such questions as the disposal of the Mint s i te: the best location of t he propostid new Law Courts, and tho utilisation of the site upon which the present Supreme Court st imds; certain proposals in relation to the Sydney Hospital; the suggested removal or rebuilding of Parliament House: the suggested removal from ita present site of the Government Printing Office and the utilisation of the area upon which it now stands, and other proposals before the Government; and to consider tho financial incidence of any proposals in framing its report and recommendations.

The personnel of the Conunittee appointed was as follows Chairman.

Sir John Butters, M.Inst. C.E.; M.I.E. (.Vast.). Vice Chairman.

Bertrand James Waterhouae, Esquire, F .R.I .B.A. Members.

Arthur William Anderson, Esquiro, F.R.I .B.A. Alfred John Brown, Esquire, A.R.I .B.A. , A.M.T.P.l . Charies Baptist Bj-me, Esquire, F.R.R.I . . F.C.l .V. Clarence Radford Chapman, Esquire. Arnold Hugh Gamaey, Esquire, A.M.I.E. (Aust.). B r O y Hendy, Esquire. Leith Cecil McCredie, Esquiro, F.R.A.LA. Edwin Evan Smith, Esquire, F.R.I .B.A.

Secretary. L. H. Bowler, Rs(pjire.

The Committee held it« first meeting on Monday, 24th June, 1935, and, since that date, has proceeded with the study of tho many problems associated with the matters which have been referred to it for consideration and report.

Au Interim Roport (which has been published separately) was presented under date 10th September, 1935, the recommendations also embracing the urgent matters of tho proposed sale of the residual lands in Martin-place and the provision for new nurses' quarters.

In indicating the general conclusions arrived at, the Committee sought and obtained information from the Government with regard to certain matters of policy.

Investigations were thon continued and further iiwpections carried out, and the work, including the matters indicated as beiTig of a spocially urgent nature, namely the provision of new Law Courta and new Qorses' quartera, was nearing completion AT the end of thf year.

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X N . — T E S T I N G A N D INSPECTION OF MATERIALS. The chtimatod value of the material tested and inspected before Iwing despatched from the various

manufacturers, auiounted to approximately £533,262. The foes charged for tests and inspection amounted to £8,247 Ms. 2d. There is an improvement in fees received, over last year, to the extoiit of £941 12e. 6d.

C E M E N T T E S T I N G .

Eight hundred and twonty-threc certificates covering the sampling, testing and issuing of 2,362,000 bags of cement of au estimated value of £459,277 wore issued during the year. Fees amouutmg to £4,783 lOs. 9d. were charged for the worlv carried out.

S T E E L W O R K I N S P E C T I O N .

Three thousand .soven hundred and thirty-nine valves, hydrants, etc., and 4,685 M.S. pipes, together with 68 s]»ecial pi]K's and 53 unclassified nii.scellaneou8 jol>s wore inspected and tested prior to despatch from the various works at Newcastle and tho Hume Pipe Works, Rozelle. A total of 395 consignments wero tlospatched. Tin; fees charged for this work amounted to £2,432.

Steelwork and castings for the Rrisbane Rivor Bridge. Queensland, approximately 1,791 tons, have been inspected and despatched. Fees charged amountetl to £301 4s. 2d.

M I S C E L L A N E O U S I N V E S T I G A T I O N S .

Five hundred and sixty-eight rojiorts covering 1,544 tests of concrete cul>es, sand, iron and steel bars, etc., wero carried out in the Testing Laboratories. Fees charged for this work amounted to £703 Os. 2d.

One hundred and sixty-five instruments wero overhauled and repaired by the Instrument Maker.

XIIL—CITY OF SYDNKV.

Following upon thi ih-ath of Sir ,\lfred L . Parker, .\lderman A. McKlhone was elected as Lord Mayor for tho com])letion of the mayoral term, for which thi) late Sir Alfred Parkor was elected. Alderman A . Howie was cli'cted Lord Mayor for the year 1935.

Aldermen R . C. Hagon and .1. .lacksini, M.L.A., rowigned during the year and .Udermon W . N. Harding aud W. \'. MeCall were elect('d to fill tho vacancies. Alderman S. S. Crick was elected to fill the vacancy on the Council caused by the ihsath of Alderman Sir .Vlfrod Parker.

D E A T H OK A L D E R M A N S I R A L I - R K D L I V I N O S T O N E P A K K B R , K T . , T H E R I O H T H O N O U R A B L E T H E L O R D M A Y O R

UF S V D K E V .

Tho Department noted with regret that, during tho year, the death occurred of Alderman Sir Alfred Livingst(mo Parker. Lord Mayor of Sydney. ^

The late Sir Alfred first entered civic life as a Councillor of the Hornsby Shire in 1926 and continued in that office until 19.30 when ho was elected an Alderman of the City Council. He represented the City Council on the Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board from 1930 to 1933 when he was elected Lord Mayor, which office he was occujiying at tlio time of his doeoaso on 18th October, 1935.

Sir Alfn^d's legal knowledge made him a particidarly valuable member of the Councils with which ho sorvod, while the nuinner in which lie discharged bis high oflice as Lord Mayor won for him the admiration and respect of all sections of the communitv. and oven during his severe illness his interest in tho afiairs of State was unrelaxod. He was keenly interested in all piiapos of the government of the City, particularly in its development and beautification and in tlie provision of p l a n n g areas for children. He was also a.s.socia1ed with a great many charitable and kindred causes.

P R O P O S E D W I D E N I X G O F C L E V E L A N D - S T R E E T , S Y D N E Y .

An application was made by the Sydney Municipal Council for the approval of the Governor to the resumption of jtart of St. Paul'ii Churcli grounds, Rcdfern, in connection with the scheme prepared by the Council and the Department of Main Roads for the future widening of Cleveland-street from Prince's Highway t o Dowling-street. In view of the objections to tho propo.sal which wort^ made by tho Church authorities, a Commissiimer was appointed by the Governor under section 285A of the Sydney Corporation Act, 1932-34, to hold a public ini|uiry in respect of the matter. At the commencement of tho imjuiry, however, tho Council intimated that it tlid not propose to proceed with its application for the resumption of the land, and no further action was taken in respect of the Uiatter.

X I V . - L O A N S .

R E N E W A L O F F I X E D L O A N S .

During tho year, 17 approvals wero granted to Municipal (!ouncils to borrow by way of renewal loan, suTUs aggregatiivg £646,607 7s. 3d, : and three approvals were granted to Shire Councils to borrow similarly amounts aggnigating £11.540; total. £t')58,147 7s. 3d. These sums r^resent the outstanding balances of loans pre\iously amounting to £859,692 14s.

S P E C I A L L O A N S .

Municipalitiefi.—Seventeen approvals were granted by the Governor to Municipal Councils to raise " Special Loans." aggregating the sum of £198,926.

Shires.—Fiftoou appro\'ala were granted by the tiovernor to Shire Councils to raise " Special Loans," aggregating the sum of £43,180.

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Nuinlier of Cases. PurpoHe of Loan.

]9al--32. ia32-:}3. 11)33-34. 1034-35. l'J35-3ll

M u n i i pa 1 itiea— Klpctricity works . Koad works Town planning, etc. Municipal buildings (iai4wi)rk» Other

Hhircs— Electricity works . Roa<i works Stiire buildings .... Other

County Diatriote— Electricity works

Other

11

i 13

1

1

Total amount of Special Loans authori.'^ed :-

Purpose of Loan. nt:t:i-;!4. l!i;i4-:i.'). l<.l3ri-:tti.

£ £ £ £ £ 18,000 20,800 16,700 23.536 3.3,100 77,395 4,600 168,850 131,380

1,500 ... ... 600 13,300 7.000 10,500

2,000 10,000 • l,.'iO0 43,037 2,001) 33,510

6,000 10,860 13,500 21,870 2,800 26,950 1,750 4,460 16,6(Xt 2,800

2,800 2,000 I'.OOO 2,"6oo 2,710

221,000 104,000 90,0(K) 104,000 86.0O1t

Municipalitica—

Town planning, etc. .Miuiicipnl buildings Gasworks Other

8hire8— Electricity workw .. Road works Shire buildings Other

County Districts— Electricty works ..

Other

O R D I N A R Y L O A N . S ,

The Local Government (Further amendment) Act, 1935. extended the purposes for which an ordinary loan may he raised. As a result, the numlier of ordinary loan approvals and the total of the amounts rai.sed thereunder aro very much in excess of previous years. Fifteen approvals were granted to Shiro Councils to raise ordinary loans, aggregating £36,702 10s. 6d., and fourteen approvals were granted to Municipal Councils to raise ordinary loans, aggregating £78,264, making a total of twenty-nine approvals, covering £114,966 16s. 6d.

The following statement shows the number of approvals granted and the total amount raised by ordinary loans for the various purposes indicated :—

I 'urpoBt o f Loan!-.

Approvalrt jitlvea—

Nmulier. Amount.

Electricity works Water supply works Sewerage works Ger.ir.il works (includinfi toola and matcriaU in connection with

f Qicrgency relief works) Rorid, etc., plant • Garbage incinerator

£ s. d. 1,250 0 0

14,720 0 U

(it.74« O O 11,761 16 6 22,489 0 0

R A T E P A Y E R S ' A D V A N C E S .

Six Councils informed the Department of their acceptance, under section 178A of the Local Govern­ment Act, 1019. of nine separate advances from ratepayers for tho purpose of carrying out necessary works applied for by ratepayers. The total amount of such advances was £735. Those advances, which are limited to £5(X) in any individual case, are rciiuirod by the Act to be wholly repaid within a maximum term of ten years: :',nd if not advanced by the ratepayer free of interest, the interest rate must not exceed 4 per cent. [ X T annum simple interest.

L O A N S F R O M F U N D T O F U N D .

Tho Minister's permission under section 113 (3) of tho Act to loud money from one fimd to another was granted to eight Councils in respect of nine loans. Tho total amount of tho loans was £6,150.

Other.—Two approvals were granted by the Governor to other bodies to raise " Special Loans " aggregating the sum of £176,000. These approvals wore granted to the Grafton and South Grafton Water Board (£86,000) and the Clarence River County Council (£90,000).

General.—The following comparative statements show the trend of Special Loan borrowing by Councils during the past five years ;—

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Special Loans— £ 3. d. £ 8. d. Municipal 19'%926 0 0 Shire 43,180 0 0 County Districts 176,000 0 0

Ordinary Loans— Municipal 78.264 0 0 Shire 36,702 16 6

Renewed Loans— Municipal 646,607 7 3 Shire 11.540 0 0

Loans from Fund to F u n d -Municipal 6,150 0 0 Shire

Ratei>ayers' Advances— Municipal Shire 735 0 0

418,106 0 0

114,966 16 6

658,147 7 3

6,150 0 0

735 0 (t

£1,198,105 3 9

Particulars of Councils' current overdraft borrowings at 30th June, 1936, are not included in the above-quotod summary; the Department has not a complete record of such borrowings as at that date. Inforuuition is. however, available in the Department of the amounts owing by each Council on account of ovcrtlrafts at the end of each calendar year.

The total of the year's external borrowings (new money) other than by way of limited overdraft amountod to £533,807 16s. 6d., which was £312.226 16s. 6d. more than last year. The scale of borrowing has greatly increased during the year, this being partly due to improved conditions, l)ut the position has betm affc et Hl by the Local Government (Further .\mondmont) Act, 1935, under which tho Government is subsidising the amounts borrowed by Councils by way of grants towards the carrying out of developmental and other permanent works, and also by way of annual contributions to assist the Councils to meet tho annual instalments on their borrowings. *

The yoiir's renewal loans exceeded by £51,638 7s. 3d. last year's total of £606..509. This increase IS nniiidy due to the fact that numbers of Councils were able to arrange with their lenders, under conditions approved after investigation, for the re-arrangement of the terms of their existing fixed loams in such a w a y as to ease the liurdon of tho repayment instalments and interest.

B O R R O W I N G B V T H E M U N I C I P A L C O U N C I L O F S Y D N E Y .

During the year the Municipal Council of Sydney was granted authority to raise renewal loans totalling £1,420,(XX).

E X T E N S I O N O F B O R R O W I N G M A R G I N .

During the year a " direction " was i-ssued by the Governor under .section 184 (a) of tho Act to one Municipal Council, that a sjiecified part of a Special Loan should not be taken into account in calculating the Conncil's limit of borrowing.

I N T E R E S T R A T E S O N L O A N S .

Interest rates on loan mtmeys available to Councils were increased during the year by tho various financial institutions. ,\t the close of the year loans were being negotiated at about 4 per cent, per annum, at par, with a tendency to harden to 4 | per cent. There .still appears to be a tendency towards increased rates.

G E N E R A L .

Particulars of the loans referred to in these paragraphs are filed with the Department's records for reference. Post pan f-me7>t lij thv Crown of its Prim- Chnri/e over the Pevennes of a Comicil in favour of another Creditor.

Reference was made in the report of the Local Government Department for the year ended 30th June, 1934, to the issue by the Colonial Treasurer of a notification under section 370 of the Local Government Act. 1919, pcstponing in favour of the Bank of Now South Wales the Crown charge over certain revenues of the Brewarrina Municipal Council. This pofrtponeuient in favour of tho Bank did not include revenue from the Electricity Works Trading Undertaking. The Council desired to obtain from the Bank overdraft accommodation in order to bring the Electricity Works Trading Undertaking to profitable operation, but the Bank would not provide the necessary acconnnodation unless the Crown extended the postponement of its charge over the reveimes of the Council so as to cover the Electricity Works Trading Fund revenue also. This wa;: approved by the Colonial Treasurer and the previous notification was revoked and a fresli notification issued postjioning the Crown's ])riority over the revenues of the Council in respect of the Water Supply Debt in favour of the Bank in respect of and to the extent of the limit~s of overdraft on the General, Mater Supply Local, and Electricity Works Trading Funds of tho Council.

T O T A L L O A N S A U T H O R I S E D .

Tlic total amount of borrowinfrs (otherwise than by way of limited overdraft) authorised during the yoar and of authorised loans from fund to fund, and of ratepayers' advances under section 178A of the Act, was as follows :

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X V . — Q U E S T I O N S R E R A T E S . !

L I M I T O F R A T I N G — P E R M I S S I O N T O E X C E E D .

The Governor's approval under section 131 of the Local Government Act, 1919, to tho following Councils levying rates Ireyond the maximum limit provided by law, in and for the year 1936, was granted during the period covered by this report;—

Niimc of Cinincll.

Bellingen Shire Cambewarra Shire.... Coolah Shire Coonabarabran Shir©

Cudgegong Shire Gwydir Shire Nambucca Shire .... Nepcan Shire Walcool Shire

Bourke Municipal

Eastwood Municipal ...

Forbes Municipal

Glebe Municipal

Nyngan Municipal

Wentwwth M u w ^ - • •

Kate.! Limit Approveil.

General

Water, Local

General

Water, Local

All rates (other than water and sewerage, local).

General

All rates (other than water and sewerage, local).

Water, Loeal 1

3d. in the £ on the unimproved capital value. 2id. 2id. 28d. in tho £ on the assessed annual value of all land ratable

to the water (local) rate. 2jd. in the £ nn the unimproved capital value. 3d. 3d. 21d. 36d. in the £ on the assessed annual value of all land ratable

to tiie Moulamein Water (local) rate. A sum ascfrtainfcl by adding together the calcuhited yield

of 2d. in tho £ on the unimproved capital value and 30d. in the £ on the assessed annual value.

A sum a.scertained by adding together the calculated yield of 2d. iTi the £ on the unimproved capital value and 2 5 ^ . in the £ on the assessed annual value.

A sum aHi'crtained by adding together the calculated yield of SJd. in the £ on the unimproved capital value and 24d. in the £ on the assessed annual value.

A sum aseertaiiied by adding together the calculated yield of 2 and 21 /TtOthn pence in the £ on the unimproved capital value and 18d. in the £ on the assessed annual value.

A sum iisccrtaitie<i by adding together the calculated yield of 2d. in the £ on the unimproved capital value and 28d. in the £ on the asxes-ied annual value.

2 9 ^ . in the £ on the asseased annual value of all land ratable to the water (local) rate.

General Rate of Less than One Penny in the Pound. Under section 118 of the Local Government Act, 1919, if a Council shows that a general rate of less

than Id. i n the pound is more than .sufficient to meet the requirements of the area, the Governor may allow tho Council to levy a lower rate. As was the case last year, only one Council (Waradgery Shire) applied for approval during the year to levy a general rate of less than 1 d. in the pound, and the necessary approval was given. The rate the Council desired to levy was | d . in the pound on the unimproved capital value.

Permisnion to Refrain from Levying Loan Rates or to Levy Redmed Loan Rates. Section 124 (6) of the Local Government Act provides that where a Council satisfies the Minister

that it has made or will make provision from the appropriate fund for the payment of part, or the whole of the interest and instalments o f repayment, etc., he may grant permission to t h e ('ouncil to reduce or refrain from levying a loan rate in respect of the loan. During the year the Mmistor granted perniis.siou to a number of Councils refraining from levying a loan rate t o meet such instalments. It was noticed b y t h e Department t h a t some Councils refrained from levvdng loan rates without having olitained the necessary approval. In each case the Council was asked to explain its failure to comply with the Act. The Minister is of course not empowered tc give retrospective approvals but i n v iew of the explanations furnished, i t was decided to take no further ac t io iL

Sale of iMud for Rates. Where rates remain owing for more than seven years. Councils arc authorised to move tho PubUc

Trustee to sell the land. The Public Trustee received 751 applications from 60 councils during the year and land was sold in connection with 332 applications; the price realised, together with purchase money from .sales effected in the previous year, being £12,859 l i s . l i d . , out of which the Councils received £6,774 3s. 5d. for outstanding rates. The balance of the purchase money less the expenditure incurred in connect! on with t h e sales, tind t h e amounts paid to the Metropolitan Water Sewerage and Drainage Board and the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage lionrd, is hchi by t h e Public 'J'mstoe s o tfiat t h e owners rnay claim it, if they see fit. In mo.st cases, however, the owners cannot be traced and after a period of twenty years these amount-s, if still unclaimed, will be paid to the respective Councils.

Penalty for Late Payment of Rates. In the report' of the Department for the year ended 3()t.h June, 1935, roferoncc was made to tho

undertaking given by the Government in respect of t h e rate levies for t h o years 1931-19.35 inclusive, that, notwithstanding that the Act provides that Councils should levy an extra charge on overdue rates, the Department would not question the action of any Council which decided to waive payment of the interest charge on overdue rates in genuine cases of hardship. This undertaking was extended to cover the rate levy for the year 1936 also.

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DiffererUuil Rating of Urban Farm Lands. Included in tho Sydney Corporation (Amendment) Act, 1934, which was assented to on the 10th

August, 1934, wore provisions amending the Local Government Act so as to provide for the differential rating of Urban Farm Lands situated in Municipalities. The section of the Act relating to the differential rating of Urban Farm Lands ap|)bes to all Municipalities situated outside the County of Cumberland, and in certain instaiuos may be applied to Municipalities wholly or ])artly within the Comity of Cumberland.

During the year petitions wore lodged for the exteiu?ion of tho Urban Farm Land provisions of the Act to the following Municipalities situated in the County of Cundierland :—Bankstown. Ku-ring-gai, Liverj)ool, Penrith and St. Mary's. A Commissioner was appointed in each instance to hold a Public Intpiiry aa to the desirability of complying with the request in the petitions, and in pursuance of the recommendation of the Commissioner, the Governor approved of the Urban Farm Land provisions of the Act being extended to tho Municipalities of Bankstown, Ku-ring-gai and Liverpool as from tho 1st January, 1936.

The public inquiries in the cases of the Municdpalities of Penrith and St. Mary's had not been held at the close of the period under review.

X V I . - A C C O U N T S OF COUNCILS.

The Department examined 313 original and 32 revised annual statements of accounts which were furnished by coum-ils, a decrease of 4 original .statements and an increase of 7 revised statements compared with tho j)revio«s year. As in previous years a number of statements of accounts which, strictly speaking, should have been revised in order to bring them into Une with the provisions of the Ordinance and for other reasons, were jiassed by the Department on the understanding that requirements would be complied with in future and any adjustments which were found to be necessary in the books would be made before the statements for the year ending 3 l 8 t December, 1936, were furnished. This was done in order that the paynn'Tit of endowment to certain Shire Councils would not be unduly delayed or for the reason that the adjustments which were required were not of such a nature as to justify delay in the passing of the statements and the publishing of the prescribed summaries for the information of the electors.

The Department's Senior Inspector, Mr. W. R. Wylie, retired early in May, 1936, and Mr. Inspector Hughes was appointed as Administrator, Erina Shire, in March. 1936. These staff disturbances were encountered shortly after the amalgaTuation of the two Departments, in connection with which certain rearmngements in the allocation of duties were made. Because of these circumstances the Department was unable to deal with the examiuation of Councils' statements of accounts with the same expedition as was usual, there being considerable arrears at ,30th June, 1936.

Tho examination of the statements of ac<^ount8 showed that in a number of instances the current liabilities exceeiled the book value of the immediately available assets. If the whole of the book value of tho assets could have been realised the proceeds would not be sufti(^ient to meet current commitments. The assets included a largo amount owing by sundry ratepayers for overdue rat<;s, extra charges, sanitary foes, and in some cases contributions to works, which will be difficult to collect. This applies principally to tho General Fund, although i n some instances it applies to local funds. It would appear that the Councils concerned havo not levied a sufficient rate to provide for their requirements or have incurred expenditure which was not provided for when the rate was made.

I n one instance a Council borrowed beyond the prescribed limit, and its attention was drawn t o the provi»ions of the law in regard thereto.

Other Count^ils, at 31st December, 1935, had almost exhausted their power of borrowing by way of overdraft, and, at the same time, owed a considerable amount to sundry current creditors. The financial affairs of such Councils will require carefnl management for a few years before they will be in a satisfactory position.

