1958
VICTORIA
TWENTIETH
ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
HOUSING COMMISSION VICTORIA
FOR THE PERIOD
1st July, 1957, to 30th June, 1958
TOGETHER WITH
APPENDICES
PRESENTED TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT PURSUANT TO THE HOUSING ACTS
By Auil:wity: A. C. BROOKS. COVERC.:.\IE."'! I'Rlf',;TER. \IELB(H'R.:'\f.
Xo. :.!I.-PRICE :ls. IM.-11K7a/;}8.
HOUSING COMMISSION MEMBERS
V. J. A. BRADLEY, C.E., A.M.I.E. (AusT.), Director
J. P. GASKIN, Deputy Director
A. A. ASHMAN, B.Com., A.A.S.A., Commissioner
Secrffar:y: G. G. BOL \VELL
INDEX
Page GENERAL: Housing Commission Members 3 Introduction 7
PLANNING AND CoNSTRUCTION: Land Acquired 9 Sale of Vacant Land 9 Sale of Industrial Land 9 Site Engineering 10 Architectural (New Estates, Slum Reclamation, New Building Types) 11 Construction (Houses, Flats, Sheathings) 14 Concrete House Project 25
Tables- " A" Summary of Completions of Dwellings 15 "B" Dwelling Unit Construction 16 "C" Types of Units Completed during year ended 30th June, 1958 20 "D" Locations of Flats 21 "E" Block Types of Flats 22 "F" Bedroom Types of Flats 22 "G" Concrete Flats Low Rental 23 "H" Sheathings of Site Built Timber Framed Houses 24 "I" Concrete Houses and Flats (Metropolitan) 25 'T' Concrete Houses and Flats (Country) 26
EsTATES AND PROPERTY MANAGEMENT: Tenancies (Metropolitan, Country) 27 Shops and Shop Sites 28 Sale of Houses 28 Low Rental Units 29 Rates 30 Maintenance 30
INsPECTION oF Sun-STANDARD HousiNG 31
SLUM RECLA~1ATION 32
FINANCE 33
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 38
APPENDICES 39
Cover: Architect's dmwing of Single Room Low Rental Units.
HOUSING COMMISSION, VICTORIA
REPORT No. 20
To The Hon. H. R. Petty, M.LiL, Mittister of Housing, Melbourne, C.2. SIR, In compliance with the prov1s1ons of the Housing Acts, the Housing Commission submits this report of its activities together with financial statements for the year ended 30th June, 1958.
INTRODUCTION The Commission has pleasure in reporting another year of considerable progress, especially note-worthy because total expenditure to date by the Commission has now passed the hundred million pounds mark.
Highlights of operations during the 1957-58 year are:-
New Construction During the year 2,414 new housing units were constructed, and of that number, 220 were allocated to the Armed Services in accordance with the terms of the Common wealth State Housing Agreement. The number of 2,194 units available for eligible families compared with 2,338 in the previous year, and is the lowest figure of completion since 1949-50. Restriction of funds available to the Commission is the sole cause of the decline in new construction. At 30th June, 1958, the Commission held 13,349 live applications for tenancies. The significance of that total will be apparent when it is noted that the Commission was able to house only 4,377 new tenants in 1957-58, on the basis of 1,803 in new construction and 2,574 in vacated units. Unless the programme of new construction can be expanded, the total number of applications on hand will progressively increase.
Slum Reclamation This activity, accepted as a social necessity, was greatly expanded during the year by the expenditure on slum clearance of £53 6,3 59: a sum much greater than the total expended on similar works since the inception of the Commission. For economic reasons, it has been incumbent on the Commission to utilise multi-storied construction, concerning which extensive investigational work is currently being undertaken. It will be appreciated that the dis-possessing of families under any circumstances is regrettable; but the Commission regards itself as fortunate in having a number of officers who are experienced in sympathetic handling of the human problems associated with slum reclamation.
House Sales Although applications to purchase show a slight increase, the number of houses sold 1,597 showed a decrease on the previous year's total of 1,798. To correct this trend, Estate Agents were commissioned in the country, and initial results are satisfactory. Commis sion also has under consideration further revisions of policy, with a view to increasing sales which number 4,673 to date.
,7 New Materials The Commission policy is the constant search for improved techniques and the use of new materials to produce a better dwelling unit at lower cost. The Commission has now standardised on the use of aluminium window frames on all units and copper spouting and down pipes for flats. A new material used for the first time in Victoria has been introduced by the Commission for domestic construction. This is a light weight concrete, and a prototype house is currently being constructed.
