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[Thursday. 27 September, 1902.] 1345 CONTENTS.-continued DfLLS--continued Thursday, the 27th September, 1962 Local Government Act Amendment Bill: Corn. .... ........ 1414 CONTENTS Noxious Weeds Act Amendment Bill- 02r. -. .. .. 1 5 QUESTIONS ON NOTICE- Message : Appropriation ... 8.58 Amalgamated Collieries :Open-cut Opera- Totailsator Agency Board Betting Act tians in Cardiff Area.......... .... I Amendment Hill (No. 2) : 2r ... ...1853 Ashleld Railway Siing :Toilet Facilities I 50 Barge for Broome- ANNUAL ESTIMATES, 1962-63- Recommendation for Purchase ...U349 Message : Appropriation ....... .1358 Use, Cost, etc................U 849 Financial Statement: Committee of Supply 1858 Bunbury Prison : Site ... .. Il Canuing Electorate- Loan Money for Drainage.......Ii Loan Money (or Residential Develop- The SPEAKER (Mr. Hearman) took the ment . 1 37 Departmental Heads: Payments in Ad- Chair at 2.15 p.m., and read prayers. dition to Salaries.. .... .......... I $50 QUESTIONS ON NOTICE Esperance Harbour: Construction of Breakwater and Land-backed Wharf .... I 46 METROPOLITAN WATER Exports from Albany- SUPPLY Bales of Wool and Subsidy Paid .... 11 351 DEPARTMENT Tonnages of Timber, Barrel Staves, State Government Insurance Office and Salmon .............. I 361 Loan Geriatric Patient- Home Treatment by Trained Nurses.,.. I fiil 1. Mr. TONKIN asked the Minister for Number in Government Hospitals .... I 80 Water Supplies: Iron Ore Deposits :Esperance Area Survey I 847 (1) Is not the loan of £150,000 which Laurence Arthur Brewer: Tabling of he proposes ft obtain for the Papers .... I ........ 850 Metropolitan Water Supply De- Licensing Court : Visits to Murchison and -partment from the State Govern- North-Eastern Goldfields.... ..... 1I 845 ment Insurance Office governed Metropolitan Water Supply Department: by the provisions of paragraphs 4 State Government Insurance Office Loan I so5 and 5 of clause 5 of Part 1 of the Mt. Henry Home : Allocation from Loan Financial Agreement and, conse- Expenditure...................1I 348 quently, unless the Loan Council Native Welfare Mobile Teams : Depart- otherwise decides, will be deemed mental and Religious.......... .... I 348 to be money received by the State Parapet Walls- next financial year on account of Appeals.. .. ......... .... ..... I 951 the loan programme for that year? Legislative Control .*.. ....... I 51 (2) In the circumstances is it not Physiotherapy- disadvantageous both to the Water Recognition by Health Benefit Organ- isations......... ......... I 849 Supply Department and the State Recognition under National Health to borrow the money? Act ... ...... .. I so9 (3) Is it proposed that the annual pro- Potatoes : Acreage, Varieties, and Yield I 350 vision of £10,000 from the loan School Commencing Times : Discussions by allocation for the repayment of Education Department and Transport the amount of £150,000 will be iii- fort'.. n...... ... ... 849 vested outside the department, Sewerage frCutyTowns : Loan Allo- and if so. at what rate of interest? cations for Albany, Narrogin, and Bun- Mr. Wild) replied: bury .... ... -. ....... I 88 Mr. BOVELL (for State Housing Commission Homes: Com- (1) to (3) No. bined Laundries, Bathrooms, and Toil- ets.... ....... .............. I 311 LICENSING COURT State Shipping Service- Visits to Murchison and North-Easteru Recommendations by Captain William I 346 Goldfields Tabling of Report .. ...... I346 Water Piping : Regulation for Non-cor- 2. Mr. BURT asked the Minister repre- rosive Type ........ .... 1...1s4o senting the Minister for Justice: (1) Will licensing court s be held as QUESTION WITHOUT NOTICE- usual this year in the towns of Petrol:; Coin-operated Bowsers .... .... I 352 Meekatharra, Cue, Mt. Magnet. Yalgoo, Leonora, and Menzies? BILLS-- (2) If not, what procedure is to be Blls of Sale Act Amendment Bill : 2r. I 355 adopted in connection with the in- Education Act Amendment Bill : Sr. I 352 spection of licensed premises and Licensing (Rottnest Island) Bill- the renewal of licenses, etc.. in Intro. ; Ir.. I 852 these towns? (ASSEMBLY.] (3) Is it the intention of the Licens- (3) When will the dredging works and ing Court to visit the Murchison construction of the land-backed and North-Eastern Goldfields dis- wharf commence? tricts in future? (4) What is the anticipated comple- Mr. COURT replied: tion date? (1) A court for dealing with applica- (5) How many bjerths will be provided tions for renewals of licenses will initially? be held at Mt. Magnet in Novem- (6) Will provision be made for fur- ber. Leonora and Menzies re- ther additions? newals will be dealt with at Kal- goorlie in October. (7) From what source will this be fin- anced? (2) No change in connection with in- spection of licensed premises by (8) Has the Government approached inspectors of licensed premises in the Federal Government for a each district is contemplated. special grant for 'this Project? Inspections can also be conducted (9) If not, why not? by the supervisor of licensed pre- mises now attached to the court. Mr. BOVELL (for Mr. Wild) replied: who, in the six months since his (1) The completion date of the con- appointment, has inspected and tract is the 18th September. 