It has been explained in previous reports that the overdraft provisions of the Act are intended to enable a Council to finance its programme during the lean periods of the year while waiting for the rates to 1)0 collected. A number of Councils, however, appear t o treat the provisions as a means of raising what is, in effect, a fixed loan without having to submit the matter to the ratepayers. When unforeseen ex])enditure is necessary, considerable difficulty is experienced in meeting it. A few Councils have utilised their credit in ha \ ing work carried out by finns who are prepared to wait for payment of their accounts, and their liabilities of this kind are now so largo and their overdraft facilities so exhausted that they are exptTiencing considerable difficulty in meeting their comnutments and carrying on the regular services of the Council.

I N S P E C T I O N S B Y D E P A B T M E N T A L I N S P E C T O R S .

During tho year the Departmental Insjiectors insj)ected the accounts of thirty-six Councils and Urban Committees, an increa.se of seventeen compared with the previous year. In addition to those inspections, seven special investigations wero made, and in<iuiries were held by Inspectors into proposals t o unite areas, to alter lioundaries of adjoining areas, to raise a special loan, and one under the provisions of Section 99 of the Act into the suspension of a Council's servant.

In some respects tho Inspectors' reports revealed misatisfactory conditions in the manner of keeping of the Councils' accounts. Sufficient attention had not been given to such matters as regularity of banking or accounting of numeys received by collectors, collection of fees and issue of licenses, the checking and certification of vouchers; jjroper account had not been kept of exiioudituro on pubUc works; details of jissets of the ('ouncil were not recorded; proper control had not boon exercised over or proper account kept of stores, materials and tools; payments to aldermen and councillors of expenses on business of the Council and as delegates to the Local Government Conference exceeded tho bmits prescribed, in respect of which REFUNDFI were Utttr obtained from the members concerned^

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Date. Niiml)er i>f Statement,'* Rprelveii each Veiir at Dates Stated.

Hi32. 1933. 1934. 1S35. I93n.

114 122 91 H)i 116 Ist May 204 190 173 174 183

275 246 246 242 252 60 88 93 HO 102

It will be seen that the furnishing of the statements of accounts for the year 1935, although | an improvement on the earlier years quoted; is still unsatisfactory. A number of Councils are operating the unemployment relief scheme, which no doubt entails considerable office work, and this may to some extent account for the delay in tho furnishing of the statements of accounts. The keeping of tho accounts I work up to date, however, is an important matter which should not be neglected. The Council is the trustee for the ratepayers, and should account to them as soon as possible after the cloac of each year.

It is noticed that certain Councils are consi.stently amongst tho last to furnish their s tatements of' accounts, and, notwithstanding that the attention of the Council and of the Mayor or President personally has been drawn to the matter, little improvement is noticeable.

A U D I T O R S ' R E P O R T S .

The Auditors' reports on their audits of the Councils' books and accounts during the year showed' that, with a few exceptions, the affairs of tho Councils concerned were being conducted in a satisfactory; manner. In some instances, however, the Auditors' reports were delayed through the Councils being i considerably in arrears in their work, and a few reports revealed that tho accounts and records were not being kept in a satisfactory maimer, whilst in a few others the following matters wore subject to adverse comments —

(a) Failure by the Town or Shire Clerk t o —

(1) meet the liabilities for superannuation, etc., due t o the Councils concerned; (2) promptly account for wages tax deductions; (3) furnish proper details in support of travelling ex2>en8es incurred.

(6) Amounts paid in the nature of salary in excess of that to which the servant was cn'itled. '

S U R C H A R G E S .

There wero not any surcharges made during the year, but several cases eaine under notice where i members and/or servants of Councils had rendered themselves liable to surcharge. In one instance a Council borrowed by way of overdraft beyond the prescribed limit, as dealt with elsewhere in this report' under the Iicading of " Accounts of Councils," In a few other cases bases for surcharges were revealed owing to overpayments being made to aldermin and councillors in respect of expenses.

D E F A L C A T I O N S . ^

The numljcr of defalcations which came under the notice of the Department during tho year wa'?' seven, and the total approximate amount involved was £1,495 12s. Id. The details of the cases are fe t ' out hereunder :—

I'dsitliin. I>cfli'ieney. Ilcstitiitiim m.ide iir tti lie made. i L i i e n t (ir Heinlf.

£ A. ... KIcctrical Engineer.. 170 B. ... 150

C. ... 138

D. ... Shire Clerk 167 E. ... 460

F. ... Counter Clerk 141

G. ... Town f Icrk 253

' weekly amounts. ReBtituti'in made .... Hostitution nut made

Pcdtitut;o:i to be mi'

253 4 10 : Partial rent it iit ion iii:iilc

Resigned. Prosecuted. Bfjtiiiil over to rtjmc up for

BL'ntence if called iipoii witliin 3 yearc Pm:ecuted iinci sentenced to 4 nmiitha' hard

•labour, on appeal reihictd to light labour, Susjiended. Resigned. Prn.sscuted. Sentenced to 12 months' hard

labour. Prosecuted. Pleaded nnihy, and bound

over to be of good behaviour for 2 years, and to be cjiUeti up for siMitence at ai y time during such jxriod.

Prosecuted. Pleade<l guilty and orderrd to enter into a reoogniznnce himself in £50; to appear for sentence if called ajKin : t any time during the next 2 yeaia.

D E L A Y I N F U R N I S H I N G S T A T E M E N T S O F A C C O U N T S .

Ordiimnci; No. 26, Clause 50, prescribes that on or before the 1st April in each yoir tho Clerk shall forward to the Minister and the Government S'atistician the prescribed statements of accounts for tho year ended on the preceding Sls t December. A large number of Councils have failed to furnish their statements of accounts within the period prescribed. The following particulars of the times of receipt by the Department of statements of accounts (including statements of accounts of Urban Committees) during the last five years give some idea of the extent Councils are behind in this branch of the work —•

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XVII .—FINANCIAL ASSISTANCES TO MUNICIPAL A N D S H I R E COUNCILS.

The expenditure in this connection during tho year was £3,883,235, made up as follows :—

((() Consolidated Revenue Fund— £ £ 1. Endowment of Shires 143,550 2. Crants to assist Shires and Municipalities 17,784 3. FhM)d Damage Assistance to Shin; and Municipal Councils . . . 19,267 4. Grants to recoup Shires and Municipalities for loss due to

abolition of ferry tolls 6,395 5. Destruction of noxious weeds 800 6. To provide for works, grants, loans, etc., Relief of Unemployed

Treasurv Vote 2,000 — lHtt,796

(fi) (Jf'iu'nil Loan Account — 7. To provide for roads of access and bridges in Shires and Munici-

pahties 76,231

(r) Special Dcfiosits Account—Unomploynuuit Rolief Fund— 8. (i) Emergency Relief Scheme 3,351,650

( i i ) Advances for Relief of Unemployment 265,559

76,231

-3,617,2(19

Total £3,HH3,235

E N D O W M E N T T O S H I R E S .

For Horn" yeani prior to 1928 tho annual endowment payable to Shire Councils wa^ limited to £150,000, but this limit was increased to f250,(MK) for the triennial period conunoncing 1st January, 192H. Public finan(^cs would not, however, allow the continuance of the subsidy on this basis, and the statutory limit of £150,(X)0 was reverted to from the 1st January, 1931. This amount was also the basis of allotment of endowment for the triennial period which terminated on S l s t December, 1936.

There are 131t Shires in t!ie State. 105 of which receive endowment. The api>or(ionmonts vary from a mininmm of £25(' to a maximum of £5,250, the latter amount being received by the Dorrigo Shire.

G R A N T S T O A S S I S T S H I R E A N D M U N I C I P A L C O U N C I L S ( I N C L U D I N G F L O O D D A M A G E AS.S"ISTANCE) .

These graut^i, totalling £37,051, were made available for the rej)air and construction of bridges, road works, and the repair of damage caus^:d by Hoods. The grants ranged from £60, in the case of Bolwarra Sliire, to a maximum of £3,(HK) for Hood damage to tho Boreo Shire.

G R A N T S T O R E C O U P C O U N C I L S F O R L O S S D U E TO A B O L I T I O N O F T O L L S O N F E R R I E S .

On 1st -luly, 1908, shortly after the inception of Local Govominont, tolls which had previously been levied on all public ferries were abolished. It was then decided that Conn nis in whoso areas ferries were operating should be rccoui)ed by tho Do )artment for the loss of revenue occa.sioned by the change of government d policy, until such times as (l:c fnniuces of the Councils concerned were suflicicnt to enable them to meet tiic additional cost as jmrt of their ordinary R'venuo. Payment of subsidies for tho year amounted to £6,395.

E X P E N D I T U R E F O R R E L I E F O F U N E M P L O Y E D .

The amount of assistance made available by t i e Unemi)loyment Relief Council through the Depait -mont to enab!'' the Councils to carry out suitable unemployment relief works, totalled £267,559. Relief of unem])loynii':it was obtained mi in ly by the continuance of the Emergency Rolief Scheme, and oxpendituro under this heading totalled £3,3")1,6''0, an increase of over £5(X),000 compared with tho previous twelve mouths. The details of this assis ;iu'o are shown iu the appo idi'.es to this roport.

E M E R G E N C Y R E L I E F W O R K E X P E N D I T U R E .

During the year further irregularities were discovered in connection with expenditure on emergency rolief works. Investigations in one of these cas&s revealed that the Council had not adopted the system recommended hy the Department for the administration and control of the Emergency Relief Scheme. If the system had been ailopted the irregularities and misappropriations would have been prevented. It was also fiumd that the Auditors had not made a satisfactory audit of this part of the Council's activities or acquainted themselves with the details of the methods employed. Had they done so the weaknesses in the sy.stem, the omission of adetpiate chscks and co-relation of records, would have been revealeti. The Act requires that an Auditor shall make a full and (-omplete audit of the Council's accounts, and Auditors must accept responsibility for failure to carry out their duty as prescribed.

In another case an investigation disclosed that whilst the system in operation was generally good, the irregularities and misappropriation became possible owing to lack of supervision by the responsible servants of the Council.

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XVin.—COUNTY DISTRICTS A N D COUNTY COUNCILS.

S Y D N E Y C O I I N T Y C O U N C I L .

In lafit year's report, reference was made to the passing <rf the Gas and Eiectrii^ity Act, 1935, and the provisions contained therein respecting tho constitution of the Sydney County Council.

The County Council was duly constituted on I7th August, 1935, resulting in the election of the following gent lemen:—

S. A. Lloyd, M.L.A. A. McElhone. J. 0 . Cramer. E . C . O'Dea. J. H. Gardiner.

Councillor Lloyd was clocted Chairman. Section 47 (1) of the Act provided that the functions of the City Council with rogani to its Electricity

Undertaking should he taken over by the County Council on a day appointed by the Governor. A proclamation appointing 1st January, 1936, as the day was published in the Government Gazette on 20th December, 1935. Mr. H. R. Forbes Mackay carried on the duties as Acting County Clerk until that date, when he became, by virtue of section 59 of tho Act, the Qotieral Manager. This appointment under the Statute in that capacity continues until ho roaches the age of 68 years, unless he should die or resign his of&ce or his employment is terminatod by the County Council.

Councillor S. A. Lloyd, M.L.A., was elected Chairman of the County Council for the year 1936.

T R A N S F E R O F E L E C T R I C I T Y S U P P L Y U N D E R T A K I N G F K O M T H E S Y D N E Y M U N I C I P A L C O I ; N C I L .

The Sydney County Council was constituted as the authority to control and manage the electricity undertaking of the Municipal Council of vSydnoy. Certain preliminary work was recjuired to be jverformod by tbe Council before it would be ready to assume control of the electricity undertaking, and accordingly section 47 of the Gas and Electricity Act, 1935. provided, inter alia, that upon aud after a day to be ap])ointed by the Governor and notiiied by jjroclamation in the Government Gazette the jiowers, authorities, duties, and functions of the Municipal Council of Sydney in relation to or in connection with tho Electricity Undertaking of that Council should be exercised and performed by the Sydney County Council. The appointed day for tho formal transfer of tho undertaking was, as already stated, 1st January, 1936,

P R O P O S E D C O U N T Y D I S T R I C T S .

The Department received one definite proposal for tho constitution of a ('ounty District during the year. A Committee of three rcpreseutatives from each of the (.•ouncils of the Miiniciitality of Rega and tho Shires of Mumbidla and Imlay was formed for tbe purpose of investigating tlic i]ue,stion of tho constitution of a County District comi)rising the iireas named with a view to establishing a hydro-electric scheme a t Bemboka to supply immediately the towns of Bega, Candelo, and Bemboka.

Two officers of the Department attended a meeting of the Investigation Committee and explained the procedure to be followed under the Local Government Act for the constitution of the County District, together with certain technical matters relating to the hydro-electric scheme. After lengthy discussion, the Committee unanimously carried a resolution to the effect that the three Councils concorned be recommended to submit a petition that tbe Governor be moved to approve of the issue of a ])roclamation constituting a County District comprising the Municipality of Bega and the Shires of Muinbulla and Imlay, and delegating tw tbe County Council the necessary powers under the Act to enable the County Council to carry on the hydro-electric scheme and to borrow for the purpose of establishing tho undertaking. At the close of the year this proposal was still recei^dng consideration by the Councils concerned.

Certain other proposed County Districts are under considoratiou. Tho Electricity Advisory Committee considered proposals, which are more specifically referred to elsewhere in this report, for the constitution of County Districts for the supply of electricity on the Sout t Coast and on the Southern Highlands.

A County District is also being considered in regard to the Southern Riverina water supply. The Minister attended a Conference at The Rock in October, 1935, of representatives of the Shires of Lockhart, CHilcaim, Kyeamba, and Mitchell, the Urban Committees of Lockhart and The Rock, and residents of Yerong Creek, at which the question was discussed of establishing water and electricity supply .schemes for the towns of Lockhart, Milbrulong, Henty , Yerong Creek, The Rock, Uranqninty, and possibly Holbrook. The Minister indicated to the Conference that the two methods by which tho undertakings could be carried out were :—

B y means of Government construction of a scheme similar to the South-west Tablehmds Under­taking; or

B y means of the constitution of a County District under which the Councils concerned could administer tho schemes.

As the proposals required much preliminary investigation, tbe Minister suggested to the C-onfeuence the appointment of a Joint Committee of representatives from each Council to examine the proposals, their cost of construction, the probable cost to consumers in the towns that would be serviced, and tbe amount of the capital cost that could be repaid if a County District were constituted. Tbe Minister suggested that such a Committee would then be in a position to negotiate with the Government as to tho apportionment of the capital cost as l>etwcen the Covernmont and the County Council. If these investigations wore successful, and if satisfactory negotiations wero made with the (jovernment, the Committee could thoreupon place before their Councils a proposal for the constitution of a County Council which could proceed to borrow its share of the capital cost, and to carry otit under the super\ision of the Department the construction of the schemes.

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Tlio Uliniator's propoaal was adopted by tho Conference; and subsequently a Oomm!tteo of repre-sanUtivos of t h e Councils concoraod was formod'(known a s tho Southern Rivorina Water and Electricity Vroliniinary Investigation Committoe) to ini(uire fully into b o t h s c h e m e s .

Tho Committoe hold a number of conferences with t h o various b o d i e s interested, a n d o n several (Hu^asifms oi l icors of tho Department wem presont :it nuHitings of tho Committee for the purjiose of assisting it in its deliberations on the technical and financial side of tho proposals, so as to ensure that the schemes d o c i d o d upon wouUl 1)0 in conformity with sound s y s t e m s of water a n d e l e c t r i c i t y s u p p l i e s .

With regard to olectricity, tlui Committeo found that the franchise holders at Henty a n d Cidcairn decided to (Continue to s u p p l y their rospcctivo centres a n d that Lorkhart Shire Council luiil uiulertakon to suj>ply liiM'khart a n d The I lock from the Burrinjuck system. A?? a result, the electricity schemo was not further j i roroeded with. The Committee, however, continued its investigations into the water supply question, and at t h o close of the year the matter w a s still under consideration.

The Dejiartmont is aware that tho (piestion of tho constitution of County Districts for the purpose of carrying o u t works and ser^•ices which ran be bettor and more economically done by larger units is o f t e n discus,sod by CouiU'ils. Tho Department is prepared to give Councils every assistance i n the preparation of RUcli pro[tosalM.

North {'oivst. South Coast, and Southern Tablelands Electricity referred to elsowhoro.

S T . O E O B O E ( ' ( U ' N T V C O U N C I L .

Tho St. George County District w a s constituted in October, 1020, for the purpose of distributing olociricity throughout the numicipalitics o f Rockdale, Kogarah, Hurstville, and Bcxley. Tho roport for t h o yoar tinded .'Jlst l)<M-rml)cr. I0;ir), s h o w s that the County Council retains its place amongst the greater eloctri<-ity siq)plying botlics in tlu> State. The income of tho Electricity Works Trading Fund for the year was £131,S5t, and, in adtlition, £(j,t')75 was rocoivod as interest on Jnvostmonts. The trading j)ro{it for this period was £I7,(>80, as compared with £17,915 for tho previous yoar, and £13,018 for 1933.

RirUMONl) RiVKB CotTNTY CoUNClL.

Tho Richmoml River County Council controls the work of eradicating water hyacinth in t h e Shires of Ityron. Copnuinhurst, ({unduriniba, Torania, Tintenbar. Woodburn, Kyogle and Tomki, and th<' Municipalities of Casino, liallina a n d Lisuiorc. The roport of this County Council shows that despite th'' fact that tlie dry weather conditions experienced did not a.ssist materially, the eradication of hyacinth from tho navigable waterways w a s carried out. v e r y ejlicicntly; also that considerable |)rngress had been made in eniploviug suitable methods of combating the nu'inice in swamps and lagoons ou private lauds. The roport iiulicated that liesides t h e luivigable waterways, the streams in Byron and Tiuteid)ar Shires rocoivod attention. Consideralde work was rarried out in Tuckombii and Pelican ('reeks where t h e growth of hyacinth WHS prolific, a n d a n y neglect would result in the ultimate ro-infostation of tho Richiiunid River.

C L A R E N C E R I V E R C O U N T Y C O I ' N O I L .

The Clarence River County Council snbtnittoil a comprehensive report for 1935 -on it s electricity nndertnkiiiy, which uliowed that the siirphi>< fnr tlie ye:ir's truding Wivt £ 1 0 , 7 4 4 . The following are some interesting extracts froTu t h e report :—

" The cHtinuites of r e v e i m e and expenditure, made in February, 1935, have been exceeded, but t h e year's s u r p l u s is substantially in excess of that estimated. This result is all t h e more pleasing in that full interest ami loan repayment i^harges have been met during the y e a r , and t h e result indicates that the policy of development and extension into far distant areas is not at fault financially.

" The year has been a quiet one in t h e matter of expenditure on new works. No new loan numeys have been available for extensions and it has been necessary to curtail stalT employed on con .Htruction w o r k s . Nevertheless t h e y e a r has been a busy one from the jmint of view of operation a n d di.Htribution iintl has offered a good opportunity of testing o u t the efficiency of the new organisation, w h i c h w a s put into operation iu Oct()ber, 1934. The success of t h e orgunisati(m has been particularly tuarked in the Southern District where the revenue for 19.'i5 was nearly double the revenue for tho |)rovioUB y e a r . This result has been principally due to the energy and efficiency of tho Southern District staff and the resultant goodwill which h a s been built up in that artm. It is now proposed to extend this organisation by making it further self-contained.

" It may l)e point^l out that considerable uneconomic expenditure of capital has taken place on t h e North Coast during tlic last twelve years in the establishment of generation ])lants, which h a v o subsccjucutly been closed d o w n w h e n bulk or retail supjily from a neighbouring uiniertakiug has l ieen offered and taken. In every case where bulk or retail supply has been availed of by tho extension of a larger neighbouring undertaking into an area where an electricity supply was previously in operation, the prices of eh'ctricity to the public have boon stdistantially reduced. Similar uneconomic expenditure of capital m a y b e oxjiecttMl in t h e futurc unlej^s t h e situation is taken in hand and a plan of development evolved which will prevent s u c h expenditure being repeated to the detriment of t h e consumers of electricity. The princijial object t o be kept in view in any phtn of co-ordination is the reduction in the ( ost of electricity delivered to t h e general public. If such reduction in cost can be acliieved by a comprehensive ami orderly plan of development, then t h o e(;onomic situation will force tho introduction of such u plan, oven against t h e personal interests of individuals or groups of individuals.

" In April. 1935, it was possible to m a k e reductions in charges on the industrial power schedules, both within ami outside tho County Area. Although t h o prices previously charged were favourable to the majority of consumers, particularly t h e larger industrial consumers, the incidence of the tarifl' w a s such that certain c(Uisunicrs were p l a c e d at a disadvantage. The reduction in the ])ower tariffs ull'ered an inducement to many consumers to make more exteuiuve use of electricity, and i t Is probably

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due to these reductions that there has been a marked increase in the consumption of industrial power towards the end of the ye ir . It shoxUd be noted that although the e3tim9,te3 for the revenue to ba obtained for industrial power during 1935 were made before the reductions came into force the revenue received has exceeded the estimates.

" When the extensions to the Nymboida Power Station were constructed during 1932 and 1933 the Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission granted a license for the diversion of water up to a maximum of 4(X) cubic feet per second from the Nymboida River. As a result of the increase of loading on Nymboida Power Station the discharge of water from the station has been augmented considerably during the past year or two and complaints have been received from landowners on the banks of CJoolang and Blaxland's Creeks. The matter was referred to the Commission and after the landowners had been given an opportunity of stating their objections at a Land Board inquiry in July last the Commission issued a drainage Uccnse to the Council granting the right to drain water from the Power Station into tJoolang and Blaxland's Creek under certain conditions which, ititer alia, provided for the construction of bridges and the provision of watering places for stock. The Council also agreed to pay compensation for damage done, if any, in regard to the erosion of landowners" property prior to the issue of the license and under the terms of the license Council would be required in the future to provide protective works if called upon to do so or pay compensation in lieu thereof. I t became necessary, therefore, to have a survey of tbe conditions existing in regard to erosion made in order to estabUsh, firstly the erosion which had taken place up to the time of the issue of the license, and secondly, to form a basis for the settlement of future claims. After investigation it was decided to have a photographic aerial survey made, and this was carried out at a considerably smaller cost than that of a ground survey. The photographic mosaic prepared was very satisfactory for the purpose for which it was made, but in addition to this, it demonstrated the great value such an aerial survey would have in regard to transmission line work and the location of reticulation lines for rural service purposes. The preparation of plans and specifications for the bridges and stock watering places required are at the present time in the course of preparation.