Estate Development To meet requirements of the Armed Services under the Commonwealth State Housing Agreement, the establishment of an Estate was commenced at Laverton, adjacent to the Airforce Station. In this instance, the Commission's planning organisation was faced with a difficult task. Land was not made available until 15/11/57, it was devoid of services, and extensive rock was known to exist throughout the area. The Estate was fully designed, surveyed and developed, with roads, drains and sewers to meet the needs of 78 houses which were completed, the whole within a period of seven months. The Commission has continued with its policy of maintaining a balanced develop ment within its Estates. At Broadmeadows particularly, industry has been encouraged, firstly by making an area available to a large Motor Company and two additional areas, north of the spur railway and north of Barry Road, have been set aside for industry.
Accommodation for Elderly Persons This is an activity in which the Commission feels a very special interest. The Commission has been assisted by the co-operation of the following municipalities, which have offered suitable land free of cost in order to enable the units to be tenanted on low rental charges: Ballarat - Brunswick Chelsea - Coburg - Collingwood - Corio Drouin - Footscray- Hamilton- Kew- Melbourne - Northcote Port Melbourne - Ringwood - Sale - Sunshine \'V arragul - Williamstown. The Commission continued with the provision of units for elderly couples, 176 being built for the year. It has also recognised the need of elderly women living alone by the construction of a block of 21 flats at Kensington.
Finance This financial year is the second during which the Commission has operated under the new Commonwealth State Housing Agreement on a reduced allocation of £8,000,000. This allocation will be further reduced to £7,200,000 for the ensuing year. An additional 5 per cent. is being made available for the hm1sing of personnel of the Armed Services. Additional finance is required to meet the constant demands being made on the Commission to provide accommodation. The following pages cover in greater detail the sectional activities and statistics.
8 PLANNING AND CONSTRUCTION
Lmd Acquired for General Housing The only land purchased in the Metropolitan area consisted of three lots in Macleod. They were offered to the Commission which already owned other land in the vicinity.
Negotiated purchases m the country were as follows:- Creswick 28 lots Laverton - 119f acres (now in Metropolitan area) Stawell - 2 lots Stratford 1 acre .Tallangatta 9 lots (including one lot with house purchased with State funds) T erang - 5! acres In addition negotiations for purchase of land in the following towns are now pro ceeding: Cobden Corryong Horsham- Lang Lang - Leitchville - Mornington Pakenham - Rochester Sale Wycheproof. The 1191 acres at Laverton was acquired to provide for the housing of servicemen as required by the Commonwealth/State Housing Agreement. The Agreement specifies that this provision should be made within normal housing estates and to this end an estate is being established adjacent to the Air Force Base at Laverton for both service personnel and civilians.
Land Acquired for Slum Reclamation During the year a total area of approximately 18 acres was acquired in the various reclamation areas proclaimed to date.
Sale of Vacant Land During the year Act No. 6090 was proclaimed. This Act provides that the Com mission may sell vacant land to any person for the purpose of erecting a house thereon for his own occupation subject to neither he nor his spouse owning a house or land suitable to his needs, and that the financial arrangements he has made to erect the house have been approved by the Registrar of Co-operative Housing Societies. All Contracts of Sale under this Act are void if the erection of the house is not commenced within eighteen months of the date of the contract. The Commission is not required to execute a transfer of the land until the erection of the house has been commenced, and the purchaser shall not, without the consent of the Commission, sell or assign his interest in the property until he has occupied the house for at least five years. To the 30th June, 1958, only 3 lots had been sold.
Sale o£ Industrial Land During the year further sales of land in odd lots at East Preston zoned for industrial purposes amounting in all to 15 acres were effected. In the previous year an area of 400 acres at Broadmeadows was sold to Ford Motor Company of Australia Pty. Ltd., and it is gratifying to note that large-scale building has already commenced on the site. An important avenue of employment for tenants of Commission houses will thus be provided. This could be the forerunner of other large industrial enterprises in the area.
9 SITE ENGINE£~ING
With the recruitment of professional and technical staff, the Commission's En gineering Branch has been able to undertake detailed design and supervision of construction of roads, drains and other site works on a number of Metropolitan and Provincial Estates. This has facilitated a closer co-ordination of building and the servicing of sites.
Metropolitan Area Broadmeadows has been the field of major actiVIty which has been aimed at providing for both immediate requirements and forward development. Private street construction work commenced in 19 56 has provided access conditions which have been conducive to rapid and economical building erection during the year. Street construc tion undertaken during the year is well advanced to provide similar conditions for the 1958/59 building programme.
At Broadmeadows an area west of the railway line suitable for a neighbourhood unit of approximately 500 lots, was prepared with roads, drains and sullage sewer, and given the name of J acana.
The Victorian Railways has commenced the construction of its new station at "Jacana" between Glenroy and Broadmeadows; its completion will be a great benefit.
