1938.
VICTORIA.
STATE RIVERS AND vVATER SDPPLY CO~IlVIISSION.
1, HIR 1_, Y -TIII I=iD
ANNUAL REPOl{T,
1987-88.
PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PAltLIAMEi\'"1' PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE WATER ACT 1928
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No. 13 -l3s.]-6895.
STATE RIVERS AND vV ATER SUPPLY COlVI~IISSION .
. A.NNUAL REI>OR1', 193'1-38.
In compliance with the provisions of the Watel Act 1928, the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission submits the following Report and Statement for the Fimmcial Year 1937-38, and Estimates for the ensuing year.
The personnel of the Commission is as follows :-
Mr. L. R. East, JVI.C.E., M.Inst.C.E., JI.Am.Soe.C.E., ::\''LLE.,Anst.; Chairman.
Mr. W. A. Robertson, ::Vl.C.E., M.Inst.C.E., ::VLI.E.,Aust. ; Commissioner
Mr. H. Hanslow, Commissioner.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
~UB.JECT.
Rtl!lllll<UV of Repmi
WoRK.~ (l{eports of Uivisional )<]ngilH\Pl's)
Uoullmrn and C:ipJlHiaJHl Lod(lon Wimmcra.-l\1ni!ee .. }fain Grban ~npplieR lnvestiga t.iom; anrl De~igns JYlurray and .Major Worb R.iver~ and Reclan~<ttion .. River Gauging Statement Total Storages in State
Part I.
Part ll.
·waterworks Trust,.; and 8Pw<'rag(' Anthoritif'" H.f'search nnd Testin!! Land \'aluar inn' '
!JEXBR.~L--
Arca of lands ull(lcr Irrigated Cultmr Progre~:-> in lrrigation Districts
J\JJ}l !1\ ISTHATH >X·
Oomm i,;sion Legislation Advisorv Boards J~nginec;·s of Wat.f'l' Rupph· J<]xmninution St.aff Nf'"' DistrietN
Part m.
Rt.at.ement of !tnti'c> and f'har,:.rt•-; with Yahmtions of Land,; and Population;; in DistrictR
FINAXCE--·
Summary of Annual Receipts, J)i ... lfwr;.;emenrs alHl E;;timatt•s District R;;ceipts and Disbur,emf'Ilts for 1 n:37 <18 Expenditure for Hl37 ~38~
Total Capital ContractK and Direrr. Labour
Water Supply Works Dt'preciaJion Account St.atement of Hevenue showing Axrears Loan Capital Liability at ::IOt.h .June, Hl38~-
A.-Frce Headwork::; B.-Capital Work~ and Charg('H not apportionable to Districts C.-Headwork::; D.--Irrigation and Water 8upply Jhsrrictf< E.--Urban DivisionH .. F.-.\Vaterworks Distriets G.-Lrlmn Districts .. H.-Flood Protecti01~ Di~t.ricts 1.-~\raterworks Trusts and Local Governing Bodies
Summary Srarcwent of Loan Liahilit.y as at 30th June, 1938
]Jstimates for Hl38 3!l
APPENDICES-
A-Order;; in Council relating to~-
(1) adjustment, between thn varioub Di::;tricts and t.he State, of liability for the cost of worh eontrollcd by the Commission, and (2) the eont.inuation of water supply to distriet.H where the revenue to the Commission is insuffieient to cover maint;;nance and management expensrtL
B-Statement slwwing Unemployment H.elicf Grants made to Commission from 1st. June, 1930, to 30th June, 1938.
C~Statements giving general particular:> relating to Districts controlled by Commission.
D--Water Supply Statistics.
~fap of Coliban System of Waterworks.
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ANNU_t\T~ REPORT OF
THE STATE RIVERS AND vVATER SUPPLY CO~I~IISSION FOR
YEAR ENDED 30TH JUNE, 1938.
PART I.-SUMMARY OF REPORT.
GENERAL.
1. The State Rivers and Water Supply Commission was constituted on 1st May, 1906, under the provisions of the "Water Act 1905."
2. This Report covers the period 1st July, 193'1, to 30th June, 1938.
3. Following the reports of the Royal Commission on Water Supply, an Act No. 4513 to amend the Page "Water Act 1928" (No. 3801) was passed during the year .. 52-54
4. The quinquennial valuation of rateable lands and tenements in rural districts subject to its jurisdiction has been carried out by the Commission 49
WATER SUPPLY.
5. The total capacity of water storages controlled by the Commission is 1,903,450 acre feet . . 39
6. The total net annual valuation of properties within irrigation and water supply and waterworks districts and the urban districts and divisions thereof, including Coliban System, amounted to £3,222,39'1, indicating a total capital value of over £60,000,000 60
7. The population dependent upon the works of the Commission for domestic supplies was 224,0'i'i . . 60
8. The total area of lands supplied with water for domestic and stock purposes by channels, tanks and bores was 15,065,000 acres 36
9. The total area irrigated during the year was a record one of 590,112 acres, the largest area previously irrigated in any one year being 566,5'i'i in 1929-30 50
10. The quantity of water delivered to water users in irrigation districts was a record one of 6'i2,'i82 acre feet, of which 55,944 acre feet were supplied by pumping ; the previous record quantity delivered was 651,400 acre feet in 1929-30 36
IRRIGATION WORKS.
11. The construction of the main canal with a capacity of 1,000 cusecs and the main channel with a capacity of 800 cusecs, to carry water for irrigation of lands in the Murray Valley District, has been continued, some 1,250,000 cubic yards of earth having been excavated to date . . 29
12. The first stage of the conversion of the Merbein pumping plant to electric drive has been completed, and work on the second stage is well advanced 15
13. In co-operation with the Department of Agriculture and the Commonwealth Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, further investigations have been made into the seepage and salt problems of the Kerang District .. 12-14
URBAN SUPPLY WORKS.
14. There are at present 109 towns whose reticulated water supply systems are directly controlled by the Commission Appendix D
15. Under the £200,000 scheme for improving the water supply to the Coliban District, 43;} miles of channels have been concrete lined, and some 40 miles of water mains have been laid in connexion with the remodelling of the reticulation systems at Bendigo and Castlemaine 19-20
16. Work on the enlargement of the Malmsbury Reservoir on the Coliban River was commenced . . 31
17. The Government has approved of recommendation~ of the Commission for providing increased storage at the headworks of the Coliban System, involving the construction of four new minor storages, and the construction of a new storage of approximately 14,000 acre feet capacity on the Coliban
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River near Lauriston . . 20
18. In the Otway District, considerable progress has been made with the works for the supply of water to Camperdown, Cobden, Terang, and Warrnambool from the Otway Ranges .. 22 & 24
19. Works have been continued in connexion with the extension of the Mornington Peninsula District to serve the bayside towns between Dromana and Portsea . . 21 & 25
20. A record quantity of 583,820,000 gallons of water was supplied to the City of Geelong from the Commission's Bellarine Peninsula System 22
WATERWORKS DISTRICTS.
21. The Wimmera-Mallee domestic and stock water supply system is the most extensive of its kind in any part of the World, the area supplied by 6,332 miles of Commission's channels being approximately 11,000 square miles 16
22. A proposal for the enlargement of the Taylor's Lake Outlet Channel in the Wimmera-:Mallee System is being investigated by the Public Works Committee 16
23. The increasing costs of clearing drift sand from channels in the Wimmera-Mallee System make imperative the institution of some measure of control of cultivation 16
24. To provide additional storage for the Wimmera-Mallee System it is proposed to make investigations as to the possibility of further developing the Glenelg River catchment 16
25. Works to supply water for domestic and stock requirements to about 30 square miles of high lands west of Pimpinio, within the Western Wimmera District, are under construction 17
26. Works are being carried out to supply water to approximately 190 square miles of land in the Normanville District . . . . 17-18
MAJOR WORKS.
27. Considerable progress has been made with the construction of the Yarrawonga Weir which will divert from the River Murray, water released from Hume Reservoir . . 27-28
DRAINAGE WORKS.
28. Works carried out by the Commission reduced flooding in the Kooweerup, Cardinia, and Carrum Districts in October, 1937 33
29. The estimated total cost of drainage schemes prepared for Irrigation Districts is £1,285,465, of which £974,335 had been expended at 30th June, 1938 55
30. The Cohuna, Kerang East, Merbein, Red Cliffs, Rochester, Rodney, Shepparton, Tongala-Stauhope, and Werribee Drainage Districts have been constituted 55
31. The drainage works undertaken by the Commission for the First Mildura Irrigation Trust have been completed and handed over to the Trust 15
32. Proposals for drainage improvement works in the Woorinen area of the Swan Hill District were agreed to by the landholders concerned and the preliminary works were put in hand 14
RIVERS.
33. Grants made on a contributory basis rrom the Rivers and Streams Fund now total 365, involving £59,200, the number recommended to and approved by the Honorable the Commissioner of Public Works during the year being 54 grants, totalling £8,788 . . . . . . . . 34
34. Works for the improvement of the Latrobe and Snowy Rivers were put in hand and are now well advanced ; the estimated costs of these schemes are £46,000 and £23,000 respectively . . 34
35. A ·further amount of £5,000 was expended on the systematic snagging of rivers of the State; bringing the total amount expended during the last three years to £51,500 . . 34
36. To make a comprehensive investigation into methods of river control in New Zealand, Mr. H. G. Strom, B.C.E., A.M.I.E.Aust., Divisional Engineer, visited that country during the ~ 34
37. A Committee, on which the Commission was represented by Mr. Strom, was appointed by the Government and presented a report drawing attention to the seriousness of the soil erosion problem 36
38. As a result of the abnormally low rainfall, the discharge of streams was generally far below the average, and in some instances the minimum record was established . . . . . . 37
39. To record the flow of the more important streams throughout the State, the Commission maintains and operates 50 gauging stations, as shown on a statement setting out all streams gauged and the periods of gauging 38
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Page WATERWORKS TRUSTS AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITIES.
40. Many important works were carried out during the year by the 116 Waterworks Trusts and 17 Local Governing Bodies which operate under supervision of the Commission . . 40~41
41. The Total Capital Liability to the State of these Trusts and Bodies as at 30th June, 1938, was £1,438,060 17s. 7d. and £567,698 18s. 3d. respectively 44
42. There are now 22 authorities constituted to install and control sewerage systems in country towns. Following the announcement by the Government of a liberal basis for granting financial assistance 45 for the sewerage of smaller country towns, preliminary proposals for schemes in 33 towns have & been submitted to the Commission for consideration 46
IRRIGATION PRODUCTION. 43. A record quantity of 56,750 tons of dried fruits was produced in Victoria, equal to approximatelY 62
per cent. of the total Commonwealth production for 1937-38 season 51 44. The Australian production of canned fruits reached the record figure of 3,030,000 cases, Victoria's
share being 2,218,000 cases, of which 1,438,000 cases were processed at the Shepparton, Ardmona; and Kyabram Canneries 51
45. In the Standard Herd Test conducted for 1937-38, dairy herds grazed on irrigated pastures again obtained prominent positions . . 51
FINANCE. 46. The liability for the cost of works controlled by the Commission has been adjusted, in accordance with
Act No. 4513, between the various Districts and the State 63 and Appendix A. 47. The net Loan Liability of the State for works of water supplY and drainage at 30th June, 1938, was
£25,270,314 . . 93 48. The total Interest Charges for 1937-38, including £101,686 exchange on overseas payment, on this
liability amounted to £1,152,694 66 49. The total Receipts for the financial year 1937-38 amounted to £560,241, the largest amount collected
in any one year, and an increase of £10,456 on the previous year's receipts . . 68 50. The total Vote Expenditure, including Special Appropriations, was £360,723, and after transferring
from Revenue an amount of £4,391 to Depreciation Fund and State Loans Repayment Fund, a sum of £195,127 was available to meet interest charges . . 68
51. In addition, Waterworks Trusts and Local Water Authorities paid to the Treasury as interest on loans the sum of £81,742 . . 66
52. After deducting the sum of £13,424 debited by the Treasury for pensionS, the amount available to meet interest and exchange was £263,445, or 19s. lld. per cent. on total Capital Liability, leaving £889,249 to be borne by the Treasury as the gross deficiency on water supplY undertakings 66
53. Of this amount of £889,249 borne by the Treasury, £164,760 represented interest and exchanga on Free Headworks, Capital Works not apportionable to Districts and Capital written off 39 years ago, and £373,755 represented interest and exchange on headworks and distributary works not debitable to Districts, making a total of £538,515 interest and exchange on the cost of works transferred to the " Capital Borne by the State Account '' 66
54. The cost of general services of a National Character and other charges not debited to the Districts was £17,875. The loss resulting from operating certain Districts chargeable to the "Revenue Expenditure Chargeable to the State Account " was £10,891. 66
55. The total expenditure during the year on water distribution, maintenan-::e of water supply and drainage works, and administration, was £416,554, of which £357,373 was provided from Vote Funds and £55,831 from Unemployment Relief Funds 68
56. The total expenditure on capital works was £712,156, of which £353,606 was from Loan Funds and £358,550 from Unemployment Relief Funds . . 79~80
57. A sum of £10,415 was paid into Consolidated Revenue as depreciation for the year 1937-38, of which sum an amount of £4,000 was transferred, by direction of the Treasurer, to the credit or the Water Supply Works Depreciation Fund and invested by the Treasury at 3 per cent. per annum .. 82&84
58. A statement showing the equity of various Districts in the Water Supply Works Depreciation Fund is included . . . . 83~84
59. The arrears of water rates and charges outstanding at 30th June, 1938, amounted to £787,353 85 60. The amount included in the Budget Estimate for 1938-39 for Vote Expenditure on works and services
under the control of this Commission is £358,120. This sum, however, has been augmented by funds from other sources . . 65 & 94
61. A total amount of £2,380,408 has been made available to the Commission from Unemployment Relief Funds since 1st June, 1930. Of this amount £2,216,802 was expended at 30th June, 1938. The total number of men to whom employment has been provided is 37,541 Appendix B.
APPENDICES. 62. Attached to this Report are copies of the Orders in Council relating to Capital Adjustment and
Districts which will not produce sufficient revenue to cover the expense of their maintenance and management, statement showing Unemployment Relief Grants made to Commission from 1st June, 1930, to 30th June, 1938, statements giving information of a general nature relating to the operations of the Commission, statement of water supply statistics, and a map of the Coliban System of Waterworks
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PART 11.
vVORKS UAHRIED 0~ OH COJIPJjETED DUIUNG THE YEAH. REPORTS OF DIVISIONAL ENGINEEHS.
GOULBURN AND GIPPSLAND DIVISION.
(E. P. J\endall; B.C.E., A.JI.I.E. Aust., Divisional Engineer.)
The Districts of the Goulbmn and Gippsland Division comprise the Rodney, Shepparton, Ka,t<mdra, North Shepparton, South Ahepparton, Tongala, Stanhope, Deakin, Echuca North, and HocheHter Inigation and \Vater Supply Districts supplied from the Goulburn Irrigation S\·stem. the storage;;; of which ar(' the Eildon Heservoir, \Varanga HeHervoir, and Goulhurn \V eir, ";ith a total capacity of 6GO,l00 acre feet; the Campaspe Irrigation ancl Water Supply District supplied from the. Cmnpaspc River : the Mafl'ra-SaJe Irrigation and \Vater Supply District supplied from the Ulcmnaggie\Veir on tl1e ::Vlaeahster Hiver: the Bacdms Marsh and \Verribee Irrigation and Water Supply Districts, the headworks of which are the Pykes Creek Reservoir, on a tributarv of tl1e \Verribee lEver above Baechus :Yiarsh. and the ::Vlelton Reservoir on the Werribee Ri,~er between Bacclnu< ::VIar:-~h and \Verribee; , and, in addition, the \Verribee \Vaterworks District and the Stanhope, Corop, Lockington, Heyfield, and Ba<:>c>hus ::Vfarsh Urban Divisions.
The Hodney, Shepparton, Tongala-Stanhope, Rochester, and Werribee Drainage Districts, ;Jnd the Loch Uarry, Kany;:Lpella, and Echuca (High-street) Flood Protection Districts, are abo eontrolled hy this Division.
In the following pages a description is given of the principal works carried out in these I hstriets during the year.
TxruRA CE~TRE.
The Rodney Irrigation and Water Supply District and the Rodney Drainage District arc administered from the (\nnmission·s Office at Tatura.
The absence of early rains and the exceptionally dry eond itions during the latter half of the season resulted in an abnormal demand for water for irrigation, the total quantity clelivcred to users amountino to 89A!l8 acre feet, whicl1 is onlv slightly lower than the record delivery for the vear Hl2!l->W. ,..., · ' · ·
· This Irrigation District is one of the oldest in the State and many original wooden struetmes have rcaelwd the stage when ordinnry maintena.nce and repair work would no longer make them effective. Lack of :sufficient Vote Fund::; to carry out the required replacement works has for mme time caused great difficulty in the satisfaetory regulation of water suppljes, but, with l 'nemployment l{elief Funds provided ~lY the Uovernment for the reeondit~oning of ehannels and structures, many very necess~ny Improvements have been made dunng the year. In addition to the reconditioning of part of the distributary system and the provigion of 1nodern outlet facilities, fom new regulators have been construded in the ( 'usscn Main ChanneL and tl1irtv old timber road and occupation bridges over duume1s were renewed in reinforecd concrete. The "'('ommission, in aeeordance with the policy of the Country Hoads Board to widen bridges on ::VIain Hoads, also constructed fourteen reinforced eonerete road brirlges to the desired vvidth, the cost being partl_\' borne by the Country Roads Boar·d.
The Rodney Drainage District, which was eon~tituted during the year, comprises an area o'' :J2.668 neres. TJw works completed to date consist of the Rodney Main Outfall Drain, the }lain Wyuna Drain, and the Randall, Kelly, and Settlers Drains, the total length of completed drainage channels being 57 miles; and the Ardmona, Taripta, Rodney Main, Lancaster and Vivuna Main Extension Drains are under construction. 'rhe (hy weather experienced since the completion of portion of the drainage system has not afforded an opportunity to show the real value of the:se works, but during the isolated storms which lurve occurred the svstem has fundioned admirably. "
SHEPPARTON CE~TRE.
The Districb: controlled from this centre comprise the Shepparton, Katandra, North Shepparton, and South Sheppart~n ~rrigation Districts, the Loch Garry Flood Protection District, and the Shepparton Drainage D1stnct.
The past~ season was a most sue~,essful one from the iniga!,l?n aspect, and, although tbe requirements were heavy on aeeount oJ the abnormally dry cond1t10ns, water was available to meet a.ll demands.
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The iiTigation supply distributary system was extended during the year by the construction of channels, pipe line, and an open concrete flume, the total length being 2i miles. With Unemployment Relief Funds many improvements to individual services were effected by the lining of channels with concrete, and, in the Shepparton fruit area, several small channels totalling about 1 mile in length were re-lined with concrete. In addition, essential maintenance works which had been long delayed on account of the lack of funds were carried out, including the reconditioning of channels and structures, the re-painting of bridge approach fencing and general repairs to outlets. In the Kaarimba Loop ChanneL five checks were enlarged to give increased carrying capacity and resulted in greatly improved deliveries of supplies to irrigators.
The Shepparton Drainage District with an area of 70,050 acres, containing 187 miles of drainage channels, was constituted during the year. Construction work is still in progress, and 30 miles of main and minor drains were remodelled and enlarged to cope with the additional drainage requirements of the area served. A definite scheme of maintenance has been instituted, and a very effective drainage system is nearing completion. Although the season was dry, there has been a distinct improvement in those small areas affected with seepage.
ToNGALA CENTRE.
From this centre the Tongala, Stanhope, Deakin, and half of the Echuca North Irrigation Districts, as well as the Tongala-Stanhope Drainage District, the Kanyapella Flood Protection District, and the Corop and Stanhope Urban Divisions, are controlled.
In the season under review, the demand for irrigation supplies was exceptionally heavy and resulted in the record aggregate delivery of 67,252 acre feet, this quantity being slightly in excess of the previous record supplied in 1929-30 season.
During the year no further extensions to the iiTigation distributary system were made, and the limited Vote Funds provided permitted the carrying out of essential maintenance works only.
The Tongala-Stanhope Drainage District, which was constituted during the year, has an area of 83,948 acres, the largest drainage district in the State. The extensive network of drainage channels, totalling 244 miles, which tap the majority of the holdings in the District, requires a great amount of maintenance. A dragline excavator has been engaged on cleaning silt and cobungi from the Deakin Main Drain for the first time, and a gang of four men has been employed on other maintenance works.
RocHESTER CENTRE.
The Districts controlled from this centre are the Rochester, Campaspe, and part of the Echuca North Irrigation and Water Supply Districts, the Rochester Drainage District, the Echuca (High-street) Flood Protection District, and the Lockington Urban Division.
During the past season, which was a particularly dry one, an exceptional demand for water was received and satisfactorily supplied. In the Rochester District 86,347 acre feet of water were delivered. This quantity constituted a record, being 16 per cent. in excess of the previous largest delivery in 1929-30.
No further channel extensions were made in the Rochester District, and essential maintenance works only were carried out.
In the Campaspe District similar dry weather conditions prevailed, water supplies being provided from ~he Campaspe River by means of the Campaspe Weir. Repair~ carried out during the prevwus year prevented leakage through the weir and made the maximum supply available for irrigation. Since December, 1936, this weir has been subject to overflow on one occasion only. Timber bridges over 40 years old were replaced with concrete pipe structures.
The Rochester Drainage District was constituted during the year. This District serves an area of 42,226 acres, representing the major portion of the high class land in the irrigation district. During the year 7i miles of drainage channels were constructed, making a total of 115 miles serving the Bamaw'lll, :Nanneella, and Echuca West areas. ::\1aintenance work has been adequate to keep the drains. in good condition. The deep d.:ainage system. provided in the citrus area has proved of particular benefit, and trees are showmg a marked Improvement as a result of the consequent lowering of ground water levels.
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MAFFRA CENTRE.
From the Commission's Office at Maffra, the Maffra-Sale Irrigation and Water Supply District and the Hayfield Urban Division are administered.
The dry season experienced provided an excellent example of the benefits of irrigation in the ::Vlaffra-Sale Irrigation District, an uninterrupted return being obtained from irrigation blocks while dry areas in the locality had great difficulty in carrying their stock over the lean period. Although portions of the channel system were taxed to their limit, there was no delay in fulfilling all requirements, a record quantity of 21 ,35i3 acre feet of water being delivered.
During the year, 2! miles of supply channels were constructed. On the Main Northern Channel 5 chains of concrete core wall were constructed to prevent seepage, and the Swan Estate Channel was lined with concrete. He-subdivision of a number of closer settlement holdings necessitated the construction of additional water supply facilities.
With the object of enabling more efficient control of the channel system during the periods of heavy rainfall frequently experienced in this District, certain works consisting of one floodway, one spillway, and one bywash were constructed, and screw gates were provided on three existing structures.
The installation of a drainage systen1 is proceeding, the total length of channels constructed being 89 miles, and it is proposed to constitute the Maffra-Sale Drainage District in the next financial year. New drains constructed during the period under review aggregated 2 miles in length, including ± mile of intercepting drain which is successfully coping with seepage from the Heyfield Vrban Supply Channel. Silt and cobungi have been removed from the drains by means of a dragline excavator, which proved of inestimable value. This >vork was supplemented by a small gang of men, and the regular cutting of weeds has resulted in their growth being materially checked.
BACCHUS MARSH AND \VERRIBEE DISTRICTS.
The Bacchus Marsh Irrigation and Water Supply District and the Bacchus Marsh Urban Division are controlled from Bacchus Marsh, and the Werribee Irrigation and Water Supply District, the Werribee Waterworks District, and the Werribee Drainage District are administered from \V erribee.
Owing to the limited supplies in the Pykes Creek and Melton Storages at the commencement of the irrigation season, it was necessary to impose restrictions upon irrigators.
Good rains in October, 1937, replenished the storages and enabled restrictions to be lifted until March, 1938, when, following a dry season of peak demands, it was again necessary to lin1it supplies, and restrictions were imposed after consultation with local advisory boards, in order to retain some reserve of water in the storages.
The raising of the \Verribee Diversion Weir and the concrete lining of the tunnel from Werribee River to Pykes Creek, which works will enable additional supplies to be conserved. were approved, Unemployment Helief Funds being provided by the Government; and investigations are proceeding into the possibility of providing for additional storages to supply these districts.
In the Bacchus Marsh Irrigation District, the total quantity of water supplied for irrigation during the season was 5,121 acre feet.
Owing to the erosion of the banks of the Lerderderg River it was necessary to construct further protective works, consisting of one large wire mesh and stone groyne. One mile of protective \Vorks, previously constructed by the Commission, is still in excellent condition.
At J>ykes Creek Reservoir, the Pinus hLs"~qnus trees planted in past years itl'\3 making excellent growth and are ready for thinning out. 'l'wo thousand additional seedlings were planted during the year.
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On the Gorge to Gorge Channel, which traverses treacherous and steep country between the Werribee Gorge and Korkuperrimull Creek, a landslip occurred which carried away portion of the concrete lined channel. 1'he damaged section of the channel was replaced with 260 feet of reinforced concrete box channel and the top slabbed. To strengthen the timber and iron flumes on this channel at Kelly's and Dugdale's Gullies, cement lining was carried out for a distance of 270 feet.
Showing damage to Gorge to Gorge Concrete Channel.
Landslide which damaged Gorge to Gorge Channel.
At Grant's Gully Service Basin, from which water is supplied to the Bacchus Marsh township, a chlorination plant has been erected and used for the treatment of water.
The construction of water measuring wheels for use in all districts controlled by the Commission is still being carried out at the Bacchus Marsh workshops, 62 large and 6!) small wheels having been made during the year.
In the Werribee Irrigation District, 12,H39 acre feet of water were delivered to meet the requirements of irrigators. Some 8 miles of irrigation channels were cleaned out and repaired during- the year and general maintenance work, as far as funds available permitted, was carried out.
rrhe usual service of water for domestic and stock 1mriJoses was <riven throuo·h the 24 0 b
miles of channels in the Werribee Waterworks District. An area of 10,496 acres has been constituted the Werribee Drainage District. This
District is drained by 42 miles of channels, of which 19 miles were cleaned out during the year. In addition, new drains totalling 40 chains in length and three pipe crossings were constructed.
LODDON DIVISION.
(P. Rogerson, A.lvl.l.E.Aust., Divisional Engineer.) The Districts controlled from the Loddon Division include the Tragowel Plains, Dingee,
Calivil, and Boort Irrigation and Water Supply Districts supplied from the Goulburn System, with supplementary supplies from the Loddon River regulated by the Laanecoorie vVeir and other diversion weirs; the Cohuna, Leitchville, Kerang, Koondrook, Third Lake, Swan Hill, Mystic Park, and Fish Point Irrigation and \Vater Supply Districts supplied by gra.vitation
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from the River J\tlurray, the headworks being the weir aml lock at Tornunban·? some 20 miles (by road) downstream from Echuca: the ::"ryah Irrigation and Water Supply District, which is supplied with 'Water pumped direct from the Hiver Murray at Nyah : the Treseo Irr·igation and \Vater Supply District, supplied by pumping from Lake Boga ; the 1\eran,g X orth-vVeRt Lakes Waterworks District: the Loddon United Waterworks Trust District: and the Urban Divisions of Dingee, Cohuna, Leitchville and Murrabit; and the 17rban DiRtricts of Pyramid Hili, :Mitiamo, Koondrook, Nyah, Nyah West and Lake Boga, as well as the recently constituted Cohuna and Kerang East Drainage Districts.
An outline of the most important works caiTied out in these Districts during tlw year is set out in the ensuing pages.
PvRA:'\IID lfn,L CEKTRE.
The Districts administered from this centre are the Tragowel Plains, Dingee and Calivil Irrigation and Water Supply Districts, the Loddon United Waterworks Trust District, the Pyramid Hill and Mitiamo Urban Districts, and the Dingee Urban Division.
The rainfall in this area during the year was only !) inches as agaim;t an average of 14~ inches over a period of 44 years, and. as over 50 per cent. of the t.otal fnll was experienced in the first four months of the season. the Autumn and early 'Winter were particularly dry, resulting in serious losses to those landholders without fodder rrserves. The farmers, however, who followed sound irrigation methods, had no difficulty in maintaining their stock One landholder on his 144 acres carried L200 sheep in addition to 40 co\vs, 40 head of other cattle, and 12 horses, while several small property owners supplied pasture hay to properties from ten to twenty times their size.
'l'he demand for water remained fairlv steady throughout the vear. and tJ1e total water delivered for iiTigation amounted to 58,833 "acre fe~t. eomJJared with. 45,17;) acre feet for the previous year. All \vater right commitments vvere met and, in the Dingee DiRtrict, excess sales amounted to 28 · 5 per cent., and in the Tragowel Plains District to 35 per cent.. of the water rights.
During the latter part of the season, landowners in the 'l'errieks area eonstrncte<L under the Commission's guidance, approximately 14 miles of private channels. which enabled theh· dams to be filled from the Mitiamo Prhau Channel.
With the exception of lucerne, practically all types of crops watered Hhowed increaHed plantings. 'l'he area under pasture, particularly sub-clover and Wimmern. r·yl:'-graf-is, iH steadily increasing, and tobacco seedlings also are now being successfully grO\vn in the vieinih' o£ Pvramid ·Hill. - · ·
With L'nemployment Helief Funds made <W<l.ilahle by the Uovernment. six checks and eleven timber bridges wel"e replaced by cone rete struetm·es, and the reconditioning of thirteen meter outlets was completed during the year.
The drainage works in progress in the nortJwrn portion of the Tragowel Plains Distriet were carried on another stage, and it is anticipated that the system will be eompleted during the next season.
Particular attention has been paid to the eradication of eolmngi growths in the channeb. The method of attack adopted has been to make euttings under water at least twiee, and possibly three times, during the months of .J a,nuary to April, and, to date, very satisfaetory results have been obtained. ·
Boom: CENTRE.
In the Boort lrrigati~n ~nd Wate_r Supply District, the d~1:1and for water remained steady throughout the season, dehvenes reachmg the large total of b,371 acre feet as compared with 11,831 acre feet in the previous season.
The increase in the areas under lucerne and sown pastures has been maintained.
To encourage the adoption of improved irrigation methods, the Commission again donated a prize of water to the value of £15, to the winners of various sections of the an~nal pasture and fodder crop competitions conducted by the Boort Agricultural and Pastoral Society. This eompetition created considerable interest, nnd beneficial results through the District are antieipated. c
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ConuNA CENTRE.
The Districts administered from this centre are Cohuna and Leitchville Irrigation and Water Supply Districts, and the Urban Divisions of Cohuna and Leitchville, as well as the recently constituted Cohuna Drainage District.
The rainfall in the Cohuna and Leitchville Irrigation Districts during the year was less than 9 inches, as against the average of approximately 15 inches, and, on account of the dry conditions which prevailed, irrigation commenced early in August. 1937, and continued until the end of May, 1938, resulting in the record delivery of 62,642 acre feet to lands "Within the Districts. In addition, 16,026 acre feet of water were diverted from the Gunbower, Taylors and Pyramid Creeks by landholders outside the constituted districts.
The treatment of salt affected lands is one of the problems in the Cohuna and Leitchville Districts and, for some years past, the Commission has been supplying water free of charge to landholders for the purpose of leaching salt from certain allotments where it is considered benefit would accrue and the adjoining properties would not be injuriously affected. Many holdings have beenconsiderably improved, and definite evidence of the benefits of such free water assisting in the reclamation of unproductive land is available.
Improvement works on the Barr Creek, the main drainage outfall for these areas, were well advanced during the year, and, to the present, 30 miles of this creek have been regraded, giving full outfall facilities to the Cohuna area. The reconditioning of the drainage channels has been continued with further Unemployment Helief Funds made available from time to time, and this year a length of 17 miles was completed by mechanical excavators, thereby further extending the area receiving drainage benefits.
The Cohuna Drainage District, comprising 61,893 acres seTved by 125 miles of drainage channels, has been constituted.
In the Cohuna Urban Division, some !J1 chains of new mains were laid and the reticulation system was Teconditioned.
KERANG CENTRE.
The Irrigation and Water Supply Districts of Kerang, Koondrook and Third Lake, the Urban District of Koondrook and the Urban Division of Murrabit, and the recently constituted Kerang East Drainage District aTe controlled from this centre.
The dTy conditions which prevailed necessitated the commencement of watering at the end of July, 1937, continuing without intenuption until the end of the follm~.ring May. A total recmd quantity of 76,000 aCTe feet of wateT was delivered to useTs dming this peTiod.
By anangement with the CountTy Roads Board, six channel culverls on the :1\fain Highways were replaced with concmte stTuctmes, advantage being taken during the reconstmction to extend the road widths to conform to modern highway requirements.
Unemployment Relief Funds made available by the Government enabled considerable improvements to the supply system to be completed. These woTks consisted mainly of the replacement of old timber bridges and checks with concTete stmctures, and the installation of meteT outlets.
The levee banks along the LoweT I~oddon Hiver between BenjeTOop Township and the I.ittle Murray Hiver weTe made safe by the construction of 2 miles of new banks and the strengthening of som.e 2i milers of existing_ banks. Thi~ wOTk a~ '".ell as the co~struction of a connectina channel m the ""\\ andella section of the h.emng D1stnct, was earned out under Unemplo~nent Relief conditions.
Dming the year quaTteTs for two water bailiffs weTe eTected on sites well suited for the handling of the respective sections, and greatly facilitated the control of supplies in the distTicts concerned.
In co-operation with the Department of Agriculture and the Commonwealth Council for Scientific and IndustTial Hesearch, investigations into the seepage and salt problems of the Kemng District have bee!l further advanc.ed. These investigations are contr<;lled by a Committee composed of the followmg members, VIZ. :-<VIessrs. A. V. Lyon, M.Aw.Sc., (Commonwealth Hesearch Station, MeTbein), (Chairman) ; F. Penman, lYLSc., A.A.C.L, Assistant Hesearch Chemist, and ]~. C. Bartels, B.Agr.Sc., Senior AgTostologist (Department of Awiculture) ; F. Hogerson, A.NI..I.E., Aust., Divisional Engineer, and H. B. Lincoln, A.M.l.E., Aust., District Engineer, (State Hivers and Water Supply Commission); and W. R. Scriven (Kerang Seepage Committee).
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At a meeting of this Committee, -:¥Ir. Penman presented, on behalf of the Division of Soils and the Department of Agriculture, a report on the soil survey of part of the Kerang Irrigation Distriet, with models depicting the principal soil types and a soil map of the area. This report forms a valuable contribution towards the solution of the problems of the District. ::VIr. Penman's conclusions as set out in the report were:
FAcToRs IN Tiff~ JJgvEJLOPMENT oF ExcESSIVE SorL SALI:-.rTY.
As is usually the case, the deYclopment of t,he acute salt problem in the district was associated with definite rise of water table throughout the area. Although the data to hand do not allow the relative importance of the factors contributing to the rise in water table to be evaluated, he following are discussed :~
(a) heavy watering in association with insufficient or complete ahRence of grading, most of the land being crab-holey ;
(b) seepage and leakage from channels ; (c) flooding and restrictions t,o drainage in this naturally flat area ; (d) overstocking and general managemeut, including the effect of spread of dillon bush, which provides
harborage for rabbits ; (e) insufficient or no use of fertilizers.
With regard to seepage, this is drfinitely a factor over short distances. In spite of high clay content, .Macorna and Kcrang clay types are fairly permeable to water. On surface evidence, seepage effects may extend for 4 chains at least from irrigated land. With regard to the influence of the Macorna channel, there was evidence of seepage effect from this channel for only 3 chains in l\facorna clay and no evidence at all in Kerang clay. The Pyramid Creek soils are the most permeable in the area, but their extent is so limited that they cannot provide evidence of seepage for great distances, although local effeets are sometimes quite marked.
Reclamat,ion.~Much affected land in the area is making the first steps in recovery under natural conditions. The list of salt tolerances of }Jlants given ......... for local conditions indicates the sequence of plants which occurs on sueh areaH during recovery. The wmal sequence on badly affected land at Kerang is from bare ground through Rea blite to barley grass and, as the process of recovery proceeds, trefoil, woolly clover, spider, and summer grass appear, depending on fertility and nature of irrigation. On holdings managed extensively, the process of recovery is encouraged by clearing of lignum and dillon bush and by withholding of stock and irrigation as much as possible. RccoYery under such conditions is naturally slow. and the resulting pascure relatively poor.
Under more intensive management, the land can he brought to good production, in spite of the persistence of high concentrations of salt below 2 to 3 feet, ami ,~aline water tables at about 6 feet. Similnr methods have ~ivcn extraordinary reRults at Cohnna. In outline, the procedure invoh'es :~
(a) clearing and cultivating, thorough grading and laying out by approved methods ; (b) sowing annual crops for two or three years, .gradillg bPforr each sowing, and irrig<tting by the hest
methods; · (c) final grading and sowing of a pasture mixture for irrigation.
Fertilizing with superphosphate i,~ necessary throughout the proceR8, and regrading may Le necessary after a fc>l' years of sown pasture, especially on crab-holf'y land. The annual crops chosen are usually millet, because of the desirability of summer watf'ring, or mtt~.
By methods essentially simil;1r to that outlined, good ;;wards havr been established in different parts of the area of the perennial rye-grass~white clover type. paspalum~white clover, \Vimmera rye-grass--subt rranean clover, phalaris--subterranean clover, as well as mixtures including luee,nc, straw!Jeay, red and alsike clovers, and cocksfoot. There is not.hing to suggest that the land on which wch results have been attained is inherently better than the hulk of the land in the area, except for areas of paspalum with white clover, some of which are established on ~wampy ground which has never become very saline.
With respect to difficulties associated with reclamation, there is ~orne clanger of Heepage effects on adjacent unimproved land and Rome soil typeR are more difficult to handle than other,;. The red-brown phase of Macorna elay appears to be the most difficult, as immediately below its surface layer is a very intractable clay, difficult to cultivate and to irrigate. Probably the greatest difficulty is that of the financial outlay necessary thoroughly to carry out the type of reclamation programme outlined, and the po~ition is that nothing less than very thorough attention will suffice. In addition, the change from an extensive to a more intensive system requires initiative and adaptation.
It is generally recognized that definite improvement in many areas has followed the open-cut drainage construction carried out by the State Rivers and Water Sn pply Commission two years ago. The ability to get rid of rmrpluR surface water provided by these drains and farmers' laterals linked to them has widened the possibilities of l'Pclamation and given increased protection to established pastures.
Conelusion.~'l'he number of instanccR of pasture improvement in the area, >~ome to a high level of production. and the land recovering under natural conditions or being brought back into a reasonable st:tndard of prod.uction, show that reclam.ation of much of the salt. affected land is thoToug~ly practicable hy the use of well established methods. There 1s no reason why reclamatiOn should not. provr possible, smce there are now c'xamples of improvement on every soil type in the a.ren.
After consideration of Mr. Penman's report, the Committee agreed that the possibilities of :reclamation and development in the Kerang District indieate that the outstanding need of the District is for a considerable e11.iiension of advisory services in connexion with irrigated arrriculture, preferably by means of an officer stationed in the District. The importance of an adequate internal farm drainage system, to link with the District drains for the removal of excess irrigation and storm waters, was stressed.
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The 9o:~:nm!ttee also considered that, in the application of fertilizers, the lay-out and method of ungatwn, and the establishment of pastures, the general practices in the District at present are definitely below attainable standards.
The Committee recommended that further investiaatory work in this connexion should embra.ce the following : ~ o
(a) Rates and frequency of watering of irrigated crops on major soil types;
(b) Helations between cultural practice and salt concentration and between productivity of the land, and level and salinity of free sub-soil water ; and
(c) The establishment and maintenance of irrigated pasture and the suitability and adaptation of the standard species and strains of !ITasses and clovers. includinG' 0 . b
responses to fertilizers, influence of varying watering treatment and influence of different methods of pasture utilization.
The Kerang East Drainage District, comprising 82,360 acres, was constituted during the year. The 110 miles of drainage channels are in operation and provide facilities for the drainage of holdings in the District.
SwAN HILL CENTRE.
The Swan Hill Centre administers the Irrigation and Water Supply Districts of Swan Hill and Nyah, and the Urban Districts of Nyah West, Nyah, and Lake Boga, and also controls the Tresco Sub-centre which embraces the Irrigation and Water Supply Districts of Tresco, Fish Point, and Mystic Park, and the Kerang North-West Lakes Waterworks District.
On account of the low rainfall, which was 4 inches below the average for the past 50 years, a steady demand for water was experienced throughout the season. In the Swan Hill District the total water deliveries were 32,000 acre feet, compared with 27,637 acre feet for the previous year. Including 5,430 acre feet of water supplied to water users on Pental Island, all irrigation requirements were met.
The improvement in the supply system, due to the reconstruction of main channels with a dragline excavator, was very apparent. To date, this machine has completed Si miles of main channel remodelling, the work being carried on throughout the watering season. Ko interference was caused to water supply arrangements along the channel during treatment, and this method of channel remodelling is admirably suited for dealing with weed growth and siltation in all channels.
In the Woorinen area Si chains of concrete channels were re-lined, and a further 2~ miles of similar cha1mels were treated for the prevention of seepage.
The construction and strengthening of levee banks along the Murray and Little Murray Rivers, to provide flood protection to the Swan Hill Flats, were continued during the year and the work is now well advanced.
Towards the end of the year work was commenced on the Nyah Outfall Drain, which is being constructed to the depth necessary to take the sub-surface drainage from the Nyah District, when the drainage system in that area is completed in the future.
Proposals for drainage improvement works in the W oorinen area were agreed to by the landholders concerned, and the preliminary works were put in hand. The landowners will contribute towards the cost at the rate of £2 10s. per acre of their irrigable lands, and the balance of the cost will be met from grants from Unemployment Relief Funds.
A commencement was also made with the work of laying a pipe drain to replace the deep section of open-cut in the 'J'resco Main Drain.
'fhe dried fruit crop handled by the Woorinen Fruitgrowers' Co-operative Society was of excellent quality and totalled 3,606 tons, compared with 2,700 tons in the previous year. The Swan Hill Co-operative Dairying Company manufactured 579 tons of butter, as compared with 551 tons last year, and, as some 2,000 tons of lucerne hay were despatched from the area during the year, the irrigation centre of Swan Hill can be considered to have experienced a prosperous season.
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WIMMERA-MALLEE DIVISION.
(R. F. 1YlcNab, L.S., A.~lJIJ.l.E.Aust., Dit'isional Engineer.)
'L'he Districts administered under this Division are the Red Cliffs and Yierbein Irrigation and Water Supply Districts, the Red Cliffs and Merbein Drainage Districts, and the Waterworks Districts served from the Wimmera-:1\hllee Water Supply System and by pumping from tl1e River Murray.
A general description of these DiRtricts and references to the main works narriecl ont f,herein during the past year are set out.
REil CLIF'l<'S AND 1\bJRBEIK C~:<:NTRI~S.
The Red Cliffs and Merbein Irrigation and Water Supply Districts are supplied with water from the River Murray by means of high-lift pumping plants, the station at Red Cliffs having the greatest capacity of any pumping station in Australia.
Irrigation water pumped for Red Cliffs during the year amounted to 36,299 acre feet and for Merbein 28,951 acre feet, these volumes being greater than the quantities for the previous year, and also in excess by some 5,000 acre feet for Red Cliffs, and2,500 acre feet for Merbein, over the average pumped.
Xo serious setbacks were felt by growers, and, £Tom a productive point of view, both Districts experienced one of the best seasons for many years, a total quantity of some :33,000 tons of <hied fruits being harvested, 20,000 tons from Red Cliffs and V~,000 tons from Merbein.
Three small sections of concrete lined channel were constructed to supply areas allotted to settlers to bring their holdings up to living areas.
The first stage of the conversion of the Merbein Pumping Plant from direct steam engine driven pumping units to electric motor driven pumps was completed and on load for the first irrigation, which commenced in September, 1937. This unit, which is one-third of the total capacity of the station, was on load for the maximum hours during the season and delivered 12,548 acre feet of water, which is slightly more than one-third of the season's total deliveries from pmnps. The electrical energy supplied from the Red Cliffs generating station for this unit at lVIerbein was 1,562,000 units for the year. The second stage of conversion work is well advanced. The second circuit on the transmission line has been erected, and the foundations for the alternator at Red Cliffs and the motor at Merbein are well on towards completion. Tenders have been let for all plant and the unit will he ready for load by February, 1939. At that date, 66 per cent. of the District requirements for water will be supplied by the electrical installation. 'rhe uKe of firewood as fuel will then he materially reduced at Merhein and thus save the limited forest areas for smaller undertakings. Brmvn ·coal briquettes from Y allour,n are used almost exclusively at the Red Cliffs pumping station.
In both Red Cliffs and Merbein Districts some 2! miles of agricultural drains were laid awl connected to the sub-surface drainage system for the purpose of draining seepages from channels which were affecting planted holdings. ·
All the projected sub-surface drainage schemes in Red Cliffs and Merbein Districts were completed during the year, the benefits of drainage now being available to 10,470 acres in Red Cliffs and 7,360 acres in Merbein Districts. This work materially helped in the record production of these areas for the past year. In the Red Cliffs Drainage District and the Merbein Drainage District, which were constituted during the year, there are 136 miles of pipe drains and 10 miles of open drains, which were maintained in an efficient working eondition.
In the Fh·st Mildura Irrigation Trust District, the drainage works undertaken by the Commission were completed. The Trust has taken over these works and is now operating and maintaining the various systems. Some 11,000 acres in the Trust's area are served by these works, which comprise 108! miles of pipe and open drains. Proposals have been made and are under consideration for the drainage of two more or less isolated areas in the Trust's district at South Irymple and Koorlong. .
Up to 750 men at one time have been employed in the three districts vn these drainage works, which have all been carried out under Unemployment Helief conditions. ··
The Urban Centres of Red Cliffs and Merbein continue to develop, many new residences and business premises being erected during the year and Municipal Swimming Baths installed in both townships. Reticulation extensions were made to cope with the development, the total mains in the Red Cliffs township being now 600 chains, and in Merbein township 523 chains. Full supplies of water were maintained in both places throughout the year.
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\VIMMERA--MALLEE ~WATER SuPPLY.
The Wimmera-Mallee domestic and stock water supply system is the most extensive of its kind in any part of the World. The water is supplied by gravitation from the Headworks Reservoirs, with a combined storage of 207,710 acre feet, on the Wimmera and Glenelg Rivers, with supplementary supplies, when available, from the Loddon and Goulburn Systems conveyed through the W aranga Western Extension Channel. The distribution system of this scheme comprises 6,332 miles of the Commission's channels as well as more than 3,000 miles of farmers' connecting channels, the area supplied being approximately 11,000 square miles.
The Waterworks Districts served from this system are Western Wimmera, Upper Western Wimmera, Wimmera United, Upper Wimmera United, Karkarooc, Hindmarsh, Birchip, Wycheproof, Long Lake, Sea Lake, Tyrrell, Tyrrell West, Tyntynder, and, in addition to the five towns controlled by the Charlton, Donald, Horsham, Murtoa, and Warracknabeal Waterworks Trusts, the following 37 Frban Districts with pipe supply systems operated by the Commission are connected to this scheme, viz. :-
Antwerp Dim boo la Marnoo Quambatook Waitchie Berriwillock Dooen Minyip Rainbow Walpeup Beulah Hopetoun Nandaly Rupanyup Watchem Birchip Jeparit Natimuk Sea Lake Woomelang Brim Jung Jung Nullawil Speed Woorinen Chillingollah Lalbert Ouyen Tempy Wycheproof Chinkapook Lascelles Patchewollock Ultima Yaapeet. Culgoa Manangatang
Although an indifferent season was experienced during the season under review, full supplies of water were distributed during the annual run which is carried out in the Winter and Spring of each year. Sand drift was more prevalent than in the previous season, and increasing costs of this work make imperative the institution of some measure of control of cultivation to minimize the trouble, both in the interests of the landholder himself and of the authorities controlling public works in the J.\Iallee areas.
In the catchrnent r,reas of the system little run-off occured during the 'Vinter and Spring of 1937, and very little run-off has resulted to date during the present season. These are the driest two consecutive years experienced on these catchments for the past 50 years since records have been taken, only 14,000 acre feet of water having been stored since the 1st October, 1936. In spite of the fact that the existing storages have a capacity sufficient for two years' supply, the position at present is, that when the watering, now almost completed, is finished, there will, with the exception of some 16,000 acre feet which must be pumped from Pine Lake Reservoir, be no water available to commence next year's operations until sufficient Winter rains fall in 1939.
The position would have been eased to some extent had the proposed Taylors Lake Outlet Channel enlargement been in operation. This work, if carried out, would enable larger volumes of water to be distributed during the more favorable months of the year, and so effect savings and greater efficiency by shortening the watering season. This proposal is now being investigated by the Public Works Committee.
In order to conserve existing supplies throughout the system, the Commission is taking steps to regulate the supply of water in all the Urban Districts by prohibition of garden watering except at specified times.
Owing to the increasing use of water generally, and particularly in the development and growth of many Urban Centres, the necessity for increased headworks storages is becoming more evident and some additional provision must be undertaken in the near future, otherwise development ge~erally will be retarded.
As the 'Vimmera and Grampians Catchments are developed almost to economic limit, it would appear that the best means of augmenting supplies lies in the further development of the Glenelg Catchment, which is already tapped to a limited extent by the Moora Reservoir and the Glenelg ChanneL
In the newer Mallee, further Closer Settlement holdings have been vacated and allotted as grazing leases, and these lands, where conveniently situated, are supplied with water on a sales basis involving payment in advance for supplies.
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WESTERN \Vll\1:\lERA. t:PPEJ:t WEHTimN \VBL\IERA, WDL\IERA UNiTED, UPPER \VnBlERA UNITED,
KARKAROOl', AND HINJJMARSH VrsTIU<'TS.
ln man v of the l' rban Districts in the above Districts svstematic remodelling and reconditioning of wood and other mains have been undertaken, and" these works will res'Ult in an extended life of the mains and effect a better water distribution throughout the various reticulation systems. "t numher ol' short extensions of mains has been laid to meet development in many l'rhan Districts, and extensions of local storages for Dooen and Dimboola Urban Districts are now being ca,rriPd out.
Two ext:avating machines were put into operation during the year on the 'l'aylors I.ake ( )utlet ChanneL which had become silte!l to such an extent that little more than half volumes of water could be run. This work will restore the channel to its original capacity.
In the areal'i in the vicinity of Horsham and ::vrurtoa, where vvater for irrigation is made a va ila ble, further progress haR been m:Hle, the total area watered for the year having increased from 2,079 acr(~S in 1!):)6-:n to 2.2D5 :~cres. Of this area, L278 acres comprise orchards, vineyards and nutrket garden:'l, rnost of which have been under irrigated culture for more than 40 years, and L017 acres are sown to lucerne. permanent pastures and fodder crops, which al'e the more n:cent developments in these areas.
Orr account of the abnomHI .,e.! sons experienced and the likelihood of shortage of supplies, no applications for irrigation of new :1reas will be approved until conditions become again normai, and supplies of water will he resi:Tieted.
A scheme of supply for high hmds west of Pimpinio within the \VeRtern Wimmera 1Jistrict, is nmv being installed and \Yill De in operation late in the present seaRon. This country, about :)() sq·Jare miles in extent, is comparatively close to the headworks. Water will be conveyed by means of a 24 inch di·unetf'r eoncrete pipe syphon, 2 miles long, across the Wimmera Hiver, ·tml thence by eh m 'L~l to a ptPnpin,.!,' pLmt at Ve:::tis East, from which point channels will retieulate the high coun·, ry. Th iH scheme will also provide water for Dimboola TownRh ip, hitherto supplied Ly pumping at .) ung, and the new route will very considerably red nee the distance over wb ieh supplies were previously run and will effect im vings in operation.
A further area of approximately :)5 square miles previously supplied from the ,Jung pumps will also he now supplied Ly gravitation through the new syphon across the Wimmera River.
BmcHIP, \rYuHEPnooF, LoNu L"\r<E, 1-iEA LAKr:, TYRREI,L, 'l'YRRELL \YEsT, ,Dill Tv:-JTY);DEH DrsTRICTS.