" A good deal of investigation work in connection with rural supply has been carried out during the year. Following upon numerous requests from residents, a canvass and survey was made in Eastern Terania, covering lines to supply Bexhill, Eltham, Chines, C'orndale and Durrougbby and the intervening rural areas. Preliminary investigations were also carried out in Western Terania at the request of various bodies with a view to the possibility of supplying Keirong, Blue Knob, Jiggi, Rock Valley and Fernside. In none of these investigations was there the prospect of obtaining sufficient revenue to justify the construction of extensions into the areas mentioned.

" A very thorough canvass was made of the Gleniffer district in the Bellingen Shire, and also of the rural areas near Valla in the Nambucca Shire, and although there was a fine response on tho part of the residents in regard to guarantees tbe scattered nature of the farms prevented these extensions from being profitable. A further investigation is at present in progress in the rural areas near BowraviUe with a view to supplying Missabotti, Argent's Hill, Grace's Road and Buccarabendinni.

" The total generation shows an increase of 2,391,308 units over the 1931 output of 9,72fi,901 units, representing 24-6 per cent.

" Units sold to all consumers, including units used in power stations, increased from 7,430,772 in 1934 to 9,484,113 in 1935. representing an increase of 2,053,341 units or 27-6 per (^ent. Of these units, 4,542,734 units were sold to retail consumers, while 464,129 units were sold for jjubbc lighting. Bulk supply consumers purchased 4,387,095 units for resale and 90,155 units were used in the power stations.

" At the end of 1935 there were 5,216 retail consumers connected to the system as compared with 4,404 connected at tho end of 1934, this being an increase of 812 consumers or 18-4 per cent.

" The total revenue obtained amounted to £80,339, as compared with £62,868 in 1934 being an increase of £17,471 or 27-8 per cent. Of this revenue, £49,870 was derived from retail sales, including sundry electrical revenue, £24,612 from bulk supply consumers, £4,748 from public- lighting, and £1,109 came in from sundry sources. "

E A S T E R N R I V E R I N A C O U N T Y C O U N C I L .

As stated in last year's report, the Eastern Riverina County Council was constituted on 20th July , 1934, for the purpose of combating the spr<iad of St. .Tohn's Wort in tbe Shires of Gundagai, Holbrook, lllabo, Kyeamba and Tumbarumba. The report of tho County Council for tlie year ended 31st Dec^cmber, 1935, is particuhirly interesting in that it covers the first complete year of the County Council's ojieration. The revenue of the County Council was £1,825 which nicluded contributions by constituent councils, £9tHV, Government grant, £900; and sundry receipts, etc., £25. Fifteen tons of Weedex and ten tons of salt wero used in the County District for exterminating the pest. Although the main activities were within the Shiro of Tumbarumba, work was also carried out in Holbrook, Kyeamba and Gundagai Shires. l l labo Shire Council reported no infestation. In the Tumbarumba Shire considerable progress was made. All roads and vacant Crown lands were effectively dealt with, including the worst area of infestation on Crown lands on the lower Mannus Creek. This area runs approximately 8 miles on either side of the Mannus Creek and in places extended well back into the surroundiiig mountainous country. The work carried out in this locality was more expensive than ui open country owing to the precipitous and rugged nature of the locality.

The roads within the Mannus area were, and m some cases are, heavily infested, and approximately three miles were sprayed for the second t ime to destroy seedlings. The results were very satisfactory, the majority of parent plants being killed. Undoubtetlly it will be neccssaiy to give this section fui-tbor

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attention next seanon to destroy seedlings. Mowing operations were carried out for about a mile and a half a n ! further attention will be given to this length during the coming year. In the Holbrook Shire growths of St. John's Wort on roads, reserves and Crown lands were dealt with, and the operations systematically fothtwed up to treat plants missed or seedlings which germinated subsequent to the spraying and salting work. Sevcrnl small patches of Wort were reported from K y c i m b a Shire, but these were attended to by the landholders concerned and the Council's Ins})ector. Only small and isolated patches of the Wort were reported from Gundagai Shire, and these were effectively dealt with by the application of salt.

The results obtained stnMigthnued the view that the County Council's operations aro effective and that eventually St. John's Wort will gradually disappear in tho County District.

X I X . — U R B A N ARRAS. D E C L A R A T I O N O F U K R A N A R E A S .

Two proposals noted in last year's Report, for the declaration of certain parts of Manning ami Mumbnlhv Sliircs as Urban Areas were firuilisod during the year. The Tuucnrry Urban Area within Manning Shire was ] rorhiimcd on Hth November. 1935, and the Cobargo Urban Area within Mnmbulla Shire was ] reclaimed ou lOth January, 1936.

The Department also received an application for the declaration of Blayney and Carcoar Urban Areas within Lytulhurst Shire; and a Proclamation giving effect to the proposal was published in the doivrnvient Gazette of 26th Juno, 1936.

A L T E R A T I O N O F B O I ^ N D A R I E S O F U R B A N A R E A S .

No proposals were lodged with the Department during the year for the alteration of boundaries of Urban Areas.

E S T A B L I . ' ^ H M E N T O F U R B A N C O M M I T T E E S .

Urban Conunittees with respect to the Tuncurry and Carcoar Urban Areas referred to above were established at the same time that the Urban Areas were constituted. The personnel of each Committee was determine 1 at three.

I N C R E A S E I N N U M B E R O F U R B A N C O M M I T T E F , M E N .

No proposals were brought forward during the year for the increase in the number of Urban Ctmmitteeme 1.

R E S O L S K I O N O F P R O C L A M A T I O N S E S T A B L I S H I N G U R B A N C C M M I T T E E S .

Further investigation was mide into the request, mentioned in the previous Annual Report, by the Blue Mountains Shire {'ouncil, for the rescission of the Proclamations establishing the Glenl)rook and Wentworth Falls Urlian Committees It was decided not to take any further action in connection with the matter until after the triennial ordinary elections in December, 1937, and, if no nominations are then received, to consider the question further in the light of all the circumstances.

A C C O U N T S O P U R B A N C O M M I T T E E S .

The statements of accounts of twenty-two Urban Committee.^ were received during tho year. The Auditors' reports on the audits of the accounts of the Committees and the Departmental examination of the statements of accounts show that in most cases the accounts were kept in a satisfactory manner.

However, in one instance a report showed that the books had not been fully written up for the year at the time of the Auditor's visit, and that, apart from the receipts being entered in the cash book, no entries had been made for the current year. The Auditor also had to request that a detailed record of all stores and unxterial and other assets bo compiled, and that appropriate adjustments be made in respect to their bof)k values. Attention was also drawn to certain cash receipts that had not boon promptly banked.

The delay in the submission of statements of accounts of certain Urban Committees is most unsatisfactory. The attention of the Councils concerned has been drawn to tho position, but they apijoar to act as if they had no responsibility in the matter. The Council being charged with the adniiui.«tration of tho area should see that the Url)an ('ounuittces carry out their functions efficiently, and not, as appears to be the CH.'.O in certain instances, take little or no interest in the way the Urban Committees attend to their duties. So far as the keeping of the accounts is concerned, the Shire Clerk should see that they are kept in accordance with tho requirements of the Act, and report t o the Council any neglect on the part of tho Urban Conunittee secretaries to carry out their duties.

One Uibau Connnittce is so far behind in the submis.'iion of its statements of accounts that considoraticu is being given to tho question of ai>olishing it.

X X . — J O I N T COMMITTEES. Section 521 of the Local Government Act provides

(1) The Councils of adjoining areas may enter into agreements for the carrying out jointly of wo^ks or undertakings authorised by any A<'t, or for the joint performance of duties or exercise of powers under any Act, for the mutual benefit of their areas.

(2) Sucii agreements nuiy provide for the control, regulation, maintenance, and management of such works and undertakings, or for the control, regulation, and management of the performance of suth duties or exercise of such powers, cither by the Councils themselves jointly, or hy a joint conunittee composed of members of tho Councils.

(3) Tho Councils may in such agreements delegate to such Committee such of their powers as are apecificallv mentioned therein.

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During the year the Coxincils of the Municipalities of Katoomba and Blackheath and the Shire of Blue Mountnins constituted a Joint Committee for the purpose of licensing and controlling pubUc vehicles within their respective areas. The Committee, which is named " The Blue Mountains District Public Vehicles Joint Committee;" comprises nine members, being three aldermen or councillors from each of the Councils mentioned.

The Councils of the Municipalities of Central Illawarra, Wollongong and North Illawarra, and the Shire of Bulli have also joined in the establishment of a Joint Committee, styled " The Illawarra District Public Veiiirles Joint Committee," to control and regulate ]mbbc vehicles plying for hire withiu the area included in the boundaries of the four local government areas referred to. This Committee, it is understood consists of eight members—two from each of the Councils concerned.

The Councils of the Shires of Bulli and Central Illawarra, and the Municipalities of North Illawarra, Wolhnigong, Shellharbour, Kiama and Gerringong, constitutc'd a Joint Committee known as " Tho Illawarra Zone Tourist and Development Joint Committee." The objects of the Committee are to carry into effect a scheme for the development of the tourist trade, particularly in the Illawarra Zone, and to exercise the powers of the Councils under Section 483 of the Local Government Act of and incidental to the control, regulation and management of the advertising of the advantages of the areas mentioned. The Committee comprises fourteen members - two from each of the Councils represented.

A similar Joint Committee, named the No. 1 South Coast Zone Publicity and Development Joint Committee," was ^tabl ished by the Nowra, Berry, South Shoalhaven and Milton Municipal Councils, and the Cambewarra and Clyde Shire Councils to advertise and develop the tourist attractions in their respective areas. Six persons constitute the Committee, comprising one member elected by each of the constituent Councils. In addition, each Council has the right to elect a further member, who may attend meetings of the Committee iu tho absence of the Council's permanent delegate.

X X L — A L T E R A T I O N S OF B O U N D A R I E S OF AREAS.

Thirty-three proposals to alter the boundaries of areas were before the Department during the year. These comprised sixteen brought forward from the previous year and seventeen now propo.sals. Of the former, one was carried into effect, one was about t o be proclaimed, six dealt with the wider problem of adjustment of areas to which reference is made later in this paragraph, one was not proceeded with, four were not ajiproved by tho Minister following adverse reports or because insufliciont reasons were given for the proposed changes, and three wore still under cousideration at tho close of tho yoar. Of the new projjosals submitted during the year, one was about to be proclaimed, two wore not approved by the Minister, four were not proceeded with by the petitioners, two were temporarily held in abeyance and the remaining eight were still under consideration.

A detailed Hst of the proposals will be found in Appendix I. As intimated in last year's report, a conference of all the Councils interested in the proposed re­

arrangement of the bomidarios of the Municipalities of Ryde. Hynter's Hill, Dundas. Ermington and Rydalmere, and Eastwood and the Shires of Hornsby and Bauikbam Hills, was hold at the Department. Although the suggestions made at the conference proved heliiful in the further consideration of tho matter, no i>roj)osal acceptable to all parties interested was brought forward. The Minister subsequently nuulo a personal inspection of the district affected by the proposed re-arrangement of boundaries and intorviowed representatives of the Councils concerned. At present a Bill is being prepared pro\'iding for a scheme which the Minister will submit for the determination of Parlianient.

The question of tho re-adjustment of the boundaries of the areas in the Cessnock-Maitland District was advanced a stage by reason of the Minister's decision to appoint an officer to investigate tho question. Mr. E. R. C. Gallop, Local Government Kngiiicor, to whom the commission was i.ssued, will carry out this work at the earhest opportunity.

Tho proposed re-arrangement of i)oundaries in the Central-South Coa,st area and proposals in regard to Bulli Shire and North Illawarra Municipahty, Cambewarra Shire and Berry and Broughton Vale Municipalities, and the four Municipabtics, viz., VVooUahra, Waverley, Ran<lwick aud Vaucluse, in the Eastern Suburbs were receiving consideration at the close of the year.

X X I I . — P R O P O S A L S TO U N I T E AREAS.

A Proclamation giving effect to the proposal referred to in last year's report for the formation of Wallendbcen MunicipaUty and Demondrille and Jindaloe Shiros iuto two areas ami the constitution of 0x9 divided areas as the Shire of Demondrille and the Shire of Jindaloe, was publishe 1 in the Oovernment Gazette of Gt.h September, 19;35, tliu now areas coniiug into being on 17th Septcmtier, 1935. DomondriUo Shiro was divided into three Ridings, namely, " A," " B," and " O," the part of Wallondbeen Muoieipolity a d d m l thoroto boing included in " B " Riding. In the case of Jindaloe Shire a new Riding, " D , " was protdaimed, conq>rising tho remainder of the area previously constituting the Wallendbcen Municipality. Provisional Councils of six and eight members respectively were appointed to each new area with all the powers of Shiro Coimcils ponding the election of new Councils for the areas. At the close of the year the Department was in communication with both Coimcils concerning au arrangement as to tho apportionment of assets, rights and liabilities.

Bri< f jjarticulars of the action taken in regard to the other proposals mentioned in last year's report for the union of areas are as follow :—

Union of Wyalong Municipality and Bland Shire.—A Proclamation giving effect to this proposal on and from 1st Oct<iber, 1935, was gazetted on 20tb Septonvbor, 1935. Tbe area formerly comprised in the Wyalong Municipality was incorporated in A " Riding of the new Shire of Bland and a provisioiuil Council of six Coxmcillora was appointed to carry out the administration of the area until a new Shire Council

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Union of Blayney and Carooar Municipalities and Lyndhurst Shtre.—The three areas in this case were united on and from 12th November, 1935, and constituted as the Shire of Lyndhurst by Proclamation published in tho Government Gazette of 1st November, 1935. Carcoar Municipality was merged into the adjoining Riding " B," and the Blayney Municipality was constituted as a separate Riding of the new Shire. Eight persons were ajijiointed as a Provisional t'ouncil to administer the area.

Proposal to unite Hraidwood Munieipalily and Tallayanda iSAire.—Following upon the favourable reconnnendation of tho officer appointed to hold a public inquiry into this matter, the Minister decided to submit tho proposal to constitute the areas in question as the Shire of Tallaganda for the decision of His Excellency tho (•overnor. Suliject to the approval of the Governor, a Proclamation giving effect t o the proposal will bo issued e;irly in the coming year.

Proposal to unite West Narrabri M unicipality and Namoi Shire.—A public inquiry into this question was held on i8th December, 1935, and tho matter is receiving consideration in the light of the Commissioner's report arul of all the circumstances.

Proposal to unite Alierdeen MuniciiHility and Upper Hunter Shire.—It was stated iu last year's report that this proposid was to be sulimitted for the Governor's decision. Consideration is at present being given, however, to representations made that action in the matter be not proceeded with further.

Projwsal to U7iite Raymond Terrace Municipality and Port Stephens Shire.—A pubUc inquiry into this proposal was lield o\i 13th August, 1935. and the Commis.sioner appointed to hold the inquirj* recommended that the j)roposal lie carried into effect. The Minister decided that the proposal be submitted for the decision of His Excellently the Governor in due couree, and this was the position at the close of the year.

During the year four fresh propo.sals for the union of areas were dealt with by the Department. The Minister decided to exercise tbe jrawers conferred upon h im by Section 19 (1) (d) of the Local Govem-raont Act, 1919, aud initiate a proposal for the union of Bingara Municipality and Gwydir Shire. The proposal was notified as ])reseribod by law and valid objections were received. Following on tho holding of an inquiry, it was decided to defer a<:tion in the matter for a period of three years because of certain financial considerations which arose in the matter.

Another jirojiosal provided for the union of Moama Municipality aud Murray Shire. The Ministef decided, however, after careful conpideration of all the circumstances, not to proceed with the proposal.

Of tho two remaining cases, one was submitted by electors of Shellharbour Municipality to unite tho municipality with Cambewarra Shire, and the other by electors of Ulmarra Municipality to unite the municipahty with Orara Shire. In both instances it was found necessary to refer the matter back to tho parties interested, who were informed that it would be necessary for formal proposals to be submitted before considoralion could bo given to tho requests made.

X X I I I . PROPOSALS TO FORM N E W AREAS.

During the year the Department received a jiroposal from certain electors of Erina Shire that portion of tho Shire be se]iarate<l from the area and that such part be con.stituted as a nnmieijmlity to be named the Municipality tti" Cc^ford. Tho j)re.'<cribcd notification of tho proposal was published in the Government Gazette and in tho press and a valid objection thereto was lodged by the Erina Shire Council. The Minister appointed an officer to hold a public inquiry into tho matter, and arrangements for the holding of the inquiry wore in hand when the year ended.

It was staled in a previous report that consideration was being given to a proposal received from certain electors of Namoi aud Liverpool Plains Shires to constitute a new shire {Boggabri Shire) of parts of the two shires mentioned. This matter was under consideration at the cla^o of the yoar.

XXIV. TOWNS A N D VILLAGES PROCLAIMED U N D E R SECTION 4 OF T H E LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT, 1919.

Under the provisions of tho Local Government Act, 1919, the Governor is empowered to declarft certain defined portions of shires to bo towns and villages for the purposes of the Act.

A suggestion that Ulamambri, within Coonabarabran Shire, be declared a village under Section 4 of the Act was under consiileration at tho close of tho year.

X X V . WARDS A N D RIDINGS. Alleration in the name of a Ward.—During tho year a proposal was received from Redfern Municipal

Council to change the name of Surry Hills Ward to that of East Ward. Although there is provision in tho Local Government Act empowering the Governor to alter tho names of areas, there is no similar provision in regard to the alteration of i^U'ts of Wards of Municipalities or Ridings of Shires. In a previous similar case of this kind the Crown Solicitor advised that, as the name given in the Proclamation was for tho purposes of identification, difficulties as to idontitieation might bo raised if the name were altered. In that particular instance, however, it was subsequently decided to proclaim revised descriptions of the Ward division-j. and the Crown Solicitor tlum advised that the now Proclamation should be nuido following tho procedure laid down by Section 58 of tho Local Government Act, 1919. Thereupon the pr&scribod procedure was followed and tho matter as to the name adjusted. This action was also taken in tho Redfern case and a Proclamation giving effect to the Coumil's request was gazetted on 26th June, 1936.

Abolition of Ward Divisions,—No proposals were lodged during the year for the aboUtion of Ward divisions of MunicipaUties.

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He-division into Wards.—Towardn the end of the year a petition wan received asking for the re-division of Orange Municipahty into six Wards. As the propo'ial, however, did not provide for equahty of representation in respect of each of the proposed Wards on the Orange Municipal Council, the parties concerned were advised that the Minister would he prepared to consider on its merits a more equitable scheme of Ward division.

Alteration of Ridin;/ Divisions.—The j)roposal referred to in last year's report for the alteration of the Riding divisions of Culcairn Shire was proclaimed in the Government Gazette of 22nd May, 1936. The division into Ridings of Central Illawarra Shire was also altered by Proclamation gazetted on I9th July, 1935, in a<^cordancc with a request made by the Central Illawarra Shire Coimcil to transfer certain lands in " B Riding, which comprise mainly rural lands, to " A " Riding.

Several other proposals for the alteration of the divisions of Shires into Ridings were considered. The Wakool Shire Council indicated that it wished to take action t o increase the number of Ridings of the Shire from three to six, and the Council was informed of the procedure to be followed in a matter of that kind. Certain electors of Rylstone Shire desired an alteration in the Riding divisions of the Shire, and the ])arties interested were afked by the Department to submit a formal proposal in order that jiroper con­sideration might be given to the matter. In considering a proposal to alter the Nundte Shire Ridings, the Department asked the Council to submit a proposal providing for a more equitable arrangement in regard to the distribution of electors in the various Ridings. The Council subsequently informed the Department that it did not desire to proceed with its application. Proposals for the alteration of the boundaries of the Ridings in Gwydir and Terania Shires were also received. These were still under consideration at the close of the year.

Division into Ridings.—As stated elsewhere in this report, new Shires of Demondrille, Jindalee, Bland and Lyndhurst were constituted during the period under review. Demondrille and Bland Shires were each divided into three Ridings, and Jindalee and Lyndhurst Shires were each divided into four Ridings.

Consequential Alterations of Ward and Riding Divisions.—In several instances it was found necessary to alter the Riding divisions of Shires and the Ward divisions of Municipalities, consequential upon tjie alteration of boundaries of various areas.

Particulars of all proposals for alterations of Wards or Ridings, and re-division into or aboUtion of, Ward divisions dealt with duriiig the year are given in Appendix II.

X X V I . R E S I D E N T I A L DISTRICTS. The propo.saIs which were under consideration by the Department during the year for the declaration

of residential districts are given in Appendix III. It will be seen that twenty-two new residential districts were proclaimed, seven of which were

situated in Shires and the remainder in Municipalities. In addition, proclamations were issued in nineteen cases abolishing, re-proclaiming and altering residential districts with a view to the elimination or extension of existing prohibitions, lu five instances Councils withdrew their applications; iu three others the proposals were not approved; and three were in abeyance pending further consideration by the Councils concerned. Thirty-eight proposals were under consideration at the close of the year. The total number of ])ropo8als under consideration during the year was seventy-seven, being an 83 per cent, increase on the previous year's total, and nu)re than twice the average annual number of proposals since the residential district provisions came into force in 1920.

