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(5) 31 114 primary and secondary students. COUNTRY HOSPITALS - BUDGET ALLOCATION 2632. Dr GALLOP to the Minister for Health: (1) What was the individual budget allocation for all country hospitals for the years - (a) 1995-96; (b) 1996-97; and (c) 1997-98? (2) What was the actual expenditure for each of these hospitals for the 1995-96 and 1996-97 financial years? (3) What was the estimated income from private health insurance for each of these hospitals for the above financial years? (4) What was the actual income from private health insurance for each of these hospitals for the 1995-96 and 1996-97 financial years? Mr PRINCE replied: (1)-(4) Separate tables are attached that provide the information requested. [See paper No 1201.] Notes: 1. The Health Department does not allocate budgets to individual hospitals. The information provided for question 1. relates to funding allocations made to Health Services. 2. Hospital information provided in responses to question 2 to 4 have been completed by the individual Health Services. There is potential for the responses to be interpreted differently and generally no attempt has been made in the collation process to verify the information provided. 3. Some health services have not been able to differentiate between receipts received from private health insurance funds/associations from other private fees income. Total patient fees income from all sources have been provided in lieu. eg Vasse Leeuwin Health Service 4. Gascoyne Health Service has provided patient fees actual information related to accounts raised by the hospitals. Actual receipts are not provided. BURGLARIES IN SOUTH 2639. Mr PENDAL to the Minister for Police: I refer to the Minister's answer to question on notice 1762 of 1997 about police clean-up rates for South Perth burglaries and the Minister's comments by way of interjection to me in the House on Thursday, 16 October 1997, will the Minister now arrange for parts (2) and (3) of the original question to be answered? Mr DAY replied: The answer originally supplied referred to the locality of South Perth only. The following figures refer to the South Perth Police District, which encompasses the suburbs of South Perth, Como and Kensington. (1) In the South Perth District, how many reported break-ins were there in each month from October 1996 to present?

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997

149 128 148 141 100 107 108 106 129 142 148 149 116

(2) How many arrests and/or convictions have resulted?

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997

216151199503410

(3) What number or percentage of such break-ins remains unsolved? [Tuesday, 10 March 1998] 255

Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct 1996 1996 1996 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997 1997

147 127 142 126 99 88 99 101 129 139 144 148 116

A number of strategies are planned to target burglary and related offences in South Perth. District Intelligence Units will target current hot spots within the South Perth Police sub-District and direct resources to those areas which have a high rate of offending. Known criminals in the area will be targeted by District Detectives assisted by specialist units. Greater use of the Mobile Policing Facility assisted by the Independent Patrol Group is planned in peak periods with saturation patrols being conducted at critical periods. In addition, the Traffic Operations Group and visible mounted patrols will provide a presence in nearby streets and laneways at relevant times. Operational orders and arrangements are currently being drafted for this campaign. EXPLOSION - WESTERN AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK, 1993 2641. Dr EDWARDS to the Premier: (1) In the New York Times 27 January 1997, there appeared an extensive article looking at the investigations undertaken by a United States Senate Committee into a mysterious explosion which occurred in the Western Australian outback at 11.03 p.m. on 28 May 1993, in the vicinity of an large property then owned by the Aum Shinrikyo Sect. The enquiry took place following reports that the sect had acquired nuclear weapons and it was feared that the explosion in 1993 was, in fact, a small nuclear explosion. Was the Premier aware that this US enquiry had taken place? (2) The New York Times article claims that "preliminary searches" were undertaken to find the site of the explosion but it does not say by whom the searches were undertaken. Will the Premier explain what searches have already been undertaken, by whom, when and where? (3) Will the Premier explain why it was left to a United States Senate Committee to investigate fully the circumstances surrounding the 1993 explosion? (4) Even if the event were simply a meteorite strike, as was suggested at the time, was it not of scientific significance and thus worthy of investigation? (5) Has the Western Australian Government mounted any investigation into locating the site where the explosion occurred? (6) If no to (5) above, why not? (7) If yes to (5) above, will the Premier table the findings of the investigation? (8) If no to (7) above, why not? (9) Has any local investigation been made into the circumstances of the sale of Banjawarn Station to the representatives of the Aum Shinrikyo sect? (10) Will the Premier table all details of the sale of Banjawarn Station to the representatives of the Aum Shinrikyo organisation in 1993, including when the vendor agreed to sell the property to the organisation? (11) Will the Premier table the movements of the two key sect members Kyohide HAYAKAWA and Yoshihiro INOUE in and out of during 1993? Mr COURT replied: (1) I am not aware of the United States Senate Committee investigating this matter. I am advised that the Police Officer representing the Western Australia Police Service during the Aum Sect Investigation has never been approached by any committee investigating the alleged explosion of May 28, 1993. (2) Mr Harry Mason, Consulting Exploration Geologist of Jarrahdale, WA, advised police of his suspicions surrounding the alleged explosion and that he had conducted a comprehensive air search over the area in question with negative results. (3) I am advised that the Australian Federal Police Task Force Commander and the Western Australia Police Service representative in the Aum Sect investigation have never been approached by any committee regarding the alleged explosion of May 28, 1993. (4) The Mundaring Seismic Observatory have officially recorded the events of May 28, 1993 as an .