1963. fully reported on seventy hotels, (2) £224,840. all in country areas. (3) Towards the end of the 1962-63 (3) Yes, when circumstances make it financial year. .desirable or necessary. (4) This is dependent on availability of finance and has not been fin- STATE SHIPPING SERVICE alised. Recommendations by Captain Williams (5) One. 3. Mr. NORTON asked the Minister for (6) Planning provides for an addi- the North-West: tional four berths according to (1) Did Captain Williams in his re- port trade development. port on the State Shipping Ser- (7) No. 1 berth will be financed from vice, make any recommendations State loan funds. in respect to the control and ad- ministration of the service? (8) No. (2) If so, what were his recommenda- (9) The State is receiving financial tions? assistance from the Federal Gov- ernment for other projects and in * Tabling of Report this instance the decision has been (3) When will this report be tabled? taken to finance from State loan funds. Mr. COURT replied: (1) Yes. As advised in answer to STATE HOUSING COMMISSION HOMES question No. 15 Votes and Pro- ceedings No. 2 of the 31st July, Combined Laundries, Bathrooms, and 1962, Captain Williams recom- Toilets mended on this particular mat- 5. Mr. GRAHAM asked the Minister ter- representing the Minister for Hous- That a commission comprising ing: three members be established to In how many homes and flat units direct and control the affairs of built by the State Housing Com- the State Shipping Service in mission are there- accordance with Government (a) combined laundries and, bath- policy from time to time. rooms; (2) Answered by No. (1). (b) combined laundries. bath- (3) In the near future. I should be rooms, and toilets? in a position to indicate more pre- cisely on Tuesday next. Mr. ROSS HUTCHINSON replied: (a) 22 flat-units for the W.A. Pen- ESPERANCE HARBOUR sioners' League. ConstructiLon of Breakwater and Land- (b) 308 Pensioners' cottage flats. backed Wharf WATER PIPING 4. Mr. MOIR asked the Minister for Works: Regulation for Non-corrosive Type *(1) Can he indicate when the con- 6. Mr. JAMIESON asked the Minister for struction. of the Esperance break- Water Supplies: water will be completed? (1) Due to the apparent short useful (2) What is the estimated cost of this life of G.WJI. internal service pip- work? * ing causing considerable loss of (Thursday, 27 September, 1962.3 141347 time for inspection by departmen- ore deposits of a commercial tal officers, to dirty water and nature in the area which could be lack of pressure, would he give served by the port of Esperance? early consideration to gazetting a regulation requviring all future (2) Have geological surveys been car- internal services attached to ried out by the department in this M.W.S.S. & D.D. to be cement- area for the mineral in question? lined, capper, or same other ap- (3) If not, Could he have such a sur- proved non-corrosive type of lpip- vey conducted in the near future? ing? (2) Do not such regulations exist in Mr. BOVELL replied; each of the other Australian (1) The Mines Department has no States? knowledge of the existence of any (3) If nat, what are the various re- commercial grade iron deposits in quirements of the authorities simi- the area which could be served lar to the M.W..9.S. & D.D. in the by the port of Esperance. Eastern States and Capital Terri- There are six temporary reserves tory? within 150 miles of Esperance, but (4) Is he aware that many partial no iron of commercial grade has blockages start to occur in G.W.I. been reported by the operators. piping after approximately three and a half years in tilree-quarter (2) The Geological Survey has a field inch internal service? party which has been mapping on (5) Is he also aware that there are the Boorabbin and Widgicinoiltha very few instances of three- sheets during the last three quarter inch O.WJ. piping giving seasons. This is the area of efficient internal service after six country between Norseman and or seven years? Coolgardie. (6) As pre-war G.W.I. piping ap- Attention has teen given to the peared to last a much longer time possible occurrence of iron, but in a serviceable condition- none of a commercial nature has (a) has the M.W.&.S. & D.D. been located. water supply become more A survey of the Phillips River mineralised or in other ways goldfield, completed in 1953, did affected so as to cause a far not locate any iron of commercial greater degree of corrosion; value. or (3) The above survey is continuing, (b) has the quality of piping and and will later include the Norse- particularly that of galvanisa- man and Lake Johnston 4-mile tion deteriorated in the last sheets: that is, the area from twenty years? Norseman to Salmon Gums and Mr.