Forward development will be facilitated by the construction of Barry Road to provide access for industrial and residential areas in the northern portion of the Estate. The overpass of the Sydney railway line-a three span bridge-is being constructed by the Country Roads Board, whilst the Commission's staff has designed and is supervising construction of the two-mile length of roadway connecting Pascoe Vale Road and Sydney Road, which will be available for use late in 1958.
In other metropolitan estates development has been limited to a number of smaller areas previously by-passed because of servicing and usage problems.
At Hawthorn (Bills Street) a small estate was established with fully constructed roads and parking bays provided prior to building commencing. This site required terrac ing with retaining walls and has resulted in an attractive small estate.
Laverton, the most recent of the Commission's larger estates, has presented numer ous difficulties in co-ordination of utility services. The selection of this site was not finally determined until October, 1957, and in order to satisfy commitments for Service personnel it was imperative that building and construction of services commence forth with.
The presence of road contractors, building contractors and construction gangs of service authorities all in the area at the same time presented many problems. These problems were accentuated by the fact that almost solid basalt existed very close to the surface in the area which had to be developed first.
The Commission was aware of the difficulties associated with this site but because of the requirements of the Commonwealth Department of Air has to proceed in this location.
There were many administrative, financial and technical difficulties associated with the provision of sewer facilities, but with the co-operation of the Melbourne and Metro politan Board of Works and the Department of Air, these were overcome and sewer construction is now proceeding.
In spite of the difficulties, the 19 57/58 objective of completing 78 units was obtained and substantial progress made towards the provision of fully roaded and serviced sites in advance of building construction for the 240 units forming the 19 57/58 programme
10 Again at Frankston (Forest) Estate where Service housing requirements had to be met within the year, road and drainage construction had to proceed simultaneously with building construction.
Sewerage The special finance arrangement operative since 19 54/55 by which the Melbourne and Metropolitan Board of Works carries out works to serve Commission Areas has been very effective. It has enabled trunk sewer mains to be brought to serve areas which would not have been serviced for a considerable period and in the process has benefited many adjacent private properties.
Provincial Areas Greatest development in provincial areas has continued to be at Doveton and Geelong; in each it has been possible to have roads and full services including sewerage available in advance of house completion. At Ballarat, Bendigo, and Creswick development has been carried out on sites, which were previously mining areas or mining dumps close to the centres of the respec tive cities. In co-operation with the Lands Department and the Councils concerned, a great amount of site clearing and grading has been carried out to make these areas suitable for houses. The transformation of these former ugly and apparently useless lands into orderly residential estates is most effective; the Community benefits both by improved appearance and increased municipal revenue with little additional cost for roads and services.
Volume of \Vork During the financial year the expenditure on roads, drainage and other works was:- Municipal Councils and Miscellaneous £749,434 Direct Contracts £381,743 Country Roads Board £69,995
£1,201,172
The above gross expenditure is reducible by £84,315 which was received from other Authorities in payment for works paid for by the Commission on their behalf in previOus years.
Take-over of Streets In a number of Estates both Metropolitan and Provincial, construction of roads commenced in previous years has been completed and Councils have accepted these com pleted streets for future care and maintenance as provided for under Section 58 5 ( 3) of the Local Government Act.
The co-operation of the Municipali.ties concerned is greatly appreciated.
ARCHITECTURAL The successful recruitment of professional and technical staff, and the appoint ment of the Chief Architect in March, 19 58, enabled the Chief Architect's Branch to as sume full responsibility for the }Jlanning and Supervision of the Construction Programme. Activities during the year included the following:-
(1) New Estates (a) Tacana: This area, which was originally known as Broadmeadows, Section "P," is made self-contained by the natural barriers of Pascoe Vale Road on the East, Broad meadows Road on the North, and extremely steep valleys to the West and South. Within
11 these natural barriers is a relatively flat area of approximately 120 acres which has been planned to give 522 home sites, 13 shop sites, and 1 Primary School site. Because of its self-contained nature, the Commission decided to re-name this area "Jacana" and to develop it as an all-brick area. All units built on this estate will be available for sale.
At the beginning of the year, site development was well advanced. In April, con struction of the first brick veneer units was commenced, and at the 3Oth June 15 6 units were under construction.
(b) Laverton: This Estate is similar to Jacana in that it is a relatively flat area of approx. 110 acres, bounded on the North by a creek, on the East by the Princes Highway, on the South by the Melbourne-Geelong Railway, and to the \'o/ est by the R.A.A.F. Station.