~o new works of any consequence, other than extensions of storages for Urban Distriets were undertaken in the above-mentioned Districts. An additional storage tank was constructed for SpeedTovmship and the enlargement of ( )uyen Xo. 2 ~torage is in progress.
A new tank fm C'uryo Town:ohip was built tu provide more convenient .supplies of water for general use.
A plant httH been in operation throughout the year carrying out recoating and reconditionino· of mains in the urban reticulation Hvsteml'. At the same time, manv short
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extensions of mains have been laid to cope with the steady development in the townships. The pipe coating plant is Rtill engaged.
The asl1estos cement fhuneH on the Burra ChanneL which were constructed for the 1936-:37 sPason, proved very satisfactory in operation. Ga I vanized corrugated iron has, in the past, been uRed for flumes, but the experience gained RO far with the use of asbestos cement shows its use to be preferable to iron, apart from the fact that up to double tbe volume of water can he transferred through an asbeRtos cement flnnw as can he taken through a corrugated iron flume of the same size.
(Waterworks Districts Not Part of Wimmera Mallee System).
NmniANVlLLE V1STRICT.
An area of approximately HlO square miles. which lies south and east of Quamlmtook, and \Vhich is portion of what is known as the Little l\lallee, is to be constituted the Normanville \\'aterworks District.
The land is of good quality, ~:mitable for \\'hPat and general farming, and reqnPsts extending over many years han• been made fm a. domestic nnd stock supply.
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The southern portion of the area had previously been supplied by a private pumping scheme from Lake l\Iarmal, and some of the channels will be taken over and remodelled to form part of the system to convey supplies from the Waranga \Vestern Extension Channel.
The principal supply will be drawn from this channel at ;)6 miles by the Main ~ormanville ChanneL 48 miles long, which is being constructed to Kooranjie and Meering \Vest. Distributary channels, totalling in all 25 miles in length. are also being constructed.
This system will be run for the first tin1e during the J\)38 season, the area of the constituted district being that commandable by gravitation. A considerable area of some 60 square miles. which is commandable only by pumping, is not provided for in the present proposals.
WALPEUP WEsT DrsTIUCT.
The water supplies Df this District are provided hy 1 m) public bores and by landholden; with private bores on their holdings. Allotments on vvhich private bores are installed are rated in a lower division than those without horcs.
The District is administered from the Ouven Centre and Hw yuh\i<: bore:-; have been kept in reasonably efficient working order during th~3 period under J'('VJew.
CARwARP. CARWARP CENTRAL, CoRJ<:E,\'A. ANil YELTA DisTRicT.-:.
'I'he Carwarp and Carwarp Central Districts are watered from the Hed Cliff1-1 Irrigation Disti·iet pumping plant on the River ~1urra.v. and aJJ :-;ettlecl holdings were supplied. An area of some 125 square miles now lea:-;ed for grazing wal-l not watered.
ln the Carwarp Urban District a new storage is being constructed, the exu;tmg storage being of insufficient capacity to provide continuous supplies to the township throughout the year. A new elevated tank and stand is also heing installed.
The Coreena District is watered by pumping from the River 1\Iurray. The main plant is situated on a billabong which, when the river flow is not sufficiently high, must be filled hy a temporary plant on the river. This additional pumping was done for 1937-38 and will be necessary in the J\)38~39 season. Full supplies were distributed to all settled holdings and, by arrangement, to a number of grazing areas.
Supplies of water were also distributed to holdings in the Yelta District, the channel system of which is supplied from the Merbein Irrigation District pumps on the River l\Iurray.
On account of a number of holdings having reverted to the Oro-vvn and been leased for grazing, the running of about one-third of the channel system will not he made in future.
}frLLEWA AND MILLEWA CENTRAL DISTRICTS.
These Districts receive their supplies from the River :!Yiurray at Lock 9. Water is pumped to a height of 145 feet for Millewa District, and an additional 135 feet for :Millewa Central District,· four separate pumping plants, with an approximate total horse-power of 2,000, being used for this purpose.
In these Districts further allotments, previously occupied by closer settlers, have been leased for grazing.
Practically all the grazing lands, including a large area now outside these Disricts, were supplied with water on a sales basis, arrangements having to be made in advance by lessees for payment for such supplies.
In the Meringur and Werrimull Urban Districts reconditioning and remodelling of the reticulation systems were carried out, and the work clone will prolong the life of the existing pipes and provide an improved service. Small extensions of the water supply mains WNP
made.
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TO \V .N 1::i t: PJ'LlES.
MAIN URBAN SUPPLIES DIVISION.
(If. P. ~Ym;ill, B.C.E., Divisional Engi11,eer.)
'fhe Urban Supply Systems xerving the Coliban, Mornington Peninsula, Wonthaggi, Bellarine Peninsula, and Otway Districts are controlled under this Division. These systems, and the principal operations <:<ll'l'icd ont during the year, are described in the following pages.
CoLIBAX S VSTE.\1.
Tn tl1e CulilJan Ryxtem tl1ere are two lllain ::;torage reservoirs on the Coliban Hiver, the L"ppcr ('olihan with a capacit.v of 700 acre ft>et, and }lalmsbmy \vith a capaeity of 12,:300 acre feet, together with :2!) RuhsidiaT}' reservoirs with a total capacity of 6,840 acre feet. The main and distrihutary channels have a total length of :~48 milex, while a supply of water for the City of Bendigo, the important town;; of ( 'astlcmaine. I£agleha.wk, and Maldon, and eighteen other townxhips i,.., provided thmugh son1e :)0(1 llli]('S of mban pip<' retieulation. In addition, water i;-; normally supplied for irrigating" large nr<·a of on·hards, market gardens, permanent pastures, <llld otJ1el' Cl'!!flS, and for the r<~<Jll irt>JIIetlfS or tfl(~ lliiHiB\! indw;try throughout the district.
()wing to th<· failun· l!f ~prin.~ ra i11~-> this }'t'<IT on til<· catdnnent, consmners within the ( 'ofih<lll K\·st.pm \H'I'<' faced with <1 sNioux slwrtag1• of walPr early in the season, the two main storages r;n the ('olihan Hiver having ,..,tort'd in them at the end ~f October, 1!187, only slightly ntor·e than one-fourth of their total fuiJ capn<'ity of :38,000 acre feet. Steps were therefore taken t<J Hafeguard the domestic and industrial wah•r :-;uppl ies for the district, \vhich has a population of 150,;)00 persons. .:\t the beginning of t!Je season minor restrictions were enforced, but with the <·ontinuance uf drought <:onditions it wa:-; later found necesRary to impose restrictions of a more dmt'tic nature. Afl irrigation ,'\tt]>pliPs \\'l're discontinued except to certain areas in Harcourt I Jistrir;t a.nd ih<~ us<· of wakr was restrid<•d to dmne:-;tic, manufacturing and mining purposes only.
All rneans of Jlleeting the emergency were expeditiously explored, and the methods adolJted were considered to he in tl)(• he,..,t interestR of the district as a •whole.
It is hardly necessary to point out that the water· shortage, as well as being a ?eriuus handicap to growers generally in the d i:-;triet, has been responsible for a marked falling off m revenue.
The supply for the township;; uf Haywood, Sebastian and }larong completely failed, and to provide a service to the resident:-;. the ('ommission accepted the generous offer of the Kyneton \Va.tcrworkx Truxt to nw k(' :1 vaila hle watPr from that system for transportation by rail.
In the Harcourt District, ordwnlist:-; who are normally supplied from the Coliban stora,ges were given limited supplies until the t>nd of .Jannary, while those served from Barkers Creek Heservoir: received full supplies throughout the season, although in the latter portion of the year it was found necessary to resort to pumping.
~o water for xlui('ing has IH'('ll supplied xince April, IH;n, and, in aecordance with a decision l;r tlw I ;,y\·enunt>nt following a l'e<·oJmrwndation by the CoHuu ission, water for sluicing purposes ,,:ill not be made avnilahle in future ttllkxs wat<·r ix a<'iwdlv flowing 0\'1:'1' the reservoir hywashes and would othen\ isc n111 to waste.
Durin~ the nar the CollUHission contiuued with its }JO!icy of eonsolidating existing works 1)\' snbRtitutiiw· ne\\' and more permanent structnrex in reinforced concrete for old and worn out ti~llher con!'ltr~ctions. ...:\ number of leaky ftnmes have bet>n replaced by reinforced concrete pipes, and where channel supplies W(\l'P originally earried in spirally riveted pipes now beyond repair, eonncte pipes have been used to replace them. The more important works of this nature induded tlw replacement of 12 chain<' of 15 inelt d iametcr pipes in Diamond Gully syphon at ('amp hell's Creek and the lK in<'h diameter sypl1on croR,'-'ing the railway line at Harcourt.
In Hl:~5- ;)() the UovermlH'nt approvt>d of tlw provision of £200,000 from unemployment Helid Funds, of whi('h t:)O.OOO was for clmrnwl lining and £1:)0,000 for retieulat.ion improvements at Bendigo and ( 'u:-;tlemaine.
These works lmn heen pro<·twded with during tbe year. A fmther length of 8 miles of <'hannel was reconditioned in eith(·r l'UU<·rt'te ground fhming or channel lining. The total length !lOW completed is 4:.q mile:-;. 17 milc.> . .., of .Jb in ( 'hannel and 26± miles of branch ehannels. . .From t lw poi1:1 , .r view of l'<'dueiH!.!; s<'<'P<l.!!<' i11 the clutlliH·l :;;vstelll thP main ohject of this expenditure~the re.'mlts haYe pl·on•d H'l'\' sHti::d<~ctor.L but then• an· ,.;till mnuy miles of main channels in whirh a considerable saving of \\'~ter could bt> effedcd by continuing this important work.
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Satisfadorv progress has been made with the work of remodelling the reticulations of Bendigo and Castlemaine, and during the year 21 miles of H inch diameter steel cement lined and 221 miles of fibrolite pipes of various diameters have been laid in the business and residf'ntial parts of the City of Bendigo. At Castlemaine the work of laying 2~ miles of 15 inch diameter, 27~ chains of 12 inch diameter, and 11 t chains of 9 inch diameter steel cement lined pipes has been completed, the larger diameter maim; replacing portion of the existing lV~ inch and 10~ inch diameter east iron supply main from Uolden Point. The total len~:,JiJh of pipefl laid since this \Vork began in ApriL 1937, is a:pproximatel.'' 40 miles.
Additional extensions of the pipe reticulation systems of Bendigo and C'astlemaine involving the laying of 43 chains of 3 inch diameter mains \Yere carried out this year, new subdivisions and progress in building making these works necessary.
The low level to which the water had receded towards the end of the season made it possible to carry out urgent repairs and maintenance work to the outlet tower at Ba.rken; Creek Heservoir. New holts ancl nuts were suhstitnted throughout, and a section of the main spindle renewed. The east iron structure itf.;elf was scraped, cleaned and painted with two coats of tar paint and is now in a serviceable condition.
The Government Juts approved of reeommenrlations of the Commission for providing increased storage at the headworks of the C'olihan R_\·stem. At }lalmsbury Reservoir, works to store an additional 2.100 aere feet by installing flood gates on the spillwnyR of the reservoir at a cost of £i36,500 are in hand.
Investigations of a number of known sites for minor stora.ges near Bendigo were also carried out with a view to effecting a saving in distribution. and providing more reliable supplies for the smaller towns of Haywood, Sebastian and .Marong. The eonstrudion of four new storageR has been approved, and together with the remodelling of three existing basins, will provide for a!lditional storage capacity of 145 aere feet.
In order to safe<.;nard the domesti0 al!'l industrial rerp1iremcnts of the City of Bendigo, the Boroughs of gaglehawk and Cm;tlemaine and the other towns dependent npon the Colihf1n System, against a repetition of the present shortage, the Commission also recommended, after further investigation-
(!) That a new storage of approximately 14,000 acre feet capacity (to be known as La1niston Reservoir) be constructed on the Cohban Hiver below Shepherds Hut Creek near Lauriston, the estimated eost being £280.000.
(2) That this additional storage be operated solely as a reserve for town supply purposes, no water to he supplied from it for irrigation or o·ther purpose.
(3) That with a view to safeguarding the Coliban System against any further increase in irrigation demand--
(a) a register 1Je prepared of all lands now irrigated; (b) agreements then be entered into to supply water, when available, to
these lands only. (these agreements to serve as a basis for a proportionate supply when available \Vater is insufficient to meet all requirements) : and
(c) no additional lands he supplied with water for irrigation even if temporary surpluses may be available.
These recommendations were approved hy tl1e Oovernment and steps are being taken to have the proposals put into operation.
Contour surveys have been made of a portion of the reserved lands above Crusoe Reservoir and also at the Rprings adjacent to the }fam Channel in the parish of Sedgwick 'for the purpose of ascertaining what facilities exist for subsidiary storages on the Main Channel.
As an appendix to this Report a plan of the Coliban System of -waterworks is included. In addition to the district served, this plan shmvs the catchment area, the reservoirs, water races and main -pipe lines comprising the system, the pipe reticulatecl areas and \Vatel'Works Districts supplied, and also the location of the vVaranga Western Channel from the \Varanga Reservoir.
NKWSTEAD DISTRH'T.
On account of the failure of the flow in the Jim Crow Creek the storages for the town supply of Newstead were reduced to less than one-third their full capacity of 40 acre feet at the beginning of ApriL 19:18, and. in order to ~~nsnre stq~plies f?r domestic use, it was necessary to impose restrictions similar to those in force m the C'ohban Dmtrict at the time. Fortunately, g;oo:l rains fell shortly afterwards quick]~- replenishing the reservoirs, and conditionR were again restored to normal.
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lVloRNINUTON PENINSULA Drs·rtUCT.
The supply for this District is drawn from a catchment of ;)O square miles of forest country at the head waters of the Bunyip River. Water is conveyed mainly by pipes to service reserYoirs having a total capacity of b,~tiO acre feet, and thence by pipe lines w the Flmders N<:tval Base and to the bayside resorts of Aspendale, Edithvale, Chelsea, l:arrum, beaford, Frankston, ~outh Frankston. Mornington, and .,~lount Jiartha, and to the inland townships of Hpring Vale, Noble Park, Uandenong, Berwick. Beaconstield, Pakenham, Uariield, Bunyip, Longwarry, Cranbourne, Somerville, Hastings, Bitten1, and Crili Point. ln addition, ample supplies of water are available for market gardening in the vicinity of Dandenong.
An extension of this system to supply water to the bayside towns o£ Dromana, Hosebud, l{ye, 1-lorrento, and Portsea is now being undertaken.
The Bittern Reservoir, the main storage for the water supply to these towns, has been completed, and the construction of the m.ain pipe line from Cranbourne to this storage is now in progress. This pipe line consists of '27 inch, i4 inch and ~1 inch diameter reinforcea concrete pipes and 21 inch diameter wood stave pipes. Contracts for the manufacture and laying of these pipes have been let and about half this line, comprising ~ti,\H:H feet of concrete pipes and 24.725 feet of wood pipes has been completed.
After some difficulty in obtaining a suitable site, the Drornana Heservoir, which forms the pipe head basin for the reticulation of the new ar·eas, iK now in course o£ constructjon.
In addition to these new works, considemble <Llterations aJl<l extensions have been carried out in the older portion of the district.
The service basin at l\Iount Martha vms completed early in the year and brought into oper;:ttion dming the Summer and has resulted in a much more satisfactory water supply being made available. Owing to the heavy cowmmption of water· in "Vlornington at peak periods, the ;mpply to ~lount .}lartha had, in the past, been seriously affected.
On account of the considerable increase in the activities of the Longwarry Creamery and the consequent large consumption of water, the 4 inch diameter main serving tlle townsnip of Lollgwany proved totally inadequate to meet the demand. To overcome this restriction a llf'\\ 6 inch diameter main has been laid. The ori~irutl '*inch line, Wlliell 11'! ;;;till in perfect orde1·, lt;ts IH'en liftt>d and \vill be u:-~ed for retieulation ptirpo.'\es as required eh;ewhere in tne district.
Fmther improvement was efie<~ted in the Hptingvale Urban District by the reconditioning and relaying in Rpringvale Hoad of several chainfl of 1'2 inch diameter \vood stave pipes whic11 had been removed from the lhndenong Creek syphon.
A grant from Fnemployment Belief Funds enabled a much needed catch drain to be eonHtrueted around the Beaconsfield Reservoir. This work will prevent the possibility of contamination of the water by the run-off from the alienated portions of the reservoir catchment.
Alterations to the Point Nepean Road Bridge over the Carrum Creek uncovered the 12 i!lch diameter wood main at this point. As this section of the main was in very Lad condition, advantage was taken of the circumstances to replace the defective portio11 with i~)o feet of <'t'.nwnt lined steel pipe.
Several ehains of small diameter main in Hammond Road, Dandenong, were replaced with a 4 inch diameter asbestos-cement pipe to enable a sufficient water supply to be made availahle to the treatment works of the newly formt>d Dandenong Sewerage Authority.
A very large nmnber of retieulation extem.;ions has been c11rried out in many of the t:J'l,an DistrietH, indnding the laying of a. f) inch diameter main in Willimu btreet, .Fnmkston.
\YoN1'HAGGI DnsTHH"l'.
. . 'rhe towns . of \': onthaggi, North W ont~aggi; and Hicks borough, which comprise this D1stnct, are supphed w1th water conveyed by p1pe lme from a stonwe reservoir constructed 011 .. - 0 Lance Creek.
Satisfactory water supplies have been maintained throughout the year, work beina confined entirely to the general maintenance of the main lines and reticulation of the district.
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Several chains of small diameter cast iron pipe, which had deteriorated to a marked degree have been replaced with asbestos cement pipe. '
Minor repairs to the outlet works at Laneo Creek Reservoir were also carried out.
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BELLARINE PENINSCLA DISTRICT.
The principal storage for the supply of· water in the Bellarine Peninsula is the Wurdee Boluc R.eservoir, capacity 10,000 acre feet, which is filled h_v an inlet channf'l from tributaries of the Upper Barwon Hiver. From this storage an mttiPt channel conveys water to a main pipe-head basin at Waurn Ponds from which supplies are taken to the s~rviee basins of the townships of Drysdale, Portarlington, Queenscliff, Point Lonsdale, Ocean Grove, Barwon Heads, Torquay and Anglesea. A supplementary supply is also provided for the City of Geelong, and rural supplies are given to farms and market gardens adjacent to the main pipe line.
The construction of the vVaurn Ponds Auxiliar~' Basin. approved towards the end of last year, has novv been completed and the basin filled. The storage has permitted the emptying of the original vVaurn Ponds Pipe Head Basin which is no'v in process of being cleaned out.
Pipes have been laid and arrangements made to bypass water from the Bellarine main line around the Bellarine Basin when required. Advantage has already heen taken of this installation to empty this storage and undertake the removal of submerged stumps and other debris.
Owing to the very dry season experienced, the \Vurdee Boluc Rtorage has hf'en depleted to a slightly greater extent than last year, hut the position is quit(~ satisffl.('tor,v.
The quantity of water taken hom the Bellarine Ncheme by the ( ~eelon,..; vVaterworks and Sewerage Trust hat::, fur the first time, exceeded the amount guaranteed by the Trust, and revenue to the extent of £5,361 for the supply of 583,820.000 gallons has been received. This is an increase over the previous year of more than £360.
Several minor extensions have been made in the l ·rlmn Distrif'tH. all of which eontimtP to be satisfactorily suppliefl from the .scheme.
The Commission's administrative office for this District is HOW situated in tlw n•centh· erected Public Oflices at Geelong.
0TWAY DISTRICT.
As stated in previous Annual Heports, works are being earried out to supply water to thP City of vVarrnamhool and the important \Vestern Distri(·t towns of Cmnperdmvn, Cohden, and Terang. Supplier-; are to he drawn from tht:' Arkins Cn•t:'k in th0 Otway [{anges awl conveyt'd by pipe lines totalling 78 miles in length to servi('(~ hno-;ins of ample capaciti('S to ml:'et tlH• requirements of the centres to be served.
Considerable progress has been made with the eon'<truction of these works. The main pipe line from the diversion weirs on Ark in ·s Creek to the Cnmpenlown Bifureation, conststmg of 30 miles of 17 inch diameter coneretr lined mild steel pipPs. has now been eomplPted. This work includes the crossing of the Gellibrand River at a point 1.000 feet below the somee of snpplv, the high pressure involve<l neeessitatil\2: the nRe of ~ ineh thi('k steel plate for· the pipes in this section of the line.
The Camperdown branch line from the main pipe line to the Campenlown Ston1 '.!(' Heservoir is being laid partly in reinforced concrete and pax[Jv in cement lined steel pipes: tl1f' concrete section has heen completed and the laying of the steel pipe is in progress.
Further sections of the main line between the Camperdown Bifurcation and the Terang (Mount Ewen) Storage Reservoir comprising 11.000 feet of 12 inch diameter reinforced concrete pipe and nearly 8,00[) feet of 14 inch diameter wood stave pipe have also been laid. Dela~·s in pipe laying have occurred on account of the diffienltv of tlw contractors in ohtaining supplies of plate for the steel pipes. ·
The Warrnambool (Tank Hill) Storage ReserToir is now almost completed, the construction of the Ten:mg and Camperdown Reservoirs is in progress, and tllP Cobclf'n Heservoir has lwen commenced.
The Camperdown service basin has been completed. and the H incl1 diamet('I' supply line from the Camperdown Storage Heservoir laid.
The reticulation of the town of Camperdown is no\\. ready for connexion to the snppl~· as soon as the water is available, and eontracts have be('ll ]pt for tlle suppl:v of pipes and fittings for the reticulation of the towns of Cohden and Terang.
More than 200 men have been employed on the works through the year, ancl for a short period during the latter part of the Summer the number exceeded 300.
It is anticipated that the whole of the work will be completed h\· the end of the next financial year.
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JNVEHTIGATION OF NE\V IRIUGATION AND WATER SLJPPLY PROPOSALS.
INVESTIGATIONS AND DESIGNS BRANCH.
(R. G. Knight, Jl.C.E., Jf.Inst.C.E., Jl.I.E. Au,st., Chief Designing Engineer.)
RIVER .MuRRAY vYoRKs--YARRAWONGA WEIR.
Designs and specification's for the steel gates, superstructure, and electrical operating gear were prepared and contracts let for the construction of the gates.
PROPOSED Y!URRAY VALLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
Further investigations, surveys, and designs of chatmels and structures were completed in connexion with the proposed Murray Valley liTigation District which it is proposed to irrigate by diversion, from the RivPr 1\lurray at the Yarrawonga \Yeir, of the waters stored at thP Hmne Reservoir.
UHAN .. 'mi,s AND STRL'CTUREI:L· -The ofitake regulator at the Yarrawonga Weir was designed and plans completed. Designed to discharge 1,350 cusecs, the ultimate capacity of the Y arra>vonga Main Chatmel, the regulator comprises nine steel butterfly gates, hand operated by means of worm gearing, in three frames of three gates each. The sill is at KL. 40~ · 2 feet and this work, the concrete wing walls and the foundations of the ofitake regulator were constructed in readinesl'! for the erection of the gatefi, the deRign of the regulator eontrol deck ne(:essitat.ing the placing of the gate fmme~:-~ lwfore it could be completed.
Specifications \Vere prepared and contracts let for the gates and operating gear. Land required for the Yarrawonga Weir~Burley J~oad section of the Yarrawonga Main
Channel was held by the Victorian Railways Commissioners, Yarra.wonga Shire Council, A lex<tndm Pa1·k Committee, and Police Department. 1-\urvey~:-~ were completed, the land <ll~<luired, and designs and estimate::-; of thi~-1 sention of the ~lain (;lmnnel prepared.
The interel'lts of the Victorian l{a.ilways Commis::;ioners and the t\hire of Yarrawonga wiH be affected, and both authorities were consulted in the preparation of plans for the embankment and designs for drainage subways and road crossings on and adjacent to the line of the channel.
The Victorian road approach to the Weir traverses the western embankment of the Yarrawonga Main Channel and the road plans were prepared in aecordanee with the requirements or the Country Roads Bonrd.
A syphon to take the town drainage under this channel at Orr-street (0 miles IU chains) W<tS desig11ed and its construction >vell advanced. Desie,rn.s of the Bnrley Hoad Bridge across the channel at 0 miles 50 chains were completed. and construction commenced. A drainage system for the area to the south of the Burley Hoad--Cobram Road area of the Township of Yarrawonga with outfallnear the Burley Hoad Bridge is in course of design.
A Type Hoad Bridge for the j,Jain Channel, with bed width of 47 feet, for Country Roads Board Class B loading was evolved, four of these structures being required at 7 miles 2:3 chains, 8 miles 28 chains, ~) miles 27 chains, and ] 0 miles 73 chains. Several occupation crossings were constructed to a type design embodying reinforced concrete piers and deck. A skew bridge with 20 feet deck width at 5 miles 54 chains on the main road to .Katamatite was designed and constructed to conform to the requirements of the Shire Council.
The hydraulic structures, which inelude drops, checks and combinations thereof with bridaes or occupation crossings, have been designed for the ultimate capacity of the channels. 1t;>he construction of such structnres as far as the junction with the Cobram and Strathrnerton main channels and the designs of regulators and an important escape structure at 11 miles i30 chains are well advanced.
The layout and design of the Cobram Channel SyRtem (main channel 18 miles 59 chains in length-total length of main and laterals 40 miles) are practically completed, and survevs for the No. 3 Katamatite area and de~:-~igns for the trunk mains feeding the ~o. 2 Strathn~erton System as far as the ofitake for the Katamatite main were advanced a further stage.
Location snrveys of the main and distributary channels for the whole of the No. 2 Htrathmerton area were completed, and the plotting of sections is in hand.
A designed layout o± the whole of the remainder of the Murray Valley System, in addition to those areas before mentioned, vvhere the channel location surveys have been carried out, was completed, and an estimate of the cost of the entire scherne, with financial statements based on alternative construction programmes and showing the proposed apportionment of ea pi tal expenditnre, was prepared.
After consultation with the officers of the Department of Agriculture, arrangements were made for a complet~ soil analysis of the .11urray Valley Irrigation Area, and this work is now being carried out.
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0TWA Y \VATERWORK:'l DISTHICT.
The Otway Waterworks Scheme is designe!l to supply the Townships of Camperdown, Cobden. and Terang, and the City of Warrnambool with water diverted from the Arkins Creek, a tributary of the Gellihrand River. at an elevation of Ll 00 feet, in the vicinity of \Vyelangta, where the runoff of a catchment of 1,700 acres in the Otway Ranges in the 80 inch rainfall belt is being utilized.
The main pipe line 70 miles in length consists of welded concrete lined steel, wood stave, asbestos cement. and reinforced eoncrete pipe in various lengths. Detailed sections for 37 miles of main pipe line terminating at ::VIount Ewen, and general plans and sections for 33 miles between }fount Ewen and Warrnamhool, were completed during the year. Specifications were prepared and contracts let for approximately 40 miles of main pipe line between the Camperdown Bifurcation and Warrnamhool. Plam> were prepared for the reticulation of Cobden and Terang.
The exceptional heads, as high as 1,000 feet, encountered on the Otway pipe lines, necessitated the design of special automatic a.iT escape and scour valves of types not supplied by makers either in Australia or Great Britain. These valves were designed by the Investigations and Desi~-,ms Staff, and contracts foT their manufacture let to Victorian firms. They have withstood the tests most satisfactorily, and are being installed as they are supplied.
At the more important control points of the system, namely, the Camperdown and Terang Bifurcation, needle valves •vere installed for ea::;e and efli.ciency in control under high heads.
The designs of tl1e Camperdown and :\lount Ewen ::;tomge reservoirs and of the Terang Service Basin were completed. The Camperdown Storage of lOO acre feet capacity with full supply level at RL. 803 feet is situated on a natural saddle about 2 miles south of the town and is formed by an earthen embankment on the north, south, and west sides.
The Mount Ewen Storage at 37 miles from the headworks is of 3i30 acre feet capacity, with full supply level at R.L. 635 feet and is constructed in a depression at the eastem foot of :\Iount Ewen between two earthen embankments with crest level at R.L. 640 feet. The construction of the Camperdown Storage works was well advanced.
The desig11s of the Terang Service Basin, a circular reinforced concrete structure, and of the Cobden Storage Reservoir, an earthen embankment, were in hand at the end of the year, as was the desi~-,m of the Tank Hill~\Vannambool 1;) inch diameter pipe line. The construction of the Tank Hill Storage (full supply level at R.L. :330 feet), which comprises an earthen bank of 60 feet maximum height constructed in the gap in an old breached volcanic crater, was nearing completion.
CoLIBAN \VATER RuPPL Y DisTRICT.
Investigations into numerous alternative proposals were made and designs prepared for increasing the~ capacity of the ::\Ialmsbury Reservoir aR well as for a new large reservoir on the Coliban River and minor storage:'> near Bendigo.
}[ALMSBURY REsERVOIR. --An investig;:. tion into the enlargement of the ::VIalmshury Hcservoir from 12,:300 ane ft>et to 14,400 acre feet eapaeity was made and designs brought to an advanced stage.
Provision \Vas madt~ for raising th<· bunk and eon:-;trueting flood gates on both tlw eastern awl westt;rn hywa:'lhcs (eac;tern thrPe :)8 feet by 7 feet, western six 36 feet by 5 feet).
A geological investigation of the rock formation was made, at the request of the Commissio!1, by the Dirt>etor of Ueologieal Surny. awl thn designs of the bywash struetnrm; prepare<l accor~Iingly.
NEw NTOfL\GE.- 'rlm~e sit.f~s on the Coliban Hin1r were sun~eyed and examined (in addition to other:s in adjoining e.atdmwnts, which were inspected and considered impracticable) as possibilities for a ~ww Bto!'age, an<l, a. Bite nt: Lanri:o;ton immediately helm: the jnnct}?t~ ~f the Rhepherds Hut tre<~k W"I~h the ,t<?llhan lhver, was chosen as the n;ost favorable. Ilns ts about midway between the (Jpper Cohban and the Malmsbury Reserv01rs.
Alternative de;igns of rock fill, earthen and concrete dams were prepared and a concrete buttress dam was found to offer opportunities for economies in construction at the selected Rite.
lVII~OR STORAUES.· ~Numerous sites in the vicinity of Bendigo were investigated and designs prepared for four minor local Btorages totalling approximat.ely 100 acre feet.
A proposed storage on t~~ Stockyard ?reek and tl;e question. of in~reasing the diversion c11pacity at the As~bourne Wen on the qampaspe R1ver were mvestlgated but found to contribute no matenal advantage to the Cohban Scheme.
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\VERRIBEE ANU BACCll FS lVlARSH DISTRICTS. An investigation as to the possibilitieH of providing extra storage for the vVerribee and
Bacehus ::\1arsh Distriets was instituted and prospective siteH for a storage reservoir on the lower Werribee River at and near Cobbledieks Ford were examined.
A geological examination of the Werribee Valley was earried out by an officer of the G~eological Survey Braneh of the Mines Department with a view to ascertaining the possibility of locating more satisfactory rock foundations.
Storage sites on the Lerderderg River and Uoodrnans Creek were inspected and arrangements made for surveys to be earried out.
A proposal for increasing the supplies in the Pykes Creek Reservoir by improved _<liversion from the Werribee River through the Pykes Creek Tunnel is being invest.igated, preliminary surveys having been completed.
WERRIBEE \VEIR.--Designs were prepared for the raising of the diversion weir on the lower Werribee River to increase the storage capacity by lOO acre feet. The repeated use of this extra pondage to conserve freshets or water liberated from the Melton Reservoir will rrsult in a considerable saving of the water resources.
BE1~LARINE PENINSULA. \VAURN PoNDS.---An auxiliary serviee basin was designed to supplement the existing
storage at Wanrn Ponds, and to provide a moans of periodically emptying either of the basins for cleaning.
YAN YAN OuRT.-DesignK were prepared and tlH~ work completed for the restoration of the Yan Yan Ourt Syphon.
MoRNINGTON PENINSFLA. The extension of the ::\lornington Peninsula Seheme is designed to provide water for the
hayside towns between Dromana and Portsea, from the Beaconsfielcl Heservoir by means of the existing Cranbourne pipe line and the new Cranbourne--Bittern 27 ineh diameter main pipe, taking off from the present pipe line at 11 miles 65 chains. The Bittern Reservoir of 480 acre feet eapacity with full supply level at H.L. 250 feet, is the main storage of the seheme.
PlanR of the Cranhournt>-Bittern section of the main pipe line were prepared and contracts lt>t for tht~ supply and laying of the pipet->. ThiK seetion includes the Romervillt~ Syphon of wood stave pipes. The Rit.tern He;;;pn-oir: waK emnplt~tHd, and surveys for thP Rittern-Droruana aqueduct were earried out.
The towns of Sorrento and Portsea were surveyed for reticulation purposes, and grid levels taken of prospective sites for the service basins for those towns.
Designs were completed of the Dromana Storage about 3 miles east of Dromana, this being the terminal ba::;in on the Bittern-Dromana seetion of the scheme. It is of 60 acre feet eap<>city (full supply level R.L. 227 feet) and consists of an earthen embanktnent on three Rides of the reet.angular basin, the bank being i)O feet high at the maxnnum section. The construetion of the baRin waR eonnnenct~d.
0'1'HER WoRKS lNVESTIGATim INCLUDED TilE FoLLOWING
KoowEERUP AND C'ARDINIA FLooD PROTECTION DISTRICTS.-- The eastern branch of the Deep Creek Drain forming part of thl .r.;ehemc for dealing with the flood discharge in the Dt~ep, 'foomue, and ( 'nrdinia Creeks, iw:luding the oeeupntion and skcwed rot1d bridges thereon.
HoDNEY DISTRH 'T Drainage propot->ah in eonnexion with the Hodncy and Anlmona rnain drains.
CoHVNA DISTRH'T.~ A :;;yphon to pat->s the smaller flows of Rarr Creek drainage under the main lateral " 'I' " syphon of the Cohnmt Distriet whieh eroRses the Barr ('reek at :~6 miles 58 ehains.
KERANU NoR.TH-\VI<JST LAKES lhsTRWT.-~Offtake regulator on the 'l'utchewop ontfall ehannel for diversion of water to the northern portion of the \Vinlaton Area.
Weir. MAFFRA-RALE l)ISTRICT.·-Improvernents to the outlet works of the Glemnaggie
CoHFNA URRAN DIVISION.-Improvements to the Cohnna Urban water supply seheme.
Wnr:viERA~:\IALLEE DIVISION.--Design of notched drops for the Taylors Lake Outlet Channel.
DISTRICT DRAINAGE PROPOSALS-SURVEYS. Surveys have been further extended in respect to the comprehensive drainage schemes in
f,ha diriMictR of Woorinen. Nyah: Rodnay, Rochcstcr1 Cohunn, Rhepparton and Tragowel Plains.
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MURRAY AND MAJOR WORKS DIVISION.
(E. D. 8hJW\ Jl.C.E., M.lnst.O.E., Ji.l.E. L1ust., 8em'or Divisional Engineer.)
R IVfUt l\1UHRA Y WATERS A( !RKKVIENT \VORKK.
(}ENERAL 0GTLINE.
The scheme of works provided in the River i\Iurray Waters Acts, passed by the Governments of the Commonwealth and of the Rtates of New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia, comprised storages on the Upper Ri,·er l\furray and at Lake Victoria, locks and weirs in the course of the River lVIurray from its mouth to Eehuca. and also locks and' weirs on the lower part of the River .Murruml>idgee. The Act;.; also provide that, for purpose,.., o.f co:astruction, the J:Iinister of Puhlic Works of New 1-louth Wales shall be the Constructing Authority for that State ; that for South Australia, the Commissioner of Public Worlcs shall be the Constructing Authority ; and that the Rtate Hivers and Water Supply Commission shall be the Constructing Authority for Victoria. ·
A further amending a.greemeut was entered into in )!):34 hy tlw Commonwealth of Australia and the Rtate;:; of New Nout.h Wale;:;, Victoria. and Nouth Australia, to provide for the construction, ill aecordmw1~ with the geneml pro\'i;:;iow.; of the origu~al AgreenHmt, of
(a) the Upper l\1urray Storage {flume HeH<~J-voiT) to a ea1mcity of approximately 1,250,000 acre feet of water only :
(b) a roadway over the 1-1 unw Dam;
(<:) a diven;ion weir a.t Yana.wonga.:
(d) two weirs on the J{iver lVIurrumbidgee; and
(e) barrages across the five channell'i in the vicinity of the mouth of the Hiver ::V[ mra y.
ThiH further amewling Agr·eement also provide:.; for
(J) the extension of the construction of the Upper Nlurray storage to a capacity of not more than approximately 2,000,000 acre feet of water, if and when so desired by the Ntates of New Nouth Wales, Victoria, and Nouth Australia ;
(2) the rele~se of the Commonwealth (iovernment front liability to contribute towards the eost of the maintenance, operation, and control of completed works and gauging stations, such cost to be borne in equal shares by the three Ntate Contracting UoYernments; and
(:1) the deletion from. the agreement of the tl1n'teen \Veirs and locks on the River Murray, and the nine weirs and locks on the River l\lurrumbidgee, the construction of which has not been commenced.
Up to the present the South Australian Constructing Authority has completed the Lake Victoria Storage and the nine weirs and loeks between Lake Alexandrina and Wentworth, and is now engaged on works in connexion with tl1e construction of the five barrages in the vicinity of the Jlurray mouth.
The New South \Vales Constmcting Authority has completed Weir and Lock No. 10 at \Ventworth, and Weir and Lock No. J \ EnRton, and has continued work on Murrumhidgee Weirs Nos. 5 and 7.
The State Rivers and \Vater Supply Commission, the Constructing Authority for Vietoria, has completed the \veirs and locks at Torrumbarry and Mildura, and expects to complete the construction of the diversion weir at Yarrawonga early in 1939.
The Hume Reservoir has been functioning successfully during the year. The reservoir was filled to full supply level, RL. 606 feet, representing 1.250,000 acre feet, on 15th November, 1937, and remained at or above that level to 29th NovembeT, 1937. The highest level reached during the year was R.L. 606 ·4 feet on 22nd November, 1937, and the lowest R.L. 567 ·2 feet on 19th to 22nd June, 1938. No trouble was experienced with algal growths in the reservoir during the year.
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YARHAWONI;:\ \VEm.
This ':Veir, which is required to divert from the River Murray for irrigation purposes water released from Hume R.eservoil', waR included in the Amended River 1\lurray Agreement. Tlw structme consists of three sections : a concrete weir :3RO fnet in length across the R.iver :Vlurray itself; an earthell dam L12f> feet across the river Hats: and a regulator 9H feet long acwss the flood channel on the New South Wales side of the river-a total length of 1,604 feet. [n the weir across the river there will he eight movable flood gates, each 40 feet long by 20 feet high, operated by electric winches, and a. further two gates of similar construction in the regulator on the Xew Routh Wales side. The average height of the weir across the river \\·ill he approximately 60 feet from the foundations to the crest of the flood gates, and 90 feet to tlte platform for operating the flood gates. The P<l.rtlwn fhtm oYer tht> flats will he approximately 20 fpet higlt witlt a ~~n':-;t width of 24 fept () im~hes.
A madway will l1e provided tun·oss tlw :-;tnwtnn~ for tmthc hehn'en t.hp two l-\tate1:1. The construction of this roadway was agreed to by the Uovernments of ~ ew South Wales and \"ictoria. and tl1e extra cost is being borne by the Hoad Authorities of those States.
The ri\·er fiow heing very faYomhle for constmctiun dmi11g the year. work wa:-; expedited by working two and thr·ee shifts wherenr possible. Tlw emhankm<•Jlt wa:-; hronp;ht to its full ht>ight. All wotk in No. I CoHer Dam wa:-; !'omplett•d and thP dam fiood1•d early in August, 19!H. '!'he dismantli11g of this dam and tlw PrPdion o!' No. :! ( 'otl't•r 1 bn1. was completed hy DecPmiH~r. I !J:)7. By l\Ia y. I !J:{H. al I work in t l1 i,-; dam lmd J H'PH (·ompl <·t ud ab on~ ri n•r level a.nd the eoffet dam Hooded. and by the ewl of Jmw it had hee11 disnmnt.led. except for a :-;mall sectJOn of the centre arm. 'rhe concreting of :-;pans Nos. G. 7. mu1 K of the spillway to si11 If-vel wa:-; done within Xo. :{ ( 'offn Da1n. and hy tlw end of .Tm1e. span No. H had been <~otnplded and :-;pan:-; No:-;. () n]l(l 7 wnn· rPa.dy for cmu·rete.
The Victorian ~upply Commission. retaining wall.
Y arrawonga Weir- ~Under Construction.
outlet regulator is being constructed for the State Hivers and Water The site was excavated and eoncrete placed in the floor, wing walls, and
~ The placing of filling in the main ~mbankment across the riyer flats was completed on 9th l';o,·emher, 1937, and the sto_ne bea.chmg of the slopes was contmued. The hack slope of the hank above the st.one beachmg haR lwen loamfld.
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Except fm a small portion of foltone beaching and tlw fonnation oJ the road along the crest this embankment is complete.
Plan:,; and Npe(~iCeations for ({oaJ. Deviation ;\;o. L on .i\'ew t-lout.h \Vales side were approved. Preliminary plans for o:lwr road deviations in that State \Vere also made ami final plans are in conrsn of preparat10n.
PreparationN were made to regrade eertain streets in Yarrawonga whieh will be affected by the weir.
Surveys of the drainage of the town:c;hip of Mulwala, New South \Vale:c;, were made, and plans for regra.ding those roads affected by the weir are being prepared.
In addition, t~he g.tte gnid(lH, and tra<~kH awl sill castings for the spillway gates were reneived all(l placed in position.
Two buikl.ing:,; wen\ solfl for remond. The workmen·,., ntesR was dosed on 28th June, 1938.
All lands affeeted by the weir are being resumed by the two Constructing Authorities and neg.)l:iations are in progress in a numbnr of f'.HN(~S.
The river (lid not rise above a nornml aVf\rage len;] and this allowed a maximun working period to be obtaine<l Em<l the work" were ~·xpeditnfl to take all nmtage of the position, the :werage number of men mnploy<~d heing :)4f').
lll7\TE f{r;sKRVOliL
During the ymu both side:c; of the strnctnre lta\T been l'ontrolled by the offieer in eharge on the New South \ValeH side of the n;;.;orvoir. R<~gular joint inHpeet.ionR by the engineers of the two Constructing A uthoritiPs havn hPen mafle, and t.lw Hyst<;m has worked very smoothly and eeonomie<tlly.
Abortt I ,200 onuuw:nta.l tree::\ were planh~<l i11 tlw old bonow pit. near the \'ietorian end of the bank and around the maintenam~e staff houses.
The embankments were satiHfa.et.orily nwintained, particular attention being given to the clownstream Jace where rain s<:ourH ha.d oeeurre<L The loaming of the back slope of the main embankment waH eontinnPfl and goo1l rP:mltH ha\'(' been obtained. The drainage gallery was regularly i nspech•fl, awl tl1P anlOILllt of drainagP water was small during the whole year.
:VleaHurementH of t]JP (iefledion of t.lw (~on•wall \\'f'W lll<tdB and only minor movement.H have been o bservcrL ··
Rcpairi'l to the concrete hwing were eanie<t out where necessary. The roadway from the Ronegilla Hoad to and aeross the main mnhankment \\'HR kept. in good order.
About 1,18 acres of land whieh had been resunw(l for work::; purposes were sold by publio auction during the year. Tlw area below the bank waH plnf<ed un<ler the control of the Wodonga Kl1ire Comwil for eamping and recreation purpoHmL
\V:r=ms AND Lo('KS, ToRRlJMIL\RR'> AND ~hLnntA.
Both of t,hcse worktl, whieh Wt'l'e construeted by the t-ltatc Hiven; and \Vater Supply Commission under the Hiver ~lmmy Agreement, opemte(l sueeessfnlly during the year, and have proved most benef1eial in emmexion with the water i'lll}lply of important irrigation flistriets along the Hiver Jlurmy.
The works have been carefully maintained. the areas around tJw loeks were improved, and ornamental tree planting waR continued. The weir trestl(>H at i\lildura were removed from the river on 26th Jlay, l!t)8, for eleaning, paint.ing and repiacemcnt of defective timber. Owing to t.lte unfavor(tblc riv-er level the weir tn•stles at Torrumharrv ha VP not been removed from the river since their replaeen1ent on l Ht.h ( kt.ober, H);)(). TIH~ lock g<tte::; on both ;.;truetures wt-re cleaned, caulked, awl painted,
~\IURRAY \'ALLEY IRRIGATION DISTRICT.
The :Murray Valley District wi\1 consist of an area of about 400,000 acres, extending from near Yarra.wonga towards Cobram, 1-lt.rathmerton, Pieola and Numurkah. The waters of the River Murray will be diverted immediately above the Yarrawonga Weir and thence conveyed by means of a main canal and main and distrihutary channels to the various areas included in the scheme ; the length of all channels being approximately 500 miles.
Works on the construction of the Yarrav,ronga l\Iain Canal and Murray Valley Main Channel, the main arteries. of the reticulation system, have proceeded steadily throughout the yoar.
A eonUlWHCtHHent was mad<· with tlu· ('.\:eavation of the Cuhram :\lain Channel, hut, owing to th<~ <~Xt<:ptionally dry con<litionH pn~nliling, the <lifficnlty nxperien\;e<l in exml\'ation work awl the unwitabilitv of the materi;:l hning Px1·an1tc<l for tht> con;:;truetion of dwnnel h:•nk;:;, i'". \\t;l,H found ne\'eHK<~TY to temporariJ.,- c·ea~r· operation.;..: on thi;.; elumnel.
Tlm exean1tion of the :\lain Canal aJHl the JlmTav Valh~v :\la.ill ChamwL \•.-ith the nxw~ption of the portion of the <·.mul now nncler construeti(m in tl;<~ township of Y;lrrawonga, lw,; he!'ll pra<·ti<·;J.lly <·omple' .. r~d for a di:-:tatll'<' of ] 1 ~ n1ile;;, whic·h is tlw hiftm:ation point of tlw c:harmds to snppl,Y Cohram and tlw sot~tlwn1 an;as of t.]J<' propo;.;<;d district.
The Yarrawonga :\lain Canal has n IH•1l width of 61 f<•.<;t, :-;ido ;.;lopes of :? to I and a grade of() inthes to tlie mile. Th capacity. with 7 feet. depth of wah~r, is. 1,000 eusees. The .\lnrray \:die:' :\lain Ch,mrwl has a heel width of 47 feet, aJl(l a cmpacity, with a grade of 6 ineheK per mile and 7 feet depth of wntr·r. of HOO cnse('s.
To date, approxintn.tely 1,250,000 cuhi<· .vards of Parth lms hueu exea\'ltte(l from tlw Canal and Jlurray \'allny :\lain ChamH:l.
Th<~ earthwork has lH~en carriPd o11t ~,,. (;(Jiltmd, nwiuk hv lll!'illlS of horK1~-drawu scoops, hut iiOilll~ <·ontrar·tors Us\'d tr;H·tor,.; for ;h:awing scoops. "
The com;tnwtion of hridgPs, n·.ullLdors, a11d dr;ops, rnainly of n•iufon·<~d c.oueret.c awl steel <lesign, and. 1lruinage nnd otlt!'f \\'orks, is J)(•ing <·arri<·d ottt under da.\- labour eonditions am! is 1n·or·eoding toncmT<·ntl,v with tlw clwntll'l i'<~rtlt\\ork,.;.
Murray Valley Main Channel- Typical Drop.
It is proposed t,o eomplPte the ( 'hannPl f-\ystem for tlw Cobra m area during the eoming vear, and it is expeeted that water will lw antilahle in t.hi:-: area. during the irrigation season of 1939-40.
STORAGES. UOULBFHN STORA(~l~S.
These work:-: compris<' t.lw Eildon Resen-oir. :)06,000 ;W.rP [eet. eapaeity, on the Goulburn l{i vcr about 18 miles above Alexumha : ( ~onllmm Weir, OB thP Uonlbum I~iYer near "r a.hring, capacity 20,700 acre feet: and the Waranga Reservoir Jlf'.ar Rushworth, 3:33.400 acre feet capacity These storages supplY an area of 1 .:-mo,ooo aeres of land. with domestic and stock and irriga.t.ion water.
l~ILilO.\ H.t<JSEHVO!H.
Tlw length of the dam iK :HJOO fnPt, of which 2.:300 feet conHists of roek-fill bank ahout 140 feet high. -
During the year the <tesigned r;ncr.ion of the bank wa;.; maintained hy adding rock-fill where necessary. The painting of the spillway gates, high I(•Yel outlet gates, and the outside of the low 1nvel outlet. pipes wa;.; <~omplet<·<L
\Veeklv measurements taken of thn <lf,fleetions of the eorewall and <lrainage flows from the hank ha've shown that there lmYe heen only minor altprations in these measurement;.; during the year.
The work;;; area lutK been cleaned up, hon:-:eR painted, and water maim ]aid. Reveral houses and honse bloeks were sold. dnring the year. awl CommisKion's lands along the reservoir honndaries were patrolled and kept. in order.
The hio·lwst leYel of th<· resen-oir \\'US H.L. ~~2 65 feet on 22nd O<·tober. 19:37, and lo\\f•st lcn•l ,,;,s H.L. 7:38 feet or L700 aen• fN•t 011 14th :\la;·. 19:38: thA full Kuppl~- lewl hping H.L. 823 feet, representing 306,000 acre feet.
(iOt'LlH'HX \rEilt.
This structure is on the Ooulburu Hiver, near "Xag<nnbie, and <·onsistf; of a umerete wall faced with granite blocks. Its tot.al ](•ngth wit.h the channel regulators iR 92:) fed, and the \\·eir raises the ~ummer level of t.he rinr a lJOnt ·15 feet. Along its crest there are 21 flood gates, eaeh 20 feet wide by JO feet high, which ean hP lowered into the ;;;trueture for regulating the water len~l.
The works were kept in satisfadory order dnTing the rear. Rome of the timber decking of the gangway \YaK renewed, the lmck of the gates awl other paTts of the :-;trneture werP painted. and minor TepairR were done to the hydmulie turbines and on~rlwad. gearing. Fnrther tree pJanting and minor improvements were uarried out.
\\'.\RAS<;A I~EsRnnnn.
This rescrvoi r, ,-,j ttw.tml about l 0 mil<~:-; from H nsll\nnth, has ]wen fornH·<l ont. of a natllTa l depression by an earthen embankment q miles long and 40 feet high, faced \rith stone pitching set in conerete, it;.; water .'<urfaeo IH~ing 2:3 sq wu·e mill'S. ( 'onstant supervision of this hank is essential owing to tlw large wan~s which break on the stone pitching. During this .nar littl1~ trouble has heen exrwrie11eed from this a<:tion, and minor faults in the pitehing have hel'll repaired with Ht.onn filii ng gmntncl in con net<~, thP hank lwi ng now in good condition.
A further mih~ of tram linl~ along tiH· nest of tiH· hank was r<'l<tid with lwa\i<'r rails and Jte\\' Kli'<~pen-:. Tlw :-;tmw wall along tlt<~ <·t:m;t, t!S<~d as a n~s<~n·e for st.ow~ for l'<;pairs in <·.asns of <'lllorgeney, ltas h1~on kept to full l'PCjttin·m<mts and tlw quan.Y lw . .., lwen put. in onl<•T.
About 20 cha.ins of th<; IJ;u·.k fat·<· of tit<· hank \\'l'J'C trinmH~d. resoikd, and planh•d witlt gra.s~ws. This work will lw ('Otltittlli'd <JS runds l;p('OilW nntilnhl•'· ( )malllt'tltal tn·<·s \\'1'1'<'
plantnd in tlw JH·ighh1mrhood of t.lw i'Hl'l't.akN.K llou:-;c,, n•pa.irs WN'I'. <·a.niPd out to workshops and storprooms and t.JH, adjnc<•nt ar<·:t. was <demwd up.
