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Municipalities. [15 OCTOBER, 1969.] Municipalities. 895 The SPEAKER.-Order! The hon (b) How many voters are enrolled for orable member may not call for legis each ward of the City of Melbourne? lative action from the Government. (c) Into how many wards are the cities of Port Melbourne and South Melbourne, Mr. TREZISE.-Mr. McKinnis is respectively, divided, and in each instance, being forced out because he has what is the name, valuation, and number of refused to reduce the price of petrol, enrolled voters? which would mean a considerable The Hon. R. J. HAMER (Minister reduction in his income. I ask the for Local Government) .-As the Attorney-General to investigate the answers consist of lists of figures, I position of Mr. McKinnis and to con suggest that, by leave of the House, sider taking some action to protect they be incorporated in Hansard with innocent people who are in the grip out my reading them. of monopolistic oil companies. Leave was granted, and the answers Mr. BORTHWICK (Minister of were as follows:- Water Supply) .-The matter raised by the honorable member for Mitcham (a) and (b) The City of Melbourne is will be directed to the attention of the divided into the following wards:- Chief Secretary and the Attorney Net Enrolled General. I feel that both Ministers Ward. Area. Valuation will be interested in this subject. I N.A.V. Voters. will bring the point raised by the honorable member for Geelong to the Acres. $ notice of the Chief Secretary. The honorable member for Geelong North Albert · . 1,088 3,030,295 4,784 failed to convince me that he was Batman · . 51 6,005,870 1,862 dealing with a matter of Government administration. However, I will direct Bourke · . 1,974 6,197,120 2,573 his remarks to the a tten tion of the Gipps 378 4,804,855 1,961 Attorney-General. · . The motion was agreed to. Hoddle · . 54 5,254,575 1,707 The House adjourned at 10.34 p.m. Hopetoun .. 1,247 2,068,247 5,892 Hotham · . 851 3,362,493 4,624 Latrobe · . 401 7,656,915 2,774 m~gi5ltttiu~ mountil. Lonsdale · . 289 8,448,710 1,979 Smith 932 1,703,104 4,575 Wednesday, October 15, 1969. · . Victoria · . 500 1,421,983 3,158 7,765 49,954,167 35,889 The PRESIDENT (the Hon. R. W. Garrett) took the chair at 4.25 p.m., (c) The City of Port Melbourne is divided and read the prayer. into the following wards:- MUNICIPALITIES. Ward. Valuation Enrolled N.A.V. Voters. CITIES OF MELBOURNE, PORT MEL BOURNE AND SOUTH MELBOURNE: WARDS: VALUATIONS: VOTERS $ ENROLLED. Boundary .. · . 1,317,837 1,301 The Hon. ARCHIBALD TODD (Melbourne West Province) asked the Centre . · . 1,722,938 1,688 Minister for Local Government- Sandridge · . 2,512,931 1,510 (a) Into how many wards is the City of Melbourne divided, giving the name, location, 5,553,706 4,499 boundaries and valuations of each? -. 896 Poverty. [COUNCIL.] Home Finance Trust. The City of South Melbourne is divided HOME FINANCE TRUST. into the following wards:- MAXIMUM LOANS. Valuation Enrolled For the Hon. MURRAY BYRNE Ward. U.C.V. Voters. (Ballaarat Province), the Hon. H. M. $ Hamilton asked the Minister of Agriculture- Beaconsfield 8,572,825 4,287 Canterbury 12,522,852 4,759 (a) What is the maximum amount loaned Fawkner 19,009,222 942 by the Home Finance Trust? Normanby 24,366,858 764 (b) When did the Trust place this limit Queens 17,112,560 2,267 on lending? 81,584,317 13,019 (c) In view of the increased cost of land and the cost of building has the Trust con sidered raising its loans limit, particularly POVERTY. to meet the needs of large families? The Hon. D. G. ELLIOT (Mel The Hon. G. L. CHANDLER (Min bourne Province) asked the Minister ister of Agriculture).-The answers of Agriculture- are- (a) Without divulging any confidential (a) Section 8 of the Home Finance Act information, will he provide the Govern 1962 provides that the Home Finance Trust ment's interpretation of poverty and its may grant a first mortgage not exceeding 95 per cent. of the value of the security. implications? As a matter of policy, having regard to the (b) Has the Government any list of demand for such loans, the Trust, in the priorities for the alleviation of poverty; if so, main, has limited the maximum loan to an will he list these priorities? amount not exceeding $9,200. The Hon. G. L. CHANDLER (Min (b) The Trust fixed the existing loan limit following the passing by Parliament in ister of Agriculture).-The answer December, 1965, of an amending Act, No. is- 7363, which, inter alia, increased the valu As the honorable member will be aware, ation limit for loan purposes from $lO,OOO a report on this subject has been prepared to $11,600. by a committee of the Parliamentary Liberal Party, and the questions raised by him are (c) The question of increasing the exist receiving consideration. ing loan limit has not been considered by the Trust. BASS STRAIT. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. PETROLEUM PRODUCTION LICENCES. AGRICUL TURAL COLLEGE FOR The Hon. A. W. KNIGHT (Mel GIPPSLAND. bourne West Province) asked the Minister of Agriculture- The Hon. R. W. MAY (Gippsland Province) asked the Minister of (a) How many leases have been signed by the Government and Esso-B.H.P. in Agriculture- respect of areas in Bass Strait? Has a decision been reached as to the proposed establishment of an agricultural (b) How long are these leases for, and college in Gippsland; if so, where will it be when do the leases expire? located and when will building be com The Hon. G. L. CHANDLER (Min menced? ister of Agriculture) .-The answers The Hon. G. L. CHANDLER are- (Minister of Agriculture) .-The (a) Eight production licences for petrol answer is- eum have been issued. The Government is at present committed (b) The term of each licence is 21 years, to the establishment of an agricultural and the expiry dates are as follows: college at sub-tertiary level at Glenormiston Vic/Ll, Barracouta field, 31st March, 1988. which it is proposed to open in 1971. Vic/L2, Barracouta field, 31st March, 1988. Vic/L3, Marlin field, 31st March, 1988. Until this college begins to operate and Vic/L4, Marlin field, 31st March, 1988. a further appreciation can be made of the Vic/L5, Halibut field, 13th May, 1989. demand for agricultural education at various Vic/L6, Halibut field, 13th May, 1989. levels, no decision is likely regarding the Vic/L 7, Kingfish field, 17th July, 1989. establishment of further agricultural Vic/LB, Kingfish field, 17th July, 1989. colleges. Horse [15 OCTOBER, 1969J Racing. 897 DIAGNOSTIC CENTRES FOR GIPPSLAND. Caulfield Cup. For the Hon. H. A. HEWSON Athenaeum Club, Melbourne. Ballarat Golf Club, Ballarat. (Gippsland Province), the Hon. R. Geelong Golf Club, West Geelong. W. May asked the Minister of Agri Mildura Club, Mildura. culture- The Prahran Club, Prahran. (a) Having announced that the first Royal South Yarra Lawn Tennis Club. Gippsland diagnostic centre will be built Toorak. at Bairnsdale, will he give an indication Shepparton R. S. L. Club, Shepparton. of what stage planning has reached and when it will be established? Victorian Club, Melbourne. West Brighton Club, Middle Brighton. (b) Has he reached a decision on the proposed second Gippsland diagnostic Wangaratta Club, Wangaratta. centre, following upon the deputation from Melbourne Cup. South Gippsland introduced by the three Athenaeum Club, Melbourne. Parliamentary representatives in October, Australian Club, Melbourne. 1967? Amateur Sports Club of Victoria, Melbourne. The Hon. G. L. CHANDLER Bairnsdale Golf Club, Eagle Point. (Minister of Agriculture) .-The Ballarat Old Colonists Club, Ballarat. answers are- Bairnsdale Club, Bairnsdale. (a) Five areas of land at Bairnsdale have Commercial Travellers Association of Vic- been carefully considered as possible sites toria, Melbourne. for a regional veterinary diagnostic labora The Corio Club, Geelong West. tory, from the point of view of adequate Carrington Park Club Ltd., Rosebud. area, contour, suitability of access, distance from the centre of the town and asking Essendon Club, Essendon. price. The matter of selection of a site is Echuca Club, Echuca. still under consideration. The basic plan Green Room Club Ltd., Melbourne. being used for the Hamilton regional Geelong Club, Geelong. veterinary diagnostic laboratory will be used at Bairnsdale when a decision is taken Hawthorn Club, Glenferrie. to proceed with the laboratory. The Kelvin Club, Melbourne. (b) The question of when a second Kew Golf Club, Kew. regional veterinary diagnostic laboratory Kingswood Golf Club, Dingley. will be established in Gippsland will be Kyabram Club, Kyabram. considered after the centres at Hamilton, Melbourne Bowling Club, Windsor. Bendigo and Bairnsdale are in operation. Melbourne Savage Club, Melbourne. HORSE-RACING. Mildura Working Man's Club, Mildura. Mount Eliza Country Club, Mount Eliza. CALCUTTA SWEEPSTAKES ON Naval and Military Club, Melbourne. MELBOURNE RACES. Royal Automobile Club of Victoria, Mel The Hon. G. J. O'CONNELL (Mel bourne. bourne Province) asked the Minister Richmond Cricket Club, East Melbourne. of Agriculture- Ringwood Returned Servicemen's Club, Ring- wood. What licensed clubs have made applica Robinvale Golf Club, Robinvale. tion to conduct Calcutta sweepstakes on this year's Caulfield, Moonee Valley, and Seymour Golf Club, Seymour. Melbourne Cups? Sale Club, Sale. The Hon. G. L. CHANDLER Shepparton Club, Shepparton. (Minister of Agriculture) .-The Stock Exchange Club, Melbourne. answer to this question is lengthy Stawell Club, Stawell. and, with the concurrence of the South Yarra Club Ltd., South Yarra. House, I suggest that it be incor Sandringham Club, Sandringham.