In some instances in the pa.st it was found necessary to hold public inquiries to determine the matt^er. There were not any cases which required t o be dealt with in this manner during the period covered by this report. Seme few proposals were able to be determined by the Minister jifter personally making an inspection. Li others, inspections were made by Departmental officers, who reported thereon for the information of the Minister in arriving at a decision.

X X V I I . A L D E R M E N A N D COUNCILLORS HAVING P E C U N I A R Y I N T E R E S T S IN A G R E E M E N T S OR T R A D I N G W I T H T H E I R COUNCILS.

During the period under review four Councils informed the Department that members had vacated office owing to special disqualifications caused hy the fact that they had pecuniary interests in their respective Councils" affairs.

In the ecnrse of the inupcction uf the a e c o u n t H of Council.s it wan found that several aldermen and councillors had tendered themselves subject to the prcscrilied jiciialty for being ])rescnt at mcetingw of the Couneil at whidi jiaynients in favour of rcl!itivc>j were approveil, but no prosecutions were instituted.

X X V I I I . — D I F F E R E N C E S B E T W E E N COUNCILS AM) B E T W E E N COUNCILS A N D GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS.

As stated in la^t year's Report, a request made by the Eurobodalla Shire Council for an intpiiry to be held under Sections 522 and 654 of the Local Government Act to determine the common boundary between the Shires of Eurobodalla and MundiuUa in respect of the road of approach to the bridge across Wallaga Lake was under consideration at the close of the year. The facts of the case were set out in that year's report.

The circumstances of the' matter were investigated b y the Department, and i t was subsequently pointed ont to tho Councils concerned that the common boundary between EurobodaHa and Mumliulla Shires runs from the South Pacific Ocean along the northern shore of Wallaga Lake, and Section 522 of the

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Local Government Act provides that where one hank of the river, watercourse or inland water, tidal or n c n tiihd, lies in one area, and the other bank lies in another adjoining area, or where one side of a river, watercourse or iidand water, tidal or non tidal, forms a common boundary of the areas, the Councils of such areas shall unite in building, ])roviding, maintaining, lighting and managing necessary bridges, ferries and other works over or upon such river, watercourse or inland water. Consequently it was considered by the Department that all work in relation to Waltaga Lake was a boundary work between the two Shiros in terms of the Section referred to, and the two Councils were informed that there was no doubt as to their responsibility to unite in the work of keeping the mouth of the lake open if necessary.

With regard to the resjionslbility of the two Councils for the cost of the work to the southern approacli of tlie liridge, it was pointed out to the ('ouneils, that, in view of the determination in a somewhat similar case, the bridge included not only the structure itself, but also such works and approaches as wero necessarily appurtenant thereto, and without which it could not be properly used, and that as to the extent to wliich the a])j)roaches, o t c , wore necessarily appurtenant, the only thing to consider was what was reasonable in the (^in^umstancos of the case. It was eonsidered by the Department that tho effect of the lifting of the road surface should not alter the length of the work which should be tho rcsponsiliility of bot b Councils, especially as the embankments might be subject to danmge by flood waters, and that the length of the road to be maintained by both Councils should bo determined as three feet in distance beyond the point whore the highest known Hood or high tide covers tho original natural surface on the side of which the end)ankment is constructed, and to a similar point beyond where high water or record Rood level would meet the constructed level of the road in cutting.

Tho Councils were a<'cordingly informed that in the circumstances it ajipeared equitable that both Councils should share equally in the cost of the completed work, similarly if the grade of the road cutting on the Kurobodalla side were improved, Mumbulla Shire should alf-'O contribute equally towards the cost of the work.

A dispute also arose between tho Mittagong Municipal Council and the Resumed Properties Department as lo the charges claimed by the Council for water supplied from its works to the Farm Homes at Mittagong. From 1927 tho Mittagong Municipal Council tdiargcd the Mittagong Farm Homos, which lire situated outside tho Municipal area, Is. faj. jicr l.(H)() gallons for water su])p!icd with a mininmm charge of £3(X) per annum. In 1930 the charge was increased to 2s. per 1,000 gallons with a minimum charge of £100 jier annum. This increased charge tho Resumed Properties Department refnsejl to pay, meeting tho claims at the lower rate of Is. fid. per 1,000 gallons.

In August, 1935, the Council advised this Dcpariment that the amount outstanding for water supplied lo the Farm Homes was £1,072 15s., representing £H23 6s. fid. due to 31st December, 1934, and £21tl 8s. (id, for the half year ending 30th June, 1935, and a request was made by the Council that this Department take the matter up with the Resumed Properties Department on its behalf with a view to having the matter placed on a satisfactory basis.

Tho Council and the Resumed Properties Department were informed that if a case was mutually submitted in accordsnce with Section 654 (4) of the Local Government Act, 1919, the Minister would be prepared to direct that an inquiry be held into th(^ reasonableness, from the financial point of view only, of tho charges to be paid to the Council in respect of water supplied by it to the Mittagong Farm Homes.

Subsequentiv the Resumed Properties Department advised that it had been informed by the Council, after consideration of that DcpartoK^nt's representations that the Council had deci(ied to accept the views of the Resumed Properties Department, and to reduce the claim for water supplied from 2s. to Is. 6d. per l,0(Ki gallons, retrospective to 1931.

The Lidconibe Municipal Council requested that the Minister arbitrate in the matter of an alleged dispute between the Council and the Commissioner for Railways in connection with the maintenance of road surfaces on certain bridges over the railway line, and of road surfaces in certain subways under the railway line. The Commissioner for Railways, however, did not agree that a " difference " within the meaning of Sod ion 654 of the Local (Jovernment Act had arisen between his Department and the Council and the appliciition submitted by the Council to have the question at issue settled by the Minister by arbitral ion was accordingly not cajiable of lieing proceeded with further.

V A R I A T I O N O F O R D E R M A D E B Y T H E . G O V E R N O R U N D E R S E C T I O N 106 OK T H E L O C A L G O V E R N M E N T A C T , 1906.

During 191ii an " o r d e r " was made by the Covernor l>y proclamation under Section 106 of the Local (Jovernment Act, 1906, inter alia, requiring each of the Councils of tlie Muni(i|)alitics of Waverky and Randwick to ])ay into their Trust Funds an amount of not less than £100 jier annum to provide an amount of not le.ss than £2(H) per annum for the upkeep of the part of Darley-road which forms tbe common boundary of the 1 wo areas; provided that if in any year it were found and mutually agreed by the Councils that a sum less than £2(X) was sufficient to properly maintain tho road, the looser sum agreed upon might be expended in that year and the unexpended balance of tho amount set aside {i.e., not loss than £100 per annum by each Council) should be reserved for and applied to expenditure in the reconstruction and maintenance of the road in any subsequent year, in addition to the amount of £200 to be jointly provided each year. It was also provided in the order that after seven years either Council on threi months" notice to the other Council might move the Governor to vary or amend the order.

In July, 1934, an application was made by the Waverley Municipal Council for a variation of the order. It was stated that it was considered that the amount of £100 required to be set aside under the order was in excess of the requirements for the necessary work on the roadway of that part of Darley-road forming the boundary between the two municipalities, the Council having in hand an amount of £668 9s. lOd. on account of the apiiropriations under the order, and it was requested that tho order be varied to enable the amount of £100 to be set aside for tho maintenance cf other roadways, forming the common boundary. The Dcpartn ent, however, held the view that tho only variation of the order in question which conld be considered would bo n variation relating to Darley-road and not to other rcad-^ as proposed.

Subsequently, further application was made by Waverley Municipal Council, supported by Randwiok Municipal Council, and after invoitigatiou a proclamation was published in the Govermnetit Oaaette of 13 th August, 1935, amending the 1915 order by providing for an amount of £50 per year to be sot aside by each Council for tho maintenance of that part of Darley-roatl forming the common boundary between the municipalities in lien of the previous amount of £100. The Waverley Municipal Council was also informed that the Department would not offer any objection t o the transfer oF any amount in excess of £50 in the relevant account at the date of the amendment of tho order to tho Council's (Jeneral Fund for the maintenance of the other roads ou the common boundary of the mimicipaUties.

X X I X . — I N Q U I R I E S . The Local Government Act prescribes that public in<iuiries shall be held in certain c ircumstances;

and the Minister is also given power thereunder to order public inquiries into certain matters when ho considers the holding of an inquiry to be the proper course. The following table furnishes a comparison of the number of pubHc inquiries held during the last four years :—

Subject,

Public Inqiilrlea Held.

1932-33. 1033-3-1. 1934-35. 1035-30

Rural rating Loans llesidential Districts Inquiries under Section 99 Accounts investigationa ., " Show (Jause " cases Disputes (arbitration cases) Boundary and union cases Special inquiries Wards and Ridings

Totals

28 2 6

61 3

93

7 2 5

29 6 3 3

15 2 1

19 1 1 6 2

47

3 24

" 2

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A number of requests for inquiries into the administration of Councils were received from individuals and organisations by the Department during the year. It is not the Department's j)oIicy to consider such requests unless definite information showing the necessity for an inquiry is furnished. Usually such requests follow upon some difference of opinion as to the wisdom of a j)articular line of a<^tion by a Council or an alleged overcharge for a service remlered by a Council or other matters of a domestic nature which are of purely local concern and generally do not involve maladministration by a Council. Requests of the kind mentioned aro, of course, n o t complied with by the Department as to do so would destroy local responsibility without whi(;h local government could not fimction efficiently.

X X X . LOCAL GOVERNMENT CONFERENCES. During the year conferences of associations identifiod with local government were hold as follows :—

Shires' Association of New South Wales—May, 193ti. Local Government Association of New South Wales—September, 1935. Association of Local Government Clerks of Now South Wales—October, 1935, Association of Local Government Engineers of Now South Wales—April, 1936. Health Inspectors' Association of Australia—September, 1935.

The Department continued tho usual concession (namely, the payment of one-third of each delegate's fare) in respect of delegates attending tho conferences of the Shires' Association of New South Wales and the Local Government Association of New South Wales. Tho issue of free railway passes to members of the executive committee of t h e Shires' Association and t h e Local Government Association attending meetings of such committees was continued during tho year. The total cost to the Department of t h e issue of free passes and for the one-third concession fare was £669. (This figure includes tho cost of the Shires' Association (Conference, held in Juno, 1935, owing to the fact that tho cost involved was not paid until the 1935 36 financial year.)

The various resolutions passed at these conference are concerned mainly with requests for tho amendment of tho l a w , Kueh a m e n d m e n t s as a r u l e l ie i i ig f o u n d n e c e s s a r y beeuUHe of tho Jiractical administration of the law by the various bodies bringing to light defects and anomalies wliirh newl to be rectified. Some of the requests havo bc-en made from yoar to year for some time past but as there has not boon a general amending Loi:al Governniont Bill since 1928, it has not been possible to give effect to a number of the requests. As replies to the resolutions are forwarded directly to tho Associations it is not necessary to repeat such replies in this report.

L O C A L G O V E R N M E N T A S K O ( ^ I A T I O N P R E S I D E N T .

On 26th September. 1935, Alderman M. J . Griffin was elected President of tho Local Governmonfcj Association to succeed Alderman Skelton who at the time was abroad. While Aldernum Skolton wasi absent. Alderman Griffin had acted as Presodont of tho Association. During the eight years within which' Alderman Griffin has been connected with tho Bathurst Municipal Council, he has been one of tho Council's delegates to the Local Government Association and served on tho Executive for five years including two terms as Vice-President. As stated elsewhere in this Rojjort Mr. Griffm is also Chairman of tho Loaus and Advances Advi.sory t'ommittoo which has been instituted under tho Local Govommont (Further Amendment) Act, 1935.

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S H I R K S A S S O C I A T I O N P R E S I D E N T .

Couni-iilor G. H. Bowhay, Presidont of tho Amaroo Shin- Counoii, has boon connected with tho Shiros Association for tho past seventeen years and was re-elected President at the Annual Conference held at Sydney in May, 1936. After serving on the Executive of the Shires Association for nine years and as Vice-President for three ye^rs, C'omicillor Bowhay Avas first elected to the position of President in Jmio, 1935. In t h o Amaroo Shire. Councillor Bowhay has been President continuously for the past thirteen years and a Councillor for nineteen years.

X X X I . — C L E R K S , AUDITORS, E N G I N E E R S , ELECTRICAL E N G I N E E R S A N D O V E R S E E R S .

Town and Shire CkrJcs—Certijicales.—At the close of the year there were four uncertificated clerks holding positions as town clerks. The following table serves to indicate the very considerable reduction which has boon made in the nundior of uncortificated shire and town clerks since 1915 :—

30 July, lOlJ. 30 Jimo, 1936.

37 4

49 m.

InA^^l government areas, provision was made in tho Regulations' under the Local Oovernment Act. 19()6, that if a Councirs income did not exceed £I,(KK) per annum average T.Zi * 1*7 three years, such Council need not, upon the occurrence of a vacancy in the position

<.iS . i ^ 1""' '"1'«* ''("-tificato. This provision was extended by the Local Government! c,.«.- r V 1 ' i'' It t preceding year did not exceed £1,5<K). In three of the

I'l . talkie, the present town clerks were appointed at a t ime when the Councils' / . 'l"" ^'''"'^"'i"^' '•^^^ exceptional one, in which Ministers in the past

decided to take no action.

nf n„„r/*f- ' ^""'T " f ' ' ' f - ' - ' * " r i n g tho year a clerk was calle.l upon to show cause why his certificate 01 qualiheatmn under tho Local Oovernment Act should not be suspended or cancelled. This action was aKoii pursuant to his 1 rial and conviction on a charge of fraudulent embezzlement of funds of the Council

ihJ!l 1 - «'"P'"y«l as Town Clerk. The persons apjiointod to hoar the case recommended that the ottonder s certificate bo cancelled. Jn accordance with the provisions of Clause 18 (2) of Ordinance m>. -t, tiio rocjommendation was held in abeyance to permit of a period of twenty-one days during whicli was duly TancelietJ """ recommendation, and the certificate

F«.;.f'^"'"ffi'"'^-^'"' ^•^rlificMcs as Town and Shire Clerks, Auditors. Engineer.'!, Electrical iuXZ • "^^T" ¥ WorA-.?.-Exaniinations for certificates of qualification as town" and shiro clerks, rMult engineers, and overseers of works were held during the year with the following

Numlier ' Number Hate. of Ke macks.

CaiuUdatee. | I'aBaes.

Clerkft— 26th. 27th. 28th Hud 2yth

Novciiil>er, 1935— (i) Part I (ii) Full -

Auditors— • 27th. 28th and m h Novora-

ber, vy^r> Kncinoers—

ll th. 12th. i:Uh imd Hth May.

Electrical Engineers -12th. i:ith and 14th May,

ma Ovc'VSccrH uf Worka —

l l t h anil 12th May, lH3fi ...

" Poat" concessions granted to thirteen other candidates.

" Poat " concessions granted to three other candidates.

Cerlificates Issued.—Ton certificates were issual to clerks during the ye^r, 5 certificates to auditors, 26 full cortificates to engineers, 2 certificates to electrical engineers, and 4 certificates to overseers of, wtirks.

Inquiries under Section 99 of the Local Government Act, 1919.

There were two cases dealt with during the year under section 99 of the Local Government Act, 1919.

A Shire Council suspendetl its clerk following a charge of undue familiarity made against hiin by a female member of the Councirs staff; the Council, after inquiring into the charge boing of the opinion that the shire clerk in question was not fit to have the control of i» staff which included females. The Commissiouor who held tho inquiry found that there had been some undue famiUarity by tho clerk, but added that tho quoation as t o whether the clerk roforrod to was a person whom the Council should continue in its employ aa shiro clerk with a staff which includod females, was a matter for the Council's consideration

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X X X I I . APPLICATION FOR T H E PROCLAMATION OF T H E MUNICIPALITY OF MANLY AS A CITY.

Provision is made in the Local Government Act, 1919, for the proclamation of any Municipality as a city if it fulfils the requirements laid down by the Act (Section 11) which are threefold : a n average population c f 20,000 persons for the previous five years, an •average income of at least £20,0(X) during the same pericd, and independence from any other centre of population and not a suburb thereof, whether residential, industrial, commercial or maritime. There are now seven cities in the State, viz.: Armidale, Bathurst. (ioxdhuru, Grafton, Newcastle, Sydney and Broken Hill. The six first mentioned were notified as cities under t h e Crown L a n d s A c t a o n 20tli M a r c h , 1885. T h e C i t y of Broken H i l l wan proeiainied under the provisions of the Local Government Act, 1906, on 17th July, 1907.

During the year a suggestion was maile that consideration be given to the question of prodainnug the Municipality o f Manly as a city under the Local Government Act. It did not appear, however, that tho Municipality o f Manly fulfilled all the requirements of the law, and it was not possible, therefore, to take any further action on the request made.

X X X I I L E R I N A S H I R E : REMOVAL OF COUNCIL A N D A P P O I N T M E N T OF ADMINISTRATOR. Secticu 86 of the Local Government Act, 1919, provides that—

" The Governor may, if iu his opinion circumstances have arisen rendering it advisable so to do, by proclamation remove all the niend)ers of a council from office, appoint an administrator as for a defaulting area, order the compilation of fresh lists and rolls of electors, and the holding of a fresh election of a coimcil, and make such further orders as in the circumstances he nmy deem necessary."

and determination in view of the inquiry and the Commiseioner's report. The Commissioner, however, pointed on t ITI respect of t h e question of the suspension of the clerk hy the Council that the elementary rulo of fair play that a person shall no t be coudenmed unheard clearly applied iu this case, and he was of tho opinion that the Council was not justified iu suspending the .shire clerk on the partit^ulars before the Council at the time. The Commissioner ordered that the shiro clerk be paid his salary during the period of suspensiou. No award as to costs was made to either the Council or the shire clerk. The Council subsequently tcTininatctl t h e services of the clerk.

In tl ic other case a Municipal Comicil suspended its I c v n cleik cn the following grounds:—

(a) That after the Council had decided to have an inspection of its books and records by its auditor, t h e town clerk obtained the services of an nrauthoi ised poTson and permitted him to examine a n d interfere with such books, etc.

(6) The unsatisfactory report furnished to the Council by the Council's auditor. (c) The town clerk's failure to earn,' out the wishes and directions of the Council promptly and

correctly. (d) The un.satisfactory manner in which the town clerk dealt with correspondence and ratepayers'

complaints. (e) The town clerk's failure to refund as agent to the Council moneys received by him as commission

cn insurance premiums paid by t h e Council, and which commissions he undertook to refund. ( /) His inefficiency iu carrying out the Council's wishes so far as they related to tho collection of

Gurstanding rates.

The town clerk's defence iu the main was tha t the Unemj)loyment Relief Scheme and the collection of rates in instalments had addeil considerably to his duties, and he had, in consequence, to neglect part t f his work. The Commissioner, however, found that the Council was justified in suspending the town clerk with a view to teiminating his services. The Commissioner added that the CouncU must accept a large share of blame for its failure to provide adequate assistance for the carrying out of the work of the office. It was proved that no ccnnnis.sion had been paid t o t h e town clerk in respect of insurance effected by the Council. The town clerk's services were subsequently terminated by the Council.

Dual AppoinimenI of Clerk.

Section 88 (4) of the Local Government Act. 1919, provides that, subject to the Minister's approval, any person holding the ]>rescribed certificate may be a])|)oiutcd clerk to two Councils. In one case under this jirovision, tho clerk held the dual position with a Municipal Council and a Shire Council from 1926 until ho resigned his position as town clerk in December, 1933. In September, 1934, he resigned as shire clerk also, and the clerk appointed in the meantime as town (derk was appointed as acting shire clerk. Subsequently he was permanently appointed, and tendered his resignation as town clerk. The Councils concerned, however , requested the Minister's approval to a renewal of tho joint appointment. In support of the proposal, it was stated that insufficient accommodation was available for two separate offices, the salaries to be offered in the case of individual appointments would ite insufficient t o guarantee the apjioint-meut of efficient clerks, and one clerk could satisfactorily cope with the work of t h e two councils. Tho Local Government Clerks' Association wrote to the Department objecting to the jjroposal. Upon examination of the matter it was found that from the financial point of view the proposal was a more favourable cnc than other existing cases of joint appointments, and, in view of the fact that the clerk in question had been carrying out the duties of the dual position iu a satisfactory manner, the Minister, after careful cons deiaticn of all the circumstances of the case, api)rovcd of the joint a])pointiueut being ma<lc. It is proposed to review the matter at the expiration of three years from the date of appointment to the dual position.

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Early in Fohruury charges (under Section 30 (3) (d) of the Local Government Act) were laid hy private persons against three Councillors of the Erina Shire relative to acting in a civic office whilst suhject to a special disqualification. Pending the hearing of the cases, the three Councillors refrained from attending Council meetings, and, as a result, there was no quorum. The more serious position immediately arising from this was that payment of salaries and wages were held up and no resolution could be passed giving efi'cct to the striking of a general rate; hence no rate notices could be issued.

Repreri iitations were made to the Minister urging that an Administrator be appointed in order that wages tif (Employees of the Council might lie paid and the affairs of the Shire carried on, but the Minister decid(vl to postpone consideration of the question pending the hearing of the court proceedings. Subse(|uently l l i e Minister decided that all members of the Council should be removed from office and an Administrator appointeil. Effect was given t o tliis decision by the ]>roclamation issued on 24th March, l!*3li. The .\diiiinistrator appointed (Mr. B. C. Hughes, Inspector of Lo.-;al Government Accounts, tho Department of Works and Local Government) was still in office at the close of the year.

X X X I V . AEKGDKOMES.