Tlw highest l1:nl of t.lw n~sern1iT wa.s H.L. :m7 N f1·d (:):H,OOO aen: ft~ot.) on Kth and !)th :-\eptemlwr, 19:)7 (full supply !Pnd :mH fPnt :3:~:~,400 HIT!~ f1·et), and lowe:-;t H.L. :H:) <m feet (f38,:!00 ().('I'n f<•d) Oll I Kill to ::I :-;t :\I ay) m:~i-\.
I : LJ•::; :\lA U< lll·~ HERE R\' 0 I R. This reK<,rvoir IK :-;ituated on tlw Jlac;l]istm Hi\·er, near llnyfield, awl. supplim; :-:owe
44,000 aereK of Tieh river flats near :\latl'ra, Stratfonl, an<l Sale. The dam, a large eyelopean coneret1; structurp I ,000 fm,t in lengt.h, rai:-;es th: waft,r to
a maximum height of lOO foet aboYn the foumlations.
Glenmaggie Reservoir.
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The dam wa~ carefully maintaine<l <luring the year. 'L'Iw handrailH along Hw crest were painted and the area around the dam wm; kept in a satisfactory condition.
The reservoir waf' at full suppl;' lenl, H.L. 244 feet (104,500 acre feet) from 16th October to 1st November, 19:37. the lowe~4 le\·el ln~ing H.L. 215 8f) feet (26,030 acre feet) on 1!Hh .July, 19:37.
1\IAL\ISBCRY HEREHYOIH.
'The ~hlmshury J{eservoir, on the Colihan River near :Vlalmshury, is one of the storages for tJ1e Colihan \Yater Supply Seheme. The darn eonsistA of an earthen: embankment with flood :-:pillways at each end. fts present tapacity is 12,300 acre feet, and work:-: were eonunenced during the year to increase the uapaeity by apprc.ximatel;· 2, I 00 acre feet. The:-:e additional works comprise the raising of the existing hank by 4 feet :~ iuehe;;: antl the installation of steel regnlator gates supporte<l by eonerete pier,.;; on both flood spilhm;':-:;.
Thif> \\'Ork procectled Hatisfaetorily until advmse weather conditions e<tUS<~d the temporary suspension of opm·ations. The upstream portion of tlH• nn lnrgmnent of the 1~rnhankment ha:o; been eomplete<l to the ~~xisting ne~t l<nPL 4,000 euhic yanL'l of clay tilling awl :),000 square vards of stone lJea<:lting being plan~d in posititm. Th<~ wmks havP bPen earried ont uwler l 'ncmploynumt, Helinf <:onrlition~. and tlw a\·1·ragn numlwr of ttH'Il e1nployed dming the progress of flw work was 07.
LAAN I~('( H lH 11'; lil~ki•:B \'< lll~.
Thi:-; work t·.onsist.:-; of an t•arf,ilnn r~mlmnknwnt, with 1:lav <·orP and a regulating \YPir on t.I1P Loddon Rivnr, about ~ miln np:o;troa.Jll fron1 tlw t,owusltip of LaaJH•.cooriP, with a storage~ capacity of (i,f)?J() ;}.(T('. fppj., and is till~ lwad\rorh: or t.JH; Loddou B.iY<:r kystPJll.
:\la.illf·Oil<liiiT of t,]Jj:o; stontgt• W;lS C<lTrf!•d Ollt satisfa<·t.oriJ_v d11ring tlw _\'1~<11'.
Tlw re:-mrvoir WHS at f11ll :-;upply lnPL H.L. G:W fed (li,G!)() ;wr;~ f<:Pt) frotll ~Oth Odolw.r, 19:17, t.o 2nd NoV!\lllh!\1', w:n, tlll\ lowp:-;t. l!'wl hning H.L. GOB fpd (!If) H!~J'(~ fer·t) on :30th and :3]st. :\la.v, 19i3H.
\\Tl'tL\IEHA k'l'OHAU EH.
The prineipal storages in tlti:.; :;;p;tem are Wartook Het~ervoir 2:3,800 acre feet, Lake Lonsdale R:3,300 acre feet, FyanH Lake 17,100 :uTc feet, Taylors Lake :)0,000 aere feet. and Pine Lake 52,000 acre feet. 'These Ktorages are the main hcadworks for the \Vimmera<VIallee Water Supply System of 11,000 square miles.
\VARTOUK RESERVOIH.
The new outlet valn- installed last year is operating satisfactorily. Beaehing was repaired where neeeHsary, further draim; '"~ere installed to carry away seepage water, and tbe bank was cleared of shrnhH and small tree growth. ( ieneral maintenanee work was carried out.
A new resi<letwA was built for tlw <·nrd.nkPr.
LAI\E Lo:-.:sDAu;.
The embankment and the downHtream toe were cleaned of all timber and scrulJ, and further drains placed to carry off all Neepage water. Some minor repairs were made to the gearing of the outlet valves and general lllaintenanee work was carried ont.
Pr:-:E LAKE, FYA:-.:s LAt\E, M•;r) 'I'AYLoRH L"\KE.
Only nunor repair and general maintenance work;.; were done at theHe 1-ltorageH dtuing tlJC year. ·
At Pine Lake the section of the baek slope of the bank which had been trimmecl and t'eHoiled last year is in good order, and it is hoped to exteml this work in the near future.
WERRIBEE A~l> BAC'C'IIUN l\1AHNH Wl'OHACiES.
These stor:1ges compriHP tlu~ JleltoiL Reservoir, l\1.100 acre feet. ou the Wenihce Hiver near l\Ielton. and the P_vkes Creek ResmToir, :.n .000 acre fpet, on 1\kes Cret>.k near J3allan. t!Jf:' liltter t~torage being supplemented by tin' PykeH Creek tnnnel dinrting watrr fron1. Wrrrihee RiYer into the ReseJ.Toir. ·
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jfELTON RESERVOIR.
The new gates installed last year on the spillway of this reservoir resulted in the storing of an additional 2,100 acTe feet of water in October, 19:~7.
A hydraulic ejector to drain the outlet tunnel and a hydraulic mm for the water supply to the caretaker's quarters were installed. Handmiling was fitted on the bywash abutment wall, the bank fence was renewed with concrete posts, and general maintenance work received attention.
The highest level of the reservoir waK H.L. 27:!-i) feet on ;)Oth to :31st October, 1H37, full supply level being R.L. 27:) feet (19,100 acre feet) and the lowest RL. 2!Y.J feet (448 acre feet) on 26th May, 1938.
PYKES CREEK RESERVOIR ANU Tt:NNEL.
'I'he Pykes Creek Reservoir was maintained in a satisfactory condition throughout the year. Some repairs were done to the upstream beaching which had been displaced by storms. Resoiling of the back of the dam was continued and additional planting of pine trees waK done in the reserves in the vicinity of the dam. Thinning out of the plantations will he carried out during the coming year.
The highest leYel of the reservoir was R.L. 1,2?:\U feet ( 1:~,260 acre feet) on 28th to 31st October, 1937, full supply level being 1,;)06 feet (21,000 acre feet), and the lowest level was R.L. 1,256 feet (3,800 acre feet) on 28th June, 1U:1B.
The Pykes Creek Tunnel, near Ballan, extends from the Werribee Hiver to l\'lyers Creek, a distance of about 80 chains, and is 6 feet in diameter. At the entrance to the tunnel there is a low concrete weir across the \Venibee Hiver. The water diverted into the tunnel flows into the Pykes Creek Reservoir, via Myers Creek.
To improve the carrying capacity of this tunnel, cleaning out and concrete lining operations were continued a.s grants of Unemployment Relief Funds became available. Large quantities of debris were removed, and narrow section:-; were enlarf,!;ed. The tunnel iH no>v fully or partially lined over a length of 44 chains.
The average number of men employed at tlw tunnel was
LITTLE l\lUHRAY WEIR
·The Little Murray Weir is situated on the Little l\'Iurray River, about 4 miles from Swan Hill. It is the diversion weir for the supply of water to the f:;wan Hill and Woorinen irrigation areas.
General maintenance was carried out.
RIVERS AND RECLAMATION DIVISION.
(/J. U. Stmm, B.C./;'., A.Jf.I.E.Aust., Divisional Enqiuee·r.)
DHATNA<m A~D r'LOOD PROTfJCTION RCHEMER.
KooW.EBRUP .AXD CARIHNB.
Follmving heavy ruinfvJl totalling !J to 10 incheil on the ( :E'mhrook Ranges during a period of four days in October, 1:>;)7 the flood ditJcharge in the Bunyip River \vas the second largest on Tecord, being estimated as :W.OOO cusecs and exceeded only hy the extraordinary discharge in Novemher-Decemher, lH:H. \\'i<il~spread flooding occurred throughout the districts and waters inundated the Koo\n•erup Tm\·n:-:llip to a (lepth of 2 to :) feet.
ln the Cm·dinia, Distri<·t. works carriw1 out by the Commission during the preceding two year:-\ pron~d \·ery effectin'. nud althongl. not completed. were instrumental in preventing flooding of a much more :serious natme thmt that which actually occmTed. ·
The Commis:-;ion has continued the construetion of major \Vorks for the alleYiatiou of flooding in the Canlinia Hnd westem portion of the Kooweerup Districts, and has no\v completed the whole of the 'l'oomne I )eep Creek works comprising a large new Outfall, 6l miles in length, along the east side of the Toomuc Canhnia )lain Drain. and an extension of the Outfall northeasterly for an additional ,1 mile;-; to intercept the run-off from the Deep Creek Catchment.
A sullstantial mea:-:me of proteetion against tJ1e menace of flooding is afforded hy these works to a Yery large <l.rea of n•claimed swamp country.
The construetiou of the large <'ardinia Ontfall o11 the west side of the Toomne ( 'ardin ia }lain Drain has been constructed for a distance of ~.\ miles from \Vestern Port .Bav. It is expected that this important onlfn 11 and appurtenant- work will he completed within' a period of tweh~e months.
During the past year appro.'imately :~;)0,000 euhic yards of earthwork were removed, for the rnost part hy six mt•ehanical excanttors: timber and steel bridges totalling over ~)00 feet in length were constnwted : fencing was erected for a di:,;tance of 5} miles; and other work, including clearing, concrete \vork and roadwork. was ca.rrierl out.
::\Iaintenunce work has comprised extensive r·epairs to 32 hriclgeR totalling L600 feet in length: the cleaning and rcgrading of drains for a total distance of 74 miles; the treatment of noxiom; weeds 11nd vermin along sotll<' 2() mileH of drainage reserves ; and the carrying out of flood repairs involving struetnral \\ork and abont 16,000 cubic yards of earthwork
Surveys for the preparation of plans in eonnexion with the proposed Yallock Outfall are l1l prOf,IJ'CSS.
Privately owned ;;;uetion plants. operating nnder an arrangement with the Cornmission, have removed ahcmt Hl.OOO tons of eoan::e clean sand from the Kooweorup Main Canal during the year, for commercial purposes. TIH• t~Jtal output of sand to date iH approximately 347,000 tons.
CAR,RU.!\f.
[n October, 19~37, a very heavy flood di:,;charge, estim.ated at 12,000 cusecs, occurred in the Dandenong Creek and c;~.nsed intense flooding of lands in the low lying parts of the Dandenong Township and in the Bangholme and KeyRborough Districts.
The large new OutfaJ I constructed by the C'ommi;,;sion from Pillars Cro:,;sing to the Patterson Hiver at Carrum operate<l mo:;;t satisfactorily. witl1 the result that comparatively little or no flooding occurred within the greater part of the Carrum District situated south of the Mordialloc and Eumemmerring }fain Drains.
Durino the vear the Commi:,;sion has en1ar·ged the \Vaterwuv of the Patterson Hiver at Carrum, and ~'3trengthened the north bank for about 1.000 feet in le~gth with tim.ber sheet piling to resist the fretting action of flood and tidal waters. Further protective wor·k of this natme is now in progress. The banks of the Main Outfall thnmghout its full length of five miles below PillRIS Crossing ha,~e been regraded to pro\·idP a grea.ter margin of safety for flood flows.
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Repairs involving earthwork, stone beaching, and sodding were effected to the \Vorks damaged by flood waters above Pillars Crossing.
General maintenance work has comprised the cleaning of drains totalling about 40 miles in length, and some treatment of noxiow; weecls on the main drainage reserves.
LocH GARRY, 1\ANL\PELJ A, ANJ> Ectn:rcA.
As the rivers in these districts did not reach flood level during the year, the food protection works were not brought into operation. Necessary maintenance works were carried out.
Sufficient revenue having been obtained to liquidate the Capital Liability of the Echuca (High-street) Flood Protection District. steps lwse been taken to abolish the clistrict and to transfer the flood protection works to the Echuca Borough Council. Effect will be given to this transfer under the provisions of the Ecln·ca (Hi!J'-street) Flocd Pn:taticn Di.strict Al:oliticr Act 1938 (Ko. 4552).
HIVERt-:.
RIVER hrrRoYF:\IENT.
During the year, 54 grants from the Riven; ancl ~treams Fund. totalling tR.77R, were recommended, after investigation, to the Honorahl<' the ( 'onnni:.;sion.er for Puhlie Works. aml :mbsequently approved by him. ThiK brought the totc!l numher of grant& made since the establishment of the Fund in ]930 to 365. Hnd the total amount ~.(ranted to £5B.200. The revenue of the Fund, which comprises rentals received by the Crmvn from river frontag:::-s, increased tl1is year to £R,800.
The works ot improvement, recommem1ed hy the Puhlic Works Committee. on the Latrohe and Snowy Hivers were put in hand and are now lvell advanced. On the Latrobe River some 32 miles were cleared of snags and overhanging trees, out of a total length of 86 mile~'! scheduled to he done ; and two bends were cut through to give more direct flow. The amount expended to the encl of the year was £11,500 out of the total proposed expenditure of £46.000.
On tluCJ Rnowy Hiver, extensive removal of willows. silt hanks, islets and snags has been undertaken. The outlets to the river from some of tlw local creeks. which are acting as drainage carriers. lJaye heen enlarged and cleared of ohRtruction. A flood which occurred in the Rnowv River in March. Hl3R, was. h.v a coincidence, of practically the same magnitude as the flood of June, 19:16, and the reduction in flooding clearly demonstrated the value of the works done in the interval. Out ot an estimated total expenditure of £2:3,000 the expenditure so far has been £12.000.
A further instalment of £5,000. of l'nemployment HeliPf funds wus expended on the systematic snagging of the rivers of the Rtate, bringing t]Je total to £:11 ,500 in the last three vears. This amount has, with the co-operation of the Jlunicipal Councils concemed. been expenled on the Avoca, West Barwon, Broken, FitzToy. (i\~llihrand, Goulhurn, King, Kiewa, Latrobe, Loddon. )iacalister, }fitchelL Ovens, Powlett, Rubicon, Snowv, Tamho. Tarra., Tanvin. Thomson, and Yarra Rivers, and the nunhower and \Voori Yallock CreekR. NnmerOUR applications for extension of f.hiR work have been received and it will he r~ontinned during the coming year if further grants are made available ~or the pu_rpose. The photographs on t.hf\ nnxt p::~.g~~ Rhow the beneficial result of theRe snaggmg operat10ns.
The systematic survey of rivers where erosion or flood problems are acute ha:-; been carried steadily forward, the Mitta and Kiewa Rivers being surveyed during tJ1e year.
The problem of erosion at the efHuences of Wodonga Creek and Ryans Creek from tl 1e River Ylurrav, which gave rise to a fear of two complete hreakawayR hy the latter river, was considered 1rv a conference of engineers representing New South Wales and Victoria. A scheme for the protection of the Wodonga Creek effluencer:; was outlined hy the conference and will shortly he put in hand. A further survey iR being nmrle of H.yans Creek, and works for the protectiOn of its effluence at·e heing considered.
A Ht:heme to check the serious ero:.;ion on the Avon River in Wppsland is being prcpareu. Mr. H. (}. Rtrom, Divisional Bngineer. visited New Zealand t.o make n comprehensive investigation into methods of river control in that eountry, witl1 special reference to methods of erosion prevention suitable ;fOT ;1se on tl1e Avo~l. ami similar rivers in Vi.ctnria. _l~very assistance wa:-; O'iven him bv the New Zealand Author1tles. and much ntluahle mfonuatwn was obtained and ;mbodied in" a report which will probably be printed and made available to public bodier; concerned with the problems of river erosion.
THl RiVl·.l< B::HJRE S~AGGI:'\S.
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LATROBE RIVER.
A STRETCH OF THE RIVER AFTER SNAGGING.
AFTER S~AGG INC.
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RoiL ERosroN AND Rn~TATION.
During the year the Govemment appointed a Committee to investigate soil erosion. on which this Commission was represented hy ::VIr. H. 0. Strom. Divisional Engineer. This Committee, after carrying out eYtensive inquiries throughout the State. has presented its report to the Government, drawing attention to the seriousness of the problem.
In addition, mnneTous inveHtigations PJH1 inspections were made to ascertain the probable effect on streams and storages, of proposed mining operations and settlement of lands.
As an example of the economic importance of the question, it may be mentioned that the cost of removing sand drift from the channels of the Wimmera--Mallee System alone 'Nai'i
approximately £55,000 for the year.
1\'hNING AND ~JXDC:E AIL\TE:\IENT.
An impOTtant activity of the Rivers :md Heclamation Division has been the investigation of the probable effect of numerous prorlosed 1>11m·in1 mining opera.tions in various part.s of the State on the local streams. The Cornmission ltas be<>n in close touch with the Sludge AhatelP~'nt Board in endeavouring to ensure that the methodR used in mining should be such that the streams do not suffeT from undue pollution Or siltation. ~ome 25 cases h1we been dealt with during the year.
}JPRRAY LEVEES.
Applications received during the year for permission to earry out works to protect lands from the effects of floods in the River :!\lurray were dealt with hv the Interstate Committee appointed for the pmpose. Of the permissible total of $)9,000 acre f~et flood stomge reclamation on the New South Wales Ride of the rivm·. and of :l:3.000 aere feet on the Victorian side, 16,:3:)4 and 20,5:33 acre feet respectin~ly have now heen allotte(l.
\VATER DISTRIBt'TION.
The total area of land in Victoria supplied with water for domestic and stock purposes or for irrigation, excluding metropolitan areas, aggregated 15,065,000 acres.
The Rupply of water to users was commenced in early August, 1937, at which time the storages, including VictOTi;t' B half share of Hnme Reservoir, contained 964,430 acre feet, and terminated about the 1st .June, 1938, when the volume remaining in the storages amounted to 490,755 acre feet. Full advantage was taken of antilahle river flows during the year in ordH to conserve water as far as possible.
During the year a total of 672,782 acre feet of >vater, including 55,944 acre feet by pumping. was delivered from the ( \mnnission· s channels to land holders in Irrigation DistrictR. This quantity exceede<l the previous reem·d of 192~!~:30 season when iiTigation deliveries commenced during July and terminated at the end of .\fay, 651,400 aere feet of water, inclusive of 50,5;)6 acre feet hy pumping, hein,l! delivered to users. Actually the year under reviPw (lf)!)7 ~38) Rhows a great.er delivrry than in H1e preceding year hy 160,797 acre feet.
The Irrigation DistrictH of Hed Cliffs. :VlerbeiJL and Nyah received 55,944 aere feet pumped direct from the River Murray, while the high ]eye] Waterworks Districts of Millewa, Coreena, Carwarp, and Yelta, also involving pumpin,l!. receinfl 20.917 acre feet for domestic and Htock supplies.
Although an interruption of delivery waH eaused hy late Spring rainfall, the demand for irrigation water, which began early in August, extended to an exceptionally late period and resulted in slightly more than 95 per cent. of the water rights apportioned throughout the gravitation systems being used, while in the three districts dependent upon pumped supplies, 97 per cent. of water rights was taken.
The Wimmera-J\!Iallee Waterworks Districts also received some 3i3,224 acre feet from the Loddon and Goulburn systems, in addition to their usual supplies from the WimmeTa~Mallee storages in the vicinity of the Grampi::.ns. The volume of water discharged from the Waranga Reservoir amounted to 625,300 acre feet. ()f this quantity, 266,710 acre feet were delivered to users in Irrigat:ion Districts. and, together with water passed to the \Vimmera--Mallee Waterworks Districts at the Loddon \VeiL gan~ a delivery effici·::mcy of about 47 per cent. Whilst this percentage is an advance on prHious years, it is hoped, by improving the condition of channels and structures, to further incrrase the efficiency of delivery which \Vould add to the actual quantities of water that could be made available on the land.
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DIVERSIO:\ OF \VATER.
The right of the State to the use and fimv, and to the control of water in rivers, creeks, streams and watercourses, lakes, lagoons, swamps and n1<1rshes, has been strictly exercised. The seasonal conditions and stream tiows during the earlier Summer monthfl ·were favourable to the u:-;e of water for inigation, and resulted in an increased (lemand by landholders outside irrigation district:-; for authority to divert water from streams and other natural sources of supply. In many cases, hO\vever, during the later Summer months, it was found necessary to restrict supplies from certain streams owing to the necessity of sitfeguarding domestic and stock supplies. Noh~·ithstanding this, the authorized diversions in force are 2,278 compared with 1,96~) for the previOus year.
OcctJPATION O~' CmnnsSIO:\ LANDS.
Again the Commission has been enabled to secure suitable tenants tor lands not required in cormexion with works, and has arranged in all 1,179 tenancy permits for periods up to nfteen years to occupy such lands. Of this number, 993 permits are actually in force. Included in the number of existing permits <tre 112 in re::;pect of l{iver :Hurray Commission lands administered by this Commission, also 5 in the Carrum Trust area. In additwn, 21 permits have been granted for the right to remove sand and gravel from canalized waterways.
The matter of controlling boating on resernJirs and main channels throughout the t:ltate has been made tmiform by the Uonuuissiou, and, in the exerci::;e of such control, 170 licences ~1re now in force.
UROWN LANDS.
Numerous applications for alienation or occupation of Crown Lands, including water reserves aud creek frontages, were referred hy the Lands Department to thi::; Commission for report as to wlwther such applications could be granted without injury to water supply interests. ln dealing with these, it has been necessary for a number of inspections to be made m different part:> of the Htate in order to ascertain for each area its value for W<tter SUJlply or its liability to eroswn.
HIVER U.At:GING.
As provided by section 32 of the Water Act 1H2~, the work of gauging and recording the flows of the principal rivers and streams of the State was continued. Weekly retums showing the \'olumes of water stored in reservoirs ware made available for publication.
As a result of the abnormally low ra.infall experienced durmg the year, the discharge of streams was generally far below the a\'erage, and in some instances the minimwn record was established. ln the principal storage catchments the run-off was below the average by the following percentages :--Hume Reservoir, i)1 ; Uoulburn, 59; Wartook Reservoir, ;.>2; Lake Lonsdale, 74; and Coliban, 8t\.
The table hereunder shows maximum,,
Buu~oif in _\ere fed Durin~ 1::::. mouths lWI'io<l irom July to .luue.
Hume*
Uoulburnt ..
Wartook
] ,ake LonsJale
Coli ban
8,041),000 (1917~18)
5, 79'J,000 (1917-18)
'10,400 (lBl0-11)
181,1500 (I 9 j 6-17)
oo3,ooo (1914-15)
65;),000 (1914-15)
7,900 (l\Jl415)
5,400 (1!114-15)
(),330 (UJJi-38)
• :\lea:.:;ureU at ,Jingellic <lWl Ta.ilnngatra, t Measured at :\lurdiitioll.
3,029,000 1,488,000
2,316,000 952,000
21,300 10,230
76,000 19,300
5b,l4U 6,330
With regard to the .Coiiban storages, t~e :inflo~v for the year was t.he low~st on record, being only 47 per cent. of that ill the year 1914-1o, and o2 per cent. of the illfiow m the year 1902-::>.
The only severe flooding occurred in the Bunyip River and Dandenong Creek during October, 1937, when the level reached in each stream was exceeded only by that of the record flood in 1934.
During the year, the gauging station on the Glenelg River at Balmoral, which was temporarily abandoned in 1933, was re-established. The number of gauging stations in operation is now 50.
The following statement shows the streams on which gaugings have been carried out, the sites of the gauging stations, and tl1e periodM for wh ieh gn.11ging records are available :-
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STA'I'EMENT SHOWING STREAMS, GAUGING SITES, AND PEHIODS FOH ·wHICH GAUGING RECORDS ARE AVAILABLE.
Stream.
AYoca River Avon River
Armstrong Creek Back Creek Barwon Rh·er Barwon River Bemm River Brodribb HiYer Broken River Broken River Broken River
Buckland Rh·er Buffalo River Bullarook Creek •. Bunyip River Burrowye Creek .. Callaghans Creek Carnpaspe River Campaspe River Campaspe River Cann River Cardinia Creek Carlisle River Coliban River Creswick Creek Dandenong Creek Dargo River Deep Creek Dewings Creek Eastern Barwon
River Eastern Moorarbool
River Emu Creek Eumemmerring
Creek Fiery Creek Genoa River
Glenelg River
Glenelg River Glenelg River Goulburn River Goulburn River Goulburn River Goulburn River
Goodrnans Creek .. Goslings Creek Hopkins RivPr .. Hopkins River .. J acksons Creek .. Jim Crow Creek King River King River Kiewa River Lang Lang River
Latrobe River
Latrobe River Latrohe Hiver Lerderder~ River
Little Wimmera River
Loddon River Loddon River Loddon River Macalister River
Station;; where gaugiugs an· now being taken shown in heavy type and by*.
SitP of Gaug:ing Station
Coonooer Weir Valencia Creek
Reef ton Nillah(•ootif' Pol!ocksford Winchc!sea Club Terrace Sardine Creek Goorambat Nillahcootie '
Lima South {1 Buckland Bridge l.fcGuffies Bridge Clunes \Veir Bunyip Burrowye Barwon Downs Rochester Rochester Weir Ashbourne \Vccragua Beaconstield Carlisle Bridge Malmsbury Resr. Tourello Dandenong Dargo .. Bulla Barwon Downs Forrest ..
Bo!warrah Weir ..
Sunbury ' Abbotts Road,
Dandenong Streatham Wangra.belle { Balmoral { Moora Moora Sandford Eildon Weir Murchison Shepparton Trawool ..
}I Darlev .. Murroon Allansford i \Yickliffe Sun bury Franklinford Wangaratta Whitfield Kiewa .. Heath Hill f
l Rosedale J
Willow Grove 1..
Yallourn Darlev " . { Lake Lonsdal.e
Reservoir Bridgewater Laanecoorie Vaughan Grogans Bridge
l\fuut h. Yl'ar June lHHH Mar. l!JlH Oct. l9a6 .Jan. 1!lOI Aug. l!l02 July 1906 Jan. 11!22 .\'Jay 1922 ~lay 1922 ,June 1886 Aug. IH02 i
,fan. 19:W July l!l3n Dec. l!i24 I
Dm·. 1924 April19:l0 .June 1907 Nol'. 19:!5 Oct. HJ2\l April188ii ,Jan. 190(1 !
.Mar. w:n May 1!l22 Oet. 1!1:30 ~Jar. lll30 :\fav 188!1 Ap~il1!l:l0 .:-Jov. 1!!24 i
April Hl22 :Feb. Hl08 Oct. 1(129 Oct. 1!)21)
An!£. 1!l08
Feb. 1~08 Feb. w:n June l!l20 :\lay 1922 Oct. 1927 April188!1 Jun<' 1938 Feb. 1889 ,Tan. 1900 .Jan. 1916 June 1881 June 1921 Jan. 1908 Jan. 1926 .June 1927 Oct. 1929 ,Jan. Hl06 June 1!120 I•'eb. Hi08 :\Tay 19:JO Jnne 188(} Dec. 1924 July 1885 .Inn. 192·3 Oet. 19:56 Jan. 1!!01 Dec. 1!1:!6 Jan. l!l2ii ,June 1919 .June 1907 ! .:\tar. l92:i Sept. 1903
May 1881 Jan. 1891 ,July 1926 April HH9
DatP tn whif~h
(!auging ... C•n1tinued.
:\lonl11. Y<>ar. Dec. 19:ll Dec. Hl:l:3
* Dee. 1!.101 Dee. Hll5 Dee. Hl21 Dec. Hm3 .June J\)29 s(>pt. 1n:n
* [)p(•. HJ25 J)(•(·. 1!l:l:J
* Dec. l!I:J:l Vec. l!i:l3 Dec. 1H:J:\
* *
.lone HI:H D(·r·. 1!108
* *
.lmw I !l:W
* * *
De<·. una
* Llee. HH!:l June 1!1:13 ,June 111:10
* t),., .. 1\l2l
.June l\)3;~
1)(•('. 1u:1a Dec. Hl24 J1me HJ2() DPe. HJ:l3
* Dec. l!l!JO June 1!120
* * *
May 190!1
* Dec. HI:J:J ,June 1930 June 1!120 Dee. 1933 :Feb. 1!!33 Dec. waa Dec. l\lOO
* *
Dec. Hl30 *
Dee. l!IHl
* *
Dec. HJ2t De e. 1\IH\
* *
Dec. 1890 *
Dec. 19:13 Dec. 1922
. .... t l'l'Hlll.
Macalister River .. Jlilacalister Rh·er Mackenzie River '\faribyrnong Hin,r Muthers Creek i\1itchell Ri Yer Mitchell River 1\ritchell Rh·er Mitta River MittaRiver }1oorarbool HiYN ~\tount. Emu CrPek River Murray River }lurra ,. River Murray lti n•r ll urra ,. River Murray River Murray River Murray River Murray IUver Murray (hTns Hin"' Ovens River 0 'Shannt'ss v Crr•ek Pykes Creek
Riddells Creek Snowy River Snowy River Tallangatta Creek Tambo River
Tatllh() Hi\'(·r Taniil River Tamuo Riv0r Thmr1son Hin·r· Thomson River Thomson River Toolern ('n•<·k Tyers River W a.nnon J{i n'r Wcrrib<"e Hi,·cr W0rribe<' River Werrihce Rher Werribee River Western Barwon
River Western .Moorarhool
I~iver \Virnm<'ra Hirer .. \Yimmera Hiver .. Wimmera River .. vVoady Yallock
River Yarm .River Yana Rh-er Y a.rra Ri\-er Yarrowee River
Boosey Cn•ck Campaspe Rin•r Kiewa HiH>r La.trobc Hiyer I..vddon River ~Iitchell RiY<>r :\1itta RiY<"r Ovens RivN Tambo Hil·er Wimmera Ri\·er .. "7immera River ..
f-;H e of Gauging ;;;tn.tion.
Glenmaggie Weir ~faffea .. Wartook Reservoir Keilor .. Balmoral Bairnsdale Glenaladale Waterfonl Tallandoon Tallangatta Bate~ford Skipton Jingellic Albury .. Tocumwal Echuca .. Torrumba.rry Swan Hill WakoolJunction
1 Lock 15, Euston :\hldma Bright Wangaratta \\'arhurton Pykes Creekf
Reservoir l Riddell Or host .. Jarrahmond Tallangatta Bruthen .. { Ens ay .. Willow Grove Drouiu \\"est HevJicld Co.WWarr Coopers Creek ~ll'lton .. Gould ])unkdd Bacchus .'\:f~trsh W<"rriboe Cobblcdicks Ford Melton Reservoir Forrest ..
Bennetts Bridg<?
Everslcv G!cnorei1v W0ir Horsham· Pitfield ..
}fcVeiglts Reef ton Warraudyte Garibaldi
Date to (Janging~ which
CoJmuf'lH'f'd. Gauging~ Continm:d,
.Month. Year. \[nnth. Y!•;u· Jan. 1923 * .Jan. 1901 Dec. 190!1 Jan. 1H87 * .Jan. l!l08 Dec. l !l:l:l .June 1889 Dec. 18!1:l .Ta.n. 1890 June l!J22 June 1937 * April 1\)22 De<'. 1n:1a .July 19:~4 * Aug. 1885 * .Jan. 1008 Dec. 1!121 June 1!)20 Dec. l!J:tl Mav 1890 * Jmi. 1877 Dec. 1!10.3 Jmt. Hl08 * Scpt.18ll5 Dec. l!IOS .Tan. 1906 * .Jan. 1909 * .July 1929 * Jan. 1930 * .Ja.n. 186fi Dec. Hl29 Dec. 1924 Dec. Hl:l:l .JunP 1887 * .Jan. Hl01 Dcc HH4 Xov. 1!108 June 1H2::! .r uly 1926 * Snpt. 193:1 * .J;m. 1907 June Hl22 llav Hl22 * Sept. HJ:l5 * Jan. 1906 Dec Hl:!4 .June 1!J:l7 * Jan. I!J25 Oct. l!l:H .Jan. lll25 * June 1907 Dec. I!l:l:J ,Jan. 1901 June Hl22 .:\Iar. 1922 * Jan. 1928 * May. 1922 Dec. l\l3:! Oct. 1921 * June 1920 Dec. 193:1 .Jan. 1907 DPc. 1921 Feb. Hll1 Dec. 191.5 !\.Iar. Hl30 Dec. 1(13:3 Sept. 1936 * Oct. 1926 * Jan. 1909 Dec. 1!)21
Oct. Hl02 Dec. 1933 llay 1884 Dec. 1914 Jan. 1889 * Aug. 1917 Dec. l !.J:>:l
Aprill908 Dec . 1914 Jan. 1901 Dec. 1901 Jan. 1891 Dec. 19:1:5 April1922 Dec. 1929
Flood Warning Stations.
( Reading8 Only, Recorded.)
Tungnmnh I Xo,-. 1917 Aug. 192\l Axedale 1 .Jan. 1919 * Ta\vonga I l'\ov. 1917 * Noojc•P .. Oct. 1925 Sept. 19:H Appin ~onth I Oct. 1927 * Bairns dale .June H!3i * Mitta 1\Iitta Nov. 1917 * \Vhorouly Nov. 11!17 * Swifts Creek .June 1937 * l,ongcrenong Jan. 1916 * Woodlands North June 1937 *
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TOTAL STORAGES IN STATE. In 1902 the total capacity of storages in the State was 172,000 acre feet. The present
capacity is 1,90:3,450 acre feet. The Hume Reservoir, designed to contain 2,000,000 acre feet (half of which can, Fmhject to the provisions of the River Murray Agreement, be credited to the ~tate of Victoria) now has a capacity of 1,250.000 acre feet. When the final stage of this work has been constructed (involving a further approval of the interested State Governments), and the Yarrawonga "Weir, Olenmaggie, and other Reservoirs are completed, the eombined eapacitics of Victoria's storages will be 2,:352,560 acre feet.
EXISTING STORAGES. Govlbwrn Systern
Goulburn Weir Waranga,. Eildon
c .. pacltios In Acre Feet.
J'lurmy-Loddo11, System--Hume Reservoir (part of 2,000,000 acre feet-half share) Torrumbarry (half share of 26,000 acre feet) .. :Y1ildura (half share of 34,000 acre feet) Wentworth (half share of 20,000 acre feet) Euston Lock W t>ir (half share of 24",000 aere feet) Row Swamp Laanecoorie Kerang North-\Vest Lakes Lake Boga Long I,ake
Wimmera-Mallee SystemFyans Lake Lake Lonsdale Wartook .. Tavlors Lake Pi1~e Lake Green Lake Dock Lake Moora Lower Winunera Weirs Batyo Catyo (Avon Regulator) "Lake Whitton Earthen Storages, Townshi, Reservoirs, and Mall00 Tank;;
M a.ffra-Sa/,e System--Glenmaggie (part of 150,000 ;lcrc feet)
Coliban System-Upper Coliban Malmsbury (Enlargement to 14,400 acre feet in progress) Spring Gully Subsidiary Reservoirs
fVer·ribee SystemPykes Creek Melton
Bellarine Peninsula System-W urdec Bolue Serviee Basins
M omington Peni·,isu,la Sy;;tenrLysterfield Beaconsfieltl, Franbton, and 1\lornington Service Basins
MiscellaneousEppalock .. Wontbaggi W onthaf!gi Service Basins New,;te ~<l
20,700 333,400 306,000
---"-- 660,100 625,000
13,000 17,000 10,000 12,000 40,860
6,650 69,400 2H,650 3,820 _" ____ 827,380
17,100 53,300 23,800 30,000 52,000
6,600 4,800 5,100 2,870 5,000 1,300 5,840
207,710 104,500
25,700 12,300
2,000 4,840
44,840 21,000 19,100
40,100 10,000
760 10.760
3,400 1,660
200 --"-- 5,260
1,200 1,550
10 40
---~- 2,800 Total capacity of existing Storages 1,903,450
ADDITIONAL STORAGE BEING PROVIDED BY WORKS IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION. Coliban System--Malmsbnry Enlargem0nt :lforningtor' Peninsu-la Syslern-Bittern
Service Basin J1urm.IJ System---YaiTawonga Weir (half slmre nf 00.000 n.ere feet) Otway Systern--RPrvke Reservoirs
2,100 480
60 25,000
970
FURTHER STORAGE WHICH COULD BE PROVIDED BY COMPLETION OF EXISTING WORKS. 111affm-Sale System--Glenmaggie (balanee of 150,000 acre feet) 45.500 Mm·ray Systew- -Hume Reservoir, at junction with Mitta River (ha,lf-f;hare r•f halanor~
of 2,000,000 ar:re feet) 375,000
Total capacity of Storages when works are completed ..
28,610
420,500
2,362,660 ___ ........
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WATERWORKS TRUSTS AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITIES DIVISION.
(!1. W. McCay, B.C.E., A.M.l.E. Aust., Dim'sioual Eng£neer.)
\Vater supply systems and sewerage works in many country towns are controlled by Local Authorities under the general supervision of the Commission.
COUNTRY WATER SUPPLIES.
Under tl1e prov1s10ns of the Water Acts. when the Council of any Municipality desires to have waterworks constructed and maintained in the municipal district, it first employs a qualified \Vater supply engineer to prepare a report on the proposal, together with general plans and estimates of capital cost, annual expenditme involved, and rating necessary to finance the undertaking.
Should the engineer's report indicate that a scheme within the means of the ratepayers could be devised, copies of the report, plans and estimates are rmhmitted to the Commission for examination.
The proposals are carefully reviPwed hoth tt'dmieally and financially and, if approved as feasible and satisfactory, the Council then gives puhlie notice of its intention to seek the constitution of a \V"aterworJG:;; Trust to construct and maintain the proposed works.
Interested persons may lodge objections to tl1e proposal within one month and on the expiry of a furtl1er month, eonsideration is given to the question of constituting a \Vaterworks Trust.
In addition to one or more Government nominees, the Trust Commissioners may be the whole of the Councillors of the Municipality, the Hiding Councillors concerned, or be elected directly by the ratepayers of the waterworb district : or, where the waterworks district is in two or more municipalities, be eleeted lly the ( .'ouncils concerned.
In special cases. Municipal Couneils may he constituted Loeal Goveming Bodies under the Water Acts, and these Bodies act in all respects as a Waterwork;,: Trust in so far as water supply activities are concerned.
A Waterworks 'J'rust or Local Uoveming Body under the Water Actf:l can borrmv only from Government sources, and loans are advanced by tl1e Treasury on very long terms, the redemption payments being equivalent to a sinking fund of only ! per cent. per annum.
There are now 17 Local Governing Bodies and 116 Waterworks Trusts, including 3 constituted under special legislation, nan~ely, First Yiildura Irrigation 'frust, Mildura Urban Water Trust and Geelong Waterworks and Sewerage Trust.
Details of the capital liability to the State and of the rates made by these Local Governing Bodies and \Vaterworks 'frusts are set out in the accompanying schedules.
Many important works of water supply were carried ont during the year under review.
The First Mildura Irrigation Trust continued its programme of lining with concrete considerable lengths of the main channels to reduce leakage losses and damage to lands.
The Mildura Urban Water Trust carried out improvements to the town reticulation and ao·ain extended its su1Jplv works to serve areas taken over from the Irrigation Trust. where
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township settlement had taken plaee.
The Apollo Bay Waterworks Trust raised its weir on Auderson's Creek to provide increased storage to meet Summer demands.
The Ararat Town Council is enlarging portion of its main pipe line to provide an increased supply, and has installed a new pumping plant and rising mains to improve the supply to the higher levels of the town.
The Colac Waterworks Trust is carrying out the first stage of a programme for improvements of the supply by :+enewal and enlargement of the main pipe line.
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The Bet Bet Shire Council has carried out extensive improvements to the Dunolly supply, includinu enlargement of the reservoir and construction of new catch drains and a new service basin, with the object of increasing the quantity of water available to consumers during Summer periods.
The Korong Shire Council has installed a new service basin, pumping plant and mains at Wedderburn to improve the available pressure during Summer months.
The Lancefield Waterworks Trust has enlarged its main pipe line to enable a satisfactory supply to be maintained.
The Leongatha ~Waterworks Trust is undertaking extensive improvements to the town reticulation.
The Lorne ~Waterworks Trust has carried out extensions and improvements to the town reticulation to provide for development which i"l taking place.
The Malmsbury Waterworks Trust, which was constituted during the year, has completed the installation of its works, and water is now supplied to the township.
The district of the Morwell Waterworks Trust was extended to include new township subdivisions, and reticulation extensions and improvements were carried out.
The Port Fairy Waterworks Trust, constituted during the year, is constructing the works fot the supply to the town.
The Shepparton Urban \V aterworks Trust is installing a new pumping plant to improve the supply.
The St. Arnaud Borough Council has enlarged its service basin to provide an increased Fmpply during the Summer periods.
The Swan Hill W atenvorks Trust completed the construction of a new elevated tank and pumping plant to provide an improved supply to the high levels.
The Wangaratta \Vaterworks Trust, having completed the installation of bore-hole pumping units and purification plant, is now drawing a supply from underground sources and is carrying out improvements to the reticulation to enable the full benefits of this supply to be obtained.
The Warragul Waterworks Trust has enlarged a section o( its main pipe line to enable increasing demands to be met.
ln orde~ to increase the storage available, the Woodend ~Waterworks Trust is constructing a new reservOir.
Pipe extensions and other works were carried out at Bairnsdale, Cobram, Colbinabbin, Corryong, Hamilton, Horsha.m, Kerang, Kilmore, Maffra, Mooroopna, Omeo, Rochester, Traralgon, Tarnagulla, Tatura, Tungamah, Upper Macedon, Warburton, Yarra Junction and Yarra.wonga.
Investigations were made into proposals for to\vn water supplies at Foster, Lara and Lismore, and for improvements to works at Alexandra, Ballarat, Boort., Chiltern, Mildura Irrigation District, Morwell, Nathalia, Rushworth, Seymour, Shepparton, Tallangatta, Trentham, Warracknabeal, Werribee, Wodonga, Woodend, and Yarram.
Alexandra Apollo Bay Avenel
Nattw of Tn•st.
Avoca Township Bairnsdale
*Ballan
Bealiha Beualla
*Bet Bet Shire Boort
Bridge water Bright Broadford
*Bruthen Carisbrook
Carrum Charlton
Cobra m Colac Colbinabbin Coleraine a.nd Oasterton
Corryong Daylesford Borough
Devenish
Donald Drouin Echuca Borough Elm ore Euroa
tGeelong Gisborne Glenrowan Hamilton Healesville Heath cote Hepburn Horsham Borough Kara Kara Shire
*Keilor-St. Albans Kerang Kerang Shire Kilmore
Kooweerup Koroit Korumburra Kvabram K yneton Shire Lancefield Lawloit Leongatha Lilydale Loddon Unitrd Longwood
Carried forward
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W ATimWORKS TRUSTS.
Liability to the as at 30th June,
1938.
Rate in £1 made for the Year Ending :lbt December, 1938.
£ s. d. s. !l.
4,403 12 10 5,581 16 7 4,573 10 6
13,483 16 5 26,878 3 7
1,139 11 7 10,714 8 6
4,447 15 5
2,370 19 7 4,474 11 7
13,366 4 10
4,481 10 5
24,937 6 0 7,581 3 3
8,543 4 6 63.656 15 1
869 0 2 li1,062 19 1
13,457 6 11 16,236 17 0
2,287 13 4.
10,334 6 5 16,985 14 7 23,215 3 10
3,706 8 11 22,962 2 0
4,933 18 11 1,749 11 7
57,846 8 11 20,955 16 8 10,744 15 3 6,875 15 5
11,238 2 10 2,619 15 7
9,609 5 I 0 832 18 I)
17,402 2 3
8,363 2 7 2,083 18 7
19,013 13 11 H,285 15 \) 12,182 18 5 7,280 15 5
15,514 5 7 23,746 12 1 5,160 19 7 6,932 17 4 1,973 13 8
()33,09!) 7 7
2 0 2 :.l 3 ()
2 3 010 1 9 up to £45 net annual valuation 1 0 0 5 1 6 l 2
£46 to £70 over £70 "
" " "
2 3 up to £50 net annual valuation 1 9 1 6 1 5 1 {j
2 H
£51 to £100 over £100 " , "
"
2 !! up to £26 net annual valuation 2 6 £27 to £36 , 2 3 over £36 , , (Rate,; made by the Commission, see page 58) 2 6 up to £640 net annual valua.tion
2 1 3 2 2 3
3 2 6 9 6 0
(Over £640-£80)
Coleraine Oasterton
1 0 up to £200 net annual valuation 011 4 0 3 0 1 ()
l 9 2 7 1 6 2 3 2 0 1 0 l 9 2 6 1 6 0 9} 2 0 1 0 1 3 0 2
1 3
over £200 up to £30 £31 to £75 over £75
(No rate made) 2 3 Kilmore 2 6 Wandong 1 10 1 6 I 0 1 n 0 6 ::> t\ 0 4 110 1 3
,
" ,
"
(HateR madP by the Commission, see page 58) ;) 0
• The Ball1112 and Bet Bet Shire Waterworks Trusts ha.ve liquidated their lla.blllt!es, anu t.hc l!ruf.hon a12cl ][el!or-St. 4lbana WatMwo$1 '.I'mi~J have 11ot yet lllcuned any Capital U.blllty,
t 'l'lw Geel<lng Wa.Uirworlu aJI4 Sewera1e 'trust hill borrowed tlw whole of lte fundJ from! oth~r [.huD flovern11terlt~tl source~.
:-1 a me of Trust.
Brought. forward Lorne Lowan Shim .. Macedon Ma:ffra i.Ialmsburv )fansfield · Maryborongh l\'Iarysville :!Yierrigum Moe J\'looroopna Mortlake 1\Torwell Murchison Mnrtoa lfi yrt.lefo rd Nagambie Nhill Numnrkah Shire
Omeo Orbost Port Fairv Portland " Riddells Creek Rochester Romsey Rosedale Rush worth Rutherglen Seymour Shepparton Shire Shepparton Urban St. Arnaud Borough
*Stawell Shire Stratford Snnlmry Swan Hill Tallangatta Tatura Tongala Toora
Trafalgar Traralgon Trentham Tungamah Shirr•
Upper 1\1acedon Violet Town Wah!,'1myah .. Wangaratta .. \Varhurton W arrackna bea l Warragul Winchelsea Wodonga Wood end Yackandandal1 Yarra Junctia11 Yarram
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Capital T,iaJJilit.y to the State a• at 30th June,
jg:)8.
.!:: s. rl. 6:33,099 7 7
9,681 10 8 n,034 13 9 1),474 1 11
13,827 10 f) 2,799 6 11 9,664 16 11
i'\4,830 18 11 2.232 2 1 1,899 17 3
10,08H 14 lO 9,001 ,, 9 3,942 1 6
15,004 2 4 4,608 6 4 I,H3 12 10
11,585 0 0 4,691 0 4
20,28f) 11 10 13,211 I} 1
:3.G.J4 7 7 Hi,705 14 4 1J45 7 8
22,901 1 4 2,67:3 12 10
ll,041 6 8 3.259 6 3 ::1.091 0 8 i'\,55H 15 6
22,094 19 8 23,836 14 8
!)(jfl 18 6 24,822 4 5 4!l,429 8 5
3A58 11 7 18,~•73 19 7 26,891 19 6 3,266 7 11 6,071 3 0 3,216 6 6
13,865 16 9
15,35·1 1 D 37,4!.Hl 0 1
4,131 7 3 11.255 13 0
:),f)35 1 3 7,413 3 1 2,715 () 0
25,[)27 17 9 2,045 2 7
14,57() 9 8 20,500 3 1
:3.562 1 0 21,249 18 2 17,\04 13 2
i,U64 .1 1 11,467 2 9 14,711 I7 11
Rate in £1 made for the Year Ending ;Hst. Deoomlwr, 1938.
s. tl .
l (j
0 2 2 4 l f) 1 !)
2 0 2 2 2 6 3 6 2 3 2 0 I (j
I 2 2 :)
I 6 2 fi 2 u 2 6 0 l Numurkah Rural ] 8 Xumurkab Urban 3 () W unghnu Urban 3 () Stmthmerton Urban 1 10 Natbalia Urban 2 n 2 6 (No rate made for year) 1 3 2 2 1 3 2 ()
2 u 2 6 :3 6 I u 0 9 l 3 3 ()
2 8 1 3 1 3 2 0
(I H37) 1 8 l 0 2 3 1 6 1 9 110
up to £75 net annual valuation over £75 ,
"
I 7 2 fl Tungamab Urban 2 0 Kat~matite Urban 2 0 St .. Tames Urhan Tungamah Rural-U 6 Divisions 1 and 2 0 4 Division 3 0 3 Division 4 I 9 2 6 1 (J
l :3 1 () 1 ~)
1 u 1 H 1 !l I f)
2 ti 2 t;
ii
"
Carried forward 1,361,135 4 2 ~--~--~------·'-~ ___ c ______________ ~ • The Stawrll Sllire Waterwork• Trust hall liquidated illl lisblllt)'.
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W A 'fER WORKS TRUSTS--oont·inued.
Xamt> of TruB.t.
Brought forward
Yarrawonga Urhan Yatchaw Yea
tFirst Mildma Irrigation Mildura Urban
Total
<'apital Liability to th<· St.at.o as at 30th .fun<>,
19.38.
l: s. d.
1,36l,l35 4 2
8,174 12 1 3,714 13 3 5,690 5 1
48,598 15 10 10,747 7 2
1,438,060 ] 7 7
s. d.
1 !)
4 0 1 10!
H.ato in n made fur tlw Year Endin~ 31st December, 1!138.
(Special Rating) (Special Rating)
t In a(L;lition, the l•~lrst. :MHUum Irriga.th'n Tru.,t lui'l bormwc<i further amoanL:cl frn1a other than Governmental sources.
Total Capital Liability of Waterworks Trusts Less Advances from Unemployment Helief Funds
Advances from Surplus Revenue Capitalized Interest
£ .~. d.
56,697 !} 4 28,496 18 11 6,870 16 9
£ 8. d. 1,438,060 17 7
92,065 5 0
Net Interest Bearing Loan Liability of Waterworks Trusts . . £1,345,995 12 7
LOUAL GOVERNING BODIES.
N .a me of l.ocal ftoverning Body.
Arapiles Shire .. Ararat Borough Ballarat Water Commi~si0ners
Beechworth Shire Bet Bet (Dunolly Borough) Shire Bet Bet (Tarnagulla Borough) Shire Chiltern Shire .. Clnnes Borough
Creswick Borough
Inglewocd Borough Korong Shire .. Ripon (Beaufort) Shire Stawell Borough Talbot Boronp;h Warrnambool City W erribee Shire Wimmera Shire
Total
('upital Liability to the ~t.ate as at 8Uth Junt•,
19:l8.
£ s. d.
48 10 10 87,872 18 9
286,901 6 ·!
20,774 10 ~~
4,746 lO 0 1.841 17 8 2,754 2 8 9,650 7 0
921 11 2
12,992 ll 2 13,142 18 (j
16,769 0 7 62,345 10 6
1,859 5 6 28,535 16 6 14.596 0 5 1,945 19 11
567,698 18 3
Total Capital Liability of Local Governing Bodies .. Less Advances from Unemployment Helief Funds
Advances from Surplus Revenue Capitalized Interest
Hat<> in £1 made for the Year Ending 31st December, 1938.
s. d.
(No rate made) 2 0
5 per cent .. up to £aoo net annual valuation 4~ per cent. £:301 to £500 , , 4 per cen .. £501 to £1,000 3~ per cent. over £1,000
l 6 1 6 1 6 1 0 2 0 1 0 l 3 1 () 010 1 9 2 3
up to £80 over £80 np to £.!5 £413 to £99 over £99
ne~ annual valuation
2 '6 2 6 1 !i 0 10 2 ()
(No rate made).
" "
"
£ s. a. £ 8. rZ.
9,507 14 4 4,000 0 0 3,874 ll 6
567,698 18 3
Net Interest Bearing Loan Liability of Local Governing Bodies
17,382 5 10
• • 550,316 12 5
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8KWERAGE IX COUNTRY DISTRICTS.
Cnder the provisions of the Sewerage Districts Acts, when the Council of any Municipality or any \Vaterworks Trust desiTes to have seweTage works constructed and maintained within its district, it first employs a qualified engineer to prepare a report on the proposal with plans of a tentative undertaking and estimates of capital cost, annual expenditure involved and rating necessary to meet this annual expenditure.
Should the engineer's report indicate that a scheme within the means of the ratepayers could be devised, copies of the report, plans, and estimates are submitted to this Commission and the Commission of Public Health fm examination .
. The proposals are carefully reviewed hv this Commission both technically and financially, consideration being ).riven to any repTesentations made by the Commission of Public Health.
Should the proposed sewerage undeTtaking be approved as feasible and satisfactory, the Council or Watenvorks Trust then gives public notice of its intention to seek the constitution of a Sewerage Authority to construct and maintain the proposed sewerage works.
Interested persons may, within one month, lodge objections to the proposals, and, on the expiry of ~~ further month, consideration is given to the question of constituting a Sewerage A11thority. ·
A Se\verage Authority may consist of the whole of the Councillors of the Municipality or the whole of the Commissioners of a Waterworks Trust. or the whole of the members of a L.ocal Governing Body within whose district the sewerage district is situated, or, if the sewerage d1strict is not wholly within one municipal district, the members of the Sewerage Authority may he elected by the ratepayers ·within the sewerage district.
A Sewerage Authority may be granted a loan hy the Uovernment, but more usually borrows on the open market by the issue of its own debentures.
There are now 22 Sewerage Authorities in country centres as set out in the accompanying schedule.
Authority.
l. Bendigo 2. Ballarat 3. Colae 4. Horsham 5. Swan Hill .. 6. Echuca 7. Mildum 8. \Varrnambool ~). BairnsditiR ..
10. KPranl-( 11. Wangaratta 12. Kvneton .. 13. B·;mtlla 14. Shcpparton 15. Castlemaine I (i. Hamilton .. L 7. D.andenong 18. Warragul .. 19. Annat 20. Sale 21. Warracknahcal 22. Portland.
ScHEDULE OF SKWERAGE AGTHORITIES.
Date of Constituting Order h1 f'onnriL
20th November, HJ16 . 30th November, 1920 .. 13th November. 192'1 .. 22nd June, 1926 8th Xovemll(•r, 1926 lRth October, 1927 12th .I une. I H2K 26th ~ov~rnl>(•r, l!l2!l .. 24t.h Octolwr, I !l:32 19th Decem h;•r. 1932 11th April, 1933 4th December. 11133 16th January, 1934· 2nd .T uly. 1931 18th De:c~mlJer, UJ34 28th Fehrnary, I H35 27th jfav. l\135 L;t .July: Hl35 2bt O~tohcr. HJ35 16th June, 1936 24th :Vlay, 193K 2bt .June, 1931)
Works in operation. Works in operation. Worh in operation. \York;; in operation. Works in operation. Works in operation. Works in operation. Works in operation. Works in operation. Works in operation. Work;; in operation. Final plans being prepared.
Hemark:-~.
ConHtrnetion of works nearing completion. Construction eomplctPd. How.;p~; being comweted. <'onstmct.ion of works nearing eomplction. Construction of works nearing completion. Construction commenced loth October, 193H, ami now well advanced. Final plans lwing prepared. Construction eo m me need 5th April, 1931'\. Detail survey about to be eornrnenccd. Detail ~urvey to be undertaken sl10rtly. Detail ~urvey to he undertaken shortly.
'l'he pa;;.;t year has again heell marked by eonsiderahle activity in sewerage construction. Uood progresH lms been made with the installation of the seven schemes under construction at the beginning of the year, three having been completed and three more being sufficiently advanced to enable house drains to he connected. Tn addition, work~'! have been commenced in one other centre.
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. Following ~~e announcement by the Government of a liberal basis for granting financial assistance to facilitate the installation of sewerage schemes in the smaller country centres. thirty-three towns have carried out the necessary preliminary investigations for schemes, ·while two new Sewerage Authorities were constituted, and two Authorities previously constituted proceeded with the preparation of final plans for works.
The Ballarat Sewerage Authority continued to extend the sewer reticulation to serve the outer areas and constructed additions to the treatment works necessitated by the extension of the scheme. The sewerage district also was extended. ·
The Bendigo Sewerage Authority carried out further extensions to the sewers to serve additional outer areas.
The Horsham Sewerage Authority is undertaking the extension of the scheme to serve North Horsham and other areas, while at Swan Hill, improvements to the treatment works and sewage farm are under construction.
The Bairnsdale, Kerang, and Shepparton Sewerage Authorities completed the construction of the main sewerage schemes, and the work of connecting the houses to the sewers is proceeding.
The Benalla, Castlemaine, Dandenong, and Hamilton Sewerage Authorities continued the construction of works, which are now sufficiently near completion in the case of Benalla, Castlemaine and Hamilton to enable houses to be connected to the sewers, while at Dandenong construction is well advanced.
At Ararat, the sewerage scheme is no\V under construction.
The Kyneton and Warragul Sewerage Authorities have completed the detail surveys of their sewerage districts and the final plans are being prepared, while the Sale Sewerage Authority is about to proceed with a detail survey.
Sewerage Authorities have been constituted at Portland and Warracknabeal, and it is anticipated that in each case the detail survey and design of works will shortly be undertaken.
Applications for the constitution of Sewerage Authorities at eight centres, namely, Kyabram, Lorne, Maffra, Mornington, Murtoa, Nhill, Wodonga, and Yarrawonga, were examined and the schemes generally approved.
Proposals were submitted for the se\vering of Donald, Mooroopna, Rochester, Rupanyup, and Tatura, but could not be approved as these five schemes were financially impracticable.
Preliminar-y reports were submitted in respect of sewerage seheme8 at twenty aclclitional centres, namely, Bacchus Marsh, Beechworth, Beulah, Charlton, Cohuna, Dimboola, Euroa, Hopetoun, Jeparit, Leongatha, Minyip, Morwell, Noble Park, Sea Lake, Spring Vale, St. Arnaud, Traralgon, Werribee, Wycheproof, and Yarram, and the proposals are now being examined.
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RESEARCH AND TESTING BRANCH.
(J. M . .._IJ,fathe,w, B.ilf.E., A.M.l.E.Aust., Superintendent.)
The work of this Branch may be divided into-
( I) Routine Laboratory Tests
(2) Routine Outside Tests
(3) Inspection of Materials
(4) Chemical and Physical Examinations of Materials
(5) Research
(6) Miscellaneous.
The year has been a very busy one, particularly in regard to outside tests of pipes and valves and inspection of a diversity of constructional materials.
Houtine laboratory tests haYe been undertaken for other departments, on payment, in ca:-;e:o; where the Commission is in a position to handle the teRting more expeditiously than the departments concerned. This applies particularly to cement, which is stored under test by the ( 'ommission in large silos at the manufactmers' works. :Yluch of this tested cement has been used in constnwtion by the Chain Elevators Board.
Under the following sub-headings the main items are pTesented, as far as possible, m a tahnluted form.
(I) Routine Laboratory Tm;ts
For the Commission
For othPr Department"
Total~
(2) Houtine Outside TeHts-
Portland Cement.
Ton~.
3_6!13
7,693
11,386
Conerdr SpN·.iu~t•nr;.
597
410
1,007
'l'hese te:-;ts were undertaken mainly in connexion with constructional work in Otway Waterworks DistrieL :Vlornington Pmiwmla Extension, Coliban District, and Yarrawonga Weir, lmt, in a. lesser degree, moRt of t.he Commission'R wideHpread constructional activities were covered. :Vlost of the items coneemed were :-;upplied under contract.
Pipes of various materials and diameters up to 27 inches were included, but for brevity all diameters and pressure heads are grouped together in the following statement :--
W elde(l ;:;teel CHmeut lined pipes Cast Iron Pipes Asbest.os cement pipe;; Cement Concrete Pipe~' (High PrPssnre} Sluice Valves 8pecial Scour YaJvps .. Air Va.lves
Total;;
L~ngt.h. Numi;Pr.
~·eet.
73,208 2,184
266,527 65,767
559 49 32
407,686 640
4R
(3) Inspections of Materials-
Certain raw and fabricated materials are accepted on inspection in such cases where, owing to the nature of the materials or the class of work for which the materials are required, routine testing is not applicable.
In detail these consisted of : ------------~-~------- ---------------- ---~-------------
Material.
Wood Pipes . . . . Cement Concrete Pipes (Low Pres;mre) Cast Iron Gibault Joints for Asbestos Cement Pipe~ Fire Plugs Fire Plug Cover:o .. Valve Covers .. Castings, such as bends, tees, &c. . . Steel matching pieces, &c. Steel Joists Hardwood Oregon .. , Red Gum and Jarrah Other timber
Totals
42,928 13)14
1,571 6,367 9,303 2,157 3,592
Non:.-\Vood pipes are suh;;equently tested by the Superiutendin~t Engineer when laid in pipe line.
17,088 2:'18 270 296
Ul3 31
In addition, small quantities of numerous items of plant, Huch as snoops, and pipe laying gear, were inspected, but are not enumerated here.
(4) Chemical and Physical Examinations of .:\laterials~--
In the main, these examinations have been confined to water for complete analysis and various determinations, and soils for salt content.
The water samples amounted to 80 in number, and the soil samples, mostly from the Murray Valley area, to 960.
Many wateT samples {TOm mines in the Bendigo distl'ict were examined to asceitain whether the water could be of use to augment the district water supply.
(5) R.ESEARCH.---
JYiuch experimental work was done with concrete mixtures, and, in collaboration with the Yarrawonga \Veir engineering staff, economical and effective ·concrete mixtures for use in the weir construction were designed and tested. ~everal other problems in concrete vv"ork were investigated, as for instance at Horsham where difficulties had been encountel'ed in securing early strength in pipes heing manufactured in cold weather. Certain alterations in the method of nwnnfaeturo were recommended am1 introduced with beneficial results.
A series of experiments in paint composition wa~:> made to evolve a suitable light coloured coating for exposed pipe lines, and it was found that a very satisfactory and relatively economical combination could be made with very finely ground aluminium in paste form and certain oils.
(6) :3'hscELLAN1WlJS.
Tests have been made on a variety of material;:;, such as clay for reservoir banks, rubber jointing rings, pitch coatings fOT pipe protection, and anti-corrosive and non-toxic paints, also on water meters and associated appliances.
Algal conditions, which are a feature of a dry, hot summer, were reported in several of the reservoirs, notably at Minyip, Culgoa, ChaTlton, and Lance Creek HeseTvoir at Wonthaggi. TTeatment with copper sulphate was given to the water at each of these reservoirs and the algal infestation checked. At Wonthaggi, where a elose check is kept on the condition of the water during the Summer months, the beneficial effect of the tTeatrnent was very marked.
At Hume R.eservoir and lower down the Hiver J\1 urray, srnell and taste caused by an algal growth was manifest for only a felv days, the period of incidence being so short, fOTtunately, that no serious inconvenience was felt hy riverside dwellers or townspeople.
49
LAND V ALUATIONS.
(H. C. Valenfi.:ne, A.Jl.l.E. Aust., ChiPj Valuer.)
The quinquennial valuation required by the Water Acts of the rateable lands and tenements in the rural districts subject to its jurisdiction has been carried out by the Commission. This has necessitated the making of over 31,000 separate assessments and the valuing of mme than 10,000,000 acres of land, equal to about one-fifth of the total area of the State. The valuations, which were made by the Commission's own officers, entailed a very great addition to ordinary work.
Of all Public AuthOTities in the State, the Commission ts umque m the magnitude of the rating valuation required of it by the legislature. There falls to it,, also, the duty of assessing the amounts to he offered as eompensation both of land required for works and for injury caused by works, and it has been felt for some time that the creation of a Htate Valuation Department to deal with all matters of valuation, for both rating and compensation purposes for all authorities, would not only result in the abolition of the existing anomaly w·hereby the same land may be assessed by valuers for different Authorities at varying amounts for Land Tax, l\lunieipal Hating, Water Commission Rating, Probate or Acquisition for Public Purposes, but would eliminate the overlapping and duplicat,ion of services, and reduce the cost of valuing. It would, as well, tend to create greater confidence in valuations and result in substantial savings to the eomnumity.
Hinee its inception the Commission has served some 5,200 Notices to Treat for the acquisition of land requiTed in connexion with its operations. In the last ten years alone 1,14:2 eases ha>.Te been finalized and the Conunission has paid some £798,426 n1 settlement of claims. During the financial year under review, 184 notices were served; 101 claims for compensation, amounting to £34,222 were received; and 82 cases, in \Vhich £24,172 was claimed, were settled for a total amount of £9,453.
(i895.-4
:)0
LANDS UNDER IRRIGATED CULTUHE. The two Statements hereunder show the extent of Are.1s Irrigated-(A) durmg last year m
detail, and (B) during the last fiYe yearB totalled for purposes of comparison. (A) STA'IEMENT oF THE Exn;.\"1' ov htRr<:YriO:\' A:\'ll oF .\REAS oF DIFFmn:NT KINJJs oF CROI'::i Wxnm~;v
-YEAR l937-3K.
Name of District.
Suppz.ied from Goulb11rn State lV orks. Katandra .. North Shepparton Sheppartcn South Sheppart,on Rodney Stanhope .. Tongala .. Rochester Echuca North Din gee Calivil Tragowel Plains De akin
I
482 1,107
!l8fi 774
10,962 1,505 2,654 4,624
3H9 423
2,018 7,912
I 1,861
-- ·---·----·-
2,06\i I 1~2 3,2ii8
I 82
ti21i :tiii 1,ll8 :
24,fi22 I l,lil7 4,235 47;) 5,712 :;40
13,317 726 1,079 130
56 .~1
1,855 784 2,050 5,313 1,7!16 340
881 2,814
Area Irrlgat~d (Acres).
"' " g
" "i "' ~ .!2 ~ ~
;;.. ,.,
2.,2(i8 28 125 4,781 !i5 5ti 88 4,()42 12 i,Oii4 134 1,l8i) 3,5ti7 36 Hl 120
3fl,5tl5 2o"i7 8,008 223 138 ti,343 486 40
11,212 2tl 1,413 285 8 36,227 l() l,tH1 441 HO
4,0!)9 I 178 :1,294 19 21 20 4,528 :16 20
40,:188 28 223 95 I
:i,iil6 8 21) 17 I 10,485 1,H06
~ ~
ii,l01 9,437
14,!174 ii,ti25
81,292 13,084 21,6i>O 57,052
5,85!1 3,884 9,241
56,009 7.6G!l
20,288 4,502
1:1,150 18,7!l:3 3,3!11 - 7(ii\3n,oir~ Boort
Totals
Sl!pplied from River Jlf urray 8tnte lY orks (a) Torrumbrtrry Weir.
Leitch ville Cohuna Koondrook Swan Hill Third Lak(\ i\'Iystic Park Tresco Fish Point Kerang Dry Lake .. Kerang North-West Lakes Lands supplied direct (outside Districts)
Nyah Red Cliffs Merbeiu
Totals ..
(b) Direct from Ri,er.
Totals
Totals (River Mmray State Works) ..
S u.pplietl from ~orld.on an{l Other N orihern Strtte TVorh.
Boort Coli ban Campaspe Western \Vimmera Wimmera Unit<ld ..
Totals ..
Supplied from Southem 8tr1le Wo·rk·•· Baechus Marsh \Verribee .. Narre Warrt>n !\Iaffra-Sale
Totals
Sup1)lieil .from Other W f)rks. Piret Mildura District Private Diversions-Kerang (outside Districts) .. Other Private Diversions throughout the State ..
Totals ..
Grand Tota's 1937--38
Grand Totals 19af>--37
411 8fi2 13ii I 3,177 2,fi3\l 1,174 4,281 1,713 3,747 ~.29:) 4,820 1,251
4il7 9:) 224 924 295 15
17 40 124 200
fi.l88 74ii ()O
754 !l87
128 25 81
292 207 (i2 303 ;)0
42 i
482 577 I:H
;) 1,275 Hll l .. 3!Hi
38,328 I 81\.5118
(B) CoMPARATIVE STATEMF.NT OF THE ExTENT oF
Source of Supply.
Goulburn State WorkR . Itiver Murray State Works .. T,oddon and other Northern State Work~ Southern Statt' Works Mildura and Privat<' Div0rsions
Totals ..
;i,fl5ii 28 Hl 202 7,312 :31,946 200 821 3,103 43,1lti0 22,535 lO 708 3!i ;"iM 33.587 11,009 :uM:i ii!l2 \132 160 2ti,JOO 2.534 :l 108 :l,42(1 :l,811 178 ;) ;),228
8 ()!J2 :lOii 1 ,fiti2 a,130 3,ii47
311,239 (i ii51; 78fi 4n,no:l 400 4ll2
2.324 70 3,1\.'i7 10,476 172 14,44~
l30.0o7 4,ll72 188,il2l
20 2,8811 11,255
90 7,422 .---··-·
20 91 2l,ii!l:l
4!) 380 >l,fi29 :3,!i2H
11i!\l ()(; 1, J :~4 za 2,277
fi 48 130
71 7,31/i ----
Area under Irrigation (Acres).
1935-36. 19:l\l--;\;, 1937-38.
2011,18~ 267,880 311,059 li2,037 1711,370 210,084
14,707 14,1171 7,315 24,060 29,043 31,444 28,847 30,913 30,210
495,83.'1 518,827 590,112
51
PROGRESS IN IRIUGATION DISTRICTS.
During the 1937-38 season, the Victorian production of dried eurrants, sultanas and lexias <1motmted to 56,750 t,ons, and ex(·eeded by some 6,800 tons tlw previouH record output which w:u-1 eKtablished in H)33. 'rile Australian nrop of these fruits totalled 92,000 tons, aml waK approximately 14,000 tons greatcr than the highest quantity previously harvested, viz., 78,000 tons in 1!13~1; thw; the irrigation districts of Vietoria provided approximately 62 per cent. of the total Commonwealth production of dried vine fruits for the 19:37~i)8 season.
Sales have proceeded satisfaetorily in the United Kingdom and totalled 36,500 tons to date. It is anticipated that the total exports to the United Kingdom will aggregate 52,000 tons, leaving a halance of 15,500 tons to be sold during the remaining six months before the 19~38~39 season's fruit is available in London. The demand is reported to be steady, and it is anticipated that no undue difficulty will he experienced in clearing the unsold balance of the preRent year's re<:ord crop. The prices realized have, generally speaking, been below those ruling last year. Shipments to other export markets have bt•en well maintained.
A record output comprising ~1,080,000 eases of emmed apricots, peaches and pears was processed by Australian Canneries during the 19:37~38 season. This production represented the substantial increase of ~W per Gt~nt. on the previous highest record which was established in the pn•eeding year.
The Victorian pack for 1!);)7~38 comprised 2,218,000 eases, w hieh is equivalent to 73 per cent. of the total Am;t,ralian output. The Shepparton, Ardmona, and Kyabram Co-operative Canneries again processed the major portion of the Victorian pack, their production being l ,4:38,000 caRes, which is equivalent to 65 per eent. of the Victorian output and 4 7 per cent. of the Australian total.
gxporb; of Australian eanne(l fruits during the first nine months of this season comprised l ,462,000 casefl, as compared with tlw record total export of 1,660,000 eases which was established dming the wholt~ of the pre;'iom; year. Furt.]Jer shipments of Australian fruits have yet to he lllH(k, and theRe will 1:bsorb a sulmtrnti1\l portion of the balance of stocks at present held hy Australian emuwrs. The nHtrkt>t for cannerl peaches in the United Kingdom experienced a set hi~ck during tlw middle of the yet~r owing to the processing of exceptionally large quantiti('S or frn it by Cdifornian C<'.nners tl.nri ng tb is season, and it \V<lR consequently neeessary to reduce tl1e price of Austntliun penches in London. lt iR antieipated that thii\ position will he reflected.. in the prospects for sale of the U};38-3H season'R pack.
H is gratifying to record that the consumption of canned apricots, peaehes and pears within the Commonwealth dming 19:37 reached a total of 96:3,000 cases, ;vhieh represented the h ighcst consumption recorded sinc·e 1929.
ln order that facilities ruight be provided (or the processing of the increasing production of canning apricots, peaches and pean; in the Goulbnrn Valley, extensions are being made to the eool storage aeconunodation at the Ardmona and Kyabram Co-operative Canneries. These extensions wiH be in operation during the coming season and will ensure more economical and efficient treatment of the fruit which previously had to be traw-1ported to privately owned cool Rtores whilst awaiting processing.
The production of citrus fruits in Victoria for the 1937~:38 season amounted to 879,000 bushel" as compared with 762,000 bushels in 19~3&-37. As in previous years, the principal irrigation districts of the Btate provided approximately HO per cent. of the total Victorian production.
The dairy herds grazed on irrigated pastures again ohtained prominent positions in the Standard Herd Test conducted by the Department of Agriculture for 1H37-38. In the competition for herds of from 1 0 to 14 cows, first, second and third places were secured by herds from irrigation districts. In the section for herds of over 25 cows also, first place was secured by a herd from the Swan Hill Jrrigatim1 District. Other herds which were grazed on irrigated pasturcR oeeupied prominent positions in the averageH of pmduction for all sectionR.
52
PART 111.~-ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE.
C0~1MISSION.
During the year the terms of office of Mr. L. H. East, l\l.C.FL M.Jnst.C.E., :\LAm.Soc.C.K, M.I.K Aust., as Chairman of t.he Commission and as Victorian l{epresentative on the River Murray Commission were extended for a period of three years ending 31st January. 1941.
The term of office of }fr. \V. A. Robertson. M.C.K. :\1.Inst.C.K, M.I.K Aust., as a Commissioner was also extended to 31st J anuarv, 1941. and a direction was made bv Order in Council that any reference to the Chief Engine~r of Water Supply or the Chief Evngineer of the Department of Water Supply should, for administrative purposes, be deemed and taken to reter and apply to Mr. Robertson. Mr. Robertson was also appointed as one of the two representatives of the Victorian Government on the Power Survey Committee and the Australian National Committee of the ·world Power Conference.
The third member of the Commission is now Mr. H. Hanslow, a successful irrigator from Tongala, who was appointed by the Govemment as a Commissioner from 1st March, 1938, until the 31st January, 1941.
LEGISLATION.
Following the reports of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the Expediency of Amending the Water .Act 1928, an Act No. 4513 was passed during the year. This Amending Act, which came into operation on lst February, 1938, provides, inter alia, for--
(1) the adjustment of arrears of water rates and charges (other than Grhan rates and charges) owing to Commission as on 30th June, 1936;
(2) the adjustment, between the various Districts and the State. of liability for the cost of works controlled by the Commission ;
(3) the continuation of wat~r supply to districts where the revenue to the Commission is insufficient to cover maintenance and management expenses ;
(4) the investment (subject to the approval of the Treasurer of Victoria) ot sums paid into the ·water Supply ·works Depreciation Fund;
(5) the appointment, when required, of District Appeal Boards to hear appeals by irrigators against the water rights apportioned to· their lands ; and
(6) the Commission to have power to cut off water for the non-payment of irrigation charges.
In connexion with (1) the period allowed for the lodging of applications for the adjustment of arrears of water rates and charges expired on 30th ApriL 1938. The total number of applications received by the Commission was 2,993, representing approximately 8~ per cent. of the aggregate number of rate assessments made annually in rmal districts. These applications are now being investigated and dealt with by the Commission.
In regard to items (2) and (3), the necessary Orders in Council have been obtained and copies thereof are reproduced as appendices to this Heport.
Dealing witl1 the question of the Adjustment of Capital Liabilities, the .Minister of ':Vater Supply, Honorable F. E. Old, M.L.A., issued the following explanatory statement.
"The lFa/(-}1' Act l\l:37, No. 4513, provided for an ndjuRtmPnt of thr (lllti'ltanding liability, aH at 31st December, Hl.37, for the cost of worb ;wrving >--
(a) each irrigation and water supply district and each urban division thereof: (h) each waterworks distrid and each urban district thereof: (c) each flood protection district ; and (rl) each drainage diRtrict.
The Act provided for this adjustment to be made by the Govemor in Council within six month 8
after the commencement of the Act, i.e., hy the 31st July, 1938, and the liabilities for the cost of the workR allocated to each such district or division and to the State were to be Huch amounts as the Governor in Council thought fit.
The Governor in Council may, however, from time to time, makt> further adjustments, as districts or divisions develop, by tranRferring from the State to the~e di.~tricts or oivision.~ additional amounts of the outstanding liability at 31st December, Hl37.
The adjustment having been made, all capital expenditure in respect to works, whether in existing or new district-;, inG'urred ofter 31st December, 1937, must be charged against the district or division 'lerved by the works, unless a,n Aet of Parliament expressly provides otherwise.
;);)
After adjustment, distriets and divisions will be re•1uired to meet all annual operating costs as well as provide for depreciation of perishable ;ts::wts and for intere;o;t and redemption in respect of the capital liability allotted to them in this adjustment. The only exccr•t.ion to this provision is where the Commission operates a district or division at a loss lltl(ler specific direction of either Parliament or the Governor in CounciL
BASIS FOR AJ)JUST:\lENT,
The Royal Commission on Water Supply recommended that:
' The capital allotted to the various irrigation and water supply districts, waterworkR district~,. and flood protection districts in the books of the Commission should be adjusted in e<tch instmlCe to a figure which represents the estimated surplus of revenue over expenditure ou mainteuance, water cli~tribution, depreciation, and nlanagemeut chargeable to the district, capitalized at the• rate of ± per cent. per annum.'
In the al.loeation approvetl h1· the Uo,·,~mnwut, thi~ prineiple ha>< been adorJted <l:l a ba:si~ with the modification that th<' snrplu~ of n·1·enue oq;r expenditure ha..: bern eapitalized at the rate of 4! per cent. per annum, in order to pro,·ide for tJ,e statutory redemption contribution in respect to the capital allotted to the districts or division . .;.
The e;;timated surplus of n•l"elllte for the 153 separate distriet~ and divi~iom; eoncerned has been based on initial rates and charge:; which ha\'e ])(>ell approved by the Government with a view to removiw7 existing anomalies as far a~ possible. "'
The rate;; and charge>' upon which the prc•s{'llt adjustment of Capital Liabilities ha.~ heen based are ab ~et out in the following statement, which indicates the rates and charges which will aJlply for the financial y;car, ltl31'l-3!J. Rate~ and charges muHt be reviewed in accordance with the Water Acts each year, and for the futur(• may vary with variationH in interest rate:o and operating costs.
L North Shepparton 2. Katandra :3. Shepparton .. <1. 1::\outh Sheppartou 5. Rodney 6. Tongala 7, Stan hope B. Rochester B. Echuca North
10. Deakin
lRRIGATION JJI8TRIC'l'b.
Basi;; of Capital "1dfustmenl.
(fo ulbnrn System.
Loddon-Goullwrn System. U. Dingee 12. Calivil 13. Tragowel PlaiuH l 'i. Boort
15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
Cohuna Leitchville Koondrook 'fhird Lake Keran" J\I vstic"' Park Ffsh Point Swan Hill
Torrumbarry System.
i'Vhlrray River Pumpi11g District~t. :33. Mcrbein
24. Red Cliff.~ 25. Nyah
26. :n. 28.
l\iaffra-Sale .. Werribee BacchuR .M.arsh
29, Tresco
So uthem Districts.
Miscellaneon8.
0 0 0 0 0 0 R
1 0 1 0 l 0 1 0
I l 1 1 1 l 1 l
\) g 9 9 g 0 ()
0
0 (j
0 6 () 6
l I l
()
0 0
2 6
s. d.
7 0 7 0 6 0 (} 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 6 0 (\ ()
per acre foot , "
" ,, "
" "
7 7 7 7
0 }Jer acre foot 0 0 0
() 0 6 0 6 () 6 0 5 () () () 6 0 (j 0
per acre foot
" "
"
" "
62 6 per acre for six watering.~
10 () 12 0 22 6
" " "
per acre foot
" " ,
20 0 acre foot -·~~··"-----~-- -··--··--· .. --·--·-·--·'-... -._.,. __ :_: ____ -
Act.
;)4
In the caHe of all \Vaterworks District;;, l!'rhan District>', and l'rhan Division;;, the Capital Liahilitiefl are heing adjusted on the ha~is of the present rates and charges.
For the North·\Vest. 1\Jallee DistrictH substautitd reductions have a.lready been made in water rate~ in accordance with the recommendation" of the Roved Commi:<,;ion. and fo~ these Di><triets it. will hr neee~sary to trrmsfN to the f'tate not only the who!~ of thP Capital Liabilities in reRpcct of works, but also portion of the annual operating costs as well.
For Kooweerup and Oardinia Flood Protection Distriet;;, the pmHent l'en:nneH are inwtticicnt to provide for adequatt' maintenance of the works, and tlw whole of the Capital Liability is being transferred to the State.
For the Loch Garry and Kanyapella Floo<l Protection Distriet8, adjnstment if' being made on the baRis of the present. ehar·)!'es.
The total Capital Liahility of the State in rei'ilWCt of C'onntry Water Supply aml Flood Pwteetion workP. including' local \Vatenvorks Tnv-<t:-< and Local nonming Bodie:-;, amotmb; to £2fi, 175, Hl6, of which £LS75,f)HS is in reHpect of a(h·anees to \Vat.erv;orb· Trusts and Local Governing Bodie~. and £3,770,290 represents cost of Frec Headwork:-<, Capital iVrittPII Off O\'t'l' .30 yt•ars a)!O, and otlwr expenditure already home hv the State.
The pre;;e11t Order in Council will tra11sfer a further £17,104,02(\ to the State Aeconnt."
Steps are being taken to give effect to the other matters provided for in the Amending
In connexion with the arrears of water rates. irrigation charges, water sales, and flood protection charges generally, it may be mentioned that a number of applications has been made for cancellation, under the Fanne1·s Debts A~j,:strnrnt Act 1 Hi35, of portion of amounts due to the Commission. For the period ending :30th .June, 1938, the total number of these cases approved by the Governor in Council was 790. The total indebtedness amounted to £94,37]. of which £47,622 was approved for writing off subject to the observance by the ]andholders of certain conditions, leaving a balance of £46,849 to be paid over extended terms.
IRRJGATION DISTRICTS ADVISORY BOAHDS. Following a suggestion by the Commission in 1H26, Advisory Bmnds have been in
opemtion in many Irrigation Districts. These Boards, consisting of representatives of irrigators with the Commission's District Engineer presiding, were formed to assist and advise the Commission to ensure that the supply and distribution of water for irrigation purposes would be carried out with the best results for all concerned. ~Iany benefits have accrued fTom this procedure and, during the year, the Commission took steps to encou.rage the appointment of Advisory Boa.rds in Districts where such bodies are not functioning.
ENGINEERS OF WATER SUPPLY-·~EXA~IINATION. The regulations governing the issue by the Board of Examiners of Engineers of Water
Hupply of Certificates of Qualification as Engineer;,; of Water Hupply lmve been amended. These amendments were rendered necessary by the development and expansion of water supply activities since the regulations were made on 2f)th July. 1910. The amended regulations were gazettecl on 22nd September, 1937, and are to come into operation on lst October, 1938.
HTAFF. On account of the dry weather conditions which prevailed, the year under review proved
to be a very arduous one in connexion with the carrying out of important water supply operations throughout the State. The Commission, therefore, desires to make reference to the loyal and efficient services of its officers, and to express appreciation of their co-operation in dea1ing with the many important questions which were investigated and put in hand during the year.
The total number of officers on the Commission's staff at :30th June, 1938, was 621, comprising 168 professional officers, (130 permanent, 28 temporary), 133 clerical officers (97 permanent, 36 temporary), and 330 officers ernployed oa. work of a general nature (132 permanent, 1D8 temporary).
The Commission desires also to bring under notice tlte unsnihtbility and inadequacy of the accornmodation available for its Head Office Staff. The offices occupied in the Main Public Offices rwve proved to be totally inadequate for the proper housing of the administTative staff of a major public utility, and as a result. s~veral of .the divisions and. branche? have ha~ tc~ be aceormnodated elsewhere, and the Head Ofhce staff IS now separated m four different bmldmgs, viz :~l)uhlic Offices ; 61 ~pring ;:.itT·eet : 100 Flinders Ntreet ; and Exhibition Building. It will therefore. be readily nnder;-;tood that the operations of Head Office cannot he as sati;,;hct.orilv carried ont as if cdl members were housed i11 one building. 'I'he lack of suitable addition~] accommodation ha;,; pmvented the extensiou of the mechani:-;ed accounting and costing system introduced last year.
:Yir. R G. Knight, .M.C.E., M.Inst.C.E., M.I.E.Aust., who had been acting in the position for some time, was appointed Chief Designing Engineer in charge of the Commission's Imcestigations and Designs Branch from lst March, 1938.
On account of the increased work required in the supervision of Waterworks Trusts and Sewerage Authorities, a separate Division has been created with Mr. H. W . .McCay, B.C.E., A.M.I.E.Aust., as Divisional Engineer.
The work of enlarging the lVIalmsbury Reservoir is being being carried out by the Murray and }lajor Works Division under the direction of Mr. 11J. D. Shaw, 1\tl.C.E., .YI.Inst.C.E., 1\tl.I.E.Aust., Senior Divisional Engineer, with :Mr. F. A. Nevill, A.M.I.E., Aust., as Executive Engineer. ,
Mr. C. Gallop, Works f::luperintendent, Mildura Drainage \Vorks, has been transferred to a similar position in eonnexion with the construction of the \Yoorinen Drainage V{orks.
It is with pleasure the Commission records that lVIr. T. A. Lang, Assistant Engineer on its staff, who was granted a Free Place at the :Melbourne University in the year 1935, completed the course for Bachelor of Civil Engineering in November, 1937, and at the University examinations in February, 1938. obtained First Class Final Honors in Civil Engineering and Hydraulics and won the Atyus Scholarship. Mr. Lang has sinee been awarded the Stawell ]{esearch Scholarship and the Bage Memorial Scholarship and has been temporarily released by the Commission to carry out fundamental hydraulic research at the lVIelbourne University .
.:Vlr. A. D. Brown, L.I.C.A., Revenue Officer and Irrigation Products Officer, has been appointed Officer in Charge of Debts Adjustments under the provisions of the Water Act, 1937.
Mr. R. Long, who had been engaged for thirty years as part time officer of the Commission as District Secretary and Collector at \Varracknabeal, resigned during the year, and the Commission desires to express appreciation of his long and efficient service.
As a result of a reorganisation of revenue collection in the Wimmera-Mallee Districts, the Commission closed its offices at \Varracknabeal and Sea Lake and established a revenue collection centre at Hopetoun with Jlr. B. L. Tonkin as District Secretary and Collector in addition to his duties as District Officer. Mr. E. P. Watson, previously engaged as District Secretary at Sea Lake, was transfened to Head Office.
By arrangement with the Auditor General, an Internal Auditor has taken up duties in the Commission's Iiead Office.
The following officers. have retired since the publication of the last Annual Report :-:.\Ir. G. F. Kellett and Mr. H. G. Squires, Water Bailiffs; Mr. M. Doolan, Head \Vater Bailiff; a,nd lV'Ir. S. Thomas, Turncock.
NEW DISTRICTS . .:Yiany important ':orks have been carried out with grants made by the Govemment
from L'nemploym~nt Rehef Funds. Amongst these must be. p~aced the drainage of irrigated lands. These dramage schemes were formulated by the Conmusswn and have been instrumental in increasing the production in Irrigation Districts as well as providing employment for a larae number of men. 1'he estimated total cost of schemes prepared is £1,285,465 and to the 30th .JU11e, 1938, the sum of £974,:355 was expended, leaving a balance of £3ll,I10 to be provided for the finalization of works under construction.
Nine Drainage Districts---Cohuna, Kerang East, l\ierbein, Red Cliffs, Rochester, Rodnev, Nhepparton, Tongala-Stanhope, and W erribee--were constituted to embrace those portions ~f Irrigation Districts benefited by drainage systems recently carried out.
The Shepparton Drainage District was extended to include some 4, 700 acres benefited by remodelled drainage channels.
Steps have been taken for the constitution of the N ormanville Waterworks District to include some 121,320 acres, portion of which was excised from the Waterworks District of the Loddon United Waterworks Trnst.
FJ HE INSUHANCJ£.
The Commission has continued its policy of carrying the fire risk on its own buildings. The premiums thus saved now amount to £14,698.
56
VALUATIONS, RATES, FLOOD PROTECTION CHARGES, AND COJ\fPULSORY IRRIGATION CHAHGES.
The statements which follow set forth the whole of the Districts supplied by the Commission with water for domestic and ordimuy use and for ·watering cattle or other stock, together \vith the annual value of the lands and tenements in such Districts, and the general rates. drainage rates, flood protection charges, and compulsory irrigation charges rnade in all Districts. An estimate of the number of persons dwelling in such Districts is also appended.
During the year rates were, for the first time, made in the new Drainage Districts of Cohuna, Kerang East, I\ferbein, Red Cliffs, Hochester, Hodney, Shepparton, Tongala~Stanhope, and \V erribee.
In 48 Districts the lands were, for the purpose of making and levying rates, arranged in divisions (not more than three in number), in accordance with the relative benefits derived by such lands from the wmks. The Lower Kooweerup. Cardinia. and Kanyapella Flood Protection Districts, where the charging is on an acreage hasis, \vere similarly divided into divisions. As heretofore in the Urha,n IJortion of the Coliban System. a minimum and tapering rate has been made, while the Carrum \V aterworks Trust District has. as in past years, been arranged in five rating divisions in accordance with the relative benefits derived by snch lands from the works.
By direction of the Oovemment, the temporary reduction by 10 per cent. in all rates in respect of domestic and stock supplies in Irrigation and Water Supply and \V aterworks Districts, which has operated for the past two years, was continued, with the following exceptions:-~
(l) In the Waterworks District of Hindmarsh where the rates were reduced in accordance with the recommendation of the recent Hoyal Commission.
(2) In the Waterworks Districts of Carwarp, Carwarp Central, Coreena, .;\rlillewa, M.illewa Central, and Yelta where rates were made on a basis that would yield approximately £ LO 18s. 4d. per 640 acres, and thus generally comply with the recommendation of the Royal Commission that rates for the three divisions be made on an acreage basis, with £10 l:3s. 4d. per 640 acres as the rate for the first division; arul in the Waterworks Districts of Dering, Eureka, and \V alpeup Central where rates on a similar basis were
·also made. ·
Under the powers conferred by section 62 of the TVateT Act 1928, a minimum annual rate on the basis of £9 12s. per 640 acres was fixed by the Commission on the first division lands of the Birchip, Karkarooc, Long Lake, Rea Lake, Tynt_ynder, Tyrrell, Tyrrell West, Upper \r estern Wimmera, Upper Wimmera United. Wimmera Unite(l, and Wycheproof Waterworks Districts and in the Walpeup West (Bore) \Vaterworks District at £4 16s. per 640 acres, in all of which Districts the temporary reduction by 10 per cent. operated, while in the Carwarp, Carwarp Central, Coreena, Dering, Eureka, Hindmarsh, :\lillewa, Millewa Central, Walpeup Central, and Yelta Waterworks Districts, the minimum was fixed at £10 l:h. 4d. per 640 acres.
In 22 Districts the Commission made and levied compulsory irrigation chaTges, in 5 Flood Protection Districts a rate or charge vms made, and in :3 \Vaterworks Trusts Districts, taken over by the Commission, rates wer-e also made.
Details of all rates and charges made are set out hereunder :-
A.-·VALUATIONS, RATES, AND FLOOD PROTECTION CHARGES. ~-- ~-~-- ---~--- ·--- ···-· -- --- ---- ---
Annual Value
1 Rate in the £1 made ' Di~tricts Supplied with Water
for Domestic and Ordinary Use >md for W•tering Cattle
or othllr Stock.
of I.tmds and
Ten!lments.
during Year ended 30th June, 1938,
as reduced 10 per cent. (sec also above).
Period of Rate.
IRRIGATION AND W ATEH SUPPLY DISTHICTS. I
\ VHluation by I ' Commission. '
£ 1. BACCHUS MARSH •• I 14,696 2. BooRT 14,613 3. CALIVIL .. I 14,515 4. CAMPASPE •. i 8J9:3 5. CoHTJNA •• 1 32,512 6. DEAKIX 45,23H 7. DINGEE 3,()7()
8. DRY LAKE 250 Totals \Carried forward) 1 £1:33~087
Divisions.
~~~~~ s. d. s. d l s. d. 011 0 5!: l 9l 0 lOjf, 011
lst ,July, 1937, to 30th ,June,l938 I .
1 9~ 0 10i 0 5i l 9j 0 101 0 51 1 6- 0 9 0 4j 011
(No rate made)
,
,
" " "
" " "
Estimated Number or
Persons dwelling in
District.
650 594 582 576
1 ,'1.37 1,500
261 12
f57
A.-VALUATIONS, RATES, AND FLooD PRoTECTION CHARGEs-continued ---~-~-~ ----~----- ----------
Districts Supplied with W>\ter for Domestic and Ordinary Use ami for Watering Cattle
or other Stool~.
Annual Rate in the £1 m&de Value durin£! year ended
o[ Lands 30t-h June. 1938, and as reduced 10 per cent.
Tenement:_ i (Sec preceding page also.)
Period of Rate.
IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY DrsTRICTS-contimted.
Brought forward H. ECH'CCA NoRTJJ
10. FISH PorxT .•
ll. KATANDRA .. 12. KERANG
13. KooNDRooK
14. LEITCHVILLE
15. MAFFRA-SALE
16. 1VJERDF:IN
17. MYSTW PARK
18. NoRTH !-\ Tfgl'PARTO.\! .. 19. NYAH
20. RED CLIFFS
21. ROCHEST.EH
22. RoDXEY
23. SHEPPARTON
21. SouTH SHEPPARTON
25. STANHOPE .. 26. SwAN HILL
27. 'I'fliRJ) LAKIC
28. ToxGALA
29. 'I'RAGOWEL PLAINS .. 30. 1'RESCO
31. WERRIBEE
Totah• ( frrig'ation)
32. AxE CREEK
33. BIRCHIP
34. CARWARP
35. CARWARP CJ<JNTltAL
;)6. CoREEXA
37. DERING
38. EUREKA
39. HARCOURT
40. HIND MARSH ..
41. KARKAROOC
t2. KERA::-.JG N.W. LAKES
43. LONG LAKE 44. }1ILLEWA
46. MILI,EWA CEN'l'HAT,
4G. NARRE WARREX
47. SJ<:A LAKE ..
48. TYNTYNDER
49. TYRRJ.:LL
I
I
50. 'l'YRmiu WEST . . I 51. UPP.t<m WEST'NWIMMERA.
52. UPPER WBD-IEitA UNI'l'ED I 58. WALPEUP CENTRAL ..
54-. WALPEUP WEST
55. WERRIBEE ..
56. WESTERN WDI.\-IERA
57. WIMMERA UNITED
58. WYCHEPROOl'
59. YEI,TA
Total;-; nvaterworkH)
lhvisiorit'. ' Valuation by -·····--
Commission-. i lst. 2nd. I 3rd
£ d. d. I
r1 I s. s. I '· l ;;:),01-\7
;)J71 0 11 0 ' I ,;t ,July, I !!:17, to :)Oth .J urw, I n:>8
' I 0 11 , , ii,070 0 11 ..
(jl_l ,
lti.O."~ 2 l 1 Oi 0 10[1
4 22.fJiiO I \li- 0
7,7::.3 l Dtl 0 l 0~ ' , " ;jl,:)r, I 0 ll 0 il*-
;JJ.:Jf'Jfi 0 11 ' 3,177 0 11 ,
Hi,l@l u 11 0 r>t! 7,:W:.\ () 11
7DH 0 11 59.802 0 ll () 5l 0
" 112,90·t IJ 11 () 5~ I () ,
" 34-,t>HJ () 1 I " " l4.1i:3!J 0 11 0 -) D 8 I
15,!!02 0 11 " 22. \;)() I (I 11 I 2, ~~ j 1 ~)!, •
27,48-l I () 11 ·,Hi " 1LOl4- 0 ] 1 0 h l () .)8 I --~
1.797 2 3 l l! . .. 17 ,MU () 11 "
£727.5::.1
WATERWOBJ(S DISTRICTS.
3i:\.020 6,105 ~%
8,700 :L31il 1 ,70ti t-1,657 ('\,:)57
J25.W)6 7.5fH
G7.:33:3 21,:302 12,4-20 2.7H
(i] ,217 4H,3fH H.855 60.0!1' fil,KK-2 99.!l51
7,2!t7 54.252
ti,725 2fi5,527 ;)I)] , \J;);j
72,iitl!l :'1,03:3
! l 9~ . . lstJuly, 1937, to 30th June,l!l:~ll 0 (j l.l 2 1 1 -4· " ,, "
3 4 l 0 10 3 4 I () 10 !
() l () ;j 4 l ;~ 4 i l
l l ., .._, () 10 () ]I)
i 2 ~
I I 1 I) ;) i 2 nJ 1
:3 ·1 ;) + 1J 1 I 2 i)
~3 0 :3 () :) 0
I I I l :3 l () ii I !i 1 () I 0 2 I ;~ 1
4 (l 11~
0 K o 51 r
I
() ~~: 010 0 I() I
1 l I I
2~!07!1. f.i 0 H . (i
I)
() 1-(
l () -1
0 H () \)
() 4 0 4 0 10
0 fill 0 3~ u f5.i 1 o ;3A I 01 0 fij 1 -" 0 l ()
" " " " ,
" " " " " " "
"
" " "
" " " " "
" "
" " "
" " I
Eiltimated Number of
Persons dweUing in
Distrirt.
5,1i1:2 fifj~
44-465 t<30
I,HiO 231
2,145 :3,0(KJ
110 l.2KJ
900 2,850 4,190 5,335 2,H5
430 800
l.t<9H lOO
1,261 23()
1,3!)0
3\l.OK:)
21i0 2,653
520 180 250 225 llO 600 240
4,750 :)DO
2,2!1:') ],320
704 130
2.4.43 2,400 2,730 ;),010 1.711i 2.750
:no 2,130
160 8,83S 7,800 2,972
{)()
' 5U:34 1--------
A.-VALUATIONS, RATES, AND Fwon PROTECTION CHARGEe-continued.
Districts Supplied with Water for Domestic and Ordinary
Use and for Watering Cattle or other Sto<·k.
60. LonDON U 1\"ITED
61. CARRTT.M ••
62. l\hTIA.MO (Urhan)
Totals (Tru};iR)
Districts Supplied with Water for Domestic and Ordinary
Use and for Watering Cattle or other Stock.
63. ANGLESEA ..
64. ANTWERP
65. BACCIIUS MARSH
66. BAI~WON HEADS
OcEAN GRovE
67. BERRIWILLOCK
68. BERWICK
69. BEULAII
70. BIRCIIIP
71. BITTERN
72. BRIM
7:3. BUNYIP
74. CARRUM
75. CARWARP
76. CHILLINGOLLAH
77. CJIINKAPOOK
78. CoHUNA
79. Co&or
80. CRANBOURNE
81. CRIB PoiNT
82. CULGOA
83. DANDENONG
8'1. DIMBOOI.A
85. DINGEE
86. DooEN 87. DRYSDALE
88. FRANKSTON
89. GARFIELD
90. HASTINGS 91. HEYFIELD
92. HICKSBOROUGH
93. liOPETOUN ••
94. JEPARIT
B5 . .lUNG JCNG
96. KooNDROOK
97. LAKE Boa A
98. LALBERT
99. LASCELI.ES ..
100. Lr;ITCHVILLE
101. LOCKINGTON
102. LoNGWAkRY
.. • I
• • I
AND
•• !
• • I
•• i
"I • • I
.. '
.. ,. ..
I
"I •• i
"I
.. I .. '
Annual Value
of Lands and
Tenements.
Rate in the £1 made during year ending
31st. D0cembcr 1938.
W ATI<JRWORKS TRUSTS. V a]uation by 1
\ Commission. £ I s. d. 8. rl.
0 4 7tl,IK!l 0 8 I
:Municipal Valuation
£ 21,645 1 1st Division
2nd Division 1 3rd Division
4th Division 5tb Division
I £100,1-J-t
Annu&l VII.! UP
of L&nd• and
Tenements.
Rate in the£11 madH during , year ended,. 30th .Jnnc,
1938.
s. d. 0 2
8, d. I
3 8 i 1 10 I l 0 ,
0 10 I) 3 4 0
Period of Rat<>.
1st January, 1938, to 31st December, 1938
" "
, ,
Period of Rate.
CRBAN DIVISIONS AND DISTRICTS. :'.funicipal Valuation.
£ 2,760
1\li 16,020
l0,61iK 1,340 5,/:lt\7 2,1'.64 6,059
ii41 1 ,OHD 2,i:lK2
77.193 191 393 57H
\1,131 lHO
3,23ii 3,391 ] ,325
61,884 13,410
368 ]6!)
2,1-\08 59,1-\95 2,349 2,134 4,455
446 5.H1H 7 ,fi(l!)
!l2i:l :1.1 fiO 2, I iiii
Kt7 ()!Ji-i
I ,'<"X7 1,74\i l,tiOK
8. d. 2 6 5 ()
fi
2 !)
3 6 2 1 3 () 1 K 3 ·i () 2 4
fi 5 () 5 0 5 0 2 () 2 () 2 0 3 1 3 fj
I 3 1 11 4 0 2 0 2 6 I 4 2 4 3 0 2 fi 3 !)
:3 0 9. 2 :l 0 2 !)
:3 0 5 0 5 0 :l 7 ;~ ()
2 ~l
8. d. 1 0 2 () I fi
I o I 6 I 0 1 3 l 3 1 0 t (i
l (J
1 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 ] 3 0 6 l 0 ] 6 l fi
0 0 3 6
l l 1 l 1 1 1 1 I I I I I I 1 1 1 I I 1
0 0 0 0 ()
I) ') •)
{)
()
I . I
! lst.July, I93i, to30th.June,l938\
" ,
"
" " "
" >> ''
"
" " " , ,, ,
, " " " ,,
"
" n
" "
" " " " "
" " " Totals (carried forward)
1------1 £319,71l4. 1
Estimated Number of
Persons dwelling in
District.
3,300
1,-170
190
4,960
Estimated Number of
Persons dwelling in
District.
250 74
1,785
1,148 ]50 950 440 850
HO 11'\0 430
6,GOO 15 70
120 L,03U
85 250 56.5 150
4,H35 ] ,fi9."\
90 30
336 5,620
300 46K 550 100 750 1'.72 174 480 388 146 154 250 240 250
33,093
A. V ALUA'l'IO~s, RATES, A~D FLOOD PROTECTION 0HARGES~continued.
mstriets Supplied with \Vater for Dmn0stic and Ordinarv L'se and fm· Watering Cattle
or ot.her Stock.
I
I Brought forward • • I
103. MANANGATANG
104. MARNOO
105. MARONG
106. MERBEIN
107. MERINGUR .. 108. Mr~YIP 109. MoRNING TON
110. l\lou~T MARTHA
Ill. MuRRABIT
::I ll2. NANDAIY
113. NATIMUK
114. NEWSTEAD
ll5. NoRTH \VoNTHAGGI
ll6. Nut.LAWIL .. 117. NYAH
118. NYAH WEST
ll9. OuYEN
120. PAKENHA:\!1 .. 121. PATCHEWOLLOOK
122. PIANGJL
1 ::!:3. PoRTARLINGTON
121. PYRAMID Hru 125. QUA:\i!BATOOK
126. Qm~ENROJ.JFF AND
POINT LoNSDALE
127. RAINBOW
128. RED CLIFFS
129. RUPANYUP .. 130. SEA LAKE .. 131. 80MERVILLE
132. SocTH FRANKSTON
133. SPEED
134. SPRING VALE
135. STANHOPE
136. TEMPY
137. ToRQUAY
138. ULTIMA
139. WAITCHIE
140. WALPEUI'
141. WATCHEM
142. WERRBWLL
14:3. WoNTHAGGJ
144. Wool\n::LANG
145. WooRINEN .. 146. \V YCHEPROOl<
147. YAAPEET
Totals
Annual \';tlue
of Lands and
TenenwntB.