In last year's report reference was made to the interest taken b y a number of Councils in the establishment of aerodromes and landing grounds. To the Department's knowledge there are now eighteen (18) nuinicipally controlled aerodromes in New South Wales and a nundier of other councils aro intore~sting themselves in the (piestion of the provision of these facilities. Provisions are contained in the I^oeal (iovernment Act for the making of Ordinances for the regulation of aerodromes but until recently there was not any denian<l for an Ordinance on the subject. At tho Annual Conference of tho Lo<'al Government Association held in Septendier, 1935, however, a resolution was adopted having for its object the desire that an Ordinance be drawn up for the use of Councils in the regulation of the use of acrtKlromes and landing grounds. The Dcpartmeut has been in communication with the Department of Civil Aviation which has supplied certain information. Additional information is being awaited from abroad and the ([ucstion of the framing of a suitable Orduiance will then h:ive attention.

In continuation of the work of providing aerodrome^ in the Western Division to facilitate medical assistance at isolated centres an amount of £lf)l 8s. U)d, was expended on various landing grounds. An amount of £12 9s. l i d . was expended by the Depart,ment on attention to Newcastle District Park Aerodrome.

X X X V . PROPOSED ESTABLISHMENT OF MUNICIPAL ABATTOIRS. The Tamworth Municipal Council proposed to establish Municipal abattoirs in order to ensure the

supply of wholesome meat to residents of its area. The Department of Public Health, as au alternative to the establishment of Municipal abattoirs, suggeited the employment of a full-time inspector. However, the Council c o n t e n d e d tliat t h e present jiremiscs used for the slaughtering of animals and the storage of meat required for human consnnqition are unhygienic and that it would be ini|)racticable for one inspector to carry out the inspection work owing to the scattered nature of the slaughter houses supplying nte^t to Taniworth, also because of the varied and unsuitable hours at which the animals are killed and prepared for market. The Department of Public Henltli subsequently Rdvise<l t h a t no objection would be raised b y that Department to the Council's proposal. Tho Council has not been able to pccure a suitable site within the Munic'ipality and has selected a site on Tamworth Common at the boundary of the Municipality within the adj(»ining Shire of Cockburn. which is considered by the Council to be conveniently situated having regard to the situation of the sa l e -vards and the stock route, and the deHiral)ility of isolation from the main road and residential areas. The Council has been informwl that, if abattoirs are erected on the proposed s i t e , the Department will b e prepared to recommend that a proclamation be issued under Section

of tho Local Government Act, 1919, so as to prohibit or regulate the sale or exposure for sale within tho Municipality of any carcase or part of a carcase of any animal (to be used as human food), other than rabbits, poultry and game, which has not been slaughtered in the ('ouncil's abattoirs.

X X X V L PROTECTION OF WILD F L O W E R S A N D NATIVE PLANTS.

Till' p e i i i H l during which certain wild Hower.i and native plants were on 28th June. 1935, proclaimed under the Wild Flowers and Native Plants Protection Act, 1927, to be protected throughout the whole State, expired ou 30th June, 193G. As in previous years, prior to the expiration of the period of protection the Minister was approached by members of Councils and other public bodies and persona interested in the protection of native Hora. urging that the period of protection be extended. After careful consideration of these re|)resentations and of all the circumstances, the Mini.ster decided to recommend to the Governor an extension o f protection for oiu' year. This recommendation was duly apjiroved and a proclamation extending the period until 3tith June, 1937, was published in the tiovernmont (Jazette of 2fit!i June, 193ii. The list of protected wild flowers and native plants is the same as that for the year 1935.

By the exhibition, of posters on railway and tramway prcmis'w, court houses, public schools and Councils' ofiir-;. the provisions of the Xct have been brought prominently before the public. Publicity has also been g i \ en in the p r c s to the desirability of the protection of native plants and fiowers. The eo-o|)eration of police and honorary rangers appointed in accordance with the Act has reiulteJ, to a v c r v material degree, in the effective enfon ement of the provisions of the Act; and the assistance given to tho Department in this coiinw^tion, aud also by tho press in bringing tho provisions of the Act prominently before the jmblic, is much appreciated.

As the result of the activities of the police and of honorar\- rangers and of the publicity which has been given in the press, there is definite ovide ice of decrease in the indiscriminate picking of wild flowers in tho bushlands, and reports go to show that the picking of wild flowers and native plants by tourists and

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X X X V I I . — D I S P O S A L OF STATE I N D U S T R I A L U N D E R T A K I N G S . For some time past the Government has given consideration to the question of disposal of the

n^maining State Industrial Undertakings, and, in accordance with its policy of withdrawing as far as possible from competition with private enterprise, tenders wore called for the sale of tho State Brickworks, the State Metal Quarries and the State Monier Pipe and Reinforced Concrete Works. A spocially appointed Committee investigatetl the offers and made a recommendation. Particulars iu relation to the disposal of oach Undertaking referred to are as follow :—

State liricku'orJcs.—The successful tonderot was Brickworks Ltd., and the sale was completed on a cash basis on 23rd February, 1936. The sale price was as follows :—

£ B. d. F ixed Assets (land, buildings, furniture, plant and equipment) 154,563 15 6 Stocks and stationery 9,050 3 9

Total £ 163,613 19 3

The sale price did not provide for the taking over by the purchasing company of the Sundry Debtors or of tho accrued liabilities. The whole of the book debts have since been collected. The accrued liabiUties have been paid with the exception of two i tems which are in abeyaiue.

State Metal Quarries.—The successful tenderer was Quarries Ltd., and the sale was completed on 22nd March, 1936. The sale price was as follows :—

£ s. d. Fixed Assets (land, buildings, plant and equipment) 160,000 0 0 Stocks 10,468 12 3

Total £ 170,468 12 3

The purchasing company paid £49,818 17s. 5d. in cash, leaving a balance of £120,649 14B. lOd., which is se-cured by mortgage, repayable over eight years with interast at 5 per cent., reducible to 4J per cent, if paid within fourteen days of due date. The sale price did not provide for the taking over by the purchasing company of the furniture, tho simdry debtors, or the accrued liabilities. The bulk of the furniture has since been sold, tho remainder being transferred to the Government Stores Department for disposal on behalf of the Undertaking. With the exception of a few minor i tems which are receiving attention, the sundry debtors have been collected and the accrued liabilities paid.

State Monier Pipe and Reinforced Concrete Wort.s.—Tenders called for the jnirchase in two lots of the whole of the assets (excluding book debts) of the State Monier Pijio and Reinforced Concrete Works. The two lots comprised, briefly, the Pipe Manufacturing Factory at Erskineville and certain subsidiary factories established in the country and the General Contracting Plant.

The tender of Monier Industries Limited was accepted for the two lots a t £28.480, whilst the listed stock in trade was sold for £7,216 13s. The office furniture and stationery were subsequently sold to Monier Industries Ltd. for £375 and £25 respectively, bringing the total purchase price to £36,096 13s. The iigreement for sale refpiired the jiurehasers under :i subsidiaiy iipreement to carry to completion certain contracts which had been ontcre<l into by the State Monier Pipe and Reinforced Concrete Works with this Department and with tho Main Roads Department. At the close of tho financial year, these contracts, eight in number, were still in process of completion, the expenditure thereon being £7,924 l i s . The majority of the outstanding debts havo been collected and action is pending where settlement is overdue.

Employees of Industrial J'mlertalinys.—In oach instance it was a condition of tho sale that the enqdoyees, if they so desired, should be taken into tho service of the purchasers. The employees were paid the value of accrued leave and compensation according to their years of service.

P R I C E F I X I N O .

The agreement of sale provides, in certain circumstances, for prices to be fixed by a Committee which may be sot up liy the Government consisting of a representative of the Company, a representative of the public (nominated by tho Minister), and an independent chairman.

others has considerably decreased, while the commercial flower gathering is lees in evidence than heretofore.' Continued sunei l lance is being exercised and observations show that infractions of the Act arc becoming less and less, and it is hopwl that in time illegal gathering of protected wild flowers and native plants willi be completely chalked.

As an item of interest iu connection with the protection of wild flowers and nat ive plants, mention is made of the cstabhshment near Cowan, overlooking the Hawkesbury River, of Muogamarra Research Station and San(^tuurj- for the conservation and development of Australian flora and fauna. The gentleman responsible for the enterprise is to be commended for his efforts iu establishing such a Sanctuary and the Department will watch the progress of the work which he has undertaken with ronsirlcrable interest.

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1. Consobdated Revenue— Public Works Local Oovernment .... Valuer-General f5aa ExaminorB

la. Special Appropriation— Valuer-General ,

2. General Tx>an8— Publio Worka IjOPal (Jovernment ,

3. Special Expenditure Loans— Public Works

4. Special Deposits Acoounta— Pubiici Worke Letvil (iovernment

0. Payments madu by Other Departments for Works and Services carried out by De­partment of Works and Local Oovera-mtofc—

Poblio Works Totals J

Nett Expenditure S

Gross Expenditure. Receipts and Repayments.

£ 8. d.

490,507 15 2 211,814 8 9 41,631 2 11

4,130 7 11

1.102,463 4 10 76,230 19 1

822,096 U 11 3.622,700 11 3

£ B. d.

748,113 14 9!

86S 0 a

1,178,694 3 11

880,183 9 3

4,444,796 3 2

329.107 4 10 7,581,849 1 5 11

6,398,782 9 0

£ B. d. 30,790 4 0

2,937 16 0 61,698 19 2

7,505 7 1

203,901 I 0

817,606 9 3 21,440 17 1

£ s. d.1

102,932 6 3

203,901 I 0

14,654 14 10

839,047 6 4

22,531 IS 6 1,183,087 6 11

Details of tho foregoing summary will bo found in Appendices Nos. I, II , III , IV, V.

X X X I X . SERVICES R E N D E R E D TO OTHER D E P A R T M E N T S .

M A R I T I M E S E B V I C E S B O A R D .

General maintenance of jetty appurtenances was carried out on behalf of the Maritime Services Board.

Repairs were carried out at East Boyd Bay to the Commonwealth Air Board's seaplane moorings. Various repairs of a minor nature were effected to buildings on behalf of tho Resumed Properties

Department.

D E P A R T M E N T O F A Q B I C U L T U R E .

Hawledmnj Af/riculfural CoUege.—ThQ reconstruction of the 2,200-volt transmission lino for tha supply to the Hawkeshury Agricultural College Pumping Station has been carried out under the supervision of this Department.

At Newcastle, foundations for the wheat loading galleries at tho Bunker Wharf, Carrington, wero Qonstructod for the Department of Agriculture, the espenditure for the yoar amounting to £8,342.

Tho sinking of a new tank at Culpaterong Public Watering Place and some minor work on Public Watering Places was carrieil out for the Department of Agriculture.

I N S P E C T I O N S F O R W A T E R R I G H T S .

Inspections in connection with water right applications were again undertaken on behalf of tho Water Conservation and Irrigation Commission.

G O V E R N M E N T T O U R I S T B U R E A U .

jYssistance has been given to the Government Tourist Bureau in connection with tho generating plant installed at the various tourist resorts.

D E P A R T M E N T O F L A N D S .

On behalf of tho Department of Lands, reclamation work including sea wall was carried out at King George's Park. Tho cost of £1,253 was w e t by that Department. _

of i.

F I S H E R I E S D E P A R T M E N T .

Minor repairs to McMahon's Point Wharf were carried out for the Fisheries Department at a cost

R A I L W A Y D E P A R T M E N T .

Wharf repairs were carried out at NewoaatJe for the Railway Department.

X X S V I I I . - E X P E N D I T U E E — W O R K S A N D SERVICES.

The total expenditure and repayments in respect of works and services of the Department during tho yoar may bo sumuiariaed as fo l lows:—

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1935-30. Public Works—

General SUiff I)rcili;e Service Staff

Government Valuer-General Gas Exaniinera

1934-35. Public W o r k s -

General Staff DreUtre Service Staff

Txtcal Government Valuer-General Gas E.\.^miner«

Permaiiynt Tyiiipnrary Total. Offlcera. Officers. Total.

Ho. Salary. No. Salary. No. Salary.

£ £ £

313 113,7.57 387 104,843 700 218.000 8!) 12li 29.148 215 52,668 40 14.109 23 2,772 (i3 16,881 04 2H,005 57 10.406 121 36,411 8 2,412 6 1,289 14 3,701

514 179,803 599 148,458 1,113 328,261

343 124.393 4.56 121,697 799 246,(>(K) 100 27,385 115 27,100 215 54.494 39 14,132 18 2,116 57 16.248 m 25,221 58 11,446 121 36,667 8 2,402 7 1,411 15 3,S13

553 193,.533 654 163.779 1.207 ,3.'>7.312

R E T I R E M E N T O F O F F I C E R S .

Durmg the year a number of senior officers entered on long service leave prior to retirement. The mo.st prominent were Messrs. Evan Snnlh, Government Architect: A. J. Morrison, Superintendent of Testing; W. R. Wylie, Senior Inspector, Local Govcrument Accounts; J. Hardie, District Engineer, Cootamundra; J. W. Parker, First Clerk, Department of Works prior to the amalgamation; C. F. Blain and H . Van Homert, Senior Engineering Officers.

X L I . VALUER-GENERAL'S D E P A R T M E N T .

The operations of the Valuer-General's Department arc dealt with in a separate report prepared by the Valuer-General.

X L I I . GOVERNMENT HOUSING.

In accordance with Section 21 of the Housing Act, 1912 (as amended), statements showing the financial operations under the Act for the year were prepared by the Department and the Public Trustee and were laid before Parliament.

X L I I I . LOCAL GOVERNMENT S U P E R A N N U A T I O N B O A R D .

The eighth yoar of the Board's operations under the Local Government (Superannuiition) Act, 1927 1935 closed on 31st March. 1936.

Following is a comparative statement of the Board's income for the eight years of operation :—

Vcar ended aist Marti;. IIIsura UK-Pro visiods.

FroviLleiit Fund I'riiv isidiLS.

MuTiHifonieiit I' xiieiiMps Aceount.

Tutu. I i i t o i i i c .

£ 8. fl. £ S, d. £ ti. d. £ s. d. 1929 50,831 Iti 10 31,086 10 1 12.205 1 3 94,123 8 2 1930 55,300 1 9 33,909 4 8 3,330 0 •2 r2,539 6 7 1931 61,054 11 5 33,039 2 1 2,777 5 0 96,870 18 (i 1932 60,392 16 4 29,338 0 1 2.347 15 4 92,078 U 9 1933 59.997 8 9 22,408 9 •5 2,260 7 .5 84,666 5 7 1934 57,342 14 3 19.453 19 11 2,443 17 5 79,240 11 7

59.928 7 5 17,130 11 4 2,428 14 0 79.487 12 9 lO.'tfi »ifi.l>0.-. 12 2 14.-2U> 0 10 2,80.^. 7 6 s:(.l20 (i (>

The assets of the Board for the same period were as follows :—

Year eudcd SJhI Ma'th I.ncal (idveriiiiipnt Servtttitii liiKtirotict'

AiTOll l l t .

Ldi 'bI (iovcnmn'iit Providfliit Kiiiid

jVtCllllllt.

MniiagPiDBtit Kx|ieit8es A reel lilt.

Total.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. (». 1929 7,353 8 2 30,8.55 13 10 8,897 15 7 47,106 17 7 1930 16,536 14 3 15,216 16 9 9.806 12 2 91,560 3 2 I t 3 l 12,900 9 6 86,111 7 7 lU,;iU9 3 9 109,321 0 10 1132 14,623 8 5 104,.'>35 17 10 10,513 6 7 129,672 12 10 1)33 18,197 8 2 111,681 9 3 10,750 16 0 140.629 13 5 1934 17,154 16 11 117.857 9 0 11,292 6 3 146,:ilM 12 2

22,847 14 3 125,501 8 1 11,842 8 10 160,19V 11 2 1936 20,927 9 3 115,753 9 5 12,563 1 10 119,244 0 6

X L . STAFF.

I^rir '^i'-:;'""^*'''^^' strength of the staff cf the Department and the annual salary d iarge . as at 30th Jurns ttZ'.Tf^'^uTI^''T 'l*' r * "!' ^^ «f ^he previous year are set out here under. It will he a preciated that these figures only apply to officers under the provisions of the Public Service Act. There are many other dejiart mental employees who are not so classified.

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Year ciuleil yist Morch. Total

Mniiaii;enieitt Exi>enseB.

Tutal nicomo of Board after allowlii); for

Transfer Itemft.

I'pTceiitage of Manaeemeiit KxpenBes to

Total nicomo.

Kiiiial lo iwiice In £.

£ 8. d. £ s. d. Per cent . d. iy2y 2,299 4 2 94,123 8 2 2-44 5-8 1930 2.215 16 9 91,955 5 1 2-40 5-7 1931 2.255 18 11 96,468 6 4 234 5-6 1032 2,142 3 11 92,735 19 3 2-31 5-5

2,073 9 1 85,079 7 6 2-43 5-8 1934 1,935 7 4 79,244 8 n 2-44 5-8

1,918 14 7 79.487 12 9 2-39 fi-7 11W« 2,202 0 8 83,120 6 6 2-65 6-3

TIic proportion of total cost assessed against Councils has not in any year so far exceeded Id. in tlie 1' of their total revenues, as the following table shows :—

Your Piulnil •.lUt Marrli.

No. of Kniiiloyeos uiuIer Act

(1II r lilt; year.

Average (•oct to Councils

|ier AvprnBcNct Cort of Supemiiniifttinu

to CouiieilB.

Total CoHiii-il Keveiiuew, Yi-ar en'leil previous

I'eri'eiitaBc of of CuBt

compared wllli Ki(iial to

]ieni'e In i.

No. of Kniiiloyeos uiuIer Act

(1II r lilt; year. Kmployee,

AvprnBcNct Cort of Supemiiniifttinu

to CouiieilB. 31iit Dceeinlier. Total Hevemies.

£ B. d. £ B. d. £ Ptr cent. 1929 2,819 13 11 4 38,2.35 11 3 9.26.'i,313 0-41 0-98 1930 2.771 14 15 1 40,986 18 5 111,419,253 039 0-93 1931 2.)H1 14 16 6 39,161 19 1 10.851.148 0-36 0-8G 1932 2,687 13 9 5 36,198 6 8 9.0r)0,425 0-39 0-93 1933 2,669 12 6 7 32,817 12 7 8,5.56,.131) 0-39 0-93 1034 2,731 i ! 2 5 31,738 17 8 9,925,364 0-32 0-77 1936 2,725 11 8 6 31,134 7 10 10,972,213 0-29 0-69 1936 2,920 10 14 3 31,284 14 10 Not available.

The total death claims lodged during the octennial period under review were

liisiir.iiii'i' ('litl[iit>. rrovlik'iit Fuiiil riainis Total ClaimK.

Y w oiidetl 3let Mnrrh. No. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount.

£ ^ . d. £ s. d. £ B. d. Iil29 8 3.493 0 7 190 4 0 15 3,684 0 -2 iitao 8 :(.:ioo 0 0 » 1,091 7 8 17 4,391 7 8 1U31 13 7,550 4 0 10 1,639 11 0 23 9,189 15 0 1932 5 1,933 16 3 8 1,753 12 9 13 3,687 9 0 1933 11 7,0.58 0 0 9 2,289 6 1 20 9,347 6 1 1934 6 4,233 17 9 5 1,451 16 9 11 5,685 14 fi 1935 8 5,258 4 0 5 1,615 14 10 13 5.873 18 10 1936 14 7,758 14 3 7 2,747 5 4 21 10,505 19 7

73 40,586 12 5 60 12,778 18 5 133 53,365 10 10

TIH! average amount of death claims over the eight years workefi <mt at £555 19s. 8d. for those covered by insurance and £212 19». 8d. for those under the Provident Fund provisions of the Act. The average of all death claims was £401 H s . 5d.

The amounts paid out for each of the eight yc.irs on accomit of withdrawals are set out in the following tab le ;—

tnsuraitcc CUlmn. Provident Fund Claims. Total (.lalniH. Year ondpil

Total (.lalniH. Slit March.

Ko. Amount. No. Amount. No. Amount.

£ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ B. d. 1929 87 192 5 11* 27 945 2 1 114 1,137 8 0 1930 11 48 2,770 10 4 59 2,770 10 4 1931 164t 3,582 19 s 62 5,630 2 1 226 9,213 1 9 1932 127 4,288 13 4 64 7,828 17 191 12,117 10 6 1933 iOl .'1,845 12 4 65 13,674 14 3 1(S6 19,.-.20 6 7 1934 44 2,867 19 11 36 9,355 0 9 SO 8 1935 47 4,055 12 0 26 7,032 9 5 73 11.088 1 5 1936 59 6,413 13 0 58 21,657 3 3 117 28.070 16 3

TiiinlM 640 27,246 Ifl 2 386 68,893 19 4 1,026 9)>.140 15 6

• Paid out of Board's Mannjicmtnl Areount, t iiidudes Si cises held over from prtvioui year,

The management expenses for each year from'the comnjencenicnt of operations were as under

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The total claims undear the Act for the eight years for both deaths and withdrawals were — £ s. d.

Insurance provisions 67,833 8 7 Pro\'idont Fund provisions 81,672 17 9

Total £ 149,506 6 4

The total insurance cover effected since the commencement of the Act to S l s t March, 1936, a period of eight years, was as follows ;—

Tear ended Slst March. Appllcattona for iDSUT&nce Completed.

Ineuraace Cover

effected.

1929 2.146 161 121 91 90

187 157 296

£ 1,286,900*

109,700t 70,700 58,900 65,300 82,800 88,700

148,200t

1930 2.146

161 121 91 90

187 157 296

£ 1,286,900*

109,700t 70,700 58,900 65,300 82,800 88,700

148,200t

2.146 161 121 91 90

187 157 296

£ 1,286,900*

109,700t 70,700 58,900 65,300 82,800 88,700

148,200t

1933

2.146 161 121 91 90

187 157 296

£ 1,286,900*

109,700t 70,700 58,900 65,300 82,800 88,700

148,200t

2.146 161 121 91 90

187 157 296

£ 1,286,900*

109,700t 70,700 58,900 65,300 82,800 88,700

148,200t 1935

2.146 161 121 91 90

187 157 296

£ 1,286,900*

109,700t 70,700 58,900 65,300 82,800 88,700

148,200t 1936

2.146 161 121 91 90

187 157 296

£ 1,286,900*

109,700t 70,700 58,900 65,300 82,800 88,700

148,200t

2.146 161 121 91 90

187 157 296

£ 1,286,900*

109,700t 70,700 58,900 65,300 82,800 88,700

148,200t

3,199 £1,907,200

• Inclnd*9 £13.900 optional cover, t Includes £4,700 optional coveT. t InchidcB £9,800 additional computoory cover on acconnt of salary iDcieaaei lu respect of QQ

permanent servantB.

The insurance cover which has terminated through deaths, lapses, cancellations, etc., for tho eight years w a s : —

Yeai* ended 3lBt March.

1929 1930 I93T 1932 1933 1934 193Q 1936^

Number of Policies

cancelled, e t c

Inauianoe Cover pane died,

lapsed, etc.

96 26

183 132 116 51 65 76

£ 66,600 12,400

102,200 67,700 60,700 29,800 30,600 46,400

735 £406,400

The insurance cover intact aa at 31st March, 1936, in respect of 3,464 Council employees was £1,500,600, to which bonus additions in force attached totalled £144,426, making a total insurance cover of £1,644,626, an average of £667 9s. 3d. per employee.

The number of Council omployeos under the Provident Fund, inclusive of new entrants in the year, totalled 396, the withdrawals and deaths accounted for 58, leaving those under the fund as at 31st March, 1936, as 328.

XLIV.—CONCLUSION. I deeire once again to express tho thanks of tho Department to the Local Coverument Associati(m

and the Shires Association for assistance and co-operation during tho yoar. Tlie Department is also indebted to the Association of Local Government Clerks of New South Wales, and the Local Government i Engineers' Association, other Departments of the Government, statutory botUes, and specially constitutedj committees and panels attached to such committees, for their valuable co-operation, advice and assistancoj during the yoiir.

I t is gratifying to note that tho cordial relations which have existed in tho past between the Department and the Mayors and Presidents, Town and Shire Clerks, and tho Engineers (CSvil and Electrical) continues to be fully maintained.

I desire also to express m y appreciation of the services rendered during the year by a capable and loyal staff. The year has been a particularly difficult one carrying with it heavy demands on the staff as a whole.

The delay in submitting this report is regretted, but it was not possible to submit it earlier because of the necessity of bringing the amalgamation of the two Departments to a successful conclusion and because of the congestion of work which followed tho change of works pohcy brought about by the Local Government (Further Amendment) Act, 1935.

Yours faithfully, H. E. S T R E E T ,

2 4 T H MAROH, 1937. Under Secretary. ,

7 7

APPENDIX I.

P R O P O S A L S F O R T H E A L T E R A T I O N S OF l i O U N D A R I E S OF A R E A S .

Origin. Nature un'roposal.

Department

Dcpartiurnt

itmcnt

I'l imrtmcnt

Hull! Shiro Counoii

Eleelura of Cambewarra Bhire .

Merriwa Shiro Comicil

Elcctore of Bolwarra Shiro

Electors of Gwydir Shire

Electors of Ashford Shire

WoUondilly Shire Council .....

Action taken.

He-arrangement of boundaries of Dundai*, Eastwood, Uydo and Ermin^toii and Hydatmero MunieijtalitieB and Horn«ljy and haulkham Hills Shiron.

It?-arrangement of iHiuniiaries uf Kearslcy, Patrick PlainH, Tarro and liolwarra Shirrs, and East Maitland and \Vegt Maitland Municipalities.

Ilo-arrangement of Ixiinidaries of local govcrument aroufl in the t'^-utral South Coast District.

.\djii8lnient of boundaries of Municipalities in Eastern Suburbs District.

Adjustment of boundaries of HuUi Shire and North Illawarra Municipality.

Adjust nient of boundaries of Cambewarra Shire and liroughton Vale and Herry Muniiiiwlities.

Adding part of Coolab Shire to Merriwa Shiro ,

Adding part of Kearsley Shire to Bolwarra Shire

Adding part of Gwydir Shire to Barraba Shire ....

Adding part of Ashford Shire to Macinlyre Shire

Adding part of WoUondilly Sliirc to Blue Mountains Shire.

Eleitors of Namoi and Liverpool Constituting parts of Xamui and Liverpool Plains Shires I'lains Shiros. as a new Shire (Hoggabri Shire).

Electors of VasH Munieipalitv... Adding part of Vass Munieipality to Goodradigbec ' Sbire.

.\ilcliii^ part of Waverlvy Munieipality to Vaucluse Municipality.

Ailding part of Abercrombie Shire to Bathurst Muniei­pality.

Adding part of Apsloy Sbire to Cockburn Shire

Elc-etors of Waverley Munici­pality.

Halliurst Municipal Couneil ...

Electors of Apsley Shire

Waverley Municipal Council ...

Randwick Municipal Council ...

Katoomba Municipal Council...

Electors of Dungog Municipality

Bluo MountAins Shiro Council...

Holroyd Municipal Couneil ..

Electors of Holniyd Munici­pality.

Parramatta Municipal Council..

Electors of Central Illawarra Shire. Central Illawarra Shire C-Duneil and Wollongong Munieijiivl Council.

Eleetiirs (if Fairtield Muuiei-]>ality.

Electors of Shellharbour Muni­cipality.

Electors of Coonabarabran Shiro

Electors of Cambewarra Khiro

Electors of Burrowa Munici­pality.

Electont of Mumbulla Shire ,..

Electors of Brewarrina Munici-(lality.

Electors of l-'riim Shiro

Addimg part of Randwick Municipality to Waverley Municipality.

.Addiiij; i>art of Waverley Munieipality to Randwick Munieipality.

Addinjj part of Blue Mountains Shiro (Narrow Neck) to Katoomba Munieipality.

Addinp part of Dungog Municipality to W^allarobba Shire.

AiUliiifj purt of Ktttoonibft MuriifijMility (8utilimp Poinl ) to Blue Mountains Shire.

A<lding part of Parramatta MunicipaUty to Holmyd Municipality.

Adding part of Holroyd Municipality to Parramatta Munieipality.

Ailding part of Baulkham Hills Shire to Parramatta Munieijuility.

Adding part of Central Illawarra Shire to Wollongong M unicipality.

Adding jwrt of Fairfield Munieipality to Nepean Shire...

Adding part of Shellharbour Munieipality to Central Illawarra Shire.

Adding part of Coonabarabran Shin; to Coolah Shire ...

Adding jiart of Canibewarro Shin- to lierry Munieipality

.\dding part of Burrowa Munieipality to Murrungal Shiro.

Adding part of Mumbulla Shire to Imlay ^ i r e

Electors of Wallendhoen Muni-eipaUty.

Excission of part of Brewarrina Municipality (Western Division).

Taking part of Erina Shin' and constituting such part as a Municipality to I* named "MuniciiHility of| Gosford,"

Dividing Wallendbcen Municipality and Denumdrille ami .limlaloe Shires inio two areas and con.-'tiluting tho divided areas as Ihe Shire of Demondrille and tho Shiro of Jiudalee.

Receiving consideration.

Receiving consideration.

in abeyance.

Koceiving consideration.

In abeyance.

In abeyance.

Not approved.

Not approved.

Receiving consideration.

About to be proclaimed.

Not approved.

Under consideration.

Proclaimed, 8th November, 1935.

Not approved.

Receiving consideration.

Receiving consideration.

Receiving consideration.

Receiving consideration.

About to be proclaimed.

Not proceeded with.

Rcw'iving consideration,

In abeyance.

In abeyance.

Receiving consideration.

Receiving consideration.

Not proceeded with.

Not proceeded with.

Receiving cohsideralion.

Not proceeded with.

Not proceeded with.

Not proceeded with.

Receiving consideration.

Receiving consideration. .

Proclaimed, 61h Sept., 1935.

7 8

APPENDIX II.

P R O P O S A L S F O R T H E A L T E R A T I O N OF W A R D S A N D R I D I N G S D I V I S I O N , D I V I S I O N OR OR R E - D I V I S I O N I N T O W A R D S , A N D A B O L I T I O N OF W A R D D I V I S I O N S .

MFwted.

Central Illawarra Shire Ciiliairn Shire Wakool Shire Oniuge Municipality.... Re<ifeni Municipality . RylHtone Shire Niinflle Shire Gwydir ,Shire Tenuiia Shire AHlifonI Shire Macintyre Shire Goodra<iigbee Shir.' . . . . Blue Mountains Shiro . JiiHlali'e Shire Demondrille Shire . . . . Bland Shire I,yndhiirHt Shire Tallaganda Shire

Nature of .^Iteration. Ueiiiiirks.

Alteration of Uidinga -Alteration of RidingH Alteration of Ri<iings Rc-diviaion into Wards Alteration of Wards . . . .Alteration of Ridings Alteration of Itidin^.^

l'ro(lainie<i, 19th Julv, 193.1. PrQclaimed, 22nd May. 1936. Not proceeded with. Not approved. rroelaimed. 26th .lune. 19.36. Not proceeded with. Not proceeded with.

Alteration of Ridinga | Receivinfj cotiaideration. Alteration of RidingH

••('onsequpntrai alteration of Ridings *('on.se;|iK'ntiiil alteration of Killings *(,'onseqiiential alteration of Riding.-* *('onseqnenti:iI alteration of Ridings 'Consequentiiil aK<'ration of Ridings H^ohse |uenti:il altcnition of Riding.^ H^onssquential alteration of Ri<Iings •Consequential alteration of Ridings •Consequential alteration of Ridings

Receiving eonHrderation. About to be jirodaimed. .Aliout to be proclaimed. IViM liiimed, 8th November, 1935. About to be proiluimed. Proclaimed, 6th Septemljer, 1935. Proclaimed. 6th Septcmln'r, 1935. Proclaimed, 2nth September, 1935f Proclaimed, 1st November, 1935. . \bout to be proclaimed.

C'()riset|ueiitial »{>'.m alteration <»f cxbertial Ijouiiduriea ofarei conceniR'l.

79

APPENDIX III.

Niiiiic of Couuf II. Date AiiiillcatUm received. Action UVen a» at MKh .Tune. lUHO.

WiirriiiKiih (Nus. 3 tt) 7) Wiiitgii Wnnan (N<'t*. I to 8) Tlir V.M>o (No. :* -.Alteration) Siillierliintl (NOP. 1 and 3) '111.- (JU'Ih' (Ntw. I mid 4—.\bolition) (ti'xlcv (Nos. r.. fJ and 7) Ku-rin«-KHi (No. \m) Coniord (Ni>. 1 .Mti^nition) Kii-riiiK-iiai (Nos. 111 and 112) Men-wetli<T (N'». 1—Abolition nnd

ri'-|iroiliinmtion). I'orii-onl (No. r>) Hornsby (No. iit) Conrord (No. 1 —Altrrution) Mascot (NoH. I t<i ll. inclusive) ... WillouHbby (Nn. 1—Altemtinn) Ku-ring-gai (No. 110) Kij-riiiji-Kiii (No. 7) Willoiigbby (No. 2 -Alteration) Mivrri.kvillc (No. 2 - AlU-ration) Mosnuin (Nos. lO-13) Willoughby (No. 7) UillouKhby (No. 2~Alteration) Wat^Tl.Hi (No. I— Alteration) ... Hi'xU'v (No. 7—Alteration) Woollahra (No. 35) (.'nulburn (No. 2—Alteration) Manlv (No. il—Alteration) Slrathficld (N<i. I—Alteration) ... Miinii-kviJIi- (No. 1—Alteration) Ifcitanv (No. .")) .Muscot (N<.s. 1-7) VVan-ingtdi (No. 8) W.«.Ilftlira (No. 37) HIa. ktown (No. 3) W.«>llahni (No. 3«) Ku-ring-gai (Nti. 78) W.Hillabra (No. 3S) Wooll:ilim (No. 30) Miirriikvillc (No. 1—Alteration) Kn-ring-Kai (No. 113) I'etjTsliani (Nos. 1 and 2) Crookwcll (Nos. 1 and 2) Wnvcrli-v (No. .10) Wuverlev- (Nos. 7. !', II , 12, 13, 21, 27

and 28). Waverley (Nos. 4 nnd 2fl) Kojjarali (No. 8) K<^arah (Nos. I and 9) K(^Hj-Ah (No. fI—Alteration) Kogarah (No. fi) Woollahra (No. 40) Wsrrinnah (Nos. I and 7) Ijine Cove (Nos, 8. 9 and 12) .. Wade (No.. 7) Kockiiale (No. 9~Alteration) .. Wiule (No. 1) llockdaie (No. 14) -itlue Mountains (No. 3) < Murwillunilmh (No. 4) {'luietinl (Nos. 4. tt and 7) Ktrouii (No. r>) Kogarah (Nos. 10 and 11) Willonghbv (No. fi) W.iverley "(Nos, \r> and 16) .... I'nrt Mai'ipinrie (No. I) Mssiot (Nos. l-!0) Dundas (Nos. 4 and 5) Sutherland (No. 3) Newcastle {No. 2) Bine Mountains (No. 2) Woollahra (No. 39) Itulli (Nos. 3 and 4} Kast Maitland (Nos. 1 and 2) . Walgett (No. I) Ky-le (Nos, 1-4) Ilcxlcy (No. 1—.Vltcration) .... llnm.-bHsh (No. 1—Abolition) . Drumnioyne (Nua. 1-18)

3IHh May. l!i:U 20th Seiitember. 1934 •Stti (IctolMT. 1934 8th ()etob<'r, 1934 Htli n<tjibcr. 1934 IHlli .lanuary. 19:V> ,'ith Kebruiirv. 193.') IHth .\Iareli.'l!»3.'-> 27th March. I'.>3:"i 28th M:ircli, 193.

1st April. I93.'i Kllh A}.ril. 19.3.". I.-Jth A|iril. \iy.V, 2tilh .Aj.ril. t9.T. ; 30th A|iril. I!!3.-. 22mi Mav, I93.'i 22nd Mav. 193.''. 27th Mav. 1935 27tli Mav. 193.1 loth .hinc. Um 18th .liilv, 1935 iSlth .lulv. 19.35 24th -lulv. 1935 2Uth .lulv. 1935 Kith Sej.U-mber. 1935...... I7th SeptenilM'r, 1935.. 30tli S«'|.tenibcr. 19.35.. ,3nl OctoN-r. ]lt3r> .... 7lh October, 193.1 22nd ()etob<'r. 1935 23rd October. \Kir> 24tli ()otol)er. 1935 . 12th NovenilKT. 1935 20th Novendier, 19:15 21st NovendsT. 193r. . 22nil NovcmlMT. UW-I 29tli -N'ovcmbcr. 1935 2!Hh NoveinlMf, 1935 2n<l l)i-eenil«-r. 19,35 . litli Decendwr. 1935 . loth December. 1935 . loth Doccndier. 19.35 . i:Jtli D t - . - e i i i l K T . Irt3.1 . I3th Doecmber, 1935 .

13th Dec'ml«-r. 1935 . 7th Jarniarv. 1936 .... 7th .laniiary, 1936 .... 7th .lannary. 1936 .... 13th .Inmiarv, 1936 15th -Fannarv. 1936 17th Januarv. 1936 20th January. 19.36 30th .lanuarv. 193(i 4th Manh. 1936 -Ith March. 1936 .-ith March, 1936 ittli March, 1936 13th March. 1936 19tb March. 1936 L>4th March. 1930 3id April. 1936 9th April. 1936 17th April, 1936 •2mh April. 1936 29th April. 1936 ttli May. 1936 l l th -Mav. 1936 19th Mav, 1936 20th Mav, 1936 29th May. 1936 8th June, 1936 9th .hine. 1936 12th June. 19.36 22nd June, 1936 26th June, 1936 ....... 3(tth June. 1936 30th June, 1936

Proclaimed, Ist Novcmb,?r, 1935. Proclaimed, 3rd January. 1936. l'r..( laimed. 9th Ajiril. 1936. .\|i[ilieation withdrawJi. I'l.Mlaimcd, I8th (Jctober, 1935. In al>cyuncc. Aj)[plication withdrawn. I'l-oelainied, 2nd .August, 1935. I'rochiimod. 2nth December. 1935. Proclaimed, i l th OeUtber,'1935.

Proclaimed. 23rd August, 1935. In abevun^'O. Proclaimed, fith Novcmt.er. 1935. Croclainicd, 27th September. 19.35. Proclaimed, 6th SepU^ndier, 1935, Proclaimed. 23r.l August. 1935. Proclaimed, 7th February, 1936. Proclaimed, 3r(] January, 1936. Proclaimed, 6th St;ptcmber, 1935. Notified loth Januarv, 1936. Under consideration. Proclaimed. 2lNt February, 1936. Proclaimed. 8th November. 1935. Proclaimed, IStli October, 1935. In abeyance. I'rochiimcfl. 13th March. 1936. A}iplicati(.n withdrawn. I ' r o c l n i m t M l . 9th April. 1936. Proclaimed. I4th K-bniary, 1936. Proclaimed. 7th I'Vbriiarv, 1936. Notified 27th IVcenibcr, 19.35. Inquiry to be held. Application withdrawn. Notified 24th .lanuary, 1936. Under consideration. Not approved. Notified, 28th February, 1936. Under consideration. Proclaimed, 24th April. 1936. Proclaimed. 27th March, 1936. Not a]iprovcd. Application withilrawn. Proclaimed. 24th April, 1936. Not api>roved. Notifiwi, 27th March, 19.36, Under consideration. Proclaimed. l.">tli May. I93(i. Noti6ed l.'tth March, 103(1. I'niler consideration. Notified 20th March, 1936. Under consideration. •

Notified 27th December, 1935. I'nder consideration. Notified 3rd A])ril, 1936. Under consideration. Notified I4th February, 1936, Under consideration. Notified 7th February, 1936. Under consideration. Notified 13th March, 1936. Under consideration. Notified 1.3th March, 1936. Proclaimed, 9th April. 1936. Notified 2()th March. 1936. Notified 20th March, Um. Proclaimed, 12th June. 1936, Notified 1st May, 1936. Under consideration.

lender consideration.

Under consideration.

Under consideration. Under consideration.

Notified 8th -May. 1936. Under c<iusidcration. Notifies! i5th May, 1936. Under consideration. Under consideration. Un<ier eoristtieration. Notified 15th .May. 1936. Under consideration. Notified 29th May. 1930, Under consideration. Notified 19th June, 1936. lender consideration. Under consideration. Notified 19th June, 1936. Under consideration, lender consideration. Under consicicration. Under consideration, lender consideration. TTndcr consideration. Under consideration. Under consideration.

Under consideration.

Under consideration.

Under consideration.

Under consideration.

Under consideration.

R E S I D E N T I A L D I S T R I C T S .

80

Public Works— (a) Salaries and Payments in nature of Salaries (6) Maintenance and Woridng Exi>eu8e3 other than Salaries (c) Maintenance of Public Works and Services—

Roada Bridges ,. Punts, Ferries and Floodboata Public Watering Placea Harbours and Rivers Dredge Service Publio Buildings Water Supply, Sewerage and Stormwater Drainage State Power Supply State Telephones Electricity and Gas Government Dockyard (excluding Floating Dock) Government Dockyard Floating Dock (except Hiring Operations) Miscellaneous

(d) Unemployment Relief ((') Revenue Received and Paid into Consolidated Revenue—

. Repayments made to previous wars Consolidated Revenue Votes Rents ex Land • Miscellaneous Services Rendered Unclassified Receipts Kxcbangc on Remittances Fees Advances for Departmental Working Accounts and other purposes—

Advances to be recovered Repayment to previous years Unemployment Relief Fund Repayment of Advance on account of Unemployed Relief Authority 88—

Bridge over 0(K>rge'B River a t Milperra Commission to cover Cost of Collections of Premiums—Group ABSurancc

Scheme

Local Goveninient— (a) Salaries and Payments in nature of Salaries (b) Maintenance and Working Expenses other than Salaries (c) Other Services—

EndowTuent of Shires Perry Recoupment Subsidies to Surf Life Saving Association and Royal Life Saving Sofiety... Fares of Delegates, etc., attending Meetings of I.,ocal Governing Bodies... Macquario-Rtrect Re-planning Committee—Expenses Grante to assist Shires and Municipalities .•, Elettricity Advisory Committee—Oaf and Electricity Act, 1035—|

Expenses • • Rent Payable to Public Trustee for Homes Occupied by Widows of,

SoliUers at Daeeyvillc Garden Suburb Flood Damage Assistance to Shires and Municipalities Destruction of Noxious Weeds

id) Unemployment Relief (e) Revenue Received and Paid into Consolidated Revenne—

Fees Uuclassified Receipts Exchange on Remittances

Valuer-General— (a) Salaries and Payments in nature of Salaries (b) Maintenance and Working Expenses other than Salaries (e) Rovemio Received a n d Vaid in to CouHoUdftted Eevenwe-

Fees

Gas E.vaniliier8— (a) Salaries and Payments in naturo of Salaries {!>) Maintenance and Working Expenses other than Salaries (e) Revenue Received and Paid into Consolidated Revenue-

Fees

Special Approprution— Valuer-Genera]—

Salary of Valuer-General

Expenditure.

£ B. d. 120,055 14 3 21,893 16 8

25 14 0 4,242 18 10 1.798 19 0

15,677 12 5 93,727 17 11 79,106 9 0 8,872 16 11

298 13 3 32,206 2 0 46.031 1 10

2,642 7 2 14,549 15 2 46,536 4 9

2,691 8 2

0 3 10

150 0 n

4<K),507 15 2

16,617 16 6 1.744 12 10

•tl43,560 0 0 t6,395 0 5

l,t)00 0 0 668 19 9 98 3 1

tl7,784 4 8

398 8 3

1,490 13 0 t l M 6 6 10 3

tSOO 0 0 t2,000 0 0

211,814 8 9

31,829 1 10 9,832 1 i

41,661 2 11

3,785 16 6 344 11 5

4,130 7 11

865 0 0

Repayments.