Period of Hate.
1 Estimated , ~umber of
Persons ! dwelling in
District. -1--
URBAN DIVISIONS AND DISTRIOTS--continued.
Municipal ! Valuation.
£ s. d. s. d. 319,7\14 ;)3,093
2,3011 3 {i 2 () ! lstJuly,l937, to30thJune,l938 3l0
1.223 5 () 1 3 " " 250
8\ll 3 0 I () " "
300
I 0,6;~5 2 !l 2 0 " " ,, 1,500
up to " amount " " of rate, " " cxeeRs " () "
:312 5 () 2 {) ,, 75
(i,I;H 2 10 l f) "
750
3fl,ti\JO I 6 1 () 2,260
7.1 Hl 2 l 1 :3 210
2i)5 5 (I 2 () 60 304 5 0 2 () ,. 114
~3,245 I ti 1 () ,, 580
2,H0t) ') 0 1 0 400 •)
up to amount of rat(', excess () fi
3.7HO 2 () ] (j " "
1,000
814 5 () 2 () lOO 6H9 2 6 I 3 " ·'
140
3,970 2 H 1 li " " " 350
9,547 3 0 2 () " " "
I,OH3
5,2fil 2 1 l 0 " " " 730
429 5 () 2 0 " " 165
] ,270 3 6 l 6 " " 220
3,35H 2 fi l 0 " 850
:3.579 3 () l fl " " "
520
3.205 2 lO l ;) "
,. ,. :3!17
21,5\l~ 2 7 () "
3,1 ()()
R,07H 2 2 ;) 1,004
15.250 2 :3 2 () "
,, 1,120 up to
a.mom1 t of rate.
PXP.Pt-\.'1
I 0 5,747 2 10 1 ti lit)()
7,1RO 2 () I i3 700
UH8 :l () I 0 " 2HO
13,734 2 (j 1 () ,, i"10
324 5 0 2 () 90
:H)Jll 1 f) 1 0 " 3,015
1,327 4 () I 3 " " 300
2.-<5 5 0 2 0 " 130
5,927 2 1\ 1 () " "
820
2,3H7 3 () l 3 " " 35H
350 5 0 2 () "
80 H7ti 4 (j 2 ()
" , 165
L71i7 ;) 3 I (j " ;:: 31R
701 5 {) 2 t\ ,, 140
:31 ,H7H l (j l ti H,OOO I ,7:3 I ;) t\ I a 405
571 I () 1 (i " "
Rl 7 .r)42 2 () I :) 770
2:)!j 5 0 2 () 10·1
£5!)2.110 67,598 -·-'
60
A. VALFATlOXfl, RATES, AXD FLOOD PnoT.lWTION CuARGES~conlinued.
Districts Supplied with Water for Domestic and Ordinarv
Use and for Wat{Jring CattiP or other Stock.
148. CoLmAN
Tuta!H (Urban)
Grand Totals
149. CoHUNA
150. Kr;RAXG EAST
151. MBRBEIN
152. RED CLU'l''S
153. RocHEilTEI~ 154. RoDNBY
155. SHEPPARTON
156. ToNGALA~STANHOPE
157. WERRlB!<;E
'fotals (Drainage)
158. EcnucA {HIGH-ST.)
159. CARDINIA
161. KANYAPELLA
162. LocH GARltY
Totals
Annual Value
of LandH and
Tenements.
Municipal Vahmtion.
£ :399,467
Hate in the £l ma<h· during Year rndetl
:30th ,J \Ill(', 1938'
COLIBAN SYSTEM.
8. d. I On Valuations · up to £.300 . . l 6 , (Minimum 20s.) 'From £301 up i t.o £700 . . l 3 • From £701 on .. 1 0 1 Vacant lands . . 1 6
1--~92~583 i
£3,222,397
P<'riod of natC'.
Estimated ::\umber of
Pe1·sons dwelling in
·~·~··---~~ . 1 ~~"~riet.
'ls·,, July, 1937, to 30thi June, 193H
60,500
128,098
\-224:o77-
JJHAIKAUE DISTlUCTH.
I Divisions-Valuation by '
~ Com1nission. I · £ \ First .. i Third.
I s. d. s. rl. 34.,61)8 0 \J 0 2~
17,330 0 10 () 5 tll 43,595 () 4.1
2 0 71,764 0 4t i .. 24,456 0 H 0 ·!t ;o •) 1
~ .. 13,50.3 0 K 0 4 10 2 56,7~}2 ! 0 7 0 0 p
·l
0
1st .January, ltl38, to 30th June, 1!:138
FLOOD PROTECTION DISTRICTS.
V a.luation by Commission.
£ 1,466 Acres.
35,137
56,458
H,494
40,886 Acres.
146,975
s. d. 011
1st Div. {p. ac.) 3 0 2nd Div. (p. ac.) l 6 3rd Div. (p. ac.) 0 9
, 1st Div. {p. ac.) 2 0 \2nd Div. (p. ac.) l 0 3rd Div. (p. ac.) 0 6
! 1st Div. {p. ac.) 0 7 ·2nd Div. (p. ac.) 0 3~ I Per acre . . 0 5 !
lHtJuly, 1937, to 30th June,1938
" " "
" " "
" " "
" " "
1,231
HOO 3.00U 2,750 1,60H
475 3,450
2,300 1,337
16,!J51
80
870
2,850
Irrigation and Water Supply District.
1. BACCHUS :\iARSH .•
2. Conu::>A
:J. DJNGEE .. 4. EcHUCA NoRTH
5. Fum PoiNT
6. KooNDROOK 7. LElTCHVILLE
8. MAFFRA-SALE
9. MrmBEIN
10. MYSTIC PARK
11. NYAH ..
12. RED CLIFFS
13. ROCHESTER
14. RODNEY
15. SHEPPARTON
Hi. SouTH SHEPPARTOX
17. 8TAXHOPE
18. SwAX HILl,
IH. THIRD JJAKE
20. ToNGALA
21. TRAGOWEI, PLAINS
22. WERRlBEE
Totals
fi,677 71 ,9] 2
8,844 13, 7\l3 6,327
81,340 13,853 ·13,741 8,522
20,260 i 3,805
30,946
172,045 267,991
24,574 33,615 26,044 i36,478 ll ,48R 45,469
216,875 10,156
1,154,755 1
Irrigatk.., and Water Supply District.
l. BooRT 2. CALIVrL
3. DEAKIN
4. KATANDRA 5. KERANG
6. NoRTH SnEPPARTON
7. TRESCO 8. CAMPASPR ..
Total
61
B.-COMPULSORY IRRIGATION CHARGES. ~- .. ~-··--~--
!
3,35t :35,92:3
4,34ti 5)3M2 5,43;) :3,8:34 L8R1
23,410 23,37·" l 1 .~l79 4,201 l8,9fil 18,961
7,73R 19,34ti
7,759 2,634 2,99G
! 7,437
11,191 27,977
54,3.'\1 54;156 190,827 ()] ,199
21,449 21.44\l 1R,143 4,:337 17,9H 17,605 21,871 21,871
3,882 2,587 27,321
148,401 8,163
649,109
! I
i
I
Compu!Bory Charge per Acre foot af
Water Right.
22s. Gel. 6s. 7B.
7;;. 6d. s~. 6B. 7s.
lOH. 22s.
Min. 55s. per ac·ro 6s.
20s. Min. 50s. per acre
28s. Min. 70s. per acre
Gs. 6s. 6s. Rs. 6s. 6s. 7s. 6s. 7s. 12s.
Period of Charge.
ht Oetober, 193.7, to 30th April, 1935 l 5th A ugm;t, 1937, to 15th May, Hl3R
, " " ,
" " "
, " " " " ~' } ' " 1st September, 1937, to 30th April, 1938
1st August, 1937, to 30th April, 1938
15th August, 1937, to 15th May, 1938 1st August, 1937, to 30th April, 1938
, "
, "
15th August, 1937, to 15th May, I93R
" " " " " ,
" ,
" "
" " " "
" H )' H
1st October, 1937, to 30th April, 193R
C.-SALES OF WATER CHARGES.
79,45R G1, 142
163,970 i
14,171 85,230
120,703 3.482
19,7G7
Unit Cha.rge per Acre foot for Water Supplied as Sales. Period of Charge.
~---------- -··---··-·-··----
7s. I Os. 6s.
lOs. 4s.
lOs. 20s.
Charge per acre) per watering Lucerne 1s. when supplies Grass Is. available, with Crop 2s. minimum IOs. Orchard 2s. per watering Fodder 2s.
(Half rates 1st June to 30th August)
lst July, 1937, to 30th June, 1938
" " " " " " "
,. " " " " " " " " "
, "
" " " "
" "
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FINANCE. (W. Lambert, B. Com. D.P.A., A.F.J.A., Accou.mtarnt.)
REVENUE. The Revenue Collections for the financial year 1937-38 exceeded the previous record high
level attained in 1936-37. The respective amounts collected were £560.241 for 19:-37 -:)8, a~d £549,785 for 19:36-37.
ARREARS 01? HATES AND CHARGE,'!.
The arrears of rates and charges outstanding on 30th June, 1938, amounted to £787,353, an increase of £26,133 on the amount of £761,220 outstanding as at 1st July, 1937. The increase is due, partly, to the record quantity of water delivered during the long dry period towards the close of the last irrigation season. These extra sales were debited to water users before the 30th June, 1938, and will be reflected in the revenue to be collected during the 19:38-3B financial year.
Furthermore, large sums are involved in adjustments that will be made to water users' accounts in accordance with the provisions of the Farmers' Debts Adjustment Act and the l:Vater Act 1937, No. 4513, respectively. When plans of adjustment approved under the provision& of the Farmers' Debts Adjustment Act have been confirmed, substantial sums now outstanding as arrears, will .be waived. Some 3,000 applications for adjustment of rates have been received pursuant to the provisions of the Water Act, 1937. In the latter adjustment, the ability of the applicant to pay is taken into consideration. However, in some cases substantial amounts will be waived and extended time given to pay the indebtedness outstanding. This will tend to hold the arrears at a comparatively high figure. ·
With the object of facilitating the administration of districts, and the collection of revenue, the Commission has re-grouped some of its districts so that both the engineering and revenue work will be administered from the one centre.
An amount of £46,295 was written off the books of the Commission for the financial year 1937-38. For the year 1936-37 and 1935-36 the respective amounts waived were £8f1,424 ami £89,640. In each of these years, the amounts written off on account of Crown Lands previously held on Conditional Purchase Lease, but vacated by lessees who left no assets, comprised over 60 per cent. of the total amount written off.
EXPENDITURE. The Vote Estimates for 19:37-38 submitted by the Commission would have required an
appropriation of £446,125. 'l'he amount included in the Parliamentary Vote Appropriation, however, was £340,316 .. Approved Supplementary Estimates increased the amount actually expended from Vote funds to a total of .:!::357,:-37:3.
In addition to the expenditure from Vote .Funds, an amount of £55,831 has been expended 011 maintenance works from grants made available from Unemployment l{elief (Taxation) Funds.
The expenditure for the year on rnaintenance, water distribution, and management, and the comparative figures for 1936--:-37, are set out hereunder:--
From Annual Vote Appropriation .From Unemployment Relief (Taxation) Funds
£ £ 1H37-38.
357,373 55,831
41:3,204
1936-37.
366,136 44,863
400,99H
The total expenditure for the year on cap~tal construction w<;n·ks, reconstructions and replacements, and river improvements, was £712,1o6 from funds provided as under :--
Ordinary Loan Funds .. Unemployment Relief Loan Funds (Act 4097)
£ !353,606 358,550
712,156
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The total expenditure by the Commission for the year H)37~38 from all sources, is listed hereunder:---
Vote Fllllds Unemployment Relief (Taxation) Funds
Ordinary Loan Funds-Commission Waterworks Trusts and Local Bodies
Unemployment Relief Loan Fllllds (Act 4097) Drainage Trust Funds From Water Supply \Vorks Depreciation Fund
Add Special Appropriations
Total Expenditure for the Year Add Total Revenue Collected ..
Turnover for 1937-38 Financial Year
£ £ 357,373 55,831
309,858
413,204
43.748 --~~~ 353,606
358,550 23,146 1,602 3,350
1,153,458 *560,241
£1,713,699
* This figure rloes not include paym0nts to 8tat0 T,oa11S Repayment Fund, Trust, Funds, NuspPnse A•·eount, TntN<·st, an<l l'tedomption payments hy \Vat.erworks Trnsts anrl l,ooal Gonoming Bodies, and other repayrnllllts.
CAPITAL ADJUSTMENT. Pursuant to the provisions of the Water Act 1937, No. 4513, the Capital Liability of the
State for Works of Water Supply as at 31st December, 1937, was adjusted by transferring to an account in the hooks of the Commission, called the " Capital Expenditure Bome by the State Account," such Capital as could not be home by the respective districts and divisions under the control of the Commission.
The Capital Liability of works debited to country water supply at that date was £26,175.196: of tlns amount £17,104,026 was transferred in accordance with the provisions of the Act to the "Capital Expenditure Borne by the State Account," and represented the amount over and above that which could be home by water users on the basis of the water rates and clmrges adopted.
An amount of £3,770,290, wl1ich \Vas included in the hooks of the Commission and represented the cost of Free Headworks and Capital Written Off by authority of Parliament over :39 years ago, \vas also transferred to the "Capital Expenditure Borne by the State Account".
The adjusted Capital Liahility borne by water users, therefore, amounted to £5,300,880, con1,prised of £1,875,696 debited to Waterworks Trusts and Local Governing Bodies, and £3,42E,,184 bome by water users in respect of works under the jmisdiction and control of the Mtate Rivers and \Vater Supply Commission. On this latter sum, the rates and charges adopted will be sufficient to provide for interest and redemption in addition to administration charges, operating expenses and depreciation.
AR the total capital expenditure on country water supply works had not been, at any time, charged direct to water users, the Commission has prepared the Annual 8tatement of Accounts, in respect of the districts, on the hasis of the Capital a11otted as at 1st July, 1937, plus district expenditure to 31st December, 1937, and thence on the Capital as adjusted from 1st January, 1938, to !30th June, 1938. The districts, therefore, will not obtain the full advantage of the Capital Adjustment in the financial year 1937~38. The Commission, in the interest of economy, does not propose to publish detail balance-sheets of all districts until 1938~39, when the full effect of the Capital Adjustment can he shown. Particulars of receipts and expenditure of the respective districts, however, are shown on the following pages.
It is proposed to seek Parliamentary Authority to transfer an additional amount of .£125,~72 ls. 6d. to the " Capital Expend itme Bome by the State Account ". This sum represents expenditure, subsequent to 1st .January, 1938, on Capital works not chargeable to districts under authority of the Water 8u]qJly Loans Application .Act 1937, No. 4503. Of this a.mOlmt £66,500 is in respect of River Murray Works and £35,488 5s. IOd. in respect of :!Yiurray Valley Main Cha1mels.
The net loan liability of the State for works of Water Supply at 30th June, 1938, was £25,270,314, involving an interest payment including exchange payment on overseas interest of £1,152,694.
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INTEREST. The amount available from the Commission's Revenue towards interest and exchange
was £181,703. The payments to the Treasury as interest on loans for water supply purposes by 'Waterworks Trusts and Local Ooverning Bodies were £81,742, bringing the total amount av;1ilable from all sources towards interest and exchange to £26it445. The amount of interest charges borne by the Rtate was, t}Jerefore, £88!1,24!1.
The following statement sets ont the interest liability rluring the past five years on capital expenditure for water supply purposes, ancl the amounts borne respectively by the water users and the Rtate.
Yrar.
' I
i AY!'l'H~C I Tot<Ll tnt<'rP~t : lnh·n·;.;;t Hate
Liahility. on 'Vatt~l' ~!llJpl:v 1
J~oaw•~··pPr (Tnt. "\rakr C::-:,•r,;,
£ £ 8. d. £ £ £ ,','. rl.
1933-34 1,187,556 4 13 10 .120,763 1 5 4 866,793 3 8 6 1934-35 1,138,:329 4 8 lO 2,~1,303 0 lK 10 8il7,026 3 lU 0 1935~36 1,132,286 ·i 7 H 287,20ti 1 2 ~) 845,080 ') 5 5 " 1936-37 1,137,207 4 7 1 258,437 0 Hl 10 87H,770 3 7 3 1937-38 1,152,694 4 7 3 263,445 () Hl Jl 889,241l :3 7 4
----····-···~
DEPRECIATION. The Water Act 1937 provides for the payment of amounts raised hy means of rates and
irrigation charges for purposes of depreciation to Consolidated Hevenue, or, to such extent as the Treasurer of Victoria so directs, to the Water Supply Works Depreciation Fund. The Act further provides that the sums so raised shall be credited with interest in the books of account of this Commission.
A sum of £10,415 was paid into Consolidated Hevenue as depreciation for the year 1987--38 of which sum an amount of £4,000 was transferred hy direction of the Treasurer to the credit of the Water Supply Works Depreciation Fund. This sum has been invested the Treasury at :3 per cent. per annum.
It is estimated that, in future years, an annual amount of £40,504 should he providt'd for depreciation, of which, on the basis of rates and charges adopted, an amount of £31,8HO will be paid to Consolidated Revenue as depreciation from district revenues. All such payments will be credited with interest to the respective districts in the books of account of the Cornmission.
During past years, a nominal sum of £500 has been paid to the Water Supply Works Depreciation Fund which, at 1st July, 1987, was in credit to the extent of £11,680. This amount has now been allocated over the various districts which have contributed, and, therefore, have an equity in the fund.
MECHANIZED ACCOUNTING AND COSTING SYSTEMS. The mechanized accounting and costing systems which were introduced on 1st July,
1937, have operated Yery satisfactorily. The mechanized work so far has been confined to expenditure. Preliminary steps,
however, have been taken towards the ultimate objective of also m.echanizing revenue work. The delay in introducing the full scheme has been caused by lack of accommodation and the pressure of other duties- on the limited staff available.
If the present system of appropriation of _fund~ w~re am.ended to a:fford the Commission an increase of control over the revenue from 1ts d1stncts, the mechamzed system could be adopted to operate, with added advantage, in the control of finance and in the efficiency of the Commission's operations generally.
STORES SUSPENSE ACCOUNT. The Public Account Advances Act, No. 3341, was amended during the year by Act
No. 4514 to increase the Commission's advance for the purchase of stores, material and plant from £50 000 to £100,000. rrhis has enabled the Commission to modernize its methods of handling 'and charging plant and materials used in respect of works.
A further increase of this account to £150,000 is pro:?osed to he sought to facilitate the purchase of large plant required for excavating \vork, particularly drains in the Kooweemp
. Flood Protection Areas.
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ESTIMATES 1938-39. The original Estimates submitted to the Treasury by the Uommission foT the financial
year 1938~39 amounted to £484,404. The amount, however, included in the Budget Estimate was £358,120~a reduction of £126,284. This large reduction has rendered impossible the carrying out of very urgent maintenance work. The inability on account of lack of funds adequately to maintain works during past years is being reflected in increased costs of distribution and loss of revenue caused by the longer periods engaged in watering and, in addition, loss of water in delivery by leakage from defective channels and structures. l.Inless the appropriation is increased, it may not be possible to deliver water to some districts during the 1938~39 financial yeae.
Grants of £20,000 and £10,000 have been approved from Gnemployment Relief (Taxation) Funds for expenditure during 1938-39 on sand drift removal and water distribution in the Wimmera-}:Iallee areas. and for reconstruction and belated repairs in Irrigation Districts respectively.
CONTROL OF REVENUE. The Wat(T Act 1937, No. 4513, provides that Parliament or the Governor in Council may
rlirect the Commission to maintain any \Vorks which will not produce sufficient revenue to cover the expense of the mamtenance or management thereof. The loss on :mch districts is to be transferred in the hoob of the Commission to an account to be called the " Hevenue l~xpenditnre Chargeable to the State Account.""
In all other distriets. the Capital Liability to be borne by the districts has been determined, and the rates and charge>~ adopted will be Rnfticient to lllPPt all opemting charges in addition to interest, re<lemption and depreciation.
'J'he Commission is of opinion that the management and control of the impOTtant country water supply undertakings and the ramified functions administered by the State ltivers and Water Nnpply Commission, would be greatly facilitated if the CommisRion were given control of Tevenues reeeived from its districtR, subject to the payment to the Treasury of interest and redemption obligations.
6895.-6
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RESULT OF OPERATIONS IN DISTRICTS
Disbwrsernents, 1937-38.
Operatiug Interest ou Dcpreciatiuu ltedemption Cbargc<l.
Total ll!Bbnr"'menJ s.
Coliban Works Irrigation Districts Irrigation Urban Divisions Waterworks Districts Waterworks Urban Districts .Flood Protection Districts Drai~ago Districts
Expenditure not chargoabiP Districts-
.Free Headworks Other
t,o
~:ixpcnsc~.
£ s.
21,14i) 16 171,734 12
2,408 10 150,730 17
26.514 13 7,083 18 9.395 li)
381l,Ol4 :1
6,011 2l,fl29
416,i\o4 n
( '<tpitn1 AUoht~d.
<l. £ 8, ,z.
4 4l.Ul0 15 .5 0 141.2::>3 4 8 1 2.413 13 1 4 85,\J!J;) 3 u
10 3i\,71l2 2 3 7 :~,424 0 2 (j
8 :l0!1,!178 w
t (I
~--~~--·-
0
Charged.
£ s. d. £ s. il. £ d. rl.
:5:J (l 10 (}2,310 1 7 :1,027 i 0 2,811 () 0 318,826 3 8
i\00 8 1 ti7 0 () 6,389 11 3 .>22 4 5 77 10 ;) 237,32;) 1i\ 8
li,331 lll 7 732 2 8 69,340 9 4 400 14 10 10,908 13 7
9,395 15 (j
10,414 Hl 11 4,088 711 7l3,4li!J 10 i
I,\, OH 4 21,529 0
I 74J,031i 12 11
SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS FOR YEAR 1937-38.
REVENUE, 1937-38--.From Districts and otht>r activit.ieH
tmder the control of tho Com-mission . . :,t\0,241
Leos transfers to (n) Depreciation
Funtl 4,111111 li 11 (b) Stat-e LoanH
Repayment Funrl :i!JO 14 10
4,:mo 14 10
Add amount made available from Unemployment Relief l<'nnds t.owards mrtintenaner
Surplns brought down .. Inter<>st on Loans paid to Treasury by \Va.t,,.,.II'Ol'ks
Trusts and l.<w>d HodiPs
Balance available toward>< fnttTost anrl J.;xnhanw· brought down
Deficiency, being amount of l!lLrH·oHf, and ~~xc·ha.ng" borne by Treasury
;;r;.-;.sr;o 14 3
:>5.830 lil ;;
t~xn:'\mTr•Re:. lfJa7 3S · F•·nm Annual \'ot8R
Special Ap· J>ropriat.ion
l.iowmployrneul. fklief Fund~
Amount. dehikcl hv Tn•as11ry for Pc•nsiolls and Grat nit;,., · '
Bnlnur·p antilahh· towanl>< payment. of Iutnn:><t and F.xelvl·ng{'. <·rnTit•tl down
Tntero • .;t on tota.J Loan Liability l·~x('ha.ug;c; OH rntnn~14t, Paymt~nt:·;
ANALYSIS OF DEFICIENCY, 1937-38.
fnt.orest and J<~xchango on Vree Headworks ""'! oth<H' Capital not chargeable to DiBtrictR
Interest and };xchange on Capital Liahility of Districts transferred to " Capital Bornn hy the St.1te Account"
Loss, resulting from operation of cert.ain districts, chargeable to "Revenue Expenditure Chargeable to the State Account" . . . . . . . .
Non-revenue-producing Services of a National Chnracter
Difference between Rate of Int,en,st and Exr>hango thereon, charged by TrPasury aml Rate charged to Dist.ricts
Loss on Coliban System. clue to limited statutory R<lte Xct Deficir•ncy on operation of Irrigation, Wnterworks.
Flooi! Protection, and Dr~tinap:e Districts
"· d. Dnficicney, heing amount of Interest aJHl Kxehangc
1 H4,7!ili 1 10 l"'nw by 'L'rnasury, hmnght down
373.7;>4 12
10,891 6
17,874 H R
2H.49:l li Jl 17,101) I L (i
278,31l:l 15 5
889,249 2 (jl
--~----~~-- I
4l!J,.)ii4 (j 11
1 !!5,12() 18 8
Hll,68l 4 8
2711,869 3 2
I ,ilill ,0117 18 s 1111,1\SII 12 11
l, 152,694 11 7
£ 8. d.
!{S!l,24!J 2
----~·~
889,249 2 (
G7
UNDER CONTROL OF COMMISSION.
Receipts, 1~37 -38.
Lc~s '('ransfen t()-- i
(a) Deprodatlm1 fund:
(I_,) Slate Loan.;, ltepayment, FmHL
I Total CoHoetiuus
Paid to Consolidated JteH-mue. He(·eipts over
IH~lmrsements. JHsbur~f'Hu:nt.~ OV('f i{{'('Pipl !-;,
£ .. d. i £ 8 • d.
Uoliban Works .. 4.i,200 ]0 1 r ITigat.ion DiJtri~ts 275,2511 7 :> l,4tiil 0 0 liTigation Urban DiYi~ion~ 7,0H2 H ll !!() 11 11 \Vaterworks District" I :lK.aOJ 17 !) IL'> I) 0
\Vaterworks Urban Districts 72.1\81 IS 7 2,327 0 11 Flood Protection District.s (i !) 3110 u 10 Drainage Districts
.1-t/.27·1 17 : ( ,, ) 4,000 0 0
: (I•) :l'H.i H ]0
Free Head works :s.:r1~ 7 2 :\liE<e8llaneou~ !l .. i8k Ill
.)!i0,24! !I
Capital Expenditure 1937-3S-
Expenditum during y<'a r on i'apital ·works of Water Supply~ From Loan Funds From Unemplonnent, HPiid' Funr!~
Loan Capital Liability -
£ d. 8. d. £ .y. d.
4<i,200 10 l li,!O!J ]I li 273,782 7 :l 4B,57i} 1 li .;
6,Hi2 () ll 1,072 w 8 138, l8!i 17 !I 99,023 17 ll
70,354 ]8 7 3,341 !I 3 7.899 ll 11 3,llS 6 lO
HR7 !) !) 8,408 5 9
ii42,H84 2 3 5,014 4 Il 171,235 IS .~
;;,:ns 7 2 !),588 4 10
£ s. d. £ s. d.
353,606 5 5 358,549 18 11
----~.~~~-~
712,156 4 1 -·~~-~-~·-- ~--·--
Net Loan Liahilitv of l"tarf' for work~ nf Water Supply ~t. aotl1 .June, 19.38 25,270,:H4 4 9
RepresenJed by--Works at Debit of AuthoritiP:-;
Commission DistriPts \Vaterworkl' TruRts and Local Uoverning BudiPH
Capital Expenditure borne by thP StateFree Beadworks Capital Worb and Charges not apportionahle to Districts Headworks and Distrihutarv Works W aterworkr; TrustH and Lo~al Governing Bodies Free Grants to Local Authorities in early years
Le.~s net. amollnt frmn :\ational lJc!Jt Sinkiug Fund
Nt~L Loan Liability
Interest and Exchange The Total Interes1 due on the Loan Liability for 1937-:38 is .. 'fo which i~; to be add•:d Exchange paya],]e 'on overseas Interest
Debitable to-Works at Debit of AuthoritiPs-
Commission (allott.l'd to Distriet.s) Conunit<,;ion (Unallottcd rn·ior to adju,tnwnt of Capital)
Trusts
Capital Bxpenditure Borne h.v the State-Free Head\nJrks Capital work~ <llld clmrgc:; not apportionable to Districts Head works and ])i;;tribntarv v. orks not debited to Districts Free Grants to Local Aut(orities aml umountt: written off
39 yrar~ ngo over
3,601,609 3 3 1,897,243 3 1
---·-----~-- 5,498,852 6 4
1,226,359 10 2 1,298,567 7 0
17,096,557 3 9 ] ,101,005 10 9
142,356 4 11 ----·------ 20,864,8.15 16 7
336,472 194,755
0 0 2 0
531,227 2 0 82,952 15 8
53,619 17 2 56,776 19 9
:373,754 12 1
51,363 4 11
26,363,698 2 11 1,093,383 18 2
25,270,314 4 9
1,051,007 18 8 101,686 12 11
1,152,694 11 7
1)14,179 17 8
538,514 13 11
1,152,6\:H 11 7
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RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS. STATEMENT of Moneys received and disbursed during the year ended 30th June, 1H::l8.
Reeeipts t Exdusivf' of Cn;ttib; for rrhan 'Ya.t!·l').
Works.
Coliba.n Works Free Hea.dworks-
Broken River Works Goulburn River Works Kow Swamp Works Lake Lonsdale Reservoir Loddon River Works North-West Lakes Works
Irrigation Districts Irrigation Urban Divisions .. Waterworks Districts .. Waterworks Urban Districts Flood Protection Districts .. Drainage Districts .. Miscellaneous Expenditure (not
chargeable to Districts)-Drainage Works Cobungi Research Grant Eppalock Reservoir I,och Garry (proportion of
maintenance borne hv State) •
~inrray Valley Districts Pykcs Creek Reservoir River Mnrray Commission---
Stato contribution towarrls maintenance
Hivers and Reclamati•n1 Division-Surveys, Investigations, &c.
·waterworks Trusts and Se\veragc Authorities
ivliscellaneous Collections (Diversion Permits, Rents, &c.)
Special Appropriation Act, No. 3801, sections 19, 20, Administration
Totals ..
~~----~
Tota-L
£ s. 45,200 lO
M8 12 1,669 7
21 17 7fi 7
!162 :~ 275,250 7
7,0u2 (i
138,301 17 72,681 18
7,790 li 087 n
9,588 4 10
f'aift In
(o) lh_·IH't~t·ia I inn Paiti to ('nnfl.oltdakd FunrJ;
Ht,\'Pl1\li'. (b) Stnk _Loan~
Repayrnrnt FmuL
£ .)', d. £ 8 • d. 415,200 10 1
li48 12 1,6tiU 7
21 17 (i 71i 7 0
!Hi2 3 fi (a) l,4ti8 0 0 27:),782 7 3 (a) HO () 0 li.!l72 () 11 (a) 115 () 0 1 :lS.l8li 1i' !I (n) 2,327 0 () 70.3!!4 lH 7 (b) :l!lO 14 ]0 7.3!1!1 ll 11
!187 H fl
!l.l'i8H 4 lO
'rota] Receipts pai.-1 to Conso1i<lat<>d H1•venne Tot111 Di><hmAement.s from \'ott•s a.n<l Rpeeinl AppmpriationK ..
Dh:bur~ementr-; (exelttsin; of Interest, :RedcmJ,t.ion, tMHi Oeprt'daUon Clmrgrr.;, and Chn.r.u+·~ fur Hural 'Vater).
'From Annual Yotcs and
tipedal A ppropriatinnH.
£ 8. d. 20,077 17 (i
Ill 13 1 2, 788 (j 6 1 ,70!i 18 ll
70 8 3 185 13 11 109 Hl !5
]70,231 14 2 2,408 HI l
!!0,725 17 4 2o,;114 13 1 o
f\,:383 fi 3 n,:m;; 1ii n
:l,l l I f) I 1 2fiO 11 n
11 n ]0
7i) 8 10 () H 1
108 }!) 8
7,700 () 0
5,132 19
1,802 ()
From l; w;mployment R<>licf Ynnd,,
£ 8. <l. 4117 18 10
1,124 3
1,:>02 17 10
.51.00;) () ()
1,700 12 4
111 HI !I
HJ \l 5
£ 8, d.
](; 13 :1,Hl2 7 lJ l ,70U 18 l1
79 8 3 l8ii 13 11 10!1 1!1 5
171,734 12 (I
2,40!1 10 1 l!iO, 7:10 17 4 2il,;)l4 1:3 ](I
7,118:1 18 7 fl,3!l!i ].) 0
:!,121 11 ;;; 200 n 11
11 !l lil
75 8 111 0 8 I
12S !) l
7,700 () 0
5.132 w
1,802 ii
3,350 8 4
416,1>54 (i ()
Snrplu:-; av-aila.hiP h1\V'n.rd~ rnPPtin~ Tntnrest and othnr Trt•at-~111'~: Clw.r~e,~
li55,:S50 14 3 360,723 1i5 7 T95,126 18-~'~
* l_m:!tHl,;t in Utt· aLJHH' 11:-!ltl't':< ir. an alll<tHl!i of \.:lf,x';"4 tJ:-; .. "ld. not dir('t'tl~ dt<ll'g;·;lto\\'ah·t'n"1 '1'~. Thi;-;:-:umis(·ompri~<ed~--Adllllllitift'ation ehargt·~ Huder Spec-ial Appropriat-ion (\!:~.:~.)0 8~ .. i-d.): . :\di~linbtmtioll .of \Vatn;·work.". Trn~r;-:;. atHl . s~'\\'t•r;t,l.:'l'. Anthorith·~ (£1 ,R02 ()~. lrl.); :\Iaintennnee of FrN' Headwork,. (t-1,;)0'-1. 1:!~. lld.); Proportwn oi )fttlnt<-·rwtwt' n! Lotth CnllT~' lilotHl PTotl'etton DJ:-;trH~t llornc hy st,\U~ und~>r A;:tl'Pi)Hli'nt (\-:7:; 8~. lOcL): (\mtrihntiou l1y stat!~ towards mainh'ttnJH'(l of Hivt~r )fnrrar \\-orkx (£7,700): Othl', Exp\'rt1liturc (\.:i,-.t:n 1Rs. f'Jd.).
DISTRIC'l'Fl HELD IN TRURT BY THE COMMISSION. RTATEMENT of Receipts and Disbursements for the year ended :Hst December, Hj87_
-~~--~- -ltece~pts~ 1937.
Nanv-~ of Trn~t.. Interest flank Balanee at. 1:-:.t. ,Ja.unary, Hl~n. \'{ah•r Sak~. I and
£ Dr. n(i Dr. :134 Dr. !iS
Oarrnm Lotldon United Loddon Unitet1 (2\'litiamo Ur·ha11)
-~------~---------T~ot~a-~l_s __ ~·-· ~----~~---~-----~D_r_._~ 1~-~12~8~---------~~:-~Disbursements.
i;
Carrum 24.o:n Loddon United 2.3Hl Loddon lTnited (:\Iitiamo Urban) 4,832
Totals 32,100
H:l:r~
S94 !I !l w
1,8U6 354
19:17.
£ 1,062 l,02:l
13.~
2,220
£
Misoelianeous.
£ 281l
28 1)(1
380
(A) llepr~>riation;
(H) RP.!ktHp~ t·ion.
• Includes £400 Compensation Flood n"magrs, £2ii Purchase of J~a.nd.
Tot-aL
Gram! Total
for Year ~~~7.
l'lrand Total for Ye><r
1937.
.Bunk Balutwe Carried
Ji'orwar(i 1st .JRnnary,
l\l:1f<.
Cr. :>\ Cr. ;j;'i!l Gr. :!!1
Cr. 406
6\)
OOLIBAN ~SYSTEM.
STATE:\IENT of Moneys received and disbursed during the year ended 30th .June, 19~18 ; and of fntcrest charged at the rates of 4 and 3 978 per cent. on Capital Debits.
[)i,qtrkt.
l. Colibrtn .. 2. Axe Cr0ek :l. Harcourt ~t. ){a.rong ..
1'otais
t s d.
4:3,o76 10 4 156 7 lO
1,217 14 1 149 17 lO
45,200 lO l
Opera.tin~ ('q~tf.\.
£ 8.
lil,!JiW l()
124 4 91-!4 l:~ Hi n
2l,l4ii 1(}
Uisllursonwnts.
I )C}!fi't'iaJ:iotL J nterent.
rl. £ . ~. rl. £ s •
0 40,439 H I 97 4 I i\29 13 2 ii4 f)
4
.FLOOD PROTECTION DISTlUOTS.
Kx.cess.
I HHhurseme-nts
Tot<tl. OYPl' H.eeeipts.
d. £ s. d. £. 8. d,
0 !i0,408 li! 0 16,732 7 8 9 221 H 10 65 1 0 6 1,.~14 i) 7 29!i 12 ii 2 I lil;) H 2 15 10 4
()2,310 7 17,109 ll 6
STATEMENT of Moneys received and disbursed from lst .July, 1920, to 30th June, 1938 ; and uf Interest charged at the rates of 4 and 3 978 per cent. on Capital Debits ; and also of Depreciation and Redemption charged as at 30th J nne, 1938.
l. 2. 3. 4. il.
I Hstrict.
Cardinia .. . . Echuca .. .. Kanyapella . . . . KooWtJcrnp Lower .. Loch Garry . . . .
Totals ..
. . . .
. .
. . . .
. . . .
. . ..
.. . .
I h;t July, lU:W to I :~ot-h ,Tune, l\I:{J.
£ s. 1l. 23,121 0 I)
1,815 I) 0 3.0fi5 () 0
53,783 0 0 10,87(; 0 0
\}2,(i(il) 0 0
llECEIPTS.
~--·
I Clmt'ge. :
i £ 8. d. I
2,:n2 19 11
I ()5 !) 8 448 13 7 I
3,7ti2 17 5 7~!l a 0
7,:nn a 7 I
I
l9T 3>J + 1-· I ·--··-·---· Grand Total at
Int-1•-rost and. 30th ~une, 1938. )fist'ellil!H'OUS. Total.
f 8. d. £ 8. d. £ "· d. 121-! 1!) 5 I 2,441 19 4 25,562 19 4
0 l () I 6.5 ll) 8 1,880 10 s .. 448 13 7 3,513 13 7
20:3 9 (i 4,02{) fi 11 57,809 (\ ll 18 13 :3 807 Hi 3 ll,til-!3 16 3
4ll 3 2
I 7.790 (} 9 100,450 u ll
DISBURSKJiiENTS, AND INTEREST, DEPRECIATION, AND RED.KMPTION CHARGED.
1. Car•1inl.t
1st ,July, 1920, to
30th June, lll37.
Disbursement.s.
1937-38.
Adntini6:tration.
s. d. (; 10
:.!. r:chuca . ' :l. Kanyapella
£ 5,8Ul
a:iei l.lli)./.
;.'. d. £ s. d. IJ !i 1,0]7 1.-, 10
:: :: I :, ·n o I ·L Kooweorup
Lower G. T.oeh Garry
1,047 n,o2n
u 0 u 0
Totals . • 18,049 o o
£ s. d. 1~7~7 2 K
4 7 " 1 10
Total at 3oth .June,
1938.
;; d. 7,H;)+ ·• ll
!54:! 7 5 1,21:{ l 10
l ntere~t Charg-ed.
lst J nly. ll'20, to
30th June, lll:37.
£ .-;, d. ~;;,;l:!8 0 u
;{52 0 0 1,804 0 0
0 0
£ '· d. llOl I .,
l 1:-1 ];-); 10
2,001 ;J :l!\2 H
:;,~u 0
UR.AINAUJ~ DI8Tl:UCTS.
Total at 30th .June,
1938.
ltedemplion paid t<J-
Grand Total (A) Redemption at 30th ~une,
Funds ; 1938.
(n) Revenue.
H. d .
9 1 u 0
£ ·'· d. :H,083 :l 10
l,BG5 12 0 3,18·1 1~ G
;)5,188 0 11 19,203 4 ~
123,524 13 i
STA'fE}fENT OJ~ J{~:UEIPTS AND DISBURSE::VIENT:-i POR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH JuNE, 1938.
,ecmp K. )It-; Ul'."i'IIWlltR, I Excess. ··- ..
n · t i. u
l>i~ll'ld. I
I J;islmr~euwu!s
HqndrR ou1d over ltatos. Tutnl.
~L1int·Pllttn'"'· J.,iwini:-;tmj inn. 'I'~ .tat 1\N:cipts,
I -, t 8. tl. £ ..,4 d. £ ..... d. £ ' d. £ R. d. ±: 8. d .
1. Uohuna .. .. 141 19 lH 141 19 10 llH!J i{ :l 144 0 7 1 ,1:l3 b 10 991 !l 11 :!. :Kerang East .. . . 59 3 9 59 3 n ii:!l Hi b ss 9 l 710 4 9 o5I 1 0 :l. Merboin .. .. 116 18 0 116 iH 0 71:~ l(j 7 161 7 4 875 2 11 758 4Jl 4. Hod Cliffs .. .. 113 8 0 li:3 8 () 954 !I 10 173 0 8 1,127 12 (l 1,014 4 6 i). Rochestcr .. .. 71 14 2 71 14 2 L267 4 I) 178 17 (\ 1.446 l 6 1,374 7 4 6. Rodney .. . . 38 1010 38 10 lO I 548 0 1 76 11 6 624 ll 7 586 0 9 7. ~hepparton · .. .. 241 7 6 241 7 6 I 1,208 3 8 271 I 1 1,479 4 9 1,237 17 3 8. Tongala-Stanhopc .. 38 12 6 38 12 ll
I 1,44ii 19 :3 245 12 6 1,691 11 9 1,652 19 3
9. Wl'nibeo .. .. 165 15 :l }6,; Li 2 267 17 a I 39 19 8 307 1{) ll 142 1 9
Tota.la .. 987 9 0 987 9 !l 8,016 15 7 1,378 10 11 0,395 lfi 6 8,408 fi 9
IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS.
STA'TEMENT of Moneys I'eceived fTom 1st May, 1906, to 30th June, 1938.
RECEIPTS.
1~37-!.!8.
District. ! bt May, 190ti, to I &rand Total at
! ( 'ompulsory Interest and 30th June, 1938.
Hate$. Lrrigation \\"'a.ter Sake-. Miscellaneous. Total. Urban Water. Charge.
.\.: 8. d. £ 8. d. .\.: 8. cl. £ 8. d. £ .s. d. £ d. 8. £, 8. d . £ 8. d. l. Bacchus Marsh . . .. . . .. 128,0Hl 0 0 665 2 u 8,750 18 7 1,049 19 2 70 8 3 5,535 18 u 545 0 0 134,09U 18 9 2. Boort .. UU,3!J9 0 0 1,288 14 1 .. 4,496 17 8 283 19 5 6,019 11 2 . . 105,418 11 2 3. CaJivil . . .. . . 23,204 () () 582 4 4 .. 2,766 19 3 80 0 1 3,429 3 8 . . 26,633 3 8 4. Campaspe . . . . .. 23,262 0 0 ii7'1 1 01 .. 51 18 0 4 14 9 630 13 !l . . 23,892 13 !l 5. Cohuna. .. 389,24() 0 0 2,837 9 8 1 t1,8ti2 7 1 1,958 9 9 619 7 1 15,277 13 7 76 () 0 404,599 13 7 6. Deakin . . . . . . 128,ltl8 0 0 2,811 ;) 4 .. I 1,18\i 0 9 81 lO ll 4,028 17 0 3 0 0 132,19ll 17 0 7. Dingee 40,090 0 0 168 f) - I l,;'i!.!ti 3 2 172 19 3 2:31 lti 2 2,169 8 0 5 0 0 42,204 8 0 .. .. ;)
8. Dry Lake .. .. 898 0 0 . . I .. .. 57 10 6 57 lO 6 . . 955 10 6 9. Eehuea North .. .. 28,7fl5 0 0 1 !J3 10 5 : 1.40:1 0 5 304 1 10 194 4 7 2/)94 17 3 .. 30,889 17 3
10. Fish Point .. 8,357 0 0 :16 !l 7 i 5ti2 18 ll 184 5 11 78 14 7 8ti2 9, 0 .. 9,219 0 0 -l .. 0 ll. Katandra . . 12,167 0 0 2ti0 0 H .. 1,875 9 4 37 10 1 2,173 0 2 . . 14,340 0 2 12. Kerang .. . . .. Hl2,088 u u 1,ti5l 5 8 .. 7,252 13 1 248 2 7 9,152 1 4 . . 171,240 1 4 13. Koondrook .. 228,578 0 0 1, 778 15 0 5,836 18 8 1.2ti8 19 !j :138 15 1 9,223 8 () il4 0 0 232,885 8 ti 14. Loitchville . . . . 27,77!) 0 0 708 0 0 1,45(i ll 9 1,134 8 1 llO 18 9 3,410 7 7 .. 31,189 7 7 Hi. Maffra-Hale .. 95,934 0 0 2,359 12 2 8,803 19 11 2,091 J9 10 580 15 7 l3,83u 7 6 lOO 0 0 109,870 7 6 16· Morbcin 499,572 0 () 1,43\J 15 (j 20,i5!) 13 () 1,204 12 8 1,191 15 (i 24,595 16 8 300 () 0 524,407 H> 8 17. MyRtic Park . . 15,200 0 0 15:3 14 () !Hl3 12 7 312 Hi 2 55 1 11 1,485 5 5 .. 1ti,6\ll 5 5 HI. North Hh<'pparton .. .. .. . . 29,95H 0 0 2,005 17 lfl . . 3,373 () () 79 10 11 5,458 8 9 .. :lii,414 8 ll 19. Nyah .. .. 151,785 0 0 331 17 5 i,;){)!J 13 3 355 l 6 315 9 9 8,512 111 187 0 0 l!i0,4H4 I 11 20. I~ed Cliff,; .. .. . . 465,375 0 0 l,Oti1 lti 0 a11,182 7 1 311 15 5 9,17 18 7 38,503 17 lO 348 0 0 504,22() 17 10 21. Rochcsttw . . .. .. .. 377,077 0 0 2,1)41 18 11 ' lli,027 3 2 5,410 ;_) 2 1,497 11 f) 2;3,576 l!l 0 15 0 0 403,5U8 1fl 0 22. Rodney .. . . .. . . ll93,4tiO 0 0 5,024 5 10 ! 17,87!1 11 2 5,946 0 4 900 Hi 8 30,650 14 0 .. 724.110 14 0 23. Shepparton .. 169,(\4() 0 0 1,541 12 0 ;},79:3 12 4 487 311 2fl9 18 10 8,122 7 1 .. 177,7()8 7 1 24. South Shopparton . . . . . . 28,185 0 0 594 (j 11 1,;3ii2 10 8 341 17 4 !14 7 0 2,583 1 ll .. 30,708 1 11 25. Stanlwpe .. . . .. .. 7!J,512 0 0 BO:J 6 5 3,623 13 3 728 17 7 170 18 6 5,12() 15 9 20 0 0 84,658 15 9 26. Swan Hill .. .. .. . . 193,050 0 0 1,014 w 4 6,677 ll 10 2,940 !l 1 1,332 5 5 11,!)65 5 8 .. 205,015 5 8 27. Third Lake . . .. 11,213 0 u 157 10 6 715 10 () 28 8 4 21 10 9 !!23 0 1 .. 12,136 0 1 28. Tongala . . . . . . 159,194 0 () 1,193 12 7 0,195 10 6 1,339 8 1 172 19 0 8,901 10 2 .. 108,0!!5 10 2 !9. Tragowel Plains .. .. . . . . 320,771 0 0 1,699 2 8 W,027 14 9 1,955 15 7 554 3 0 14,23(1 Hi 0 42 0 0 3;{5,049 10 0 30. TrAsco . . .. . . .. . . 28,337 0 0 250 HI 11 1,465 15 1 132 15 2 1,84fl 10 2 .. 30,186 10 2 31. Werribec .. .. . . .. .. .. 128,615 0 0 779 5 7 5,204 13 () 2,589 4 5 284 5 7 8,857 9 l .. 137,472 9 1
Totals •• .. .. . . . . 4,742,838 () 0 37,259 12 1 172,386 11 1 54,585 12 4 ll,Ol9 11 9 275,250 7 3 1,725 0 0 5,019,813 7 a i
IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS.
STATEMENT of Moneys disbursed from 1st ~iay, 1906, to 30th June, 1938; and of Interest charp:ed cent. on Capital Debits; and also of Depreciation and Redemption charged as at 30tll June, 1938.
at the rates of 4 and 3 · 978 per (.Free Headworks excluded).
DISBURSEMENTS, AND INTEREST, DEPRECIATION, -~ND HEDEMPTION CHARGED.
Dlstrid.
3. (ialivil 4. Campaspe ;>. Cohuna fi. lleakin
Uingee Dry J,ake Eehuca North F·ish Point Kat.andra Kerang
13. Koondrook •. 14. Leitchvllle .. 1.5~ Ma.fira-Salc 16. Merl!ein 17. Mystic Park 18. North Shepparton
~: ~~~~:liffs .. 21. ltO<•hester .. 2'l. Uodney 23. Shep]•arton 24. South t;lwpvarton 25. Stanhope .. 26. Swan Rill .. 27. Thiru Lake .. 28. Tongala .. 29. Tragowel Plains 30. 'l'tc!'iCO 31. W erribee
·rotal•
I I
,2,388,072
I
50,1!97 14
() ](I
5 4 0
10 ()
lj
' ,,
lJ (I •>
1 n ll
Disbursements. Interest ( 'hargf'd.
l!J37-38. JHOII, 1bt
T<!tal.
}{, d. £ a. ..... J:l 8 ='.IIlO HI ;, JO HI 10 j
17f,3 I~ 1 1::
R 17 :) 17 ll .j 0 I .j 0 0 ]\; 11 Hl ]] 2 33 3:3 :! !<HI 810
IJ 0 R 1,55(; 1h 11 I 15 Ll il 641; 1J 10 ~ HI 7 1,381 n 1 n 1
2,2:.!2 7 u 6,0li(i 0 11 0 ll
5 4.1~2 U \J 1U 8 fJ31 (I 0 ] J 1 u,:.->:w I& ID 3 4 30,829 17 17 7 lt 7G7 ~ ~ Y 2 2)681 f> ;) H
6,!11:) 11 ll 1 :n .5~4 :: ~ 1 10,4-!IJ a :; B
t\ 14,571) J 1 f) 11 4,:J-!4 ]O ]() l;
14 7 1,085 7 4 lH 0 3,4U7 H lJ 15 6 U,22D Hi 10 j() 7 fi09 ~ ::! 11 4 7 5,4!;8 -; tJ
14 10 tl.f>54 H ::! 12 2 3,~W5 lti i
3 () 2, 735 18 4
'"· d. 17 ., ,, u
JH ~
" 4 11 ll 17 8 ~ 11 :, 8 l
14 ,, I 11 11 i 3 ,·,I
H i 1H f1 lfl 9
4 '
Dt'pndation.
J:J
I:l.04e
10
1::!
460 0 0 (A) (H)
1UGO o 0 (H) (B) (H)
0 (j ll 0
" ll u
;J ~ (B) 17 () H) ?'\
;) :! 0 (I
19 11 7 0
Grand Total at 30th June,
1938.
8. d, 7
1j
1<> 11 n -! ~ lO 0 ll ]/ H ,;
HI J
1., ;-)
I .j
0 .j
0 ., 11 5 ... ll
lJ lJ 0 [I (JJ) () V ,,)
11 ;! 0 0 (B) 0 0 1:! ~ J;j li 4 ::! 18 3 10 () 0 " ;, 7 12 1 :m o o o u a 17 8 :o.10~ 0 0 " 1+ (; 18 6 . U 0 I ;) 10 ll <H 0 0 J~ 4
1 l 10 ~~ 1~ 3 14 to 11 11 10 :l
1 7H,t\70 Jf:, 6 5 171,7:!4 12 0 :l,l5\!,064 15 111,~50 4 ~ :l.!i00,317 19 11 77.1!01 7 0 (A) 4,100 0 0 (B) 2,81! 0 0
--1 ......
WATERWORKS DISTRIC'l'S.
STA'rEMENT of Moneys received from 1st May, 1906, to 30th June, 1938.
RECEIPTS ..
19:)7-.:38.