8. d.

25 14 0 4,242 18 10 1,798 19 0

7,190 15 16 6,046 18 9 7.209 7 6 3,691 13 0

121 7 7 2 1 6

127 16 4 101 1 4

198 19 0

32 10 10

30,790 4 0

2,644 3 0 224 1 10 69 11 2

2,937 16 0

61,e98 10 2

61.608 10 2

7.505 7 1

7,605 7 1

* See AppeudU No. I S fur detaiU of expoadltnre duiinj year erided Slst Decernb er, 193B. t See Appanliueg HQK X, XI and X[( for d ^ U s of expaadHuto.

AFFEKDIX IV.

CONSOLIDATE D]REVENUE FUND.

DetoiiB of Expenditure and Repaymetita.

8 1

Public Works— Rridges Harlxiura, Rivers and Dredge Service Water Supply Works S<werage and Stormwater Drainage I'uliHe Ituildings • Eleetrieal Works Pulilii' Watering I'laees : Unemployment Relief River Murray C<HumisRion—

State Contribution to their Funds, Purchase of Plant, etc. Sale of No. 1 Plant, etc

Miscellaneous

Local Government— Roads of Access and Bridges and Development of Tourist Traffic in Shires

and MuuicipftlitioB

Expenditure.

£ 8. d. 1.822 2 9

120,879 3 8 328.077 17 0 362,728 II 9 15,''..099 6 2 39,360 14 8

.'594 \r> 8

93,725 13 2

" m " 0 0

1,102,463 4 10;

*76,230 19 1

Repayments.

£ s. 41,594 6

8,659 19 25,748 7 68,762 3

115 12 11 1,560 13 2

38 9 1

57,227 7 3 194 2 5

203,901 1 0

'Sec apiiendices Nos. X snd X I for details of expenditure.

APPENDIX VI. SPECIAL EXPENDITURE LOANS.

Details of Expenditure and Repayment*.

Public Works—

Expenditure. Repayments.

Public Works— £ B. d. 45,840 11 8

0 10 2 9,7!0 7 7

£ 8. d. 1,892 9 7

£ B. d. 45,840 11 8

0 10 2 9,7!0 7 7

£ 8. d. 1,892 9 7

Harbours and Rivers

£ B. d. 45,840 11 8

0 10 2 9,7!0 7 7 313 5 11

Public Watering Places

£ B. d. 45,840 11 8

0 10 2 9,7!0 7 7 313 5 11

6,851 9 6

695,263 10 9 47,639 5 0 6,973 18 9

246 16 0 4,289 7 11 3.811 1 11 4,101 1 11

Country Towns Sewerages 6,851 9 6

695,263 10 9 47,639 5 0 6,973 18 9

246 16 0 4,289 7 11 3.811 1 11 4,101 1 11

6,851 9 6

695,263 10 9 47,639 5 0 6,973 18 9

246 16 0 4,289 7 11 3.811 1 11 4,101 1 11 ItiiitilhigH Generally

6,851 9 6

695,263 10 9 47,639 5 0 6,973 18 9

246 16 0 4,289 7 11 3.811 1 11 4,101 1 11

Miscellaneous Minor Works

6,851 9 6

695,263 10 9 47,639 5 0 6,973 18 9

246 16 0 4,289 7 11 3.811 1 11 4,101 1 11

£

6,851 9 6

695,263 10 9 47,639 5 0 6,973 18 9

£ 880,183 9 3 14,654 14 10

• 40733—F

APPENDIX V. OENERAT- LOAN ACCOUNT.

TVtails of Expenditure and Repayments.

8 2

APPENDIX Vn.

SPECIAL DEPOSITS ACCOUNTS.

Detaik of Expenditure and Receipts.

Public W o r k s -Public Works Department Store Advance

Account Public Works Department Western Division

Plant Account • PubJic Works Department Working Aceount Public Works Department Suspense'

Account— General Main Ronds Department \A"e.stern Division Roads and

Municipalities Hospitals Commission

Junee Water Supply Administration Account

Junee Water Supply Renewal Reserve Broken Hill Water Supply Administration

Account Medlow Water Supply Working Accoimt ... Bethungra Water Supply Working Account South West Tablelands Water Supply

Working -Account Dyke Knd Workshops Working Account ... Government Dockyard Store .Advance Government Itockyaril Plant Hire Account Port Kembla llauiage and Shipment Burrinjuck Kleotricity Supply Working

Account Burrinjuck Electricity Supply Renewal

Reserve Port Kembla Electricity Supply Working

Aceount Port Kembla Electricity Supply Renewal

Reserve l^ichhardt Dei>ot Workuig Account Testing Branch Working Account Ntate Timber Yards Working Account ... iStatc Sawmills Working -Account State Brickworks Working Account Sale of State Brickworks Sale of State Monier Pipe Works Sale of State Metal Quarries State Brickworks (Homebushl Working

Account State Monier Pipe and Reinforced Concrete

Works Woriiing .Aecnunt State Brickworks (Homebush) Reserve

Account Treasury Fire Risks Account Loan Repayment Suspense Aceount—

C.T.W.S. & S Advances to Public Officers for Purchase of!

.Motor ('ars • Unclaimed Salaries and Wages Unclaimed Moneys Security Deiwait Trust Account Unemployi^nt Belief

liOcal Government— Unemployment Relief-

Emergency Relief Works for Shires nnd Municipalities

Other Works General Sui ipense Account

Balance at 1 Julj-, 1935. TotM.

S. dv

128,342 19 6

Dr. 2,.-,95 16,311

1 5 12 6

11,860

76,568

26,706 1,533

8 5

n 6

6 5 10 5

3 1

14,187 1.800

3 2 7 0

17 8 0 (»

58,098 18 fl 508 15 8

15,601 5 2 282,6.59 4 8

2,970 1 5 51 7 1

28,264 8 8 78 12 0

208 7 10

10,028 9 3 5,479 9 4

219,407 13 1 1.840 5 6

27,315 15 3

3,231 12 0

91,864 6 1

1,009 8 2

33,318 7 3 1,447 14 10

223 16 5 2,440 16 9

12,807 7 0 194 2 5

1,074,276 8 5

1.649 14 !• 265,559 5 11*

27,759 12 10]

3,644.968 12 1(>

£ s. d.

08,113 1 9

3,404 17 2 29,282 8 1

814 S 8

128 9 9 379 17 4

16,322 11 3 1 11 0

51,199 3 4 338 7 0 145 18 3

21,279 11 4 19,342 5 3 21.552 17 6 2,910 9 1

28,168 1 6

99,813 13 3

22,108 8 11

78,237 0 6

13,014 7 8 19,665 6 7 9,003 19 9

558 17 11 415 0 0

164.083 14 9 35,942 3 1 51,703 8 6

6,208 5 7

34,972 15 8

58 19 8

3 12 6 777 0 3 513 9 10

16.963 11 0 178 15 7

817,606 9 3

21,440 17 1

21.440 17 1

s. d.

196,456 i 3

809 15 9 45,594 0 7

58,911 7 1 508 15 8

15,729 14 11 283,039 2 0

19,292 12 8 52 18 1

79,463 12 0 416 19 0 354 6 1

31,308 0 7 24,821 14 7

240,960 10 7 4.750 14 7

.'»5,483 16 9

103,045 5 3

113,972 15 0

79,246 8 8

46,332 14 11 21,113 1 5

9,227 16 2 2.999 14 8

13,222 7 0 194 2 5

164,083 14 9 35,942 3 1 51.703 8 6

18,068 14 0

111,540 16 2

26,706 6 5 i,m 10 fi

58 19 8

3 12 6 1,148 3 5

654 16 10 31.151 8 8

1,978 15 7

Kspendlture. Bnlance at 30 Jnoe, 193C.

8. d.

1,891,882 17 8

:i,.S5l,64y 14 1 26.5,.159 11 49,200 9 11

3,666,409 9 11

72,634 2 5

809 15 9 40,692 6 1

58,324 6 0 508 15 8

15.729 14 11 282,762 4 6

17,5.36 5 4

40,232 13 7 334 7 10 254 3 4

10,738 10 '»

17.888 0 7 1,806 3 9 2. .553 5 0

25.1187 1 11

82,932 15 0

795 16 1

64,770 9 0

4 16 7 20,518 11 9 7,968 14 1

194 2 5 482 4 5 248 4 U

11,071 5 3

7,,365 19 3

10,655 8 7

3,227 19 0 243 10 fi

908 12 10 232 15 0

20,797 17 n 1,794 12 7

£ 6. d.

123,821 18 10

'4,m"u 6

.587 1 1

276 17 6

1,756 7 4 52 18 1

39,2.30 18 5 82 11 2

100 2 9

20.569 10 5 6,933 14 0

239,154 6 10 2,197 9 7

30,396 14 10

20,112 10 3

113,176 18 11

14,475 19 8

46,327 18 4 594 9 «

1,259 2 1 2.999 14 8

13,222 7 0

16.3,601 In 4 35,693 18 2 40,632 3 3

10,712 14 9

100,885 7 7

23,478 7 5 1,290 0 0

58 19 8

3 12 6 239 10 7 422 1 10

10,353 10 9 184 3 0

822,095 11 11 I 1,069,787 5 9

3,351,649 14 If 205,5.59 5 l i t

5.491 II 3

3,()20,7(M> 11 3

43,708 18 8

43,708 18 8

» Funds provided hy the Treaaury ns re'iuired. See Appendices Nos. S , nnd XI fur di'tnil? of pspendtture.

83

APPENDIX VIII.

Public Works— Agriculture Chief Secretary Chiki Welfare ComQionwealth (iovernment

Education' £ 8. d.

1,429 19 3 Iiifi,839 8 5'

Government Printer Government Tourist Buroaa Government Stonw ; Hosiiitids Commission , Health , l-id)our and Industry , Lands ;, .^lain Roads Mines Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage Board Maritime Services Board Navigation Premier's Koati Transport and Tramway ]>|)«rtment

Rivor Murray Commission 164,700 18 Lpm Amount tttkcn through Head

Office Control Account 97,600 0

Ntiiti; Clothing • Sydney University Treasury.. , Unemployed Homes Trust Water (-onservation and Irrigation Commission Sundry Departments Accident Claims Paid on behalf of the Government Insurance

Office

Expenditure.

£ 8. d. 1,287 16 10

313 7 5 1,197 4 6

380 9 3

168,269 4,044

681 246

3,602 3,113

281 3.52

tf,.'i6r. r).-)8 748

l,IOtf 302 229

1,914

7 8 II 3 13 9 10 6 4 3 fi 4

18 3 0 0

18 7 1 9 1 11

U 3 4 6

15 9 1 3

67,100 18 9 211 8 6

1.241 4 4 25.199 14 5 33,332 3 7

289 !7 9 758 13 9

5,873 18 9

329,197 4 10

Repayments.

8. d.

22..131 18 6

22,531 18 6

• 49733—G

"PAYMKNTS MADE BY OTHER DEPARTMENTS FOR WORKS AND SERVICES CARRIED OUT,

84

APPENDIX IX,

Abcrcrombie .... Amaroo ;\p.slov Ashfurd Baimockburn .... Jiarraba Baiilkliarn HiiLu . llcllingcii Jicrrigaii Bibbcnhikc BlacktoHii JMand Bia.xland JJluf Mouutams . Bogan Bolwarra Boolooroii Boomi BorfX! Bull! Burrangoiig .... Byron CamlMiwarra Canobolas ('arrathool Clyde (iobbora Coekbtirn Colo Ciiiiargo Coolali Coolamon Coonabarabran . Copmwihm^t .. . . Coreen Crookwell Ciidgegong Cukairn I)al.<^ty Demondrille Dorrigo Duniaresq Erina Kurubodalla .... (.Jilgandra Oloueeatcr (ioohang Goodradigbee (i()jit\»'yrk Gundagai Gundnrimi)a Gunning fjuyra Gwydir Ilarwctod HastingH Holbrook Hornsby }lunie Illabo Illawarra Central Iiulay .l<Mnaloiig .lerilderic .Ilnflalee Ki'ansley , Kycarnba , Kyogle Tjaehlan Lake Maeijuario ,, LiverjMJo! Plains

Amount,

£ ,800 4.50 rm

.m)

(inn (iiHi

,L'5II 250 ;t(H)

250

50(J

'2.>0

,350 7.50

250 2(H) 500

(ioU l(K)

.too

250 fioo r,m ,250

,450 .700

9(H) 300 .2.-)0 .11,5(1 .250 ,7(M) 400 250 1.25

1.5

.400 (illO 500 5( HI 750 OlHI

250 7.50 2.-)0 filH)

l,(i(!0

4.250 2,-.0

2.250

2.(>00

Shire.

Lockhart .. Lyndhurst .... Macintyre Macleay Maci[uarie Maudowa Mfiniiiug Marlhaguy .... Mcrriwa Mitchell MoTiaro MuKvarce .... Mumliulla Murray Murrumhidgee Murruugal .... Muwwellhrook . Nanibiici'a .... Niinioi NiUTaburra .... Nattai NcjH'an Niuirlle Nymboida .... (Jbcron Onini Patrick Plains IVcl Port Stephens liylstone Si'vcrn Stroud Sutherland .... Talbragur .... Tallnganila .... Tamarang .... Tarro Tcnterfield .... Terania Tirubrehongie . Tintenbar .... Toruki Tumbarumba . Tumut Turon Tweed UiH)pr Hunter I'ranii Wade Wiikool \^•^ligct^ Wallarobljn .... Waradgery .... Wiirrah Wiirringah .... Waugoola Wcdilin Willimbnng .... Wiudouran .... Wingadcc WiuL'ccarrilx'e Wollondilly .... Woodburn Woy Wov .... Wyaldra" ViilUroi Vimko ^'arrowlumla .

Aniuimt

,250 .300 m> 2(HJ 200 750

400 300 950 m) 750

,250

,.500

450

400 fi(H> ,0(H) ,100 .850 t)(H) .450 ,100 ,m) .rm ,500 \m (iOO .050

,900 IHH) mi

,350 .800 .100 .1)00 .900 ,300 250

500

51)0

500

.0(K)

.1.-.0

.100 ,20(1 350

250 300

£[ 147,060

Siute 1906, a total amount of £5,359,030 3s. 4d. has been paid to Shiro Councils as endowment.

STATEMENT SHOWING AMOUNT OF ENDOWMENT PAID TO SHIRE COUNCILS DURING THE YEAR ENDED aisT DECEMBER, 1935.

8 5

APPENDIX X.

Niitup of Shire.

LlKTcrombie .... Ltiiiintu IPWLCY iHliford Siiniintkhiirn .... liLrnilia taiilUiniu Hills . tclliiim'n tirrigiui tiMiciilnkc lliiiktown llariii ILAXLATUL tlui' Mountains . Sogiiu ii.lwarra Idolixiroo Saiiiiii ton*! tulli liirrangong .... lyriui 'ainhcwnrra .... 'aiioljiilas 'Hrrallioul 'lyik' 'OLILITIRA 'iH'ktmrn •NLII 'iiiiargD 'ootali 'uulanion 'oiuialiaraliran . •oiimaiiliurHt .... 'IIRCCN 'MUKWELL 'iiilgi'mriig 'u l rn im )alt!i'ty h-moiulrillp Itirrigii lumarcHtj IRINA iTiriif'odalla litgiiiulra lloiu'CHtPr Iiiiiliaiig IdiulradiglH'O .... loHl wyrk luTidagai iiindiirimha .... IUNTIING Iiiyra Jwydir larwiiod lltstillgH IDLLIRIIOK loriisby LIMII' llal..> Ilawarra Central nilay cnialong erildcrio indateo LRARWLEY lyi'ambiv LViinle RIIRLILIIN piikc Macijiiarie , livcrpool IMauis . lOcUliart .yndhurst hii'iiityrc [lU'lray bkitpiarie buidiiwa binning bu'thiiguy lerriwa

Kri<li>»'iiit>iit. Ferry Keriiuiiment.

£ B. d. 1,800 0 0

22r. 0 0 750 0 0

1,900 0 0 950 0 0 600 0 0 300 0 0

2,125 0 0 125 0 0 3O0 0 0 200 0 0 250 0 0

2,000 0 0 250 0 0

250 0 0

1.350 0 0 2r)0 (I 0

.1.250 It n l.2(M) (t 0 1,500 0 O

l,651t 0 tt I.HHl 0 0 i.6r>o o 0 2 im 0 0

375 0 0 6tH) 0 0 m) 0 0

2,2.50 0 0 I AM 0 0 1.700 i) 0

\m II 0 300 0 0

.'>,2.'>0 0 0 l.O.'JO 1) o 3,2,10 0 0 4,or>o 0 0

41H) 0 0 1,2.50 0 0

70(1 0 300 0 5(M) 0 ('

I.-IOO 0 0 7.".0 I) 0

1,000 0 0

2,2r.O 0 0 3,7.50 0 0

250 (t 0 600 tt 0

1,60(1 II

4,2.10 0 0 375 0 0

2,250 (1 0

2,00(1 (I

(t25 0 0 1,31KI (I 0 3.600 0 0 ).2(l(t 0 tt 1,20(1 0 0 2,375 0 0

eoo"'6 0

£ B. d.

82 12 0

75 0 0

311 18 0

360 0 0

921 8 8 368 8 0

785 9 9

988" 0 0

(iriint.i.

Kiiicr^t'iicy Ki-lli;f Srhi-Tue.

I'ljeiiil'lovment KclirlWiirkM. itlhcr.

.^livftiices uiiilcr

ltc)>tkyiiieiit 'J'enns.

Tiilnl.

OraatH. Ailvniii'f!*.

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ H. d. 7,9(i2 4 8 1,690 0 0 11,4.12 4 8 1,282 9 1 2.5tM) 0 0 4,007 9 1

53 7 0 121 11 11 924 18 11 1.900 0 0

8,126 7 5 71X> 0 0 9,776 7 5 8,126 l,tKtO 0 0 1.600 0 0

16,385 12 1 l,tKtO 0 0

200 0 0 16,885 12 1 7,978 16 2 250 0 0 10.186 8 2 250 0 0

582 10 4 707 10 4-1.239 16 10 1,539 16 10

41.1MI9 17 6 300 0 0 41,509 17 6 11.24(1 Ml 8 11,496 19 8 39,053 19 9 250 0 0 300 0 0 41,603 19 9

9.(MI9 .1 10 9,259 5 10 9.(MI9 1,500 0 0 1,500 0 0

3,215 19 0 250 0 0 60 0 0 0

3,775 19 0

274 12 10 274 12 10 8,610 1 7

274 12 10 3,000 0 0 12.960 I 7

0 63.386 4 10 2.10 0 0 63.636 4 10 2.50 0 0 12.791 7 0 6(Ht 0 0 1.000 0 0 13.391 7 0 1,000 0 0

2,991 3 11 850 0 0 7,091 3 11 4.524 0 11 1.37.1 0 0 7,099 0 11

12,3.52 15 3 750 0 0 14.602 15 3 3,906 10 7 250 0 0 3.906 10 7 250 0 0 3,847 13 0 500 0 0 5,497 13 6 500 0 0 2.1.37 (! 2 3.237 6 2 2,270 17 2 3,920 17 2 9,213 5 3 250 0 (t 11,938 5 3 9,213

499 16 0 499 16 0 39 i:( 0

499 16 0 2.(XK) 0 0 414 13 0 2.000 0 0

2,273 7 4 150 0 0 3.023 7 4 138 10 i 2.300 0 0 610 0 0 2,038 10 I 610 0 0

2,500 0 0 5,061 18 0 505 16 5

2,500 0 1,575 0 0 2.080 16 5

3.7.19 7 5 3t>0 0 0 5..109 7 5 18.550 17 4 20,25(1 17 4

0 3.949 9 .-lOO 0 0 575 0 0 .10 0 0 5.024 9 7 50 0 0 214 2 S 300 0 0 1.114 2 8 3(K) 0 0

4,192 4 1] .520 7 4 650 0 0 I,7(H) 0 0 5.662 12 3 1.700 0 0 3.,l:>l 17 8 48.1 4 0 8.771 17 8 48r> 4 0 17

1.2(M1 0 0 2,2.10 0 0 48.092 9 11

1.2(M1 0 3,992 0 0 51,342 9 11 3.992 0 0

.i.24:t 6 2 2.72.1 10 0 UK) 0 0 12.118 16 2 4.880 8 U .1,280 8 11 3.832 iri 11 5,082 15 11 2,590 1 0 500 0 0 1,300 0 0 4.390 1 6 3.240 6 3 3.940 <i 3 7,61 t(t 9 5 500 0 0 8.409 it 5 7.576 13 0 8,076 13 0

711 4 7 2.500 0 0 5,071 4 7 2,862 17 1 3.612 17 1 2,862

1.500 0 0 2..1(MI 0 (t 1.500 0 0 1,000 0 0 i.(HI(l (1 (t

851 17 3 1,000 0

4,023 5 11 6,591 11 1 10,709 19 1

1,000 0 0 1,2.10 0 0 39,090 17 1 300 0 0 8,060 0 0 39.990 17 1 8,060 0 0

.1,132 17 1 2.000 0 0 570 0 0 7,702 17 1 8,585 5 0 1,6(H) (t 0 362 10 3 10.547 16 0

0 19.964 19 6 200 0 0 3,000 0 0 20,164 19 6 3,000 0 0 579 8 1 1,250 0 0 3,429 8 1 990 7 9

1,250 99(1 7 9

3,123 14 10 705 3 8 575 0 0 3.828 18 6 576 0 0 171,987 7 2 320 0 0 176,557 7 2

litO 6 7 565 6 7 0 0 320 15 9 2.700 0 0 600 0 0 5,270 15 9 500 0 0

4.103 4 3 75 0 0 4,103 4 3 75 0 0 166,729 13 4 168,729 13 4

869 16 0 425 0 0 1,294 16 0 17,501 15 10 18,126 15 10

1,879 4 0 3,179 4 0 6.772 13 7 11,1.18 3 4 8,463 19 10 300 0 0 9,963 19 10 8,463

2,-500 0 0 3,700 0 0 18,967 12 3 3,300 0 0 25,630 12 3

410 17 5 1,010 17 5

STATEMKNT HHOWINd THK AMOUNT OF ASSlSTANt'l ' : , INCLLJi)ING ADVANf 'FS ON K K C A Y M K N T TERMS, GIVKN TO SHIKK COl-NCll .S B Y THK DI'U'ARTMKNT Di :KING T H E FINANCIAL Y E A R 193r>-3(i.