Grand Total at District. I 1st May. 1906. to I i 30th June, 1938. ltatcs. Water Sales~ I l ntere8t aml TotaL Urban Water. :M.isC(!llaneous.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
l. Bellarin1• Peninsula .. .. 21,981 0 0 5,000 0 0 478 12 0 127 15 2 5,606 7 2 . . 27,587 7 2 2. Rirehip .. .. . . 4,441 0 2 . . 239 910 4,680 10 0 185 0 0 3. Sea Lake .. . . .. !~,305 12 10 . . 429 2 9 9,734 15 7 287 0 0 4. Tyrrell 639,393 0 0 7,632 Hi 2 130 5 2 512 17 7 8,275 18 11 86 0 0 l\80,[>112 1 6 5. Tyrrell West 7, 790 I l 56 17 11 195 l ll 8,042 011 1,027 0 0 6. Wycheproof .. 8,281 4 0 . . 392 12 l 8,673 Hi 1 207 0 0 7. Carwarp .. 15,402 0 0 332 810 263 12 0 2 1 5 5!18 2 3 . . 16,000 2 3 8. Carwarp Central .. .. 1,(\70 0 0 60 2 0 .. . . 60 2 0 Hi 0 0 1,741> 2 0 9. Coreena .. .. .. . . 2,518 0 0 503 11 6 33 17 4 3 9 2 540 18 () . . 3,058 18 ()
10. De ring 1>,052 0 0 529 17 0 11 5 5 541 2 D 1),593 2 5 -l .. .. . . . . . . Nl 11. Euruka .. 2,820 0 0 143 13 11 .. 3 6 9 147 0 8 .. 2,!W7 0 8 12. Hindmarsh .. .. .. 10,876 0 0 1,21/:3 12 11 . . 77 17 ll 1,371 10 10 . . 12,247 10 10 13. Karkarooe 259,182 0 0 13,895 5 7 33 16 l 537 13 0 14,466 14 8 551 0 0 274,199 14 8 14. Kerang Xorth-vVest La.kes .. .. 3,951 0 0 141) 16 4 5 I) 7 2 0 5 157 u 4 .. 4,108 6 4 15. J,ong Lake .. .. .. 203,327 0 0 7,:180 16 10 .. 2:19 I 7 7,619 18 5 228 0 0 211,174 18 ,1)
16. ~:lillewa .. . . . . 20,103 0 0 3,5lfi 14 l 615 6 2 I 54 UIO 4,285 7 1 8() 0 0 24,474 7 1 17. MilJewa Ceu t raJ . . .. 10,445 0 0 2,232 1 5 I48 12 I 54 I5 0 2,435 8 6 .. 12,880 8 0 18. :M:ornington Peninsula .. .. 58,333 0 0 3,000 0 0 .. 59 0 0 3,059 0 0 .. 6I,:m2 0 0 19. Narre Wanen .. . . .. .. 3,007 () 0 185 5 3 32U 8 2 103 18 0 6Hi ll 5 . . 3,622 11 5 20. Newstead .. . . .. .. .. . . . . . . 15 0 () 15 () 0 . . 15 0 0 21. Tyntynder .. ll3,383 0 0 7,680 2 7 23o 12 9 350 0 i) 8,21.i6 15 !) 193 0 0 121,842 15 9 22. Upper Western Wimmera . . .. 96,556 0 0 3,6119 15 0 .. I 56 0 0 :3,825 15 0 120 0 0 100,501 15 0 23. Upper Wimmera United .. 158,1141 0 0 7,158 7 lO 2 0 0 146 5 8 7,306 13 6 62 0 0 1U6,:~oo 13 6 24. W alpoup Central .. . . .. .. 5,652 0 0 989 12 8 30 0 0 ll 12 4 1,031 5 0 .. 6,683 5 0 25. Walpeup West .. .. .. .. 33,668 0 0 1,552 0 8 21 I2 2 51 15 7 1,625 8 5 .. 35,293 8 5 26. Werribee .. .. .. ll,8U8 0 0 600 9 7 10 17 1 I2 I4 5 624 1 I .. I2,492 l l 27. Western Wimmera .. .. .. .. 338,634 0 0 11,749 8 5 4,911 11 I 455 410 17,ll6 4 4 481 0 () 35ti,231 4 4 28. Wimmera United .. .. . . .. .. 380,334 0 0 I5,530 12 7 1,435 15 7 284 17 l 17,251 5 3 145 0 0 397,730 5 3 29. Yelta .. . . .. .. . . . . 6,5!10 0 0 278 19 l 18 0 8 30 18 5 327 18 2 . . 6,917 18 2
Totals .. .. .. .. . . 2,404,680 0 0 I24,882 8 4 8,759 510 4,660 3 i 138,301 17 9 3,674 0 () 2,546,61>1 17 9
WATEHWORKS DJSTHICTH.
~TATE:\IENT of Moneys disbursed from lst May, lH06, to 30th June, 1938; and of Jnterest charged at the mtes of 4 cent. on Ca.nital Debits: and also of Depreciation and Redemption charged as at 30th June, 1938. (Free Headworks excluded.)
DISm;RSEMENTS. AND TNTEREST, Dl<JPRECIATION, AND HEDEMP'I'ION CHARGED.
3 ·978 per
----------~--------------- --------------:------:-------:--~ ~-~-
1. ,, 3. 4. r.. 6. .. 8. !!.
10. 11. 12. 1!L 14.
15, 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.
23.
24. 25. 20. 27. 28. :!Y.
Disl·rid.
Totals
l&t . 1 ~l(t(;.
3Utit Jmu·. 1~1;57.
. ~ d.
;-t.~.-\7 0 " ,, ! I
~ ;{f):!,<-':20 " 0
! J -HL171i () ()
0 0 0 0 ()
0
0 0 ()
0 {) 0 0 ()
Ht),:i24 () 0
:37.r>v~ 0 ()
l,il:34,1l20 0 0
d.
l> 0
{ Lil !l
~ X 9 0 0 :, 1
w u I 12 14 10 : , 5 ~ ~ 5
1:l 11 H I '
G 0 (j 7 3 8 7 .5
12 :l 1411
I) 0 2 11
l>i!'tburt:;ements.
19:!7~-~8.
,. ..... d. £ s. d. £ 8. d.
H.;,;J 14: 0 2,0U~ H 0 10 0 1,1H2 I " ~,OU8 f> (j
5 7 1,44~ () 8 s,u1 1a 11 10 I i :!,01!~ lU 2 H.841l 18 0 ·I :3,07{) (i HJ ~:3,G4H 11 11
17 !l 1.084 9 8 ·1,515 12 ()
li 4 512 10 ' 11,842 7 u 1 10 1)3 1 ;) 321 15 3 !I V 2!18 10 3 2,fi15 14 10 4 ;J lW 13 0 894 5 8
11 2 57 16 6 ·W6 16 1 3 (i 107 13 11 4:34 11 4
~us w 1 2.088 5 1 l:3,027 1B ll
18U 4 7 7U 1;, ·i 282 '> 11 ~~175 7 1 l,tl[J(i I) 2 "· 7138 2 ]I) 5,245 lB 5 :.?,157 IV 1 ll,!J7ti 19 2 :3,311 H 2 1,499 15 9 9,757 17 4
184 18 11 470 11 •.> () 12 1 71 .J 7 lt\0 11 7
];) 0 0 1,233 11 1 2,41.5 7 11 12,919 1 11
;: d.
/ 1 a~r~ 1+ 0
l H7,!i!ili 110 I
j .~t0,018 7 (i ::!,655 ][, :l
14,7tHl H 10 c>,l3(l 5 8 4, 14:l Hl l :l,857 11 ~1
I:!uys-t-4 1a ll
!J}0~7 ,-, 11 11l1,4!J5 ::! 10
Ill ,824 19 " 43,210 17 4 0,410 11 2
754 11 7 15 0 0
112,44'1 I 11
40,47fi .,
Interest Churgmi.
I st HHl(i. I 1st 1:t:)j',
30th Jun.,. 1!!137. I :mth .June, 1!J:l8 .
:J:=i,-J.U;")
.)02,;)\L-, 0
0 0 ()
0 () ()
0
0 0 0 0 0 0
1:{7,1Hl5 0 0
56,4113 0 0
£ ..-;.
48 !I I !J 1
lH 14
:2-HI
7,;)tiH
1,08ll
R u
18 li
16
l,lHii,3:)0 ] 7 4 I I, 77 -1,40! (! 0
u-;~.rd:~
18 ]I) 0 0 l .. 0 0
HJ 8 10 0 1\l 8 8 11 s:m 0 () (H) 15
IU 4
(i H 14 u t(~:$0[> 0 ()
lll ' 19 7 14 I 8 i> 1~3 4 3
± (i
tiOG I (A) ~.390
0 0 I (B)
2,422 0 0 I (A)
14,:3()() 4
0 0
0 0 :
u I u 0 () I
Grand Total at 30th dune, 1938.
{ ·'· <!.
1l7,tl1l0 1:1 t\
3 10
G 4 Hi ;)
14 ()
l:J ~ () !!
lH 7 1~ '
-t,!Jti9 1~ 8 248,115 16 10 127,~48 12 11 (i\),,;~4 16 11 ou,:.H.r;- 5 \)
.),:nt:i 4 9 15 0 0
~.-)7,Uf)() ii ;)
lB 11 5 8 2 10
lti l 15 11
7 8 7 8
---1~- --
-l ~
URBAN DISTRICTS.
STATEMENT oi Moneys received from 1st May, H)06, to ::30th June, 1938.
RECEIPTS.
1937-38. !
lst May, l9Uti, to - I Grand Total at
District. :lOth June, 1937. 3oth dune, 1938.
Hate8. \\'at er tiaks. Interest an<i Total. Miseellaneous.
---
£ 1$. d. £ .s. d. .t: "·d. I £' 8, d. £ 8. d • £ 8. rl.
l. Angles ea .. .. . ' 938 0 0 :399 Hi 0 !I 6 9 8 15 8 417 17 5 1,355 17 5
2. Antwerp .. .. 618 0 0 94 15 5 I 4 () - 7 14 7 103 14 0 721 14 0
3. Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove .. 6,862 () 0 1,553 7 0 123 4 2 4(; 4 3 1,722 15 5 8,584 15 5
4. Bcrriwillock •. . . .. 5,366 0 0 251 10 !l 14 I:l 3 19 7 I 285 ll 1 ,),(i51 ll 1
5. Berwick .. .. 8,974 0 0 (i24 1 4 li'i7 14 10 47 14 7 829 10 9 9,803 10 9
6. Beulah .. .. .. 12,932 0 0 493 12 5 103 fi 7 45 8 0 (:i42 7 0 13,574 7 0
7. Biruhip .. . . .. 26,399 0 () 517 0 11 360 1 1 82 7 8 959 9 8 27,358 9 8
8. Bit tern .. .. ' .. 1,900 0 0 92 4 2 57 12 4 1 19 2 151 15 8 2,051 15 8
9. Brim .. .. . . .. 3,891 0 0 287 4 2 15 H\ 6 19 3 6 322 4 2 4,213 4 2 -l
10. Bunyip . . . . .. .. .. 2.408 0 0 :l37 :1 ll HI 7 0 12 19 8 36!) 10 7 2,777 10 7 1+--
ll. Car rum .. .. ' . .. !li'i,882 0 () G,275 7 10 'ill\ 12 0 418 1 8 1,410 1 6 103,292 I ()
12. Carwarp . . .. . . 398 0 0 10 0 0 . . 10 () 0 408 0 ()
13. Chillingollah .. .. .. 1,538 0 0 !)2 14 11 t)' :i 0 24 15 7 174 13 6 1,712 13 6
14. Chinkapool< .. .. 1,82H 0 0 194 4 li 3 9 8 197 14 2 2,023 14 2
15. Cranbourne .. .. 8,128 () 0 338 !) 0 84 12 0 13 17 10 4:~(; 18 10 H,5t:4 18 10
16. Crib Point .. 3,774 0 0 ;)45 3 3 30 11 11 916 9 585 0 0 4,359 0 0
17. Culgoa . . .. . . 5,!132 0 0 240 8 5 12:3 I I 0 12 ll 11 371i 11 4 1.1,308 n 4
18. Dandenong .. . . . . 74,728 0 0 4,421 1 9 852 a 3 :340 17 1 5,614 2 I 80,342 2 1
19. Dimboola .. 47.112:3 0 0 1,178 }(i (; :Wi l!l !J 121 r; 0 1,648 1 3 49,271 1 3
20. Dooen 250 0 0 24 3 5 l!J 5 0 0 18 (i 44 6 11 294 6 11
21. Drysdale . . .. .. 1,155 0 0 417 10 4 13 1 10 l!l I 2 443 13 4 1,598 13 4
22. l<'ra.nkston . . .. 62,730 () 0 4,204 4 i ).11(17 2 1 270 18 5 5,482 5 1 68,212 5 1
23. Garfield . . . . 1,978 0 0 280 li 10 :w 11 4 12 2 6 322 0 8 2,300 () 8
24. HaBtings . . . . .. . . 3,572 0 0 363 16 11 28 16 2 .') 911 :m8 3 0 3,970 3 0
25. Hicks borough .. .. . . . . 593 0 0 106 13 6 3 14 0 112 7 6 705 7 6
26. Hopetoun •.• . . . . 17,4!l7 0 0 811 2 4 175 lli (j 103 4 5 1,0!)0 3 3 18,587 3 3
27. Joparit . . . . .. . . 1 !1,4()() 0 0 726 710 127 2 !) 30 3 0 883 13 7 20,343 13 7
28. Jung Jung . . . . . . . . 2,!)53 0 0 ll4 3 0 18 16 6 3 !) 3 136 8 !) 3,08!) 8 !)
29. Koondrook . . .. . . . . 9,836 0 0 378 13 1 3 3 4 3 18 5 :385 14 JO 10,221 14 10
30. Lake Boga . . .. . . . . 8,55() 0 0 286 I() 1 24 1 () 24 5 2 335 2 9 8,891 2 !)
31. Lalbert . . . . .. 4,3!11 0 0 240 11 8 80 15 0 8 5 0 329 11 8 4,720 11 8
32. Lascelles . . . . .. . . 3.771 0 0 192 1 3 20 17 0 24 (i 11 237 5 2 4,008 5 2
33. Longwarry .. . . . . .. . . 1,!)79 0 (l 223 311 O()fi 12 7 10 7 11 8!)!) 4 5 2,878 4 5
34. Manangatang .. .. . . 7,203 0 0 il76 14 !) 121i 8 3 13 10 7 7Hl 13 7 7,919 13 7
35. Marnoo .. .. .. . . . . 4,0!)3 0 0 275 l!l 7 80 18 6 (j 10 11 357 18 0 4,450 18 0
36. Merbein .. .. . . .. .. . . 21,04!) 0 0 1,438 2 3 1()8 4 7 144 tl 11 1,750 13 9 22,79!) 13 !)
37. Meringur .. .. .. .. .. . . . . 1,:u;; 0 0 Ill 2 0 I 5 li 8 0 11 120 8 5 1,435 8 5
38. Minyip .. .. .. .. 20,216 0 () 817 0 2 55 !) 8 M 10 9 I !127 0 7 21,143 0 7
3!J. .M:ornin gton . . .. .. .. .. . . 4:~.126 0 0 2,74H 1 9 ! 2!13 ii 3 121 210 :l,W2 9 10 4ti.288 9HI 40. .M:ount Martha .. .. . . f\,152 0 0 772 H 0 60 17 I 35 3 2 S68 f) 3 7,020 6 :l 41. Nandaly .. .. 1,574 0 0 I ;~;I li\ 2 l 12 3 () 1!) 2 142 7 7 L'iHl 7 7 42. Natimuk .. .. .. 13,mi5 (I 0 2i)!J 7 7 171 11 4 M HJ 2 485 15 1 14,];)0 15 1 4a. NcwHtead .. . . .. 1,!182 0 0 .~ 1ii J 5 0 !)() 0 0 2 010 ii67 15 10 2,54J) 15 10 44. NorH1 Wonthaggi .. .. •1,090 () 0 ;{!Jii ll 8 ! 3 ll f) 1H 0 3 418 3 8 4,1i0S 3 8 45. Nullawil .. .. .. . . .. 2,542 0 () 2.")8 18 1 10 :3 5 2ti 12 5 295 13 11 2,s:n 13 11 .t6. Nyah . . .. .. 1,734 0 () 87 I 9 1\ 13 9 I) 13 10 94 9 4 1,82S f) 4 47. Nyah W<'st. .. .. .. .. !!,135 0 0 ii47 1H l l4S 6 0 9 9 l 805 14 2 9,!!40 14 2 48. Ouyen .. .. :n,622 0 0 l.·liO 12 ll ti45 0 2 i 79 7 10 2,1:35 011 33,757 0 11 49. Pakenham .. .. .. 9,754 (I () .147 9 5 44!) 12 (I 19 011 I ,OIH 2 4 10,770 2 4 50. Patchewollof'k .. .. 1,597 () 0 134 0 0 n 14 10 1:34 14 lO 1,7:l1 14 10 51. Piangil .. 1),094 () 0 264 17 5 Hl1 6 0 4 1 tl 4:lo 3 11 ti,524 311 52. Portarlington 1,i)7i) 0 0 :-i2tl 13 10 ;{;l 18 8 HI 11 4 .37H 310 2,154 3 10 53. Pyramid Hill .. . . 6,792 0 0 5i>4 5 5 83 ;{ (j 41 15 6 tl79 4 5 7,471 4 5 54. Quambatook 1,897 0 0 404 611 !l:J 10 3 32 17 1 531 0 3 2,428 u ~~ .55. Quccnsoliff and Point Lonsdale .. 15,54:~ 0 0 2.!177 1 10 4Stl :~ I) r.4 10 1 3,517 15 5 l!},OilO 15 5 56. Rain how .. . . 24,937 0 0 !ll5 11 11 27ll 8 4 i 68 ll 1 1,21!3 11 4 20,200 11 4 57. Hupanynp .. 17,703 0 0 74!1 Hl 8 03 4 .5 ' 45 1 11 888 3 0 18,591 3 0 58. Sea Lake .. .. . . .. 21,105 0 I) 720 !) 2 232 1H 9 80 15 6 1.034 3 5 22,13!1 3 5 59. Somcrville 3.!188 0 () 249 1 0 84 10 0 I 22 5 8 3.5;3 Hi 8 4,343 16 8 00. South Frankston 20,716 () 0 l.S81 15 0 25S 8 1 I 94 16 1 2.234 19 2 22,950 l!l 2 61. Speed 1,6il2 0 0 143 1H 3 .. 6 !l 2 1ii0 5 5 1,802 5 5 62. Spring Vale .. .. 30,41>H 0 0 2,!190 410 1.47:3 14 7 275 011 4,739 0 4 85,207 0 4 63. Tempy .. 1.507 0 0 140 2 :{ 1 0 0 511 1 146 13 4 1,1l53 J 3 4 64. Torqnay 2,081 0 0 Sl!l 4 10 5:3 w (i 22 5 7 S!l;3 611 2,fl7ii 611 tlf' lJltima 9,910 0 0 :l48 18 li :l8 1 9 .12 15 2 419 15 4 10,32\l 15 4 ),
66. Waitchie !l74 0 0 81i 17 9 2 0 0 i ;) 1 9 93 19 (j 1,0tl7 Hl () 67. Walpeup .. . . 3i:l3 0 0 18!1 B 3 . . () 11 10 l!Hi 1 1 54!1 1 1 68. Watehem .. .. .. 7,505 0 0 2!!5 1 4 3!J 16 4 i ;)4 3 tl 38\l 1 2 7,S!l4 1 2 -l 69. Werrimull 3,177 () 0 26fl 2 4 38 8 0 1110 5 316 0 9 3,4!!:~ 0 !l 01 .. .. 70. Wonthaggi .. .. . . 1()4,605 0 0 2,477 4 0 1, 796 12 0 86 17 0 4,3HO 13 0 108,9115 13 0 71. Woornelang .. lG,548 0 0 :l28 1H 7 220 14 5 43 5 6 i\92 18 6 17,140 18 \) 72. Woorinen .. .. . . .. . . 1,419 0 0 177 14 H 13 3 !i 6}() 2 197 14 5 1,H Hi 14 5 73. Wycheproof .. 20,908 0 () 777 12 10 237 3 10 !J2 8 1 1,107 4 9 22,015 4 9 74. Yaapeet .. .. 1,140 0 0 182 10 1 lO 9
0 ; 12 Hi 2 205 15 3 1,345 15 3
: Totals .. . . . . .. 952,284 () 0 ,51i,\ll!) 10 10 i 13,293 ,'\ () I 3,473 2 9 72,1lS1 18 7 1 ,024, \)lii\ 18 7
STATEMENT of Moneys disbmsed from cent. on Capital Debits ; and
URBAN DISTlUCTS.
1st May, HW6, to 30th June, 193S ; and of Interest charged at the rates of 4 and 3 · 978 per of Depreciation and Redemption charged as at 30th June, 1938 (Free Headworks excluded).
UrsnuRsE::YIENTS AND INTEREST, DEPRECIATION, AND REDEMPTION CHARGED.
Histrkt.
1. Analesea 2. Antwerp .. a. Barwon P.ea(Lo; aud Ot·ran
nrove 4. Bcrrlwillock 5. Berwick 6. Benlah 7. Birchip 8. Bith'rn o. Brim ..
10. l!~tn~·ip 11. Carrnm 12. t':uwarp 13. Chillhlgollah 14. Chinkapook 15. l'ran hourne 16. Crih Pnint 17. tulgoa 18. llamktwng 19. Dimboola 20. l>ooen :!l. llry.,dak 2~. J:rank:4•m 23. Harfid(t 24. RaRtin~;-; 2ti. Hieksl)orough 26. Hor1etcun
27. Jeparit
28 •• lung Junt: 29 .. Koowtrook 00. Lake lloga :n. Lall .ert :~2. J,ascelles :.)!l. Longwarry :~. Manangatang :u;~ Marnoo :m. Merhcin 37. Meringur ss. l'rllnyip
39. Mornington «1. Mou11t Martha 41. Nandaly 42. Natimuk
43. Newstea<l 44. North Won!haggi 45. Nnllawil 46. Nyoh .. 47. N:~<ah West 48. Ouyen 49. Pakelll•am Ul. Pakhewollock 51. Piangil 52. Portarlington
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Dishursements.
1937-38.
()]
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3
1:\H 8
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1938.
H. d. :! 0
10 3
19 10 1~ \J
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1 17 18 :;
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1 4 3 10
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at 30th June, 1938.
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2 7 ()
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180 0 ()
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0 0 0 (l
8 li 0 ()
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(U) 1:l 0 0 {H) :57 0 ll
Grand Total at
30th .June, 1938.
£. ;•;, d. ;) 0
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I) " u I H) 1 ;~ " " 7' ;~t;l~ 1 7
Quamba.took " " h! ii ;1 ,, 1"'1 1 :\ 304 !0 74 " 1.1 lll 7 1,07~ " 0 j;jO .-. 7 ;, " 0 (B) I " " :2,(i!I[J 1~ \I
; 1... QucPn~clifi unu Point I !I I " n I l~onsdah' 0 " ;, I ;-l-t :!:,"t ,, (i 1,570 1(1 !.i 4,!;;0 j(l n " 0 !4,114 " \1 00 17 0 lb ,,
DU. Rainbow (I (\ (\ ;j 11 2RG 10 (j :::o~ 0 0 ~ ,:,:~s. .10 (j (I 0 ~. I! I ll'\,11" 11 1.1:!0 0 0 800 11 0 1H .-. ~1 \1
57. ltupanyup 11 0 Wl ~ ~' UH li' t; ]:l] r) 117 7 ~~ 0 (I n,::!O:! 7 8 11.100 u il ")\l.-J 1;;; iO 11,11111 1~ llJ (180 () 0 400 0
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59. Somen ille 0 11::> 11 Ill 0 4 (l 11
"' 59 7 tl ;J.37ii () il 171 .; I 3,5,1U 4 .; 0 lJ 10 () l,:ll:! ll HI
00. South I•'rankst.c-;.n 11 108 11 11 43 8 2 2 11 :140 :l 0 ''
1::1,:)40 (I " J,oo; H H 1!!,;>47 H H () () ,_;:.} 0 I) :!1,0110 17 " 61. SP'···•i 0 !.Jl :; ,, 7 18 ll 1711 Hll 0 2 83 0 11 1,07+ 0 " '57 n , 1,131 (I 8 0 0 ~.141 IJ 10
li2. Sprln" V:tl• · 0 18 11 1 () ,, 1~ !! 1,1102 ]~ l :!5;5!R 0 0 ~,.J.]:l li ,, :J?,B61 li :; 0 11 (Ill ~0 0 iJ :l: •. Ho 18 ~
63. rrcm,>y 11 11 :. ;) " 10 :, 10 ;)~ li 1 47 0 0 ll>»J 0 0 ~-~~ ;< [I) 1,0~:! I> HI 11 0 1,\llS 1+ 11
IH. TorqUal' 0 :! 7 J:l s I! 107 2 0 :;.~~ l:l .j ~.071 () !) .-,,g;j 1H l j,654 18 1 +,8•!7 11 ;)
65, Ult.ima n 1(; 7 ., 1 ]~ 8 2f)i 17 4 05 0 0 (i,Hil 0 Ll J:l! ,.; j(l (),808 ]0 (J 0 1U,5HH {j i
66. Waitchir (I " ~ ~ 0 n ,, ;) l(]:l .j 10 (l () 1,1-18 (I () .)0 };) ' 1,1H8 1:"'J I 0 u ::!)087 0 ·~
67, Wa1peup ~:l 0 11 16 I 10 .-. RO () 0 :;!(j.~, " 0 r,n 0 ·> :121 () :l () n (ll) ·• (I tl 38~ 10 1:1
6R. \\'atdwm G-l 1\ :; 3 \1 1:1 I !2 ll 0 ;-,,107 0 0 157 1;{ ' ;),20~ 1:; 7 ~til 17 - K,l02 :! lll
6ll. \V t-rrinu.tU 1:10 li 1 u, 0 11 .. t10 " 0 :!,:!l2 I) 11 10~ 1:1 u ~,::Hi l;i I) :165 11 I) +.0+0 ·I :I
70. Wontl:aggl ~1)7 10 11) J 1:1 H ;j ;j !i:~. 1-1-:2 0 0 1,\i!l8 11 10 (1~.810 11 [() ii,OOO I) u (.i) \l,UUll 10 (! lO!i,lfiO 1 ;~) 1
71. Woomelan" ,, fi~ 1 :j 11 () :; (! 104 \1 (I l].;~jj 0 I) ~H 4 !) i l.ti~l 4 ll ;,]:l I) () (A) ~uo u \I 1~.0 !:~ 7 l)
72. Woorinen IJ ·7~ u. + lt) 1 ;j :n 0 0 1.041' 11 0 lli"• lHJ 1,113 1 ]i) 1'12 0 0 (B) 1 lG u J,H:!5 liJ 7
7:l. Wyoheprov' ,, 11 " lt-ifi 11 0 10,44~ 0 u ~:n IU f) lO,G79 10 ;) 1,055 15 \) :!:!,:!40 17 4
74. Yaa.peet 7 tj 20 0 0 8~5 n ll HH };} 7 88f• 1:i 7 :UlU tl (I L.fi-l-t l I)
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(nl 732
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URBAN DIVISIONS.
STATEMENT of Moneys received and disbursed from l.st May, 1906, to 30th June, 1938; and of Interest charged at the rates of 4 and 3·978 per cent. on Capital Debits; and also of Depreciation and Redemption charged as at ;lOth June, 1938 (Free Hcadworks excluded).
l. Baechns lVI.trsh 2. Cohuna 3. Corop 4. Dingee 5. Heyfidd 6. Leitchville 7. Lockington 8. Murrabit 9. Red Cliffs
10. St,anhope
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J)jybdou.
}(a.r~:;.lt ••
'fotal)l..
nJyjsion.
Totals ..
1:-:.t ~(uy, JHOG, to
June,
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RECEIPTS. -----
l\137-38.
bt :\lay. 1906, to :lOth Jmw, 19:17. RM<'>.
£ s. d. £ 8. d. £ . ~. d. £ ~'i'. d.
)ll:l,l:l82 0 () 1,249 1!1 H 324 I !'> ;)4 HI 7 18,4(12 0 0 965 12 j 124 12 ;\ 8!) 12 lj
784 0 0 23 8 3 :; lO l,09:l 0 0 81) 7 HI 17 l :1,358 0 n li!l8 w j 915 7 4,5illl n 0 363 l;} lil 25 4 .. 24 8 ll .. :1.718 0 0 280 11 2 :H •) 4 481'i () 0 (l(i 3 !I l 0
1,826 9 2 22i l-1 " l:la 12 11 272 12 2 (l(\ 14 " :l 17 2
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,),74G HI 10 \l99 ., (\ 317 7 7
DrsBURSE:.\IENT.s. ANI> INTEREST, DEPRECJATro:.-.;, AND HEnK\IPTToN CHARGED.
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Total at l l~t f\!0!\, I..:t July. Hi;~;, Total at • ruw-·. 1!):~-,., to :~oth .lunc, Hl:~R,
~Oth June. 1~l::li. :1tHll Jnut~
~ d, c d. :..', d. •: d.
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Grand Total at 30th June, 1938.
I £ $. d.
! 40,710 17 !I H1,64l 17 4
807 14 l 1,183 4 11 3,!J()H 12 2 4,!J72 !I 0 4,038 13 n
551 4 9 22,788 10 l
2,895 3 4
IOJ,55ti 611
, Grand Total i at '30th June, 1938 •
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CAPITAL EXPENDITURE.
STATEMENT oF MoNEYs BxPENllJ;;n FROM WAn}ft SuPPLY LoANf' AND UNE~rPr,oY~m\'T RKLr~;~' FI'\'D.~ FOH
THE YEAR. ENilEIJ :30TH JF:-.:1·:, 1938.
Fn<•mplo:;ment Helief Funds.
.\et 4097, " \\"orks. 1 £ao7,034 I8s. 0•L; 1 Other }'unds,
£1,1\lii 0>. 1)([.
Laauecoorie 'Veir
Ri•cer }Vlurray Waters Acts-Works.
StorugrR, weirs a.nrllo(·ks I
Eildon Res»rvnir \Varanga RP;wrvoir Pine Lake Reservoir •• i
£
:! 17 2 tkfi li! I
Water Supply J,oans Appliention
Acts 44,·,i and 4:;)0!3, and
Trr:a.eurcr's Advan(·P.
\Vork:-;.
Brought forward
Urbau Divisions lrriqatiou !iilll Wall'!'
S•tpply Distriels.
' JO:.J,OI)O 0 0 Ha(;chnK Nlar.<li Cohnna Leiichvilh~ RPd ClitTs
7.'.!)>7 I[> I I q•j 7 n • ~- J
fiH 17 Pvkrs CrPPk Rf•s0rvoir l\:lelton R<•sf'rvoir Eppalr•ck HPs<>rvoir .. f+oulhnrn Waranga
1 ,1\~H I !j l"i ., -.,;, fj I) Brlhu·inr· f\·ninsula,
ChannPI \\'aranga
C:h:HlJlP] ~;al't finnllmrn Chamwl Uoulhum Main Channels Wimmem Main Ohanuds
lr r i!fat£ou muZ W of er Supply D·istricl.s.
Bacchus 1\:Iarsh Boort Calivil Campaspe Cohuna CohuM and Lcitchvill,• Deakin Dingec Ed{ur.a N"ortL Fish J>oint Katandra Kerang Koonclrook Leitcllville (Unemploy
ment Relief Expenditnre included with Cohuna above)
Maffra-Sale 1\'Ierhein 1\:furray Valley (under
eomtrnetion) Mvstie Park North Shepparton Nyah Red Cliffs Roch!'ster Rodncv Shepp~rton South Shepparton Stanhope Swan Hill Tongala Tragowel Plaiul:l Wcrribee
Carried forward.
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12i 10 6
2,2H\ 7 2 72 I b
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455 18 2 278 5 ,)
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848 14 H 1,177 4 7 1,557 0 3
529 9 6 fi18 10 5
5,9fJ3" I ]0 408 ]8 10
l ,720 ti ()
28,634 18 11
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2,1)18 !J HI}O !J
162 16 1,9U 10 6,591 2
:16)122 Jtj 4 13
I ,4,'\4 2<
142 JR 1,146 1
842 ,., I
l ,48tl H f)94 7 25 17
424 19 i04 1 232 B
51 6 188 18
i 172,635 5
fl
fi I}
s '
8 ()
0
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ll. t\
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6 0 li
3 4 8
4 ()
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2 5 H 7 1 l u 3 9 8 1
9
irwll!dinl! h•·adwork:-: Bin· hip Tfinrlm>lfRII Karkarooc
I Krrang
I Lnkt>~
I Long. Lah ii !Hornmghm l'ruiu~ula, " inr>luding I wad work" Nonnanvill~; (umler <·on-
strnction) .. ,
1
• Otway (under construe-~, ·~ tion) . . " , .! /Sea Lake . , ..
TvutyndPr T)rrr~ll , . . "
I Tvrrell \\' e~t ..
i Upper W e~tern Wmmwrai Upprr Win1mera UnitPd \V P~tern Winunera Wimmem lJnitPd Wwh('JmlOf
Udmu !Ji"t ricl8 r~j' WatnrtNJ'rks Uislrid.~.
li Anglcxmt i Barwon Head,; and : Ocean. Grove ! Berwick
IICarmm
I' Chillingollah ' Chinkapook I Coliban
.
1
. Cranbounw Dandenong
, Dimboola Drvsdale Frimkston Hopetouu Jeparit J,albert Lascelles Longwarry Manat~gatang J\'Ierbein l\ciinyip
Carried forward
rnemployment ltelief Funds,
Act 40il7. £~);)7,034 l8s. :"HI.;
Other Fumls, £1,51.) Os. Hd.
£ s. ll.
I
¥\'atBr ~upply J,oans Application
Acts 4•157 and .!503, autl Treasurer's: Advance.
£ s. d.
28,6:34 l8 11 1172,6.35 5 9
n 5 " 42:) ,, ll 762 18 \l ,y
lOO () 0 138 2 7
I I ,0,)1 lt'> " lHH 14 f) 11\ lO ,'\
I flfl 0 2
234 12 ;) I 0\l 11 )I
l0,'181J 1 t 11 ;}i,fi07 IH !!
I ,!121 4 ll
fi0,21J4 IH 5 73,22i 9 H 346 5 4 8 {) ()
15 17 5 18 12 10 l 2 fi
J ,6 ].± 2 (I Hi} 3 5 11 0 0 20 12 (l
4,fi41 IR I ' l ,128 3 7 WH 17 8 175 15 R
3 2 6
22 12 ~~
16\J 13 362 14 2
56 010 ]!)3 8 5 i
110 13 0 5tl,H12 3 2 3,092 12 11
95 14 10 1H9 4 6 350 8 5
10 9 4 915 19 1
46 14 0 70 17 ll
310 8 2 31!) {) 9
2,4:37 18 1 163 16 4 51 8 2
165 15 4 365 H 10
)67,312 2 5 :304,965 3 9
RO
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE~ -continued.
STATEMENT OF ~foNEYS ExPl"''Df~D FROM WATlm SuPPLY LoANB AXD UNKMPLOYMI·:NT H.I•:LH~F FuNns FOR
Tm: YEAR ENmm 30TH Ju~m, 1938----oonlinued.
Work;.
Brought forward
U rbnn Districts of lV aterworks Distrints
continued.
Mount Martha Natimuk Newstead Nyah We~t Ouyen Piangil Portarlington Pyramid Hill Quambatook Queenscliff ancl Point
Lonsdale Rupanyup Sea Lake Sornerville South Frankston Speed Spring V ale .. Tem.py Waitchie Werrimull "\Vonthaggi Woomelang Woorinen Wycheproof Yaapeet
Flood Protect·ion Districts.
Canlinia Koowecrup Lower
Carried fonmrd
f:nemploymt·tlt. HeJkf Fuwl..:,
Act. 4097, r;;,-; 7,03+ 18~:~. f>•L :
Ottwr l'umi>, £1,510 O~o~. fhL
£ s. d.
\\'at"r :iupply LnanJO; Application
AN·i'! ++;; 7 anti ·i503, anct Treas.urer's Advanct>-.
£ l '
Work>.
167,3]2 2
s. r . I
5 i 304,H65 5 9 Brought forward
I
1,2:34 15 I:~ 0 7 74 •1
81 ll ·~;) 3
892 0 8 !12:{ Hi 630 16 4
l!l7 GK u
126 13 3 •Hi•t 12
I :30 11 150 0 0 166 14
171 ti 217 ;)
170 18 360 7 2
iil2 17 [(I 14 ;)
:321 ll tl 151 13 5 55 17 0 2:3 I 6
'l95 11 1 ,')76 l6 10 () 14
0 10 176 16 2
l I :3
2 lO 3 5 2
:)
7 1l
•> t)
J I I 8 4
7
~.
3 u
•)
" li
6
Drainuye Districts.
Cohuna Kerang East. Mer he in Red Cliffs RoeheHter Hodn.ey
· Shepp~rton Tongala--St anhope Werrihc•P
Pro pooed Dra1 nage Districts.
.\Iaftra ~::\ale Xyah
' Woorin('ll
Fir~t .. Mildurn Irrigation 'rrust, 1-\nh-surface Drainage ..
W aterworkH Tm:-o;tH and Loeal Governing Bodies
ill i scella 11 eo as.
Carmn1 Hiver J tnprovenHmts ..
11 Totals
I
l'nrmploymt·nt H~>liPf FnndR,
,\d -HIH7, l::l:i7,U~4 18•. 0d.:
Other l•'nn;l,<, :L I ,515 o ... Hd.
\Vater ~llpply Loans Applif•ation
Act' 44f>7 a.nn 41\0:l, ann Trcasuwr·~ Advanr.t'-·
£ 8. d.
i 185,297 18 11 309,858 7 6 I
13,286 12 0 7,485 !} 1
24,679 4 11 1,474 15 2 6,880 12 7 7,002 H l
I I ,49.) 2 2 1 ll 0 ()
223 1'\ ,_ 3
3,948 12 6 515 7 H
6 12 8
61,:3.36 5 2
;),01')2 :H,724
43,747 17 11
~~··~-----·---- --- ~ .. --~-~----... ~ .. ~-
358,549 18 11 1353,606 5 5
• lndwleb £il8:J ls. } I , I' . l f " l t J' I' f (T . t· ) ,,. I t l ·l I··''~"'''! Jt• t~! j'-} ., IH, t_)l. rmu vw:tnpoym~n \-t·lt: a.\a,IOU .t·lll\i. Ill Ill (,tj .~.,,_},, ... s, \1;.
81
STATEMENT OF CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO DURING THE YEAR ENDED 30TH
Australian Cement UcL Wm. Arlam• and Co. Htl. Hume Pi11c Co. (Aust.) J.tcl. .. Australian Wnod Pipe Co. Ltd. J. \V. and J. P. Coudou Davies Shephard Ptv. Ltd. Hocla Ud. . . · .. Hnmc Pipe ()u. (Au,t.) l.t•L .. G. D. Gnthrie mul Co. Ptr. l.t.d. :\[artin St.nnewllrt' Pipe Ltd. Hocht Lt,l. . . . . Mephan fi'{'l'l!usou Pty. l,l1l. C. G. Batson . Trewllella llros. Pty. J.td. . . Aggre¥;ate Contr<~ct.in~ ('o. Ptr. Ltd. ~1arfteet and Weight l't,•. Ltd ... Aust.ralian 'Yood Pipe Cn. J.td. >1. H .. John Ptr. l.t<l. .. lteinforced ('mwr<'te and ~1oniPr Pi],~·
Co. l'tv. Lttl. R.umc P(pe ('o. (Au.<t.) l.tcl. .. .Jamc8 Hardic uml ('o. Jttv. Ltd. ltoda Ltd. . . . . · . . . . Thompsons Enginrerin.g and Pipt' Co. Ltd. ~~- Challingsworth Pty~. ,Ltd. . . Australian Wood J'ipe ('o. Ltd. Hnme :-Jteel l.td. Hume Steel u.J. Australian (Jeneral l•lleetrir Lttl. Australian General Electric Ltd. llritlsh General ~;lent.rk Co. Pty. Lttl. .lames Hardie ami Co. Pty. l.t<l. Jame8 Hanlie ami Co. J't.l'. Ltd. JamC':; Harliie and C'o. Pt)·. J.td. Australian Cement Lt<l. .. Austral Otis Engineering Co. l.t.d. aontrac:ts at Piecework R.a.te;;·~
Channel Construction l''irewoocl Supplies :Mis(·ellaueom;
Work or ~:Supply.
2,500 ton~-1 cement, W1Jrk:;j (!enerally .. One "(~rawler" type t.raetor~ work;; gcneraHr , . Reinforced ronPt-cte pipes, Cranhonrne ·Bitt.ern ReAmToir pipe line \\Tood~stave pipes. Crnnbourue-·-13itteru Regerw1ir plp(' Hnr Broken stoue, f'amperdm\'11 Ht.orage Rci"PITOir .. •· Oriflf'e •· type \\'flt.f•r~nu:>,ti'r, fforsham . . . . Reinforeed couerete pipes, Mildura North (drainage) Reinforced conf'rete pi(Jes. ~lildnra. North {drainage) ~a]t-gJazeli ware pipes, J.tilUnm ~orth (drainage) ~. saJt. ~lazed ware pipe~. Mildura Nort.h (drainagP) Hrinforeetl ('OJH'rete pipel'i~ Cnmpenlown BratH:h )lain Pipe Lit!(' :\Hid Steel piper;. ( '<l.lnpenJown Branch )lain l'ipe Liue Hrokeu stone, Wourn Ponds Heservoir , . Ten }lOwer grubbing \Vi.nches, \YOrkB generally Stone Slll1lls, &c., ra.rra.wonga \Veir . . . Twenty Bets of g"ate a;;;;-;emblies, Yarrawonga 'Veir \Vood~stave pipC81 Cranbourne-<Bittern Re~ervoir pipe line Cast-iron va],·es, BeiHllgo Retirnlation Heinfflne<l ('OH<'ret1' piiJt:B, Nyah (drainage)
Heinforced colH'tete pipes, Nyah (Orainage) .. ~~ibrolite })ipe~, llendigo and Castlemaine Reticulation .. Reinforce\! eonerete pipes; CamperUowu Stora~tc to Servi<:e Hn:-;.in Pumping viant·, Merbein . . . . Ten Hets. of spillway gates, Yarrawonga Weir .. Wootl·stave pipe", Terang Storage t.o Terang Offt~ke }Iilcl steel pipes, Teraug Storage to Terang Offtake Mild steel pipes, Terang Offtake to Tank Hill One 1,100-K.\'. Alternator, }ferbein Pumps T·wo 1~000~1\..Y.A, Transformers, -~ferbein l)tlHI}Jo; One l>IIO·H.P. ~rotor, lllerbeln Pumps .. Fibrolite pipes, Terau~ Offtake to Tank Hill .Fibrolite piJ)CS, Cobrlen lleticulation l!'ibro!it.e pilJCS, Tera ng Itet.iculat ion 2,500 tons cement, works generally Offtake Regulator Gates, llurra.y Vnlley Districts
~1urmy Ya Hey District .. Pumping l)lants <tJHl l~xea,·nton;
Total
DIRECT LABOUR 1937-38.
JUNE, 1938.
Amount (Loan and Vote).
£ .. d. 10,!(}4 ,, 4 1,092 I) 0
28,886 H) ;; 13,397 1\l I)
1,327 1l I)
\121 H .. 2,820 1H 4 1,995 l\l 11 u:no 2 l
771 7 ,; f),lJ;"d 1 :~ u !).(i2l 11 1,2:)7 lU 0 1,450 15 10 4,Gfi0 lti ll 4,01[> I) ll ii,:l2ii ;"';
7411 11 70H H
llllH [) 0 J;,,ooH t:l X
J,;J9(j lx ll 1,010 0 ll
25,853 t; ()
\l,Oil.J. ll f),187 li 0
J 7.381 l:l ll :3.501 11 11 1,879 10 (l
2,251 ]·j 0 G.G95 l X 11 1,498 17 :3,891 H 2
l0,10.J. 3 4 1,788 () 0
8,500 0 0 15.000 0 0
3,600 0 0
2:l0,2!l-l 811
The construction of the larger works is still being mainly carried out by " Direct Labour," and the Statement hereunder shows the Fund from which this expenditure has been met. The principal payments during the year were :-
Works.
River :\Iurray Stora.ges (Yarra.wouga. Weir) \Vestern District Towns (Ca.mpcrdown, Tcrang, \Varrnambool, Cobtlen) ~Ierbein, Mildura and Red Cliffs Di"triets Coliban Rystem Hiver Improvements Deakiu, Hochester, Rodney, Shepparton, btanhope, and Tongala Distriot.s :VIorniugtou Peninsula District .. ;1-[urray Valley District (Yarrawonga and Murray Valley l\'J,1in Chamwl~) \Vimmera Mallce Svst.em Cohuna, Kerang, Kera.ng Lakes, Koondrook, Mystic Park and T•·es;·o Distt·iet" Boort, Tragowel Plains, Nyah and Swan Hill Districts Bellarine Peninsula District Kooweerup, Cardinia aud other .Flood Protection Distriets Baechus :Marsh and We.cribec Districts l\Iaffra.-Sale District Other Districts
Loan Funds.
£ 84,116
3,861 1.896
588
:!.304 4,87!
l:l,367 :;,au ~,262-
119
220 1,171
31
Unemployment Rel~f Funds.
£
57,38;3 5:3,891 29,080 24,834 14,860 8,536
i),524 8,526
10,272 210
7,087 ;3,907 2,458 1,014
126,691 227,582 '------
Grand Total £364,273
6895.-6
82
WATER SUPPLY WORKS DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT.
The Water Act 1937, No. 4513, provides that sums raised for the purpose of depreciation shall be paid into consolidated revenue, or. if the Honorable the Treasurer so directs, shall to such extent as directed, be placed to the credit of a fund to be kept in the Treasury to be called the Water Supply ""Works Depreciation Fund.
The sums so raised shall (with interest credited thereon) be shown in the books of account of the Commission to the credit of the respective districts and divisions in an accoum to be called the "Water Supply Works Depreciation Account."
The amounts paid by the districts and divisions for the year 1937 ~38, less any expenditure therefrom will be credited as from 1st July, 1938, at an interest rate to be agreecl upon with the Treasury.
In arriving at the adjustment of the Capital liability for Water Supply Works, the amount set down for depreciation was £40,504 per annum. Certain districts however, will not meet the total cost of operation and cannot provide anything towards depreciation requirements which, in the case of these districts, amount to approximately £8,614 per annum. The estimated amount which would be paid by those districts meeting their operating cost would be £31,890, approximately.
The following table sets out the details in respect to the various districts and divisions:~ -· ··--~·--·
llepreciation I Depreciation that Estimated JlistriC't. will be Paid Charged. I (EsMmatoo). Deficiency.
£ £ £
Irrigation Districts . . . . . . .. . . 12,120 11,703 417 Urban Divisions . . . . . . .. . . 869 715 154 \Vaterworks Districts . . . . . . .. . . 6,920 915 6,005 Urban Districts . . . . . . . . .. 19,595 18,557 1,038 ]'lood Protection DistridH . . .. . . . . 1,000 Nil 1,000
40,504 :31,890 8.614 i
As the adjustment of the Capital liability did not take effect until 31st December, 1937, the districts had to bear interest on the larger amount of capital debited for the first half of the 1937-38 financial year, consequently, a sum of £10,414 19s. lld. only was paid into consolidated revenue for depreciation purposes during the financial year 1937~38. Of this sum an amount of £4,000, has been in vested by the Treasury at a rate of 3 per cent. per annum as from lst July, 1938.
For many years prior to the 1937~38 financial year, nominal papnents of £500 only had been made to the Depreciation Fund by Special Appropriation. From the year 1911~12 to 1936~37 a total sum of £17.182 13s. 9d. had been paid into the fund from which, over the same period, an amount of £5,502 9s. 2d. had been expended. The balance, therefore, at credit of the fund on 30th June, 1937, was £11,680 4s. 7d.
The following statement sets out in~~ Column (1) the districts and divisions having an equity in the Water Supply
Depreciation Fund as at :30th .June, 1937, and the amount of such equity; ' Column (2) the amount of depreciation paid into consolidatecl revenue in respect of
the districts as listed for the financial year 1937 ~38 ; Column (3) a summary total of colunms (l) and (2) ; Colunm ( 4) the expenditure from the Water Supply Works Depreciation Fund for
the financial year 1937-38 : Colunm (5) the amount at credit of each district and division as at 30th June, 1938
83
DEPRECIATION ACCOUNTS AT 30th JUNE, 1938.
S~tnH: of IHstrkt.
Boort Calivil Co !mu a Dingee Echnc:a North Maffra-Sale l\lerbein Red Cliffs Roehestcr Rodnev South ·sheppart.on ;:.;tanhop0 Swan Hill Tongala
Total;<
Equity as at Paid to n.e\'O!IUil 30th June, 1937. Hl37-:>s. Total.
£ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d.
IRRIGATION AND \VATER SCPPLY DISTRICTS. 27 0 0 I
193 011
123 11 9 4,441 14 0
.. I . . I . .
50fi li li
I . .
I 5,264 13 2j
I
27 0 0 13 0 0
10 0 0 12 0 0
130 0 0
2,146 7 0 Ill () ()
12H () ()
10 0 0 39 () 0
340 0 0 til 0 0
3,027 7 0
13 o o 1 193 0 11
10 0 0 I2 () 0 ·.
130 () 0 ] 23 11 9
6,58R I 0 lll 0 0 12H 0 0 lO 0 0 3H 0 0
fWl 0 ti ()] 0 0
8,292 0 "' ') I
URBAN DIVISIONS OF IHRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY Cohuna Corop Dingee Heyfield Leitch villc Lockington Red CliffH St.anhope
Totals
Carwarp Central Hind marsh N arre Warren .. Upper Western Wimmera Wnlpeup West
Totals
105 19 3 99 6
6 19 5 14 47
70 6 () 45 112 I9 8 6I 228 15 0 1\!3 80 611 35
605 t\ 3 500
WATERWORKS 6 1 H 7
195 5 7 139 123
169 2 260
fj 41 522
0 0 204 19 " '
0 0 6 0 ~I 0 0 20 1\l 5 8 j 47 8 1 0 0 115 6 0 0 0 173 I9 8 0 0 42I 15 0 0 0 115 6 11
8 1,105 14. tl
DISTRICTS.
~I 6 19 7•
0 334 ,') 71 4 123 4 5!
ol 169 I 21 0 260 0 0
4 5 8\l3 10 ll
Bxpenditure, Hl:>7-:l8.
Cre<lit Balanees, 30th June, l!l:ls.
£ 8. d. £ s. d.
. .
..
..
..
..
..
27 0 0 I:) 0 0
Hl3 0 ll IO 0 0 12 0 0
130 0 0 123 11. 9
6,588 I 0 Ill 0 0 12H 10 39
R4G 61
8,2!12
0 ()
0 (j
0
0
()
0 ()
(j
0
2
DISTRICTS. 415 7 2 1 Dr. 210 7 11
1 6 o o . 20 19 .5 I 47 8 l I
I 6 61
113 19 6 ·I73 19 8 421 I5 0 115 6 ll
·116 13 8 68}! 0 R
6 19 7 334 5 7 123 4 5 I69 1 2 260 0 0
i 893 lO 9
URBAN DISTRICTS OF WATER\VOHJ\S DISTlUCTS. Antwerp Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove Berwiek Beulah Rirehip Bittern Brim .. Bunyip Carwarp Chillingollah Chinkapook Cranbourne Crib Point Culgoa Dandeuong Dim boo la Frankston Garfield Hieksborough Hopet.oun Jeparit Koondrook Lake Bogn Lalbert Lo11gwarry
Carried forward
5 0 5/
22 11 ll 27 17 10 I
62 9 9
48 lO 10 22 11 11 63 011
80 18 1 28 9 I
13 lH 0
30 2 6 37 18 10
165 R 6
608 19 7
2 0 Ol 68 11 Oi
17H 7 I I 22 1 10'
34 0 0 31 0 0
111 17 6
101 0 0 104 5 10
748 12 10 125 11 5
l ,118 0 0 61 ].') 0
6 0 0 61 0 0 3H 0 0
12 16 5 113 0 0
2,939 18 Tl
'7 0 51 7 0 5 . ol 68 1.1 68 11 0
179 7 I I 179 7 I 44 13 H. 44 I3 9 27 I7 lO 27 17 IO 34 0 0 34 0 0 93 9 9 93 9 9
Ill 17 6 Ill 17 6 48 10 10 48 lO 10 22 11 ll 22 11 11 63 Oll 63 011
101 0 0 101 0 0 185 3 Il 185 311
28 9 1 2R 9 ] 748 I2 ]() 748 12 10 125 11 5 214 !) 5 Dr. 88 18 0
1,118 () 0 l ,ll", () 0 61 15 0 61. 15 0 19 19 0 19 19 0 61 0 0 6i () 0 69 2 6 69 2 6 37 18 10 37 18 10
165 8 6 165 8 6 12 16 5 I2 16 5
113 0 0 11:3 () 0
3,548 18 6 214 9 .5 3,334 9 1
84
DEPRECIATION AccmJNTS AT 30TH JuNE, 1938-cont{nued.
!\'amc of Histr.iet. Etjuity as at. 'j
80th June, l!):l7.
£ .~. d.
])ai1l to Hi"vcnue lH:~;'---;)S.
£ s. d. £
Total.
8. d.
Expenditure t9:l7-:>s.
£ 8. d.
Credl t Balances :lOth June, 1988.
£ s. d.
URBAN DISTRIC'l'S OF WATI.;RWORKS DrsTRICTs-~ontinued.
Brought forward
Manangatang Marnoo Marong Mer be in Meringur :\Iinyip Mornington Mount Martha Nandaly Natimuk Newstead North Wonthaggi Nullawil Nyah Nyah West Ouyen Pakenham Patchewollock Piangil Pvramid Hill .. Q~ambatook .. Quecnscliff and Point Lonsdale .. Rainbow Rupanyup Sea Lake Somerville South Frankston Speed Spring Vale Tempy Ultima Walpeup Watchem Werrimull Wonthaggi Woorinen Wycheproof Yaapeet
Totals
GRANn To•rALS I I
608 19 7 2,939 18 ll 3,548 18 6
181 6 7 33 () 0 214 6 7 158 3 6 33 0 0 191 3 6
. . 33 9 10 33 910 5 6 0 137 () 0 142 6 0
41 16 11 5 1 9 46 18 8 145 16 2 75 0 0 220 16 2 139 9 8 685 0 0 824 9 8
. . 163 0 0 163 0 0 60 5 2 9 0 0 69 5 2 . . 50 0 0 50 0 0 .. 51 0 0 51 () 0
89 5 5 44 0 0 133 5 5 27 1 2 10 0 0 37 1 2
7 16 2 5 0 0 12 16 2 217 11 11 . . 217 11 ll 221 4 5 111 0 0 332 4 5 221 lO 0 231 0 () 452 10 0 76 19 10 . . 76 19 10
189 13 11 . . 189 13 11 150 12 10 39 0 () 189 12 lO 205 18 5 43 0 0 24.S 18 5
. . 60 17 0 60 17 0
.. 48 0 () 48 0 0 50 16 11 57 0 0 107 16 ll
397 411 75 () 0 472 411 . . 59 0 0 n9 0 0
139 9 8 312 0 0 451 9 8 100 8 4 .. lOO 8 4
. . 865 0 0 865 0 0 82 11 7 . . 82 11 7 76 14 2 . . 76 14 2 . . 13 0 0 13 0 0
30 13 9 20 17 2 51 lO 11 61 7 5 . . 61 7 5
1,405 12 8 .. 1,405 12 8 :n 18 11 16 0 0 53 18 11
234 12 2 140 15 9 375 7 11 72 10 8 . . 72 10 8
5,438 ·18 10 6,365 0 5 11,803 19 3
11,680 4 7 10,414 19 11 22,095 4 6
·----·------·-~
214 9 5] 3,334 !) l
.. I 214 6 7 I
.. ] 91 :3 6
.. 33 9 10
.. 142 6 0
.. 46 18 8 390 15 7 Dr. 169 19 5
.. 824 9 8
.. 163 () 0
... 69 5 2
.. 50 0 0 51 0 0
.. 133 5 5
.. 37 1 2
.. 12 16 2
.. 217 11 11
.. 332 4 5
.. 452 10 0
.. 76 19 lO
.. 189 13 11 12 2 4 177 10 6
204 0 4 44 ]8 1 .. 60 17 0 . . <!8 0 0 .. 107 16 11 .. 472 4ll .. 59 0 0 .. 451 9 8 . . 100 8 4 .. 865 0 0 .. 82 11 7 .. 76 14 2 .. 13 0 0 .. 51 10 11 .. 61 7 5
363 17 4 1,041 15 4 .. 53 18 11 ..
I 375 711
.. 72 10 R
1,185 5 0 10,618 14 3 --~---
1,601 18 8 20,498 5 10
·-·
RECONCILIATION OF WATER SUPPLY WORKS DEPRECIATION ACCOUNT WITH WATER SUPPLY WORKS DEPRECIATION FUND (ACT 3801) AS AMENDED BY ACT 4513.
Water Supply Works Depreciation Account.
£ s. d. Credit Balance as at 30th June, 1938 20,493 5 10
20,493 5 10
Water Supply Works Depre&iat~:on .Fund in Trea8ury Account.
£ s. d. £ s. d. Credit Balance as at 30th
June, 1937 . . 11,680 4 7 Less Expenditure 1937-38 1601 18 8
-~~----·-·-- 10,078 5 ll
Amount paid to credit of Fund in accordance with Act 4513 for 1937-38 financial year 4,000 0 0
Balance-being additional amount paid to revenue and not yet credited to Fund by Treasury 6,414 19 11
20,498 5 10
LOAN CAPITAL LIABILITY. WORKS UNDER CONTROL OF COMMISSION.
. The follo~ing statement gives a brief dP.scription, summary of Loan Liability for expenditure under Loan Application Acts, and other partJCulars relat1ve to the undermentioned works.
A.-J1'REE HEADWORKS.
Broken River Works.-Casey's Weir and offtake, with about 59 chain~ of channel to the Broken Creek: Gowangardie Weir with offtake sluice Goulburn River Works.·-Weir on the Goulburn River, about 9 miles above J\1urchison: channel therefrom, about miles, to Waranga Reqervoir:
and that Re:'lervoir (but exclusive of the work of its enlargement) . . . . . . . . . . . . : · · Kerang North-West Lakes Works.- -\Veir on the Loddon River at its confluence with thA Pyramid Creek: regulatmg WP-trs at the effi.uence from the
Loddon of the Sheepwash and Washpen Creeks: channel from the Washpen Creek regulator to Reedy Lake, )1icldle Lake, Third Lake, Lake Racecourse Lake, Cullen's Lake, Kangaroo Lake, and Lake Tutchewop, and t.o the Little Murray River, with water storaf(e works ~tt
these lakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kow Swamp Works.-Tntake from the Murray River with reo·ulator, at the effluence of the Gunhower Creek: channel thence to the Kow Swamp
Reservoir : aml that Reservoir : channcf :dong the north~rn side of the reservoir ; channel from the outlet of the reservoir, about 234 miles. t.o the left bank of the Loddon River .. · . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lake Lonsdale Reservoir.--Reservoir at Lake Lousdale, on the Little Wimme1:a Ri;er, near Ledeourt .. Loddon River Works.~~Laaneeoorie Weir, on the Loddon: Briclgewater ·weir, on the Loddon: Kinypanial Weir, on the Loddon Long Lake Pumping Works.- -Inlet to Lake Baker, from the Little Murray River: water storage works at Lake Baker and Long Lake, with channel
eonnceting these lakes: pumping plant ;tt Long Lake, with ri~inf[ main thence aLont 7 miles to allotment lOM, parish of Kooem: SYiltem of main channeht, about 85 miles in length . . . . . . . . . .
Lower Wimmera Compensation Works.--Drun,g Drung Weir, on the Wimmera, near allotment 29, parish of near Dimboola townshin: Antwerp "'eir, on the \Vimrnera. at Antwem Station homestead:
Dimboola Weir, on the on the \Vimmcra, near
B. --CAJJITAL ~WORKS AND CHAHGES NOT APPORTIONABLE TO DISTRICTS.
Gee long of Loan Flotation
Eppalock Reservoir
Goulburn Levees
Lang Lang River Works
Surveys and Preliminary Investigations
Loan Flotation Expenses
BxpC'nLiitun:. Net Loan Capital
Liability at 3oth ,june, 1938.
---- --··--- ---- ---£ s. d.
14,852 15 0
739,525 8 1
26,619 17 3
187,944 11 9 49,054 15 2
172,351 14 3
27,346 16 5
£ s. d.
1,226,359 10 2
oc ~
C.-HEADWORKS (Exelm<ive of .Free Headworks).
CosTs APPOHTION.IW TO IHRIGATION A ~D WATER SuPPLY DrsTHICTS AND \VATBRWORKS DISTRICTS.
Goulburn StoragesInvestigations .. Eildon Reservoir Waranga Reservoir Ji~nlargement LaanPcoorie Weir .
Goulburn Main ChanneisJi~ast noulburn l\'Iain Uoulburn -Waranga
Channel
'fotal Goulbum Works Less Transferred to Wirnmera-:.\lallee
Bacchus Marsh and Werribee SchemesBallan Tunnel Pyke:;; Creek ReBervoir .. Melton Reservoir Lerderderg River Flats
---
Bellarine Peninsula Waterworks District (exelu~ive of eost of Urban Reticulation, £40,011) 12s.
Mornington Peninsula Waterworks District £210/ifi7 L'ls.
Maffra Sale Scheme -Glenmaggie Reservoir
River Murray Agreement Works
River Murray State Works
Otway Waterworks District Construction)
of cost of Urban and Narre \-\'aTTen Hetieulationl',
under River Murra.v \Vatct·,; Art:-;)
Wimmera-Mallee -Main Channel;; and Storages itlclusive of £100,0H9 10~. 6d. from Gonllmrn Work:-:
--
£ N. fl.
7 4 13 1 18 11
2,509 9 3
363,922 0 11 {),922 H 4
1,04 7 ;188 19 fj 10,()35 ]3 0
£
2.517.:3fi5 8 7
L428,9H9 L 9
21,677 14 8 142,224 H 6
98,03B 16 2 330 () 8
--------
£ s. 11.
3.846,244 19 10
2\)2,272 0 0
445,H05 19 8
H:13.7-t1 11 7
678,353 ·1 5
2,821,85:) 14 0
7,50() 18 7
L6l,OH6 11 5
5 8
Cttrried forward
9,958,564 5 2
'12,483,491 2 4
0:. --4
LOAN CAPITAL LIABILITY -continued. Net Lonn ea pi tal
Liability at 30th .June, 1938.
-----------------------------------------·--·--s. d.
Name of District.
1. Bacchus Marsh 2. Boort 3. Calivil 4. 5. Oohuna 6. Deakin 7. Dinge<' 8. Dry Lake 9. Eclmca North
I 0. E'ish Point 1 I. Katandra 12. Kerang 13. Koondrook H. LE>itchville 15. Maffra-Sale 16. }1erhein .. 17. :\ly::;tic Park 18. North Shcpparton 19. Nvah 20. R~d Cliffs 21. Ror.hPst{'t 22. Rodnev .. 23. ShE>pp~rton 24. South Shcpparton 25. Stanhope 26. Swau Hill 27. Tl1ird Lake 28. Tongala .. 29. Tragowcl Plains 30. Tre.~eo 31. Wcnihce
C nder Constructwnr-32. Murray Valley
Totals .. Less TrE>asurer's Advance
Loan Liability ..
Brought forward . . 112,483,491 2 4
(inelmling Treasurer's Advance, £690 19s. 5<1.). AUot.t.cd to \ Capital Expenditure J\orne hy the State Aecount. · ___ District.
___ H_ca_<lworks. Distrilmtary Worl<s. _ . ---1 Distrihutary Works. Total.
£ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d.
D.--IRRIGATION AND WATEH SUPPLY DISTRICTS. 82,3ll 12 8 \lf),8H 12 8
170,671 0 0 H0,119 8 3 81,834 0 0 112,215 HI 0 5,043 () () 12,2ti3 7 0
407.5(i3 0 0 290,123 17 4 37,300 0 0 58,899 16 3
0 0 15)531 7 5 1,875 0 0 7 j 9 0 0
7:3,026 0 0 24,423 13 ll 0 0 15,79!) 19 5
IQ,'i'IV 0 0 1011,511'\ 111 9 235,473 0 0 130.742 19 8
. . 233,902 0 0 218,0!)3 14 0 61,743 8 1 ·12,815 6 2
678.:3!)3 4 5 5 77' 189 5 ll 184~ 7;)3 0 () 250,51!4 13 8
. . 37,199 0 0 17,.381 H 4 157,507 o o 1H5,.:m 18 11
70,641 0 0 111;!05 13 8 267,202 0 0 777 ,2.'-'9 ] 7 3 813.742 0 0 ;332,878 1 l 909,989 0 () 576.27~) 17 2 288.06!1 0 0 I!Hi,459 16 1 59,067 19 lO 59,041 4 9
. . 239,218 () 0 120,028 12 1 276,~107 0 0 187,414 Hl 2
24,194 0 0 25,224 8 lO 367,184 0 0 159,427 15 6 508,745 0 0 260,400 10 5
24,,199 0 0 91,049 I 11 l7~l,960 7 •l 1 Hl,275 3 2
6,636,285 12 4
846,749 1
7,483,034 H\ 10
12{) 5 4 250,790 8 3 Hl4,049 18 0
17,306 7 0 fi97, 686 17 4 !l6, 199 Hi ;)
7 5 2,594 0 0
!W,H9 1:3 11 36,283 19 .5
1 82,95:) 16 9 366,215 19 8 451,H95 14 0 107,551-l l4 :3
1,255,542 10 ·i t35,327 13 tl 54,583 9 4
353,384 18 11 182,046 13 8
1 ,044,-Hll I 7 3 1,116,620 1 l 1,486,26H 17 2
4H4,528 Hi 1 ll8,709 4 7 359,246 12 ·i 464,321 19 2
49,4lH 8 10 526,611 15 6 769,145 10 5 115,548 1 11 299,235 10 6
4
2 2
96,852 5 4 14,675 12 1
8,·191 2 {i
10 0 0 202,327 12 0
29,l7f.l 1!l Jl 11,425 0 0
757 0 0 141 0 0 413 0 0
1-1,077 2 6 67,271 14 10 91,426 3 8 32,210 l 6 95,573 15 4 55,886 10 0
7,490 3 0 68,:344 () 8
5.851 4 1 i 5l,O!l8 5 6
1H5,Hll 19 11 157,542 11 I)
71,214 8 1 1
17,783 19 3 54,705 13 () H,159 0 ·t 5,157 0 0
B1,192 13 5 117,830 0
494 0 119,3:30 1
1,758,829 12
40,591 7 5
1 4
1l 9
82,286 0 0 170,342 0 0 81,676 0 0
5,033 0 0 .'399,352 0 0
37,228 0 0 58,297 0 0
l,H37 0 0 72,885 0 0 20,071 0 0 76,2\13 0 0
230,72H 0 0 229,1!)() 0 0
63,439 8 ] 678,31R 4 3 181,011 0 0 36,150 0 0
157,204 0 () 69,211:\ () 0
261,81H 0 0 812,175 () 0 908,236 0 0 287,514 0 0
58,954 15 5 238,757 0 0 271,328 0 0
23,707 0 0 366,477 0 0 507,765 () 0
24,005 0 0 179,899 9 0
Cr. 12 0 0 65,772 16 2
103,882 15 6 12,26:3 7 0 96,007 5 4 29,791 16 4
4,211-\ 7 5
24,423 13 11 15,799 Hl 5 92,5R8 14 3 68,215 4 10
131,379 10 4 1Ul09 4 8
·481,650 10 9 198,429 17 8
lO,G43 G 4 127,836 12 3 10fi,977 9 7 731,!)74 ]1 9 138,533 1 2 420,4.90 5 5 125,HOO 8 0
!) 11 18 10 18 10 810
68,942 2 1 143,550 10 5
U1,04H 1 11
,496 16 9 i 3,548,862 8 ll
829,6!)1 4 6 ll7,759 10 3
7,42I,1H8 1 3 i 3,666,621 l!J
82,274 0 0 236,114 16 2 185,558 15 6
17,296 7 0 -1!J5,35H 5 4
tl7,01!l 16 4 62,515 7 5 1 ,H37 0 0
97,308 13 11 35,870 19 5
168,881 14 3 2118,944 4 10 360,569 10 4
75,348 12 9 L 15H,968 15 0
379,440 17 8 47,093 6 4
285,040 12 3 9 7
11 9 950,708 1 2
1 ,328, 726 5 5 413,314 8 0 100,925 5 4 304,540 18 10 390,162 18 10
4.4.,261 8 10 435,419 2 1 651,315 10 5 115,054 l ll 179,899 9 0
5 8
14 9
1,087,810 0 5
5,403,606 15 4
00 00
R-URBAN DIVISIONf-\ OF IRRICATION AND \VATJiJR NUPPLY DISTRICTS. 1. Ba.celm<> :Harsh 2. Uohuna 3. Corop ·:l. l)]ngp(~
5. Hqfield 6. Leitehville 7. Lockington 8. ~\1urrabit .. 9. Red Cliffs
lU.
Loan J.,iability
l. Axe Creek 2. Bellariue Peninsula 3. 4. 5. Cannu·]) Central 6. Corce1w 7. Hareourt 8. Hindmarsh H. Karkarooc
10 KN<lllg: North-West Lakes ll 12, -"•uc "~ V~. ".VI.illewa Ce11tral 14. Mornington Peninsula 15. Narre Warren Hi. Ne\\·st~>ad 17. S,,a Lak~> 18. Hl. 20. Tyrrell \reRt 21. Upper \resteru Wimmera 22. Gpprr Wimmera United 23. \Valprup W<>st 24. W rrrib('f' .. 25. IYr~tN·n \\'immcra 26. Wimmera United 27. W yclleproof 28. Yeltn
Un-der Const·ntctimb. 29. Otwav 30. .:\ orn{nn ville
Total::; .. Less Treasurer's Advance
Loan
.. I • • !
2 lU 2
10 R 91,01R 0 0 .
ti0,40fJ () 0 9R,512 0 0 31,Gi:li 0 0
K 7 2,733 !_I 11
44,279 () () ll2,HH 0 0 80.40\l () 0
141 0 0 26,712 5 9 ell .HHl 0 0
110.104 (\ 9 92,5(iJ 2 R G0,36t< n H
1--H .j.
161081.\ 11 fl
1,7HU6R 0 9
11.094 4 5 I H,094 4 5 IO,!l65 0 0 I :3.12\J 1 5 ;:, 1 :2!J ·I 5 8,818 1 I R,Kl H I I t\.818 I 1
231 15 6 231 15 () 1,452 4 5 !,152 4 i)
12,244 18 4 12,241 18 4 3,922 1 5 3,~}22 l 5 2,286 W I 2,286 Hi l 1.02•1 l!.J 11 1,02'1 lH ll
16,683 8 4 16,61:\3 8 1 1,440 3 0 1,44::1 3 0
62.201 12 6 I 12 6
1,7fj7 ()
H) 1
1:3,::110 12 3
F.-\VATER\VORKS DISTRICTS. 0 0
102.\li)\) li lO !0, HD6 I 0 6 2,:3fJ3 10 2
45,f!]fj ll lO 17,223 0 0 15,1!)1 16 1
3 ;) !I .5
106.515 13 ll 3H0,272 fi 1 133W12 o 0
J0,2RO 10 3 ·I , li:36 H lO
!l l 7 4
14 3 [)
75,H12 6 :36,244 12 l1,5Rl 1.'1
23:3,!)24 15 11)
4
+,H94 0 0 27D.\JH6 5 2 1:3B,37t\ 17 0 ·+o.mw 10 6
10 2 45,9Hi 11 10 17.223 () 0 l!l.J20 (i 9
310,GH9 ;) 3 2AHi !l 5
]6ti,920 13 11 178,711·1 ti 1 Hi8.571l 0 0
R 7 2
4.G3fi f) lO 1 RH,2H8 !J l 36fl.91!) 7 4 2'Hi,c15U H 6 120.870 13 5 M .40f) 11 1 17,!l03 fi 2
12 2 IR 10 2 I H 0
1 I 1 10
13 6
Hi I.OKH 11 5 3 2,72.5 Hi 3
3,l2B 0 0 15 t.J
25.ti71 0 0
0 0 0 0
!i81:l 3 4 23:3 15 H
1:3 a i
0 0 6!l9 0 0
IR 1 13 L5 11
286 0 0 726 12 10 508 12 6 R94 16 11 126 !.J 7
12 0
5,461:! 0 () ];):1.174 () 21l2,Jfif) 1;) .'\
7(':(,()] K H 2
Bll ,fit\7 13 10
Hi 6 I ,!J2l 4 11
5 4,453,344 ~I 2 i 8W,074 18 3 1 101 11 1 101 u 1
·-----~
9 10
10 no,47:3 o
0 0
:3:3, !JI'fi 0 17.'<.1 K5 10
2,71 \) 14
0 0 0 0
7fl,HOI 0 0 1+0.::165 0 0
26.543 5 D 41,726 0 0
10!1,408 I) !)
.101 IS o
L314.-1H4 lfJ 7
128.600 11 l t
7
231 15 6 1,152 4 5
12,214 18 4 2,155 I 5
1,02-i ]!) 1l :3,372 15 lO
-~~ ----·· -~~~
1,7(i5 0 0
77Ji48 t\ lO 10 6
2.:353 10 2 I) 11 10
Ui~J4 0 0 D,G2:2 Ui 1
2Hl,5:37 1!l 1:3 8
I 0 t\ ;}1:\0,27:2 (i 1 I
4. f);} I)
0
to 3 I) 10 !l l
14 t\ 2 0
6
231 lfl 6 1 5
12,2H It\ 4 2,155 1 5
1,024 19 11
] ,765 0 0 HI! ,:.H5 H 5 113,705 17 ()
40,!.J!.J(j lO t\ 10 2
4;'\,H It\ ll 10 ,lin1 0 0
no2!i 6 9 HI I
2.11:12 1:3 1'-1
0 8 I f'l,'<.2!)7 47fi.:-IOO f) l 167.1:177 0 0 17H.IS:'\
13.000 10 G 4 :3 t\ 10
l 6
n ::IG!I,2HI 11 :.J+fi,!H8 2 0 tnum) w t\
f>7.7:3G I!) \J H4.21:10 I fi 1'1 2 51.021 14 2
3fi,2J4 12 2 36,244 12 2 fi, 113 18 10 ti, 113 18 10
7H,01fi 15 6 l81:1.451l 2 3 C'r. 45 5 0 7 ,7S!l 5 ,j
t\9, Wl 1 ll 14!1)05 19 11 i),H3 15 10 . tU 1:3 15 10
I . --
:2.Hi3.::lti!l 4 1 1 :1,477,8(;;) 19 8
:-\(H 11 4
2 11
62,201 12 6
H 4 i l l I 2, 703,77 4 9 4
Carried fonmrd . . 20,653,073 19 6
et: c
LOAN CAPITAL LIABILITY -continued. I Net Loan Capital
Liability at 30th .June, 1938.
s . forward . . 120,653,073 19 6
TA}~lll JJn.l~Uity Capital Expenditure Borne by
Xn111e of Dh:.tdd. I --lieH d iVOl"kS. Total. I I Hcad.wo.rks.
-----
s. rl. i ~---------
£ s. d. s. d. £ £ s. d. ! £ s. d. £ 8. d.
G.--UREA~ DISTRICTS OF WAT.ERWORKS DIS'rRICTS. 1. Anlo(lesea . _ 8,455 8 2 H,634 11 5 18.109 19 7 26 6 7 8,434 2 2 9,649 10 10 ! 18,083 13 0 2. Antwerp .. . . 7l1 7 7 711 7 7 711 7 7 . .
I 3. Barwon Heads and Ocean (}rove 31,159 6 6 7 JllO 17 5 38,470 3 11 15,763 19 3 22,706 4 8 22,706 4 8
4. Berriwilloek 5.205 19 6 5,205 1n 6 () 0 3,252 19 6 3,252 19 6
5. Berwick 13,803 1 8 8,G39 19 3 22,4113 011 2,013 14 0 13,778 18 3 6,650 8 8 20,429 611
H. Beulah 7,578 4 5 7,578 4 5 7,57H 4 5 7,578 4 5
7. Bin· hip . . .. 12.498 I 9 ] 9 1,671 0 o I 10,827 1 9 10,827 1 9
8. Bittern .. I ,fi80 I 8 1.207 0 0 2,887 1 8 3 8 8 I 1,676 13 0 1,207 0 0 2,883 13 0
!). Brim 3,513 2 ll 3,.513 2 11 3,027 0 o I 486 2 11 ·186 211 10. Bunyip 5,409 12 fi !UHt 11 6 11,129 4 0 16 7 6 5,393 5 0 5,719 11 6 H,ll2 16 6
11. Carrum .. 171,516 5 4 42,881 0 8 211,397 6 0 41,293 12 10 171,280 6 0 ] 7 2 173,103 13 2
12. Carwarp 641 8 6 611 8 6 .. 641 8 6 641 8 6
13. Chillingollah 2,482 3 1 2,482 3 1 1,529 0 0 953 3 1 953 3 i I U. Chinkapook 2,551 11 7 Ill 7 588 0 0 1,963 ll 7 1,963 ll
15. Colibau .. 1,ti03,57G 15 11 1,603,579 15 11 384,012 ;) 5 1,219,537 12 () 1,21!1,537 12 6
If), Cranhourue fi.647 () 11 2,498 5 6 9,115 6 5 3,298 () ~) 5,817 5 8 5,847 5 ti
17. Crib Point 8,!''1 1 18 0 3,029 0 0 ll,840 ]8 0 6,530 17 () 0 1 0 5,31 () 1 0
lB. l'nlgoa -LH2 J:l () 4-_,442 14 0 1,071 () 0 :m I<~- 0 371 ]4 0
Hl. Dandpuong ~Hi.:3:2i'J ., \J :17,7\lt ;) 7 13,1,11\} 7 4 39,508 4 7 ~H.Gll 2 9 !l4,Gll 2 9 o)
20. Dim hoola .. 17,965 7 10 17 ,9()5 7 10 17,965 7 10
21. Dooen 698 !) 5 698 9 5 ()!J8 !I 5 698 9 5
22. Dn·sd<•Je .. Jl ,067 8 1 1,332 110 12,399 911 23 13 6 11,044 9 2 1,331 7 3 12,:H5 16 5 23. Fn,mkston H3,340 19 lO 14,(i20 10 4 l07,9(il 10 2 72,541 7 1 35,420 3 l 35,420 3 1
24-. GartiPlrl .. '~,209 lf.i 4 1,·192 10 0 8,702 6 4 930 16 4 4,197 0 0 3,574 10 () 7.771 10 0
25. HastingK .. 7,:139 8 0 5,932 0 0 13,371 8 0 695 14 6 7,425 13 6 5,250 0 0 1 13 6
2fi. Hiehborongh 987 2 9 987 2 9 328 0 0 659 2 !) 659 2 9
27. Hopetonn 10,303 3 5 10,303 3 5 l 0 0 8,379 3 5 t\,37H 3 5
28. Jeparit 13,382 9 3 13,382 9 3 11.779 7 4 l,G03 1 11 1.603 I 11 29 . .lung .J nng 3,348 12 8 3,348 12 8 3,M8 12 8 3,348 12 8
30. Koondrook 5,606 2 7 5,fi06 2 7 5,606 2 7 5,606 2 7
31. Lake Bo)!;a .. 5,517 1 2 7 l 2 5,517 1 2 5,517 1 2
32. Lalhert .. 4,582 15 l 4,5R2 15 1 4,329 0 0 253 15 ] 253 15 l
a3. I,a~o;('elles .. 4,263 3 4 4,263 3 4 1 ,059 0 0 3,204 3 4 3,204 3 4
34. Longwarry . . .. 6,774 15 11 5,399 11 6 12,174 7 5 11,344 3 0 830 4 5 830 4 5
35. Manangatang . . .. 5,122 2 4 5,122 2 1 5,122 2 1
36. Marnoo . . .. ·1,089 5 0. 4,089 5 0 4,089 5 0
37. :Marong .. 2,100 0
~I 2,100 0 0 1,129 0 0 971 0 ()I 971 0 0
3R. :\ierbein .. . . .. 18,364 16 18,364 16 9 B,92H 0 0 3,436 16 ~I 3,4:36 16 !l -- . -. rrnA 0 1 rrn.A 0 n 1 170. ,4 0 -. 17() j
10. -:\linyip . . 10,3<11 fi t) 10,341 6 ti 10,341 6 ti ' 41 :Vlornington 43,242 2 5 15,908 1 10 ,')!),150 7 ;3 42.i5!l6 18 11 16,553 8 4 42. }lount lVlartha !,873 8 0 13 11 14,262 l ll ~U50 12 0 4,859 14 0 251 15 11 4:3. Nandaly . . I 16 ll l 16 11 lG U 41. Natimnk . . 4,955 H 9 1,955 8 9 3,!)93 '1 10 \!62 3 11 45. Newstead . . 7,5:32 11 ::l 7,5;32 ll 3 ll 3 1,677 0 0 46. North Wonthaggi . . 4,157 10 0 J.,l57 10 0 LIB7 0 0 2,960 10 0 47. Nullawil . . 3,683 14 8 :3,{\83 1·! 8 3,145 0 0 538 14 8 4B. Nvah 340 11 8 340 ll 8 165 0 0 17.5 ll 8 49. N)·ah 've~t 5,692 7 0 5,692 7 0 4:3 3 5 5,649 3 7 50. Ouyen 20,784 19 7 20,784 19 7 [),584 1\ 5 15.200 13 2 51. Pakenham . . 10,595 18 9 7,965 0 0 18,560 18 H l'L75\J 8 H 3.801 lO 0 52. Patchewolloek 3.(i28 19 0 3,628 19 0 3,G28 Hl 0 53. Piangil 6,042 Vl 7 6,042 13 7 6,042 1.3 7 M. Portarlington 22,321 lO ll 2.405 li\ 2 2•!,727 7 1 18~) 14 M 22,:30!) 16 3 2,227 16 2 5.5. P.vramid Hill 5.088 18 3 5,088 18 :3 5,088 18 .3 56. Quambatook . . . . 4,84.9 5 7 •t,849 5 7 l,fi67 0 0 ! 3,182 u 7 57. QneenscliffaudPointLonsdale 71,345 9 f) !1,865 2 !) 81,210 12 3 31,8.53 17 11 I 49.356 H 4 58. Hainbow . . 8,20,'1 16 1 8,20R 11} 1 J 6 1 59. Rupanyup . . . . 10,667 11< ,i 10Ji67 18 1 9,060 8 6 i [ 1,607 H 10 60 . .Sea L11ke . . 7,775 I 10 7,775 1 lO 7,775 1 10 61. Romer\'ille :3,351 lO 8 1.879 :3 8 ., 5.230 14 4 3,902 6 f\ 1,328 7 10 62. South Frankston 13,791 lH fi 11,530 fi 11 . 25,322 fi 5 2f:t.322 f) 5 63. Speed . . 2,1-151 8 lO • 2,851 8 10 2,f\51 H 10 I 6~. ~priug Vale 68,328 \) lO 21,402 1 4 I 8fl,730 11 2 32.:31-13 9 3 fl7,347 1 ll , . _ fin. l'empy 2.621 lf> f> 2,621 lf:t f> 2,b21 15 D
66. Torquay . . 21,270 11 4 9,741-\ 2 6 3LOIH 13 lO :HJ95 12 + 21,233 19 0 !i,68D 2 li G7. Ultima 6,571 B 3 6.571 fJ a f\,571 H 3 68. Waitchie . . . . . . 2,5:.m 5 6 2,53H 5 6 2,53~! !'l !}
6!). ·walpeup . . . . 2.004 5 1 2,001 5 1 79R o o 1,206 5 1 70. Watehem 2:3 5 1 5.12.1 f) 1 2.776 0 0 I 2,347 5 1 71. Werrimull . . . . 4,862 7 6 4.:862 7 6 · (}35 0 0 I i,227 7 6 72. Wonthaggi . . 67,60\l 13 9 I 07,60fl 1:3 15,D2B Hi 4 l 51,fi7fj 17 5 za. "~ oomelattg . . . . B,286 18 11 . U,286 18 2.941 () 0 fi.~45 1~ 1~ I 14. "oormen .. Um4 18 l1 l,!Hi4 18 1,292 3 G b72 lD o. 75. Wyeheproof 10,8H8 1 l 10,898 l G82 10 0 Hl.2L':> ll 1 I 76. Yanneet . . 2,285 6 753 0 0
8 4 911
16 ll 9G2 3 ll
1,fi77 0 0 2,!)60 10 0
538 14 8 175 11 8
5,H49 3 7 15,200 13 2 3,801 lO () 3,628 19 Cl
13 7 24.5::!7 12 5
3,182 5 7 ·Hl,35fi 11 4
1,607 910
l ,.32.'l 7 10
2,851 H 10 57,M7 1 11
2Ji2l 15 5 27.!!2:3 1 n I
9 :3 2,53!) 5 f)
1,20() 5 1 2,34.7 5 1 4.227 7 fi
51,H79 17 5 o.:145 18 11
672 15 5 l1
6 s
Loan Liability 72ii,061 0 4 13 9 1 2,205,756 18 11
1. Ca rrli ni a 2. 3. Kooweerup Lower 4. Loch
Totals, Loan
Totals, Commission's Districts (Statements D, E, F, G, and H)
H .~~Fl100D PHOTECTION DISTRICTS.
I . . i ~-----1-
3,939 239,464
21,031
5 f)
5 7 3 i)
11 ::l
3,939
21,031
i ;)64,262 5 !1 I 3M.202 ~~~-----1~
fl f) I .5 7 3 5 ll ;:;
9
5:3 1 3 f) 7
f)
7
I !
9,958,564 5 2 110,739,602 1 10 120,698,166 7 o 1 3,601,609 3 3
4 3 I \!9,77! •! ;3 I
239,40() 9 11 239,40{) 9 ll 12,2!10 12 s I 12,290 12 8
:351,471 ·6-~1~o--l-351.4n 6 10
--1-----364,262 5 9
9,949,029 9 1 I 7,667,527 14 8117,096,557 3 9
Carried forward .. 123,223,093 4 2
~
~
LOAN CAPITAL LIABILITY-continued.
WORKS UNDER GENERAL SUPERVISION OF COMMISSION.
I.-WATERvVORKS TRUSTS AND LOCAL GOVERNING BODIES.
Waterworks Tru;-;ts and F'irst Mildura Irrigation Trust. I,ocal Gon·ming Bodies for Construction ()f :VIallee Tanks Local GoYerning Bodies for Construction of Other Watf'rworks
Total Loan Liability on which Interest is
An1ouub "Written-off·· Acts Nos. 1625, 1 fi51, Trn~t~ prior to absorption in Cou11nission
by Trusts and Local Bodie:<
Tru.<t,, prior to abl'\orption in CoiHilli>'~ion 'Vaterworb District." Existing TrustH including F'irst :\lildura Irrigation 'l'rust \YawrworkB Trusts Abolished and Advances
Local Governimr Bodies
Total Amount \Yritte11-off Frt'e Grant" to Local Antlwrit.ies ..
Grand Total Net Loan Capital Liability (Exclusive of equity in National Debt Sinking Fund)
L>L vul":u" forward
£ s. d. 12 7
9:30 18 1 t\50,31 (j 12 5
152 0 0 1715,055 0 0 ll1,4HH 15 11 73,438 16 2
16 0 fl85 2 H
£ s. d.
1,8!:17,243 3 1
l,l01,005 10 9 142,356 4 11
Net Loan Capita I Liability at
3oth dune, 1938.
£ s. d. 23,223,093 4 2
3,140,604 18 9
26,363,698 2 11
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF LOAN LIABILITY AS AT 30th JUNE, 1938.
R,oference t.o Preceding
Statements.
A I Free Headworks
B \Vorks and
Works.
not to Distriets
c Hcadworks Co;;ts Apportioned t,o IJiNtriet~
D \ Irrigation and Water Rupplv DiHtrictN. exelnsive of Hcadworks Costs ..
g U rhan Di viRions of I rri2:ation District,;
F : \Yatrrworh; Distri<:tH, exdusive of Head works Costs
G Urban DiRtriets of Waterworks exdnsive of Headworks Costs ..
H I Flood Prot.eetion Di'3trietR
\Vaterworks ~!'rusts and Local Uoveming BodieK
Deduct N ationnl DPht, Sinking Funtl
Less RPdemption credited to Hevcnue ..
'Net Loan Liability of State for Works of Water Supply
£ rl.
,22fi,HOf:l 10 2
I,618,515 10 5
10,008,780 18 7
5,456,56(} fi
62,996 0 ()
L2fl 11 F)
2,222,144 17 I
36!), 122 6 l
14
:27,452,170
Deduct Hedcm:vtion Paid. .>..t
£ 8. d. £ 8. d.
'!50 0 1 ,226,35!! 10 2
3 l ,2!18,567 7 0
13 5 2
52,962 10 i:\ I 15 4
794 7 6 f)2,201 12 fi
2 ·1 !) ·t i
16,387 18 2 2,205,756 I H 11
t,R60 0 4 3fi·1,262 ') H
15 3 JH !.l !
1,08R,472 11 26,36:3/i}Ji-1 2 11
1,289,526 11 5
196,H2 J;) 3 1 H 2
s
At and
1!) I
I ,7::16.!)84 Hl 2
38,5!)0 1:2 8
5~)9,600 1:3 11
H4.107 5 6
12,790 18 11
1,8H7,24,) 3 l
6 '1
£ s. d.
lO 2
1,298,567 7 0
9,42H,02H 9
19 2
19 JO
2,164,173 15 [) '.0 ~
,6Ml 1:1 5
610
1,243,361 15 8
16 7
94
ESTIMATES 1938-39.
PROPOSED DISBURSEMENTS.
Co1iban \Vorks Free Headworks .. Irrigation Districts Waterworks Districts Flood Protection Districts Drainage Districts Administration* .. General Expenditure* Hivers and Reclamation River 1\'Iu:rray Works- -(Jontribution by State
Coliban 'Works Waterworks Districts
• Ttl he apportioned OV('f t.hr nhove Districh.
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
Irrigation Districts . . . . . . Flood Protection and Drainage Districts Other
Estimated amount available to meet Interest Add estimated Revenues from Other Authorities
Waterworks Trusts Local Bodies ..
E"timat<'d neqltil'ernents
£ 20,854
6,526 182,780 173,023
9,416 13,000 38,309 27,502 5,444 7,550
~-·~----
484,404
57,300 23,000
Total Estimated amount available from Revenues of all Authorities to meet
Am.oun1' provided
in nud~r:t.
£ 18,023 4,791
114,817 124,794
4,253 12,040 35,859 30,549
5,444 7,550
358,120
£ 42,000
197,000 265,000
19,000 15,000 --
538,000 ---
179,880
80,300 ~----
Interest .. £260,180
95
Dated at the Office of the State River:> ~:tnd W~tter Supply Commisi'lion, 'l'rensury Hardens,
Melbourne, the 5th day of December, 1938.
L. R. EAST, Chairman.
H. HANSLOW, Commissioner.
P. J. 0'1\lALI~I~Y, Acting Commissioner. P. J. DESCRIMES, Acting Secreta.ry.
Note.--J\:Ir. W. A. Robertson. l\l.C.E., ~I.Inst.C.E., M.I.E.Aust., Commissioner, left Victoria on :Hst August, 1988, for America and Great Britain to investigate overseas developments in dam design and construction and in irrigation practice, and Mr. P. J. O'Malley, Secretary of the Commission, was appointed as Acting Commissioner from 6th September, 1938.
APPENDIX A (1).
[Extract from the Victoria Government Uazeite, No. 165, dated 3rd August, Hl38.]
Water Acts.
STATE RIVERS AND WATER SUPPLY COM.'\IISSION.
At GtJvernment House, "}ielbourne, ihe 30th day of July, 1938.
PRESENT:
His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor of Vietoria.
Mr. Old ~I r. ~Iackrell.
W HEREAS by Section 4 of the Water Act 1937 (No. 4513) it is provided th>J.t within six months after the commencement of thE' said Act the Governor in Council after consnlt<ltion by the ~Iinister with the Commission may by Order n,djust the outstanding lin,bility
as on the thirty-first dn,y of December, One thousand nine hundred and thirty-seven, for the cost of works (excluding free headworks) under the jurisdiction and control of the Commission serving each Irrigation and Water Supply District and each Urban Division thereof, each Waterworks District and each Urban District thereof, each Flood Protection District, and each Drainage District by allocating to each such District and Division the liability for such amount of the cost of such works serving such District or Division as he thinks fit and by allotting to the State the liability for the remainder of the cost thereof: Now therefore His Excellency the Lieutenant-Governor of the State of Victoria, acting by and with the advice of the Executive Council thereof ~tnd in pursuance of the provisions of the s~tid section, cloth hereby ~tllot as at 31st December, 1937, to each of the under-mentioned Districts, "liability of the >tmount set out in the st~ttement hereunder and cloth allot to the State the balance of the liability in respect of each of the said Districts as is set out in the said statement and cloth hereby direct that each such balance of liability be transferred to an account in the books of the Commission to be called the "Capital Expenditure Borne by the State Account ".
Name of l>l~uict.
1. Ba.cchus Marsh 2. Boort 3. Calivil 4. Campaspe :'\. Cohuna 6. Deakin 7. Dingee 8. Dry Lake 9. Echuca North
10. Fish Point 11. K1~tandra 12. Kerang 13. Koondrook 14. Leitch vi lie 15. llbffra-Sale 16. Me1·bein 17. Mvstic Park 18. N;>rth Shop-
Under Construction.
I I
Total Liability for Cost. of Works.
I ! Amount of Liability Allotted to Rtatc aJHl to be
• 11 I.'ransferred to the Capital Expenditure Borne VY the
Hra(lwork~.
£ s. d.
82,290 0 0 170,.522 0 0
81,762 () 0 5,038 () 0
399,372 0 0 37,267 0 0 :)8,359 0 0
1.837 0 0 72,962 0 0 20,072 0 0 76,374 0 0
230,741 0 0 229,202 0 0
63,442 8 1 678,431 f) 11 181,020 0 0 36,452 0 0
1:)7 ,370 0 0 69,222 0 0
261,832 0 0 813,034 0 0 909,197 0 0 287,818 0 0
59,017 6 6 239,010 0 0 271,342 0 0
23,708 0 0 366,865 0 0 508,302 0 0
24,006 0 0 179,910 9 0
Distributary Works.
£ s. d.
Total.
£
. A.t~lotlllt of I State Account. ··-- Ltalnllt;· AlloUe<l
to lliotrict. I I I · , llistributarv , . I Hca<lworks. Works. • Iota!.
~-------.~-----~------
8. d.l £ s. d.l £ 8. d.j £ s. d. £ s. d.
lRRIGATIO~ AND WATER SuPPLY DISTRICTS.
44 12 ll 96,7 80,
112,2 12,2
290, :'\8, 15,5
148 16 3fi 15 63 7
195 f)
850 16 59 7
719 0 23 13 99 19
517 14
24,4 15,7
106, 130,2 218,
86 4 296 5
42, 576, 249,
17,
874 4 662 10 253 17 396 6
415 12 283 9 711 17 051 1 765 12 105 7
664 9 971 18 4!J:1 18 236 8 :):)4 2 398 17 059 10 135 ll
2 6 0 4 4 5 0
11 5 3
10 8 8 9 8 4
3 7 7 2 5 9
ll 10 10 10
I [)
:)
8
179,034 12 1~1 96,744 12 250,670 16 14,376 0 19a,997 15 6 8,353 0
17,301 7 () .. 689,567 5 4 194,188 0
96,117 16 4 29,059 0 n,918 7 5 11,341 0
2,556 0 0 719 0 97,385 13 11 .. 35,871 19 5 ..
182,891 14 3 13,929 0 361,027 4 10 62,071 0 447,498 D 8 86,706 0 106,316 12 9 30,965 0
1,25fi,093 16 8 95,012 0 430,273 17 8 ,;o,824 0
53,848 6 4 6,753 0
3:)2,785 12 3 67,.'529 0 180,505 9 7 4,306 0
l ,038,543 17 7 4;),129 0 1,146,085 1 2 194,518 0 1,484,962 12 5 165,271 0
483,923 7 9 70,188 0
118,681 16 .'5 17,(!94 0 358,981 18 10 54,188 ~() 458,83:) 18 10 68.65!) ()
48,944 8 10 4,682 ~0 :'526,419 2 I 90,(112 0 •. 768,700 17 ;) 116.847 0 ]J;j,065 lO 5 .. 299,046 0 8 119,135 11
1~1 Ol
0 ()
() ()
0 0 0 0 0 ()
()
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 ()
()
0 ()
()
8
82,290 170,522
81,762 5,038
399,372 37,267 58,359
1,837 72,962 20,072 76,374
230,741 229,202
63,442 678,431 181,020 :36,452
1:'\7,370 69,222
261,832 813,034 909,197 287,818
59,017 2:39,010 271,:14~ ~3.708
:366,86:j 508.302
24,006 179,910
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 5 11 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 () 0
6 6 0 0 () 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
82,290 0 0 65,772 16 2 236,294 16 2
103,882 li'i 6 185,644 15 6 12,263 7 0 17,301 7 0 96,007 5 4 495,379 5 4 29,791 16 4 67,058 16 4
4,218 7 5 62,577 7 (j
1,837 0 0 24,423 13 11 97,385 13 11 15,799 19 5 35,871 19 f)
92,588 14 3 168,962 14 3 68,215 410 298,956 4 10
131,590 5 8 360,792 5 8 11,909 4 8 75,351 12 9
481,650 10 9 1,160,081 16 8 198,429 17 8 379,449 17 8
10,643 6 4 47,095 6 4
127,886 12 3 28fi,256 12 3 106,977 9 7 176,199 9 7 731,:'\82 17 7 993,414 17 7 138,533 1 2 951,567 1 2 420,494 12 fi 1,329,691 12 5 125,917 7 9 413,735 7 9
41,970 911 100,987 16 5 65,783 18 10 304,793 18 10
118,834 18 10 390,176 18 10 20,554 8 10 44,262 8 10 68,942 2 1 435,807 2 1
143,551 17 5 651,853 17 5 91,059 10 5 115,065 10 5
179,910 9 0
829,734 0 0 32. Murray Valley ll9, 235 16 a 948,969 16 a .. 829,734 0 0 119,235 16 3 948,969 16 3
311 13 2 12,803,823 2 8 1,709,799 4 7 ---- --------
Totals 17,425,fi~~. 5,378, -------7,425,511 9 6 3,668,512 8 7 11,094,023 18
-----------~---URBAN DIVISIONS OF IRRIGATION AND \VATER f-JUPPLY DISTRICTS.
1. B1~cchus Marsh 2. Cohuna 3. Corop 4. Dingee 5. Heyfield 6. Leitchville 7. Lockington 8, Murrabit 9. Red Cliffs
10. Stanhope
Totals
..
..
..
..
. .
..
..
. .
..
.. ~----~--
14,094 4 :)
8,820 1 9 231 15 (i
1,4:)2 4 5 12,244 18 4 3,826 1 5 2,291 16 1 1,024 19 11
16,713 15 10 1,446 3 0
--------62,146 0 8
14,094 4 5 8,820 1 9
231 15 6 1,452 4 5
12,244 18 4 3,826 1 5 2,291 16 1 1,024 19 11
16,713 15 10 1,446 3 0
62,14(i 0 8
10,96:) 0 0 . . 3,129 4 :) 3,129 4 5 8,820 1 9 ..
.. '. 231 15 6 231 15 (i
.. . . 1,452 4 5 1,452 4 5 .. .. 12,244 18 4 12,244 18 4 1,671 0 0 .. 2,15:) 1 5 2,155 1 5 2,291 16 1 ..
.. . . 1,024 19 11 1,024 19 11 13,341 0 0 .. 3,372 15 10 3,372 15 10
1,446 3 0 . . 38,535 0 10 .. 23,6~-~:_ 101 23,610 jg ~
Name of District.
l. Axe Creek 2. Bellarine
Peninsula 3. Birchip 4. Carwarp :i. Carwarp Centml l:i. CoreBna. I. Harcourt X. Hindmarsh !!. Karkarooc
10. Kerang North-West J,aJws
ll. Long Lake 12. Millcwa 1:!. ~Iillewa Central 14. :\Iornington
Pcnin,;ula J.J. Xi<JTe W~trrcn .. lii. Ncl\"st.c-ad 17. Sea L~tkn IH. Tvntvnfler 1!1. T'Yrrell 20. T~rrell West :!L lJpper "\Vestern
\Vimmera 22. Upper Wiuunem
United 2:!. Walpcup West :/4. 'Werribee :!5. \V estcrn Wim-
InOri1 ••
:!li. Wimmem Unitod :n. Wycbeproof :!8. Yclta
Under C"nstmclion. 2!1. Otway :JO. Norrnanville
Totals
I. Anglesca 2. Antwerp a. Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove
4. Berri willock 5. Bcrwiek l:i. Beulab 7. Birehip 8. Bittern !). Brim
10. Bunyip I I. Carrum 12. Carwarp 13. Chillingollah 1-<. Chinkapook !5. Coliban l6. CranbournB 17. Crib Point 18. Culgoa l 9. Dandenong 20. Uimhoola 21. Dooen 22. Drysdalc 23. Frankston 24. Garfielcl 25. Hastings 21\. Hiekshorough .. 27. Hopetoun 28 .• Jeparit 29 .. Jung Jung :30. Koon<lrook 31. La.ke Boga :32. La.lbcrt. :!:l. Le,scclle., :l4. Longwarry ;:5. Manangatang .. ::Ill. Marnon :!i. Marong 3». Merbein 3\.J. M:eringur
6896.-7
APPENDIX A (!)-~continued.
Total Liability fm Cost ,,f Works.
Heatlwurk~.
£ 8.
30,1HH 10 :l 1
3,no> 10 si !lo.~nn o oi
()0,0:38 \J!i,533 :!3,987
:!41,011:!
H,IIIIJ Ill ,lfi8 7\l.ll~l
HO,iOO
:lG.5:ill
o oj () ()I 0 {I;
Hi li[
I) Ill
0 (t!
0 o: 0 O' () 0
I 5 !lj
I) ()i I
10\I,J.:ll) li J ~I OI,HOH ~
HO,OO l !H
'I 128,!HO 11 11'
Di~tributarv Work,, "
£ 8.
4,89-l 0 ():
!O:l, 7\l;i 11 101 40,!J9!i lO (\
:!.:353 lO :!! 4;),\J]Ij ll 11ll 17.22:3 0 0/ lii.:i04 ]I~ 'I :lHJ:5H 9 1
81
:!.182 ];j
Wll,iiOtJ 15 8 i :380,28.} li 1: 1:~:l,ii!l:! 0 ll!
IU,2ii0 -l,li:lli
1-H.OOB 257.800 lfili,047 ·• :!7!J,!il0 w
i)i,73t) 15
7•i,oo:; H 31i,2H 11,59;)
2:J:.!.(i5H 177,:.!70 Lii7,1i;i~
li,l±:3
Tot<>L
£ d.:
.Amunnt or l.ia ldltt,,v Allottetf
tn !li;.;:f.t'id.
£ 8.
\VA~'ERWORKS Dr;,TRICTS.