86

APPENDIX X-eontinued.

Name of Shire,

Couuty

Lfss Uefiindfi ,,.

£ s. d. Mitchell 3(H) 0 0

950 0 0 600 0 0 750 0 0

Murray

1,250 0 0 MuMwellbrook 500 0 0

3,500 0 0

Narraburra 450 0 0 Nattai i,r>oo 0 0

400 0 0 600 0 0

3,000 0 0 1,100 0 0 1,850 0 0

Patrick Plains ... 600 0 0 Peel i.4rH) 0 0 Port .Stephens 1,100 0 0

1,500 0 0 2,600 0 0

Stroud 1,250 0 0 900 0 0 600 0 0

1,660 0 0

2,850 0 0 Tentcrfield 4,(H>0 0 0 Terania 2,400 0 0 Timbrebongie

2,025 0 0 Tomki 900 0 0

1,400 0 0 Tnmut 1,500 0 0 Turon 1,900 0 0 Tweed 3.300 0 0 Upper Hunter ... 260 0 0 Urana

500 0 0

Walgett 500 0 0

.500 0 0 Waugoola Weddin Willimbong 0 0

Wingadee Wingerarribee ... 2,0(M) 0 0 Wollondillv 0 0 Woodburn 4,650 0 0

],200 0 0 Wvaidra 700 0 0 Yallaroi Yanko 250 0 0 Yarrowlunija 300 0 0 Ea-stem Riverina

Kmlownieiit. Ferry Itecoupmeut,

lira I its.

KnierKnicy ltdief Scheme.

Uiiem|iloyment Iteilef Works. Ottier.

Ailvani-es under

It e [lay meat Terms.

Total.

i j r H n t s ,

£ 8. d.

80 8 0

156 " o 0

92 17 1

18.'-, 13 6

237 0 W 468 0 Oi

380 19 0 99 12 10

435 0 0

82 0 0

143,.550 0 0 fi,UO 6 IQi

143,5.10 0 0 6.110 6 10

£ 8. d. 966 10 9 .540 1 10

6,091 10 2

88.5 17 4 3,692 10 4 4,764 9 9 2,261 15 3

206 2 10 10,724 15 3 18,752 16 0

496 11 2 1,535 14 9

216 3 3 1,702 5 4 5,967 1 4 8.W5 10 10

10,826 5 6

7,594 6 5 .50,689 0 U 9,785 18 6 3,599 10 7

64,102 8 3 4,000 0 0 1,460 0 0

1,477 11 9

1.(148 0 11 11,712 14 7 11,5.54 12 9 7.23 7 4 1

430 3 5 594 8 6

2,915 9 1 665 8 5

3,072 II 8

64,932 1 15,014 15

1,386 15 2,065 18

10,8.57 8 7 20,364 18 r>

670 3 6 11,.301 12 0 1,162 16 10

479 7 2 3,589 3 4

1,267,472 6 l i 65 0 0

1,267,407 6 I I

£ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8, d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d 2,000 0 0 365 0 0 3,631 10 9

1,490 1 10 (i,69i 10 2

3,075 0 0 830 8 0 3,075 0 100 0 0 100 0 100 0 0

156 0 0 100 0

1,488 4 11 3,624 2 3 4,192 10 4

4,000 0 0 3,050 U 0 600 0 0 1.5,407 6 10 600 0 280 0 0 906 0 0 2,.541 15 3 1W6 0

656 2 Kl 1,.500 0 0 13,724 15 3

100 0 0 19,252 16 0 60O 0 0

3,496 11 2 1,750 0 0 4,385 14 9

300 0 0 2,366 3 3 250 0 0 2,552 5 4

7,417 I 4 2,000 0 0 i 1.291 4 4

12,326 5 0 2,5(XI 0 0

2,000 0 0 9,081 6 5 2,000 0 11,549 2 9 52,057 0 11 11,549 2

10,385 18 5 5,249 10 7

2,000 0 0 66.952 8 3 2,000 0 50 17 2 8,000 0 0 50 17

3,100 0 0 6,960 0 0

500 0 0 3,883 10 9 600 0 3,500 0 0 4.499 12 10

535 0 0 157 10 0 2,983 0 11 167 10 13,212 14 7 13,454 12 9 10,972 4 I

300 0 0 200 0 0 1,180 3 6 1,700 0 0 2,294 8 6

450 0 0 3,415 9 I 450 0 369 12 10 665 8 5 369 12 I

3,572 11 8

935 0 0 935 0 0 5,700 0 0 65,432 1 6 5,700 0

3,000 0 0 18,014 15 4 5,700

500 0 0 1,886 15 4 2,365 18 6

750 0 0 795 7 0 13,607 8 7 705 7 3,000 0 (t 24,514 18 r,

705

102 8 8 5,402 3 6 102 8 1,296 0 0 12,501 12 0 1,295 0

• • 1,862 16 10

729 7 2 3,889 3 4

800 0 0 800 0 0

68,910 6 8 23,392 10 3 54,748 3 2 1,509,435 10 8 54,748 3 432 7 7 183 19 6 497 7 7 183 19

68,477 19 I 23,392 10 3 54,564 3 8 1,508,938 3 1 54,664 3

8 7

APPENDIX XI.

STATEMENT SHOWINO THE AMOUNT OF ASSISTANCE. INCLUDING ADVANCES ON REPAYiLENT TERMS GIVEN TO MUNICIPAL COUNCILS HY THE DEPARTMENT DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR 1935-36.

Numc iir Miuiii'i|jallty. Kerry Kecmi])inent.

AlxTiU'fli AtlaiTiHtown .Mltiiry Ali'xatulria ,\ii!iaiidale Armklain City Anlilifdil Aiiluim Itatliiift Italnutiu HalraimKl IliiiikHlown llarralia Itttllnirst City Urga Horry l{('!il«y liinnara IJlaiWlii'ftth Hliiyiu-y Itoinlmla Ildlany • Itoiirk*' Iliiwral HniiilwiiiKl llri'warriiia Ilrnk.n Hill City .. |lri)\inhtoii Val« .. Hiirniwa Uurwood Caltrainatt* and Can-

U'y Vale Camdoii Camplu'lltown Canterbury Carringtou Casino Castlcn-agh Cewnock C-obar C!onoor<l • Condobolin ......... Cooma Coonambte C<K>tamundra Corowa Cowra Darlington I>eiiili(|uin Diiimmoyne Diililx) ' Dimdas Dungog I'.a^t wood Kutield Erminglon and Rydal­

mere Ernkineville Fairfield • ForliCB Gerringong Glel«> Glni Inn»'« • (;oiinmrn City Gnifton City (Jrafton South Granville (Irenfell Gulgotig Giinneilah Hamillou Hay Hillston llolroyd Homebush Hunter's Hill Hurstville Uliiwarra North ... Iri;ileburn

£ s. d.

m} 10 0

Ivrueryency Ufllef S<liiime.

£ s. d. 1,272 18 5

15,308 19 8 M,IHI7 17 11

lll.tifHt 7 10

I,IKI2 0 9

39.986 12 1 2.5.'J9 13 7 4.678 17 9

44,394 3 6

7,729 8 10.435 4 48.445 7

618 4 03.42.'^ 10

980 5 5 .••.26 14 2

4.709 3 1 12,051 9 1

90 1 6

910 2 7 25.495 12 9 16,653 16 11 5,113 15 5 2.965 2 2

2,784 18 2

41,875 1 18,653 9

705 17

9,21(4 1 6 31.201 16 6 3.2.-)3 16 10 1.2!t(( 14 2

23.02! 13 0 2,151 11 11 1.513 16 3 fl.639 11 5

33.728 13 3 11 19 1

45,484 9 4

26.648 9 8,414 11

llin'iiiployineiit HHiol Work.

£ s. d.

7,129 0 8

80 0 0

282 13 0 8.009 7 4

41 9 0 690 6 10

21,685 H 10 2,610 3 2 2,769 3 1 1,846 16 2

733 5 6 13,074 15 10

2,378 19 1 592 2 4

1,1.50 0 0

n 0

225 0 0

300 0 0

other.

£ s. d.

250 0 0

850 1 0

300 0 0

4,500 0 0

436 6 0

800 0 0

3.W 0 Oi

7.>0 0 0

2.'rf) 0 0.

3.>0 0 0 484 0 0

133 0 0

1.50 0 0

. ^ i l v n i K ' C f t under Keiiaynieiit

lernu.

£ B. d.

2,rHH) 0 0

97 17 6

3.000 0 0

500 0 0

5,579 19 1

\i,rm 0 (I 50 t) 0

3,490 0 0

6.000 O 0

284 7 10

3,(X)0 0 0 79 3 4

266 18 10

19,443 0 0

l.oOti 0

O rants, AiiviinceB lunlcr UcjiftyinentTerms.

8IH) 0 0 4,040 14 I

315 0 6.000 0

900 0 II 48.-> 0 0

25 0 0

4..'t(HI 0 0

£ 8. d. 1,272 18 5

15.308 19 8 14.(M>7 17 11

10,919 7 10

0 7,129 0 8

0 1,230 0 0

282 13 0 6 8,919 8 4

41 9 0 850 16 10

21,685 11 10 2,610 3 2

0 2,769 3 1 1,846 16 2

733 5 6 13,074 15 10

0 13,074 15

0 2,378 19 1 592 2 4

0 945 0 0 0

225 0 0 1,302 0 9

39,986 12 1 2,559 13 7 4,678 17 9

44,394 3 6 4,5f)0 0 0 7,730 8 0

10,435 4 0 48,881 7 6

618 4 7 6:i,42.'-> 10 7

980 5 5 526 14 2

4,709 3 1 12,851 9 I

390 1 6

910 2 7 25,495 12 9 16,653 16 11 5,113 15 5 2,965 2 2

3.50 0 0

2,784 18 2

41.875 1 2 19,403 9 7

705 17 5

9.294 1 0 31.201 16 6 3,253 16 10 1,540 14 2

23,021 13 0 2,.'>f)l 11 11 1.997 16 3 6.639 11 5

33,728 13 3 144 19 1

45,484 9 4

I.'iO 0 0

26.648 9 9 8,414 11 4

£ s. d.

2,ri(Ki"o 0

1,500 0 0

,365" 0 0

97 17 6

3,0(HI 0 0

2.50 0 0 185 0 0

1,190 0 0 4,(H)fl 0 0

500 0 Q.

6,579 19 1

s,rm 0 0 m 0 0

3,490 0 0

6,000 0 0

284 7 10

3,000 0 0 79 3 4

266 18 10

19,443 0 0

1,000 0 0

800 0 0 4,040 14 1

315 0 0 6,0(M) 0 0

iMKI 0 0 485 0 0

25 0 0

4,500' "6 0

8 3

APPENDIX XI~-coiUinue4.

Kainc (if Miiiiii'iyialHy, Ferry Recoup tiient.

Oranb".

Relief Si-herae. l'iieiii|j!ovment Relief Work. Other.

Advuuces under Repayment

Terms.

•i'otal.

(! rants. Ailviuierf under Heiijiynierit Termf,

Inverell .laniljeroo .liMiee Katoomba Kempsey Kiama Koparali Ku-ring-gai I>anibton Lambton, NevF Lane Ctive l ^eiihliHriU Liiieomlie Lismore I..ithgow LiverjMHil Maclean Maitlaml Kast Maitlaiul West Manilla Mnnlv Marri.kville Mascot Merewether Mittagong Moama Molong Moree M'»rpeth ^Ii)sman MnHgee Miillunibimby Mnrrunibnrrali Miirrunindi Miirwillnmbflh Muswellbrook Narrabri Narrabri West Narrandera Narromine Newcastle City Newtown North Sydney Nowra Nyngan Orange Paddington Parkes Parramatta Peak Hill Penrith Petersham Picton Port Macquarie Queanlieyan Quirindi Kandwick Raymond Terrace Redfem Richmond Rockdale Ryde St. Mary's St. Peters Scone Rhenharbour Shoalhaven, South Singleton Stockton Strathfield Tamworth Taree Temora Tcnterfield Ulladulla Ulmarra Uralla Vauchise Wagga Wagga . . . . Walcha ^^'allendbeen Wullsend

124 3 7

£ s. d.

I ' . - i s i i i s 11

0.042 17 7

8.934 10 0 10,191 4 fi 4,mo ir> 0

IO,flfif) lo 5 492 18 10

f>,748 18 2 1,393 10 11

219 13 3 507 19 4

7.145 16 11 20.832 3 3

1,931 12 4 228 6 4

45.782 10 9

£ B. d.

8,180 3 8 11,330 4 9 7,515 12 10

51.225 3 0 15.103 12 7 17,916 3 7 58,010 4 4 79,011 4 11 57,199 10 4 43,454 10 4 12.1(t8 10 10 59.577 17 9 29,167 12 1

226 19 9 7.169 4 7

23..568 2 11 4,849 15 3

26.954 0 9 .33,315 8 0

21.814 16 0 2.711 0 9

981 3 1 3,839 11 0 5,54{t 1 5 5.163 8 10

14.027 8 4 8.422 0 10

930 15 10 •1,779 7 9

946 16 1 1,046 10 5 8.,541 10 0 4.688 2 1 1.101 10 1 7,217 5 9

480 3 9 39.826 11 4

73,081 13 3 879 8 9

30,042 0 n 11,303 3 9 27,339 18 2

1,102 4 1 5,711 2 8

46.997 16 3 956 16 3

1,477 14 7 L866 1 2

57,487 13 4 762 14 5

2,327 13 6 63.946 5 9 64,217 9 6 18,623 1 11

73:> 14 2

1.500 0 0

1,800 0 0

£ s. d .

800 " o 0

925 6 0

400 0 0 200 0 0

200 0 0

300 0 0

99 16 6

83 7 2

300 0 0

230' 0 0

500 0 0

8. d .

1 0 8 0 3,500 0

rm 0 o

2,500 0 0 3.000 0 0 5.0IW 0 0 3,(H)0 0 0

l.tHtO 0 0 200 0 <l

72 0 0

804 15 0 813 0 0

12.5(H1 0 0

4.SfHI 0 0 .500 0 0 106 6 1

1,000 0 0 2,3.30 0 0

2,000 0 0

1.332 18 9

1,000 0 0 60 0 0

427 13 3

23,000 0 0

1,000 0 0 3,800 0 0

4,200 0 0

250 0 0 500 0 0

11,445 0 0

1,600 0 0 .5.499 18 0

1,500 0 0 10,44 0 0 0 2,050 0 0

600 0 0

5,000 0 0

1,500 0 0

800 6 0

B. d .

2,259 13 II

9.105 11.3.30 7,515

51,225 15.103 17.916 .58,010 79.011 57.199 43.454 12.108 .59.577 29.167

226 7.169

23..568 4.849

26.9,54 33.315

3 8 4 9

12 10 3 0

12 7 3 7 4 4 4 11

10 4 10 4 10 10 17 9 12 1 19 9 4 7 2 11

15 3 0 9 8 0

21.814 4.211

981 3.839 5.540 5.163

14,027 8,822 1.1.30 4.779 1,146 1.046 8..541 4,688 1.191 7.217

780 39,826

16 0 0 9 3 1

11 6 1 5 8 10 8 4 0 10

15 10 7 9

16 I 10 6 10 0 2 !

10 1 6 9 3 9

11 4-

7.3,081 13 3 879 8 9

30.042 0 11

ll..^03 3 27.339 18

1.102 4 .5.711 2

46,997 16 956 16

1,477 14 1,866 1

57,487 13 4 762 14 5

4.127 13 6 6.3,946 5 9 64.217 9 fi 1M,722 18 5

73.^ 14 6,042 17

124 3 8.9.34 16

16.191 4 4.684 2

]0.96fi 1 5 5 492 18 10

6,748 18 2 1,693 16 11

219 13 3 737 19 4

7.145 16 11 20.832 3 3

2,431 12 4 228 6 4

46,782 10 9

s. d .

168 0 0 3.500 0 0

.500 0 0

2.500 0 0 3.000 0 0 5,000 0 0 3,0<H) 0 0

1.000 0 0 2ilO 0 0

72 0 0

804 16 0 813 0 0

12,.50O 0 0

4,800 0 0 500 0 0 106 6 1

1.000 0 0 2,330 0 0

2,000 0 0

1 .332 i s 9

1,000 0 0 60 0 0

427 13 3

I 0 0

1,000 0 0 3.800 0 0

4,200 0

260 0 0 500 n 0

11,445 0 0

1,600 0 0 5,499 18 0

l.,500 0 0 10,440 0 0 2,050 0 0

600 0 0,

0 0

1,500 0 0

800 0 0-

8 9

APPENDIX XI—continued.

Name nf Miinirlpallty. Ferry llccoiiiiment. Krnert'oncy

lU'llrf Srlieme.

>V lira tall Wurreii \VatcrlcMi Wavi'rloy Welliiintoii WcIllMlTlll Wiikliam Wili'iiiuiia Willimi-lilty Wliulwiir Wiiiuliam -Wollimt'oiig WiiDllalira Yawn • Young Turonga /.oi» I ai'K

TruHt

leas Iti'fuuiiB . . .

a.

£ B. il.

28* 1.3 7

284 13 7

l'iifiii|>loymeiit Keller Work.

£ H. <l. 27..127 1 5

(i37 1 6

81..'-.72 11 11 7.733 2 0 i},897 15 2

t«)fi li 9 43.S.-|r. 4 (i 4,43H 12 I

184 (i 4 13.(112 3 0 •I. [ISO III 2 .1.327 Hi 2 7,037 1 4

7,710 0 11

2,084,250 l(i (1 8 8 1(1

2.()H4,242 7 2

1.7(Ml II 0

7,753 0 0

otlier.

£ 8. d. ! £ H. d.

2.50 0 (I

400 0 0

300' 0 0

14.4.58 4 8

7,7.53 0 0 14,458 4 8

Ailvante:* under l(ci>&yment

Temu.

£ 8. d. 2,500 0 0

(i.ni3 II (i

500 0 0

2,IHH1 II (I

0,475 0 O

213,505 3 3 (300 1 0

212,ll!>5 2 3

Totill.

I i mats. Advaiuea under

Kfuaynient Terras.

£ a. d. 27.527 1 5

037 1 (t

81,.572 11 11 7,083 2 0 .5,897 15 2

(>08 (i 9 43,835 4 (i 0,138 12 1

184 ft 4 13,412 3 () .5,080 19 2 r..327 Itt . 1

7,337 4 4

7,710 t) 11

£ s. d. 2,-500 0 0

(i.043 11 (1

5(H) 0 0

2.0(1(1 (I 0

9,475 0 0

2,100,748 14 3 8 8 10

213,.595 3 3 COO I 0

2,l(m,7.38 5 5 212,995 2 3

A P P E N D I X XII .

STATE.MENT .SM(»\MN(J THK TOTAL A.SSIKTANCE GIVEN (GRANTS AND ADVANCES ON REPAYMENT TKRMSI BY THF T OPAT GOVKKNMKNT DEPARTMENT TO SHIRE AND MUNICIPAL COUNCILS DURING THK YE.AR I

lli'iiil <if Service.

KiidoHineiit Fi-rry rrcoii|inii'iit . (IriiiitH III slilri-H mill

Muiil''l|iiilltles In i-.iiii"tnii'llrig ptililli' workH

FliKid Daiimu'' AHHfMAnce t,i Sliiri'H Hud MiUili-1 IMllltll'H

l»('»lriirtl(iri ofi noxiouH weeds I

Works fi.r Hie Heller, (if the rneui ployed

Total

t'onsoUdat.eit He venue Aceoiml.

Shirca.

C K. d. 1-l»..' 5l) (1 (I

(1,11(1 (t 10

4,2tt(l 0 II

)ti,:);i2 10 3

ISUU 0 0

Mmiiei-] 111 lit lex.

Oeneral I.OHII Afeoiuit,

Shlrea.

l7a,o:.2 J7 1

S. B, d.

i;i,r.24 4 s

1)114 1) (I

£ s. d,

2.ll(!0 0 0 W,477 li) 1

in,7Ja IS 3 (1H,477 lit 1

M iiniei-luilllleB.

£ B. d.

7,7.13 n 0 7.753 0 0

£lSll,7il5 15B. id. £7(1.230 l<is. Id.

SiuTlal OeposilB Aceiiunt.j

.'i hires.

B. fl.

I.a2],!171 10 7

Mtinic-l-1>a]ities.

s. il.

2.Slir..237 0 5

Total.

Shires. Muniei. [inlitles.

lira ml Total I if en eh

U3,S.-.0 0 n.ini fi

£ B. d.

2si"i'3 7

4.2iiU 0 0 13,524 4 8

1.32I.li71 10 7 '2,2D5, .'i7 U

£3,617,201) OB. (kl.

18.332 10

800 0 i.3£0,4-:g 0

I,5e3,.'i02 li

£3,883,

1)34 0 0

2.2(l4.i!1.0 fl 5

2.311)

235 14 s.

,7S3 7 8

£ B. <t. U3,rir.n o u

(i,3i)r> 0 5

17.:;i4 4 8

]ll,20ri 1(1 3

WK) (I tl

*3,Cfl5,43D 1« 1

a.MM,2l!r. 14 6

• Funils provided hy the Coliminl TreasuriT for relief of iiiieinployed.

Sjdnev: David Harold I'aisley, Ctovernnient I'i-inter~1937,