-l,8()4 I) O' 3,129 () 01 27:l,4:ll i) n/ 82,024 o o1
I 1:!8,!1111 17 o: 40,9Wi !0 li
:!,:l5:l l!l ~; 4i),HHi 11. to !7.2:!:~ () ol l!J,40\l li !!i
:no.o4o 11 11 ~. 1R:! l:l ~I
IIW,.""i:lo 1:; K' ±71i,8J8 11 ,: lli7,o7H o o1 :l~l.oH:I 1;; 111
J:l,Oil~ Ill ) .J,H:!ii n 10
lSK,IIIo 14 I :lli!l,:!liii 1-l li ~j.;),!JiiK ·• IJ -l:!O,OIO l!i !i
:J-<2,0!1~ l:l 21i!l,:.!liH Ill :J.:!7.fiiifi 0
1i,JJ:1 n
15,.;l2H 5.882
Li5::l,:l71i 2Hl,H2
7::U:I:I
o ol
0 0 1
I
(I
I
Am0nnt of Liability Allotted to State and Tran.;;ferre.11 tu the Capit;d Expenditure B(ll'!W
;";fate Account.
Heruhvork:-;.
l!H,397 ;;
I)J:.::trillUf~HT \York-.:. V
I, 71i:1 0 Oi
:Ulll-1 lO OO,J91l 0
7/,;)-!1{ 4-0,99(1
:.!.:35:3 4ii,!lW
I,l\!)4 SI !J.H22
11 w: to ~!I 1o ~I 11 ]() () 0'
lli I i 9 J 1
l:l H 01' 219,5H
2.182
!iO,O:lo 0 o: 90,53:3 o o! :3:3,\J.'li () ()I
178,22:! l!i lj
H,IJIO Ill ,4iiii 79,9:.!1
Li0,400
11 o!
:: ~:I 0 !!,
0 o: ;
:W,5:3o ,) n·
4I,7:n o u
no,:H:l li> s 3HO,:.!Si1 li I 1 :1:1,89:.! o n
!fi,:.!HII 10 ;jj .~,li:l!i n to'
l44,00H l+ I ' 257,800 14 (j:
Uifi,OJ.7 :.! Ol 2/fl,UJO 11i lij
12,2\);) 3H,:.!U
H,ll!l
I ];) !li
l-< ) 1:! :ll 18 10:
I
Total
£ 8. tl.
1,/li,) 0 () J!IJ,:m7 ;; n
ll:l,il4 17 0 40.9!JG 10 o
:!,:J5:J 10 •I
45,9Hi 1 l 10 1,G!l-! 0 I)
1:1,5:!1 () !l 310,!141! !l I J
:.UH:! 13 b
J 51>.3.>0 1J 8 476,8lfl li 1 Hii ,117!1 0 ll 178,:!22 lfi I)
l :!,Oil~ If I ;; 4-,li:!•i I} 111
18H,Oix H I :3!l9,2HH 14 li 2l5,!lliii 2 n -<:W,O Ill lfi >i
5!,0:32 14 :! :W.2H I:! 2
H, 11:1 18 ll)
I SX,ii IS I:Z :l 7,8ii7 lli .[
!4!1.~21 11 ,; li, 11:1 J;) 10
Uo,lilO u 11 804 11 4
:3,H07 ,oOO I G 10
vltBAN D!STitiCTS OF WAl'EitWoRK;; DrsTRWT.'i.
~ o:
:H,415 0
13,786 9
I I
Ill :3"1
! I
l,li7!l o loll :\:l!H o
171,:154 o oi
H,!J-W lfJ I Ol I ii,O!J1 I :1 71 7l:l 7 7j 7l:l 7 7: 71:1 7 071:
7,000 UJ :~! :l1>,-U 5 l!J :1: l5,1HJ4 0 6,~0li HI li 15,20;""i Ill HI l,llti:l 0 rr 8.ti:?H H 8' 2z,-tu 11 J tj uno o ol 7 .f>7H
I :.!.4!!1' 1,:!07 :!,5:! I ;). 7l!l
J2.85~ 1141
2.-!8:!
.j. ll; 7,5/H 4 ;), I I \l 1 ~,-i!.lH I H1 1,1\71 () Ol o oi 2,1>81i o o/ I 2 11! :3,521 :l I 11 :!,O;j;) IJ 0
11 lii LI,llii 11 HI I 7 2• 21~.21:.! 7 21 H,IW1 ll 0 H li: fl41 ~ ilj
2,551 I J,fl{)2.081)
:1 I! :!,482 :1 71/·
ll /1 2.5:)1 1.1 fi >;: 1 ,1)02,081) H H
1,5:l!l .~88
382,:!82 :l,:!OO
q o: 0 o: o o" 0 () 0 0 0 0 0 0 :; :l
IJ,il40 8,811
11,0:)5 9:!,:!6:.!
4,200 7,430
li,7!~1
0 01' 2,410 0 o, :!,1):!\l
o oi
I () 01 0 o: o o! o o
1
4,-U:! :n,H7:l 17,1lH4
li!l8 I ,:J31
1~.1iO 4,4()2 :),932
9811 10.301> 1:~.:3fll :l,:l4R ii,liOfi 5,tili -t)>St 4,:w:! :l,O Ill 4,!!711 ·!,0\lfl 2,100
18,10:.! 1, 794
10 l'l !1.0[>11 10 H 0 o/ II.HW 0 0
14 o: ~.H:! 14 0
u ;,I o\18 o .,
11,518 4,1)71
a9,2-t• l7,!lfl4
I !i !li J :~3,\liJ I Ill 'l :1 :1• I 7 .01'4 :l ~~ 7 a· 12.:~s~~ ' :l 1
H I i 107,4:!2 li 11 71.H71i 0 O' HJ o: ii,l:i!l2 IO IJ !llS 0 0 0 ~~· I :l,3H2 IJ ol HH:! I) 0 2 ::' \)1)8 2 9: :l2!J 0 0 :3 o I0,3o8 a 5 t,H29 o o I 11 l:l,39I 1 1!1 ll, 788 0 1J
12 RI :l,3J8 12 81 2 7/ 5,1)0(\ 2 7 I .,, :},517 :!I
If> "j: •(,:i8:! ];} 11 :1 ~I 4,21\:l :1 4' H D! U, 774 H i}: I) ()
1
1 4,!170 (i 0, ;j 0 4,0!11) :) 0 0 I) 2,IOO 0 o: 3 5 18,402 3 ;}I s ul I,704 s u
·~.:!2!1 0 Ill 1 ,or;n 11 o1 8,911 0 0 1 4,!l70 fi 11 ·i,O!J!l 5 O: 1,129 0 01
14,965 () 0
2:!,721 Hi :.lj
13,18!1
l,lliH
5,3117 171,315-1
[J 31 I I
0 01
0 0 11 oi
!l,H4H I 0 10·
:3,:!52 I9 (~jl. 6,650 8 -7,578 4 ,,
10,827 I !1, 1,207 fl 01
48ii 2 Ill ;;, 7I\J I I tl" I ,823 7 2
il4.1 R 6 953 :~ l
5,850 10 :3,322 0 I
I,!lll3 11 7 l,:.!I \1,804 0 8
s .. n ..
! :m J.J "I !Ji I
11,05:} () o: :l5,45o 1; 1
4,:!00 o oi 7,430 () 1)1
tHJS 9 51 l.:l;H 7 :l:
:i,ii7 ~ o),:!50
il5!1
Jl) 0 {) 0 2 fl
8,:m~ 3 ;; 1,603 l 1l 3,3!8 12 8 5,601i 2 :i,017
I
25:l 15 I' :!,:!114 :; 11
\.J71 0 0 :3,4:37 :1 51
1,794 s oi
18,1Hl1 1:3 7
22, 7:!1 1 !J 3 :l,2G:l HJ 1;
20.436 I7 11 7,578 4 ;)
I0,827 l !J 2,88() 0 ()
481l 2 11 ll,I Hi ll (\
17:l,I77 7 2 llH 8 6 953 3 I
I,!JI:i3 u 7 1,2I\l,804 6 H
5,850 IO 8 5,3:.!2 () I)
a71 u o !.i4,fii)4 IH !I
fi\!8 !l 5 l:l,:JHO 7 :; ;;;,,,!5H 11 1
7,774 ]I) I) 12,680 fJ 0
()59 2 H 1>,37\l 3 ;""j
1,603 I ll :3.348 12 8 5,1\l)fj 2 7 5,!)17 ~
2G3 u; :l,:!OI :;
s:J:~ !I ;;
H7l 11 1J 3,437 3 .• 1,7[)4 8 ()
APPt~NDIX A(l)--continued.
WA'£F:R ACTS -continued.
Total Liabl!ity for Cost of Work<.
~ame of District.
Headworks.
·'· 40. Minyip 41. "Mornington 43,198 0 0 42. Mount J\.Iartha 4,864 0 0 43. Nnndaly 44. Natimuk 45. Newstcad 46. North Wonthaggi 47. Nullawil 48. Nvah 49. N;•ah West 50. Oiiyen 51. Pakenham 52. Patchewollock .. 53. Piangil 54. Portarlington .. 55. Pyramid Hill .. 56. Quambatook .. 57. Queenscliff and
Point Lonsdale 58. Rainbow 59. Rupanyup 60. Se& Lake 61. Somerville 62. South Fm.nkston 63. Speed 64. Spring Yn.le fi5. Tempy 66. Torq uay 67. mtima 68. Waitchie 69. Walpeup 70. Watchem 71. Werrimull 72. Wonthaggi 73. Woomelang 74. vVoorinen 75. Wyd1eproof 76. Yaapeet
Totals
I. Cardinia 2. Echuca, High-
street .. 3. Kanyapella 4. Koo-wee-rup
Lower .. 5. Loch Garry
Gmnd Totals
10,.'582 0 0
22,315 0 0
7l,2:H 0 0
3.:~48 0 0 1:3,773 0 0
fl8,268 0 0
21,247 0 0
Distributary Works.
10,388 14 !5,987 13
3 4
9,286 15 ll 1,754 16 ll 4,891 3 11 7,465 0 0 4,160 .10 0 3,691 14 8
340 ll 8 5,649 3 7
20,603 10 8 8,002 0 0 3,628 l!l 0 6,042 13 7 2,227 }(} 2 5,033 8 8 4.855 lfi rl! 9,836 1:i r1 8,229 16
10,7(}6 9 10 7,622 15 9 1,887 19 10
11,548 6 5 2,851 8 10
21,294 ll 11 2,621 15 tj.
ll,74fl 2 !\ fl,.~71 9 3 2,539 :) 6 2,006 5 1 5,123 5 1 4,862 7 ti
67,585 17 {)
9,286 IR 11 1,966 15
10,8B7 11 2,28;) 6
99,774 4
4! 9 :3,94!) 5
239,406 21,377
!0,38~ 1~ 3[ a9,18o 13 4. H,150 15 Ill 1, 754 16 ll 4 891 3 ll 7:465 o oi 4,160 lO 01 :1.691 14 8
:340 ll 8 5,64!1 3 7!
20,603 lO ~I 18,584 0 3,628 19 0 (},0.12 13 7
24,542 16 2 5,03:3 8 8 4.fll'i5 lti :3
81,0(}0 13 7 8,229 Hi I
10,7!16 9 10 7,H22 l;j 9 5,2;35 19 10
2;'),321 () 5 2,851 8 10
89,51}2 ll 11 2,621 H> r;i
:l0,991i 2 li: 6,571 !) :)I 2,5:m ~} 6 2,001) .'5 ~I 5,123 5 4,81:)2 7 ~I ()7,585 17 " \1,286 18 11 1,961\ 15 5[
IO,H97 11 1 2.:285 6 si
Amount of Liability Allotted
tn TH!O;t.rict,
10,388 14 31 42,612 0 01
9,035 0 o,
3,1)29 0 01 5,788 0 ol 1,200 0 o! :3,153 0 0
Hl5 0 0
5,388 0 0 14,776 0 0
i5.oa3 8 8 1,671 0 0
:H,671 0 0 8,229 16 1 9,059 0 0 7,622 15 9 :-l,90!l 0 0
:!;),321 li 5
:32.1HH 0 0
:\,1)'1!1 0 0
HOO 2.776
635 15,906 2.941 1.~94
08:2
Amount of Liability Allotted to State and to be Transferred to th~ Cap!Utl Expenditure Borne by the
State Aooount.
Hea<lworks. Distributary Works.
£ 8.
251 15 11 1,754 16 11
962 3 ll 1,677 0 0 2,960 10 0
538 14 8 175 ll 8
5,649 3 7 15,215 IO 8
3,808 0 0 3,628 19 0 6,0!2 13 7
22,315 0 0 2,227 16 2
3.184 16 3
49,38!J I:~ 7
1,707 9 10
1,329 19 10
2,85I 8 10 57,374 11 ll
2,621 15 5 21,247 0 0 6,689 2 6
6,571 9 :3 2,539 5 6 1,206 5 1 2,347 5 I 4,227 7 6
51,679 I7 5 6,345 IS 11
672 15 5 10,215 ll 1
1,532 6
99,774 4
Total.
£ 8. d.
16,573 13 4 5,115 15 1 I 1,754 16 ll
962 3 ll 1,677 0 0 2,960 10 0
538 14 8 175 ll 8
5,649 3 7 15,215 10 8 3,808 0 0 3,628 19 0 6,042 13 7
24,542 16 2
3,184 16 3
49,389 13 7
1,707 9 10
1,329 19 10
2,851 8 10 57,374 11 11
2,621 15 5 27,936 2 fl
6,571 9 3 2,539 5 6 1,206 5 I 2,347 5 I 4,227 7 6
51,679 I7 5 6,345 18 11
672 15 5 10,215 11 1
1,532 (} 8
2,027,118 15 3
99,774 4 3
239,406 9 11 12,290 !2 8
16 10
And the Honorab1e Fmnci;; ~;,lwurd Old. His :\Iajest.y·~ }I\lliHter of W&ter Supply for the State of Victoria, 8hall give the necessary direction,; herein uec:ordingly. ·
J. C. MACGIBBON, Aeting Clerk of the Executive Council.
APPENDIX A(2).
[Extract from the Victoria Govermneut Gazette. Xo. 165, dated 3rd August. Hl3R.] .
STATE RIVERS AXD \\'ATI£1{ :-iCPPLY l'O\L\HSSIO.N.
At (Jopernment House, Jlelbrnwne, the tl~irti,,fl, da!f of .July, J !)~)8.
PLIES I·:~'!':
Hi~ Excellency tlw Lientenant·(;ovenwr of Victoria.
)lr. Old Jl•·. Muekrell.
l'XTHEHEAS by seetion 6 of the Water A.ct l!J3i (Xo. 4JI3) V V it is provided tlwt \\·Jwrc l'arliamcnt or the Governor
in Couueil directs the Cmnmi,; . .;ion to maintain a11y works in respect of which the Comn1i"ion ha,: suhmitted iu writing a report that such W<>rks will not produ,·e ,;nfficient revenue to eover the expense of the maintenance and management thereof. the anntwl amount of tlw Ins,; resulting from the maintemuwP and maHag:<>nH'llt of sH<'h works shall be tran~ienPd to an ;wr:ouu( in the l"'"k" of the Commission to be •·all<•<! th• '• HHPllll<' l~xp<>JI<litnn• C'lmrgenhlc to th<• i'itate .l<·<·om>t." and whN0<i' t hP t 'onunis' inn has suhmitte<l in \\Titillf! a n•port that 1ht• work"" nf tlw t ·arwarp; C<:trwarp ( 'entral. l'orPP!la. l'i.arkar•><w. 1\t•rang· :\ort.h-west Lake,.,. J.Iillemt . .\!iliPwa Central, '\arre \\'atTl'IL ~ea Lake. Tyntymler, 'I'yrrell, Tyrrell West, l'ppt•r \\ l'stern Win11nera, \Valpeup \\'c"t. ami Yelta \\Ca(Pn\orb Distrid,.;. !hP Eehtwn Xorth. Fi,.,!J .l'oiHt, and Tn•sc•o Irrigation aucl \\'a(<'r ,;npply Dbtricts. tlw Corop. Heyliel<l, and }lurral>it Urhnn Jlh ision". and the .\.ugle'<m, Reulah, Bit.h·1·n. Cnrwarp. llt)"lale, Jung .Tung. Koomhook, Lake Roga, .Mningur, :\yah \\\•st, Pat.ehewollock, Piaugil, Portarlington. Hpeed. nw[ l '11 ima l~ruaa Dh•trirb \\ill uot prmlnee ~nflicieui. n•lelllll' to ''""''" the e,.;peHsc of the nwiutelHUH·e and u~:~Jutg\:JIH'llt 1ht>re•~f: ~ow tlwrefore_ IIis E"e<'lletJel' tlw Lientenant-G<>Yel'll<>r of till• State of Victoria. a<·ting h,v' awl with tlw add<:<' of 1hc J-;,eentin• Conncil thereof am! in jHlrstJall<'!' of the pro\·i,.,inns of th<· "aid s.•ditm, doth hereby rlirl'<'t tlw State• Rh<'!', all(! \\'nt••r "uppl,\· Commission to eontimw to 'llJI]lly wnt<'r in eaeh o[ th,; said Districts, and doth IH·n·h~· <lirP!'t tlwt tlw al!lllllll a!uouut of loc~ reBulting fron1 tht• 1wtintt'1Hilll'(1 auc1 llla1I<lf.!t'trh:11lt of the work:-; of each of the Eta i<l Dishi<•t>; a 11rl Di \ isim" sha 1! ],p tran~fened to an aceonnt i11 ih!• hooks of the said Cnmmi,sion to be eHlle<l the "Hevemw .E,.;pt>mlitnn· Chargpahh' to tlw i-ilatt• Account."
Awl the HmH<rHhle Fnnwi' Edward 01•1. His iiiajesty's ,\linist.Pr of Water Slii'Jil.Y for th•· :->tat" of Yietoria, !\hall give tlw ll!'<:e,sary din·•·tio!l>' lH•rein ae<'onlingly .
. T. C. ~fA< :Gf.BHON, Acti11g Clerk of the Executive Council.
APPENDIX B.
SCHEDULE OF UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF GRANTS TO 30TH JUNE, 1938. Since the commencement of Relief Works in 1930, a total amount of £2,380,408 has
been made available to this Commission from Unemployment Relief Funds for expenditure on works providing employment in country districts. Of this amount, £166,035 was allocated prior to the constitution of the Employment Council in July, 1932. Details are as follow:-
ScHEDULE OF GRAN'rs, 1sT JuNE, 1930, TO 11TH JuLY, 1932. ~-------~------~---
l,ncalit.y.
Goulburn .i\Iain Channels
Mornington Peninsula Campaspe River Wimmera Mallee
East. Goulburn West Goulburn
\\ ork.-:'.
HEADWORKS.
East and West Goullmrn Lysterfield Reservoir Eppalock Weir Lake Lonsdalc Heservuir
Grant.
£ 6,000 5,000 5,100
12,400 6,000 5,000
·--~--
iYiaffra.-Sale .Bacchus Marsh Cob una Kerang Tragowd Pla-ins
Oohb<w :Uillewa Nortlwrn .\1allrc•>,
Be!larine PeninKula.
Koow~on1p Carru;11
Canned Fruits
IRRIGATION Dv;TRICTs.
Channel Lining Cha nncl Lining Clw nnel CunHt.rlldion .. Ubt.nnd Oonshudion llhannel ( ll)n~fnwtiou
WATEftW<>nKs Dr<>TlW'TH.
I !hannel Lining IHwnm>l Linin!-( Chann0l Oom;t.rw·t.inn Ironf'la<l Ca.t.ehnmnt->< .. Town N11pplios
IJn1 inR Dn-1inH and Hanks
l\1Jsc;E LLAN EO 11S.
Shepparton-Processing
.. I
I Total of Grants from 1.6.30 to 11.7.32 I
15,000 19,000 !l,665 4,!HG ~,260
20,00() 10,000 14,000 5,000
[0,000 -~~··----
15,000 2,000
4,035
ScHEDULE oF GRANTS, 12TH JuLY, 1932, To 30TH JuNE, 1938.
£
39,500
,_Hi,:100
6\J,.UOO
17,000
4,035
£166,035
Lcrality ! \\"ork<. Grant.
il HEADWORKS.
Wimmem- :.\lallee . . .. • • 1
Lake Lonsdale-Increased Storage . . :Mt. Zero Channel and Basin - .. Fyans Lake-~Tree planting .. . . Longerf'nong W0ir . . . . .. Moora Re!'lervoir- -Constmct.ion .. Pine Lak<', 'P>Jylor~ Lake, &f'. ..
Loddon River . . . . . . Laanecoorie Weir .. . . . . Serpentine Weir--Reconstmct.ion ..
Uoullmm River . . .. . . Goulburn - W aranga Channel--Re-conditioning .. . . . .
Campa:~pe River . . . . Eppalock W c.ir .. . . . . Werribee River . . ... . . Melton Da.m-Haising . . . .
Kerang North-'IVcHt Lake.~ . . .. .Main Channels, Swan Hill and Kerang Main Channels, Kerang and Kerang
Nortl1-West. Lakes .. . . Tutchewop Channel .. . .
Pyk•;s Crl'r·.k Hr<K.,rvoi r· . . .. Lining 'l'u nw·l . . . . . .
Total (Headworks)
£ 1932-33 2,500 1932-33 6,000 1932-33 350 193~-l-34- 700 1934--35 ·1,750 193fi-37 5,000
1933-3,1 1,250 1935-36 800
1934-35 5,000
1932-33 4,500
1934-35 3,500
1932-33 14,500
1933-34 10,350 1934-35 3,000
19:37-38 !),000
£
19,300
0 2,05
5,<X ){)
4,5
3,.5
00
00
27,H5( 5,001
---67,200
APPENDIX B-conliwued.
ScHEDULE OF GRANTS 12TH JuLY, 1932, TO 30TH JuNE, 1938-continued.
Locality. Wmk•. Urrmt.
£ £ lRRIGATlOX DII'TRICTS· -WATER SuPT'LY.
Bacehnfl l\:Iar~h . . . . . . Chann<'l Lining .. . . . . 1\"!:32-:35 :n ,350 :31,:350
Werrihee . . . . . . . . ()hamwl Lining . . .. . . 1 fn2 -:in :)8,700 :~8,7110
}f y~tir Park aml 'J'rf'Hi'o . . .. ()hamt<'l~ (al~o fZ,IIIIO for 'l'n·~co dr:titt,.;, q.v.) . . .. . . . . I !J;;:\-:1-t 2,500
2,500 ]{p!} Cliffs and Me rhein .. . . ()hannrl ConHt.rnction, Rt•'l <:Ji rr~ :llld
l\i;•rbein . . . . . . .. I \1:32- :3:) 15,000 15,00()
.Vfaffr-:1 Rale . . . . Cha mwl Oou:<t.rur·t.ion . . .. 1!132 :H 7,R5iJ -~· '·~ 7 ,Hf)(l
Rodtwy . . . . . . . . Cktllnd ( 'on~l md.ioll .. . . 1 }1~12 ;);:1 7.000 - -. 7,(11)0
flohmm . . . . . . . . Channel Cleaning . . . . .. l\132 3:3 :JOO Channel Syphon . . . . .. 193.1 ;H I ,000 Channel Construction . . .. 19:1::: :34 1,500
2,800 De akin . . . . . . . . Channel (\mstrudion .. . . ]!13'1 35 2,40[)
1-- 2,·10lJ Nynh . . . . . . . . Channel Lining .. . . . . 1\!34 3fl fl!O
!iiO Swan Hill . . . . . . Channel Lining, Woorinen . . .. 1!;13536 li50
650 Dif'trict~ Grnerallv . . . . Reconditioning WorkR .. . . HJ:34-37 Ro,ooo
Reconditioning Work:;; .. . . Hl37-38 20,000 100,000
--- ~----~-~
Total (Irrigation Supply Works) .. 208,79 5
lRRIGATIOX DISTRIOTS~DRAIXAGE.
2\'la.fira-Sale . . . . . . Drainage . . .. . . . . 1933-37 25,800 Drainage . . .. . . . . 1937-38 2,500
28,300 Cohnna . . . . . . . . Drainage, Leitehville and Cohnna .. 1932-37 30,500
Drainage, Cohuna . . . . .. 1937-38 12,000 Drainage, Colnma and Leitehville .. 1937 --:·IR 5,000
47,500 I Barr Creek, Enlargement . . .. 19:12-37 24,280
-~----·- 24,280 Swan Hill . . . . .. Dminaw·, Woorim·n, and Swan Hill . . 1933-:36 10,095
Drainage, \V oorirwn . . .. 1937 -:'18 lO,OOO 20,095
Rodney . . . . . . .. Drainage . . . . . . . . 1933-37 61,·155 Drainage . . . . . . .. 1937-38 7,000
68,455 De akin .. . . . . . . Drainage . . . . . . . . 1934-35 5,060
5,060 'rongala-Stanhope . . . . . . Drainage . . .. . . . . 1932-36 69,500
69,500 Nyah . . . . . . .. Drainao·e . . . . . . . . 1933-34 1,500 b
Drainage .. . . . . . . 1937-38 4,800 6,300
Shepparton .. . . . . Drainage . . . . . . . . 1932-37 60,075 Drainage . . .. . . . . 1\137-38 10,500
70,575 Wnribee . . . . . . .. Drainage . . . . . . . . 193337 3,750
3,750 Baeehuf' Marsl1 .. . . . . Drainage . . . . . . . . ] 9:36-37 1,250
1,250 Mildura . . .. . . . . Subsurface Drainage . . . . 1934-:37 169,416
Subsurface Drainage .. . . 1937-38 39,125 208,541
'' .. r,r;
Arr:KNDIX B~~contintted.
ScHEDULE oP GRANTS 12TH .JuLY, 1932, To 30TH JuNE, 1938-continued.
Lo,alily. Works. Grant.
---
IRRIGATION DISTRICTS-DRAINAGE-continued. £
Rrought forward -. .. . . Red Cliffs and l\f0rlwin . . .. Subsurface Drainage, Red Cliffs, :Nierbein,
I an'l Mildura--Snrveys, &c. .. 1933-34 10,000 Red Cliff~ and i\Ierbein Subsurface
Drainage . . .. . . 1933~37 234,653 Merlwin, Subsurface Drainage .. 1937--38 12,000
Tragowel Plains . . . . . . Drainage . . . . . . .. 1933-37 7,500 Drainage . . . . .. . . 1937~38 9,500
Rochester . . .. . . Drainage . . . . . . . . 1933~37 58,920 Drainage . . . . . . .. 1937~38 7,500
Kerang . . .. . . . . Dra.ina.ge, Kerang East . . . . 1934--36 77,436
Treseo .. . . . . . . Drainage, see under Water Supply, £2,000 for drainage out of £4,500 .. 1933--34 2,000
Drainage . . . . . . .. 1937-38 1,240
Total (Irrigation Drainage Works) .. ~-·~--~~~---------~-~~--~-~
\V A'fERWORKS DISTRICTS. Wimmera--Mallee .. . . Channel Construction . . . . 1932~33 15,000
Tanks and Bores . . . . .. 1932-33 3,000 i\h. Zero Channel Construction .. 1932-33 9,000 Channels and tanks . . .. 1932--33 1,250 Channels~~Sand Drift . . .. 1933-37 92,000 Channels--Sand Drift .. . . 1937-38 20,000 Enlargement and l-ining of Channels 1936~37 6,000 Urban Storages . . .. . . 1936--37 4,500 :Mallee Towns-Improvement .. 1937--38 3,000 Donald East Channel . . .. 1937-38 780 Pimpinio High Lands . . .. 1937-38 8,400
Millewa . . .. . . . . Outlets, Clay l-ining Channels . . 1932-33 4,000
Corecna . . . . . . .. Clay Lining Channels . . . . 1932-33 800
Yelta . . . . .. .. Watering . . . . . . . . 1933-34 500
Long Lake . . .. . . Channel Construction . . . . 1934-35 1,230
Tyrrell \V est .. . . . . Ironclad Catchments, Baring North and Patchewollock . . .. . . 1933-34 3,500
Tyrrell West . . . . .. Road Construction, Patchewollock North 1933~34 300
Loddon United . . .. . . Serpentine Weir . . . . . . 1933-34 765
Total (Rural Works) .. . .
\V ATERWORKS DISTRICTS-URBAN.
Newstead .. . . .. . . Channel Construction . . . . 1932-33 2,000
Walpeup . . .. . . . . Water Tower . . . . . . 1933-34 1,250
.Nyah . . .. . . . . Reticulation Improvements . . . . 1933-34 I 1,000
Koondrook Reticulation Improvements 1935-36 230
Carried forward
£
553,606
256,653
17,000
66,420
77,436
3,240
974,355
162,930
4,000
800
500
1,230
3,500
300
765 ·-
174,025
2,000
1,250
1,000
230
4,480
APPENDIX E----continued.
ScHEDULE oF GRANTS 12TH JuLY, 19:3:~, TO 30TH JuNE, 1938-continued. ---~--------------·~-----------~--------------c·~-------- ----- ~- - ~----
Locality. \York::).
WATERWORKS DIST1UC'rS---lJ RBAS~contiJl!UIXl.
Leitchville
Lake Boga
Jeparit
Ha in bow
:Ylornington Peninsula
Dromana-Sorrento ExtenHion
Bellarine Peninsula
We~tern District Scheme
Coli ban
Kooweerup and Cardinia
Lake ::VIeering
Various Districts
Canum
Swan Hill and Kerang
Dandenong
Brought forward
Storage and Hetienlation
Improved Supply
Reticulation Improvements
Reticulation lmproYement;;
Channel (Dromana- Sorrento) Lv~terfield ResernJir S~rvice Ba~in, Garfield Cranbouruc Bittern Channel Beaching Mornington Re~ervoir Enlargement of :Ylornington Re~ervoir I,ysterfield Rm:ervoir, Raising
In~talment of £55,000 Instalment of £55,001 J
Urban Supplir:s
ln;;talment of £93,700 ln;;talment of £93,700
Channel Lining River Diver;;ion (Ashhourne) Eaglehawk Main llendigo and Castlemaine Heticulatiou
Improvements and Channel Lining (1st lnst.almcnt, £200,000) .. (2nd Instalment, £200,000)
MalmRhury Reservoir- -Enlargement New Storagcs
Total (Urban Works)
FLOOD PROTECTlOS.
Drains and Levees .. Drains and Levees .. (Includes £25,000 froru Commonwealth) Cardinia Outfall Yallock Outfall Y allock Outfall Flood ReliPf
Leveex
1934 Flood Damage- --He pairs
1-:a;;tern Uontour Draiu Drains and Levees .. Pillars Bridge --Flooding Flood H.elil'f
I\•ntal lslawl Little Murnw Levpes, FiHh Point Lit.tl<> Murra~· LPVPPK, B<•ujProop l\lun·a v Hivt·r LevP<'H, Swan Hill lHmTa·y Rivnr Levee~. Swan Hill ;\lurra~ Hiver Levees Loddo;l River Levet•;,;
Levee Bank, Stud Road
Total (Flood Protection Works)
HJ35-36
1\!35-36
.HI:35-36
HJ32·3:3 193233 l!:l32 33 193233 1932-:33 1933-34 1!):34-35
1 \!:35-36 HJ:.l7 -:38
19:32-35
l\!35-37 1937-38
1933-36 1934-35 l ~)35-36
19:36-37 19:37- :~8 1937-38 1937-38
1932-33 1934--35
1936-37 1936-37 Hl37--38 19:n-:->8
l \J:32··33 1933-36 19:36-:n 111:37-38
1 \!:32-::la l!l33:H 19:33--:H-1935-31> 11!37 :38 J \J37--3tl ] 9:-\7-88
11!:34-:35
Uraut.,
£
1,000
1,500
2,500
500
10,000 7,800 2,300 1!,000 2,080 3,200 4,000
5,000 25,000
2\J,U50
62,750 30,950
96,468 7,950
12,000
66,000 ti6,000 26,500 15,000
£ 4,480
1,000
1,500
2,500
500
38,380
:30,000
29,050
\);),700
289,918 ---·-·--~
491,028
22,000 ti5,000
10,000 5,000
25,000 2,000
129,000
'190 71!0
20,000 20,000
8,000 17,450 2,000 4,500
:H,950 170
6,430 7,500 :3,000 b,OOO 3,UOO :3,000
27,lOU 700
700
209,540
APPENDIX B-continued.
ScHEDULE OF GRANTS 12TH Jt'LY, HJ32, TO 30TH JuNE, 1938-continued.
I Locality. WorkR. Grant.
~·--~----~----~-----·---1-----------------------l---------
Mitehell River
Gou!Lurn River
Riv1~rs Generally
Sno>~-y RivPr, Or host . .
Lat.rohr RivPr . .
-------------------
Districts Generally
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Snagging-Bairn~ dale
Cribwork--AclJeron Breakaway
Snagging--Avoca, ·west Rarwon, Broken, Fitzroy, Gellibrand, Goulbum, King, Kiewa, LatroLe, Loddon, Macalister, Mitehell, Oven.'!, .. Powlett, Rubicon, Snowy, '!'ambo, Tarra, Tarwin, Thomson, and Yarra
Rivers; GunLower and Woori Yallock Creeks . . . . . .
Improvcnt('lllK . . . . .. Improvcmf'nh; . . . . ..
lnJprovcment;., . . . . .. lm j>l'OVPilll'tl iK . . .. . .
Total (River Improvements) ..
GENERAL.
Noxious Weeds-Destruction
1932-33
1932-34
1934-37
]937--38
1933-3·1 1\)37--38
1936-37 1937-3~
. .
1936-37
----------------1-···------·
Total of Grants from 12.7.32 to 30.6.38 ..
£ £ 350
350 1,000
1,000
46,500
5,000
51,500 5,580
12,000 17,580
10,000 8,000
18,000
. . 88,430
1,000 1,000
£2,214,373
--------------·--------l-------------------------------1--------------
GRAND TOTAL OF GRANTS FROM 1.6.30 TO 30.6.38 . . . . £2,380~408
----------------- --------'---------------------------------~------ ----No~l'E.-Tbe total expenditure of Unemployment Relief Funds as from 1st June, 1930, to 30th June,
1938, wa~ £2,216,802, the total number of men to whom employment was provided being 37,541.
APPENDIX C.
Statements Giving General Particulars Relating to Districts Controlled By Commission.
A---IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS.
Baechu:l Marsh P.oort Calivil Campaspe Cohuna Deakin Din gee Ecl1iu~a North Fif<h Point Katandra .. 1\praup; Koondr:ook Leitehviile :\Iaffra-Sal!' ?vTerhein
Dlstrid.
My;;tie Park North Slwpparton Nynh Re([ Cliffs Hoc hest er Rod11ey Shepparton S011th Sheppartou Stanhope Swan Hill .. Third Lake Tougala Tragowel Plains Tresco Werribee
SouRCES OF SUPPLY AND CHANNEL MrLEAGES.
~ource of Ru rv1y.
Werribce River an<l Tributaries Goulburu River Goulburn River Oampaspe River .Murray RivN, Torrumharry System Goulbnrn River Goulbnrn River Goulburn RiYer Murray River, Tori'Umbarry System Ooulhurn RiYer }lurray RivH, Torrmnha.rt'y Sy>ltem Murray Riq;r, 'l'ormmharry sy~tPill .Murray River, 'l'ornunharry Systrm Macali~;ter River .M urra y Ri;·er .. Murrav River, Torrumharrv System Goulh~un Riv<'r , .\Turrav RiYer .. 'fnrray River .. Gonlburn River Goulbum River Goulburn RivPr Goulburn River Goulburn River Murray RiYer .. Mnrrav Riwr, Torrumbarrv System Goulb;1rn River · Goulbnrn Ri \'er Murrav River ..
Kerang North-West LakP.~ (WaterworkH Werril1ee River and Tributaries Murray and Loddon Rivers
District) Western Wimmera (Waterworkfl District) First Mildura (Irrigation Trust)
Grampiaus Reservoirs i Murrav Rivt>r · Miscellaneous Main Channels
Cohuna Kerang East Merbein Red Cliffs Rochester Rodney Shepparton
Tongala-Stanho pe Werribee .. Not vet included in con
stituted Drainage DistrictB
Total
B~DRAINAGE DISTRICTS.
AREAS, 0UTI'ALLS, AND MILEAGES OF DRAINS.
61,893 82,360
7,360 10,.170 42,226 32,668 70,050
H3,!H8 J0,4Hfi
Barr Creek Barr Creek
Outfall.
Mmray River and Drainage Reserves Murray River and Draiuage Reilerves Murray and Campaspe Rivers Goulburn River Goulhnrn River and Broken and Nine
.\file CreekH Murrav and Goulbnru River::; Port Pl1illip Bay Various Outfalls
Totals
Mileage of Irrigation Channels.
47 H4 102 24
167 85 21 40 15 38
200 19H 3ti
l91l 54 32
129 35
125 294 639
98 48 94
104 33
Hl2 398
18 48 25
50 169 2:33
4,101
~Uleage of Drains.
Open.
125 llO
5 5
115 57
187
244 42
390
1,280
Pipe,
53 8:3
112
248
APPENDIX C-continued.
STATEMENTS GIVING GENERAL PARTIC\JLARS RELATING TO DISTRICTS CONTROLLED
BY COMMISSION--continued.
C-FLOOD PROTECTION DISTRICTS. AREAS, WORKS. AND 1\IILEAGES OF DRAINS.
District. Area (Acres). ~ ature of Works. Mileage of Drains.
Cardinia
Echuca (High-street) Kanyapella .. Loch C+arry .. Lower Kooweerup
36,040
20 17,012 45,700 61,720
System of drainage channeL<; with outfalls into Western Port Bay
Protective Levee Bank .. Protective Levee Bank with regulator Protective Levee Bank with regulator System of drainage channels with outfalls into
Western Port Bay
D-WATERWORKS DISTRICTS. (Rural Supplies.)
150
280
AREAS, SouRCES OF StrPPr,y A~D MILEAGES oF CHANNELS AND PIPES.
Axe Creek Birchip
District.
Carwarp .. Carwarp Central Core en a De ring Eureka Harcourt Hindnmrsh Karkarooe Kerang North-West Lakes
Long Lake Millewa Millewa Central N arre 'V arren Sea Lake .. 'l'yntynder Tyrrell Tyrrell West Upper Western Wimmera Upper Wimmera United W alpeup Central Walpeup West Werribee .. Western Wimmera Wimmera United Wycheproof Yelta Carrum (W.W.T.) Loddon United (W.W.T.) Main Channels
Area (Acres).
5,960 261,860 147,000 14,535
133,280 24,870 24,330 10,240 39,430
720,730 49,640
438,950 319,170 207,290
1,880 371,370 675,500 530,720 822,880 253,520 409,880 81,905
1,531,620 14,210
1,009,080 832,030 ·139,000
51,200 14,800
324,620
Hour re of 8uvply.
Coliban Reservoirs .. Grampians Reservoir~ Murray River Murray River Murray River Grampians Reservoirs Grampians Reservoirs Coliban Reservoirs .. Grampians Reservoirs Grampians Reservoirs .!Yiurray and Loddon Rivers
Grampians Reservoirs 1\iurray River :Murray River Bunyip River Grampians Reservoirs Grampians Reservoirs Grampians Reservoirs Grampians Reservoirs Grampians Reservoirs Grampians Reservoirs Grampians Reservoirs Artesian Bores Werribee River and Tributaries Grampians Reservoirs Grampians Resen'oirs Grampians Reservoirs Murray River
Goulburn and Luddou Rivers
Totals
• • I
Mileage of~
13 234 155 12
103 24 16 28 37
642 (See Irrigation
and Water Supply Districts)
437 492 186
373 614 -131 620 209 343
75
2·1 725 938 401 50 10 '137
169
7,448
WATERWORKH DISTRICTS SUPPLYING URBAN DISTRICTS. (For pipe reticulations, see under Urban Districts.)
llistri<'t.
-----~----
Bellarine Peninsula .!Yiornington Peninsula Newste'ad .. Otway Coli ban
---~~---·~-
Sourf'e of Sup])ly.
Barwon River Bunyip River Jim Crow Creek Arkins Creek Coliban River
Totals
GRAND TOTALS
1\Hleage of-
Channels.
92 50 18
348
10
10
35 60
51
APPENDIX C--continued.
STATEMENTS GIVING GENERAL PARTICULARS RETJATING TO DISTRICTS CONTROLLED
BY CoMJYIISSION-~contin·ued.
District or Dhision.
Anglesea Antwerp
Bacchus lVIarsh
Barwon Heads and Ocean Grove
Berri willoc k
Berwick
Beulah
Birchip
Bittern Brim
Bunyip Garfield Longwarry Carrum
Carwarp Chillingollah
Chinkapook
Oohuna Corop
Cranbourne Crib Point
Culaoa "'
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E~URBAN DISTRICTS AND DIVISIONS.
SouRCES OF SUPPLY, STORAGES AND RETICULATION ~iAINS.
Source of Supply.
Barwou River Wimmera-Mallee Channel
Svstem We;-ribee River and
tributaries Barwon River
Wimmera-.M:allee Channel System
Bunyip River ..
Wimmera-}Jallee Channel System
Wimmera~Mallee Channel System
Bunyip River .. Wimmera-Mallee Channel
System
Bunyip River
Bunyip River ..
Murray River .. Wimmera-Mallee Channel
Svstem Wi~mera--1\'Iallee Channel
System Gunbower Creek Goulburn River
Bunyip River . Bunyip River ..
Wimmera-}iallee Channel System
Type.
Earthen storage Earthen storage
Local Storages.
Concrete-faced embankment (Grant's Gully)
Conerete Tank
Earthen storage
Concrete Basins (low level) Concrete Tower (high level) Earthen storage
EarthP.n storage
·Earthen storages Earthen storage
Earthen storage ..
Supplied from J<'rankston and Lysterfield Reservoirs
Earthen storage Earthen storage
Earthen storage
Concrete tower Gravitation pipe from
Waranga-Westcrn Channel Concrete basins Supplied from Bittern Service
Basins Earthen storage ..
Dandenong Spring Vale .. Dim boo la
} Bunyip River .. Earthen storage, also Lysterfield Reservoir
Dingee
Dooen
Drysdale J.1'rankston Garfield (see Bunyip) Hastings Hevfield Hi(:ksborough
Hopetoun
Jeparit
Jun~ Jung
Koondrook Lake Boga Lalhf'rt
forward) i
Wimmera-Mallee Chanrwl System
Goulhurn River
Wimmera--Mallee Channel System
Barwon River Bunyip River ..
Bunyip River .. Macalister River Lance Creek
Winnnera-Mallee Channel System
Wi;;1mera--Mallee Channd System
Wimmera-Mallee Chalmtd Hv~tem
Mu;ray River .. Lake Bog<l. Wimmera Mall<·e Channel
Sv;;tem
Earthen storage
Elevated tank Earthen storage Earthen storage
J£arthen Htorage Earthen storage
Earthen storage Earthen Htorage Earthen storage Concrete tower Earthen storage
Earthen storage
BJarthcn storage
Oonerd.P. towN· Concrde lined .~t.orage ha."in Earthen storag<>
Wiltunera-1\'Iallt>r Channel Earthen storagr sv~tern
)lm:ray Rivrr , Rteel tower
Capacity.
gallons.
3,210,000 3,500,000
4,350,000
270,000
9,800,000
264,000 100,000
11,800,000
24,300,000
2,650,000 11,100,000
2,129,000
1,300,000 9,400,000
3,200,000
100,000
264,000 2,650,000
9,900,000
35,000,000
52,200,000
20,000 250,000
2,500,000
6,806,000 IHO,OOO,OOO
1,730,000 5,380,000 2,000,000
60,000 65,300,000
33,500,000
2,700,000
63,000 200,000
10,100,000
ll,HOO,OOO
25,000
I Reticulation Mains.
miles. chains.
3 11 0 23
11 0
11 58
0 79
} 5 45
1 39
4 46
1 10 1 76
{ 3 21 2 29 2 17
33 36
0 35 0 4fi
0 45
5 13 0 30
3 ·12 4 46
0 67
f 25 64
l 39 3 11 70
} 1 16
0 74
4 60 25 13
2 14 5 70
} 0 22
2 23
3 59
1 40
2 40 1 64 2 42
1 7
1 29
233 7
Brought forwanl
Lockington .. Longwarry (se•~ Bu11yip) Manangat.ang
M a moo
}lerbein Meringur ::VIinyip
Morningto11 Mount. Mart ha Murmhit
Nand,dy
Natimuk
Newstead North V>'onthaggi Nullawil
Nyah Nyah West
Ouyen
Pakenham Patchewollock
Piangil Portarlington Pyramid Hill Quambatook
Queenscliff and Point Lonsdale
Rainbow
Red Cliffs Rupanyup
Sea Lake
Somerville South Frankston
Speed
Spring Vale (see Dande-nong)
Stanhope Tempy
Torquay Ultima
Waitcbie
Walpeup
Watchem
ToTALS (carried forward)
APPENDIX C-cortinued.
E~-URBAN DISTRICTS AND DIVISIONS-cont1:n1ted.
RouRcEs OF SePPLY, 8TORAGEs .\lW RETICULATION l\Luxs. --. ·- -·-- ·--·----·-·-
1
Capae!ty.
gallons.
509,921 ,000
( ;oulhuru Rin•r .f<~lf'vated tauk 20,000
\r\'inlnwm·-:VIa llt•e Uhannd HyKtem
11~lll'tllP 11 Htor·agp 11,300,000
Wimmera·::\Tall(•<• Clwm1PI Barthf'n Svstf'm
;.;to rage 10,100,000
.Ylu;.ruy Ri\·er .. Pumped direet from riYer }lurray lEver .. l~arthen storage 3,000,000 Wimmera~l\iallee Channel Earthen storaae 15,150,000
Rv~ten1 " Bw~yip Rinr .. Eart.lt('1l :-;toragp 71,707,000 Bunyip Hin·r . Earthen KfOl'H,!.(I' 1,000,000 Mu nay River .. Earthen storagP 250,000
gtevatcd tank 20,000 W i m m era~ }'la I lee (:hannel
SystPm Eartlwn storag(• 33,700,000
Wimmcra~-:\Ta.lll•e Chamwl Earthen Kt or age 1 0,!100,000 System
.Jim Crow Creek .Earthen storage 9,946,000 Lance Creek Earthen storaPc 1,393,000
"' Wimmera-:VJallee Chrumel F~arthen storage 5,300,000 System
~Turray River .. Earthen storage 1,000,000 Murray Ri,-er .. Earthen storage 4,000,000
Concrete tower 120,000 \Vimmera~Mallee Cham1Pl Earthen storage 62,000,000
Sy1:<tem Bm~yip River .. Earthen ~torage 3,300,000 Winmwra Malice Channel Earthen storage 7,ROO,OOO Hy~tem
Murray River .. Pumped direct from river Barwon River Concrete tank 208,000 Goulburn River Concrete stand pipP 120,000 Wimmera-.\tlnllee Channel Earthen storage 21,300,000
Svstem llar~ou River Earthen storage 6,806,000
\Vimmcra-J\lallee Channel Earthen System
storage 21,900,000
.Murray Rin;r .. Pumped direct from river Wimmem~l\iallee Channel Earthen storage l3,ROO,OOO
Svstern Wi1;unera Mallee Channel Earthen ~torage ()fi '7 00' 000
Svstem Bm~yip River .. SnpJ>lied from main pipe line Bunyip River .. Earthen storage 2,442,000
Concrete tower 842,000 \Vimmera· }1a1Jpe
Sptem Chamwl Earthen storage 6,900,000
Gou!Lmn Hin'r Elevated tank 20,000 Wimmera· Mallee Channel Earthen
System storage 8,400,000
Barwon Ri\·er Earthen storage 5,445,000 Wimmera~Mallee Channel Earthen storage ll,300,000
System Wimmera-}Iallce Channel Earthen storage 5,100,000
System Wimmera~Mallee Channel Earthen
System storage 5,300,000
Wimmera-Mallee Channrl Earthen System
storage 13,500,000
--951,710,000
-- ---~-----~~-~---
lietleulatlun Main".
miles. chains.
233 7
70
l 7G
1 74
6 ·!3 0 58 3 M
12 lH 5 4.6
l () 70
J 0 [>3
4 72
[) 3 4 34 0 52
0 f.l3
l 2 48
J 4 44
4 r;~ ,Jo
1 16
2 76 6 70 2 26 2 43
12 21
4 45
7 40 2 50
2 27
2 11
} 5 77
45
0 78 1 16
5 24 1 0
1 26
1 0
1 62
----364 16
Brought forward
Werrimull Wouthaggi Woomelang
Wooriue11
Wycheproof
Yaap!"et
APPEXDIX C-cont1:nued.
E-URBAlS" DIBTRWTS AND DIVIBIOXS-continru·~ ..
SoURCES OF Sl'l'PLY, SToRAGES .\ND RETTCCL\TTOX M.uxs.
.Murray River Lance Creek Wimmera~Mallee Channel
System Wimmera ~Mallee Channel
System Wiirnnera~ :Ma !lee Channel
Svstem Wir~mera~Mallee Channel
System
Typ;•,
Earthen storage Earthen storage Earthen storage
Earthen storage
Earthen 8torage
Earthen 8torage
Totals
Local Rtora geF.
gallons.
951,710,000
10.000,000 421 ,04;),000
21,500,000
7,600,000
2l , HOO ,(100
2H,300,000
1,463,055,000
I :et.icula&ion l\[ains,
----·~--
miles. chains.
364 16
2 3 Hl 22 2 53
17
4 54
2::l
395 28
-~----------~~-~----~---- ----------------- ·--------~------------1-------- -
Co!iiJall Culihau Hivcr and Main :Jij ;-,ul,~id iary ;-;tu rag(•,--; I 1,85 7,000,000 300 0 i"itorage:;;
GRAND TOTALS (Urban) 3,320,055,000 695 28
•
APPENDIX D.
STATE RIVERS AND WATER SUPPLY COM~HSSIO~.
Victoria-Area Rainfall
vVATER SUPPLY STATISTICS.
SUMMARY RELATING TO WATER SUPPLY IN VICTORIA.
Total Net Expenditure Country Water Supply to 3oth June, 1938 Channels-Length-
Irrigation Supply Domestic and Stock Supply Drainage
Total
. . 56,000,000 acres 10 inches to 80 inches
£25,270,314 4s. 9d.
4,101 miles 7,956 miles 1,958 miles
14,015 miles
Area of lands in Victoria artificially supplied with water for domestic and stock purposes by channels, tanks, and borP,s 15,065,000 acres
This represents over one-quarter of the total area of the State-actually two-fifths of the agricultural lands
Area commanded by irrigation channels Area Irrigated-1937-38 Area benefited by Flood Protection Works
Storages-Present capacity .. Additional storage being rrovid.€d h w-orl!s in course d ccnstrudion Further storage which could be provided by completion of existing works ..
Districts administered by Commission~ Irrigated Districts-Water supplied for cultivation Domestic and Stock Districts-Water supplied to fill excavated storage tanks Flood Protection Districts ..
Waterworks Trusts and Local Governing Bodies supervised by Commission Sewerage Authorities supervised by Commission
Cowttry Towns-Reticulated pipe supplies for domestic useAdministered by Commission
., , Waterworks Trusts
., ., Local Governing Bodies Total Population in Country Towns supplied with water
By Authority: H. J. GREEN, Government Printer, Melbourne.
2,080,000 acres 590,112 acres 160,500 acres
1,903,450 acre feet 28,610 acre feet
420,500 acre feet
31 districts 31 districts 5 districts
133 districts 22 districts
109 towns 112 towns 16 towns
429,300 persons
-----\. uutor ...,
J ... I
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OOC:M.ATOo Hll.l. _....,, ..
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STATE RIV E RS AND WATER SU PPLY CO MMISS IO N
COLIBAN SYSTEM OF WATERWORKS SHOW ING
CATCHMENT AREA, STORAGES, RACES, AND PIPE RETICULATED AREAS
REFERENCE
CATCHMENT ARE.' i\I.~JN PIPE LINES aho wo thua
RESER VOIRS RACES-
PIPE RETICUI.Xr!-.. IJ .-\R£..\S
WATERWORKS LJI::-rRICTS CO!'\CRETE LINED SECTIONS EARlrlEN SECTIONS
NATURAL WATER RESOURCES
flA IL \V.~ YS _____...
HEJGHTS .\ BOVE "E.\ LEVEL
SCALE OF MILES o 1 7 a
bd ............... --- r--""1
1·10·'.38