The layout provides for 48 5 home sites, a Primary School site, and 2 children's playgrounds. Allowance has been made in the subdivision for the provision of an over pass over the railway connecting Bladin Stn·et in the Commission's estate with Donald Street in the old town development at some future date. Provision has been made for the extension of Bladin Street to the North to provide access to the Old Geelong Road, and hence back to the Princes Highway. No new traffic entries on to the Highway are planned. The extension of Bladin Street will also permit residents in the Department of Works' group of houses, to the North of the creek, to have vehicular access to shop ping facilities and the Railway Station.
A special feature of this Estate is the shopping centre grouped around a small park which was located to preserve an existing group of trees. Two-storey row houses, for occupation by the shop-keepers, will complete this group of buildings.
The preliminary layout plan of this Estate was completed in October, 19 57, and construction of the first units commenced in November. At the 30th June, 78 units had been completed and 11 units were under construction.
(c) Forest Estate, Frankston: In planning this Estate in May of this year, care was taken to integrate the Commission's development with possible future expansion in the area. Considerable thought was given to determining the ideal size of ]\' eighbourhood Units under Australian conditions.
Engl·ish new towns have been planned on the concept that J\'eighbourhood Units of 10,000 people are necessary to support a reasonable standard of amenity. This number of people, at English residential densities, can be kept within walking distance of the Neighbourhood Centre. Each Neighbour hood can be likened to a small town in size and amenity provision.
However, Australian residential densities are approximately half of the English densities. The Forest Estate has been based en the concept of Neighbourhood Units of a "village" size, i.e., a population of 500 rather than the larger size adopted in England, and is based on the assumption that one Primary School will serve approximately 500 houses. The centre of a Neighbourhood Unit of this size, with its "daily needs" shops and Primary School, is within easy walking distance of all dwellings, even for car-minded Australians. The generation of traffic within the Unit will be relatively small but access by car (or public transport) to larger shopping and entertainment facilities will be along limited access roads on which higher speeds can more safely be maintained. It is felt that this smaller community is more likely to form itself into a social group than the larger unit adopted in England or than a group of 500 houses in an uninterrupted sea of suburbia.
The programme for 19 57/58 for this Estate was 28 concrete units and 11 brick veneer units. All of the concrete units have been handed over and the brick veneer units are at an advanced stage of construction. Roads to the first 39 units are com pleted and footpath construction will begin early in the next financial year.
12 (d) Industrial Estates, Broadmeadows: In order that local employment may be provided for tenants and purchasers of Commission houses in this area, two industrial estates were planned on M.M.B.W. Industrial Zones which occur within the boundaries of Commission land at Broadmeadows. Development of these industrial estates will be regu lated in conjunction with the housing programme for this area.
(2) Slum Reclamation (a) Pigdon Street, Carlton: When this Estate was planned in September, 19 56, the location of all existing trees was carefully plotted and the buildings arranged so that only two trees had to be removed. During the construction period, great care was taken to protect the existing trees from damage, with the result that the Estate now has a well-established air.
Construction proceeded smoothly during the year, and at the 30th June, 104 of the 1 OS flats planned had been completed and occupied. A small block containing the remaining four flats of the 1-bedroom Low Rental Type 210 has been developed, and construction of the :final block will be commenced in the next :financial year.
Site development, including the prov1sion of internal car parking areas, a children's playground, additional trees and general bnd~cape treatment, is proceeding and will be completed in the near future.
(b) Collingwood: The original plan for this Estate, prepared by the Branch in October, 19 56, allowed for the retention of three existing factories. Re-planning of the Dight Street Extension section this year was made possible by a Commission decision to acquire an old factory at .I'\ o. 40 Emerald Street now used as a warehouse. The re-plan provides for an extension of the central park system across Dight and York Streets, which will now be closed to through traffic, and for a small open space on the corner of Dight and Perry Streets. The revised plan provides for 370 flats, an increase of 39 flats over the original scheme. At the 30th June, 124 flats were completed and contracts had been let for a further 54 flats, many of which are in an advanced stage of construction.
(c) Anderson Street, Richmond: Planning of this Estate, which was :finalised during the year, proposes the closing of Anderson Street, forming it into two short cui-de-sacs entered from Church Street on the East and Lennox Street on the \'Vest. Access to the centre of the Estate will be by two further cui-de-sacs opening on to Elizabeth Street on the South. flats are grouped around these four courts. Existing services will be re-used in the re-development, and to this end the remainder of the land previously occupied by Anderson Street will not be built on but will be developed as a landscaped pedestrian way through the centre of the Estate, joining the tops of the cnl-de-sacs.
The development proposes the erection of 143 flats, including 14 Low Rental Units and 24 Lone Person Units. The site plan is at an advanced stage and it is anticipated that construction will begin early in the new financial year.
(d) Other Estates: During the year, planning and construction were carried out on a number of other Slum Reclamation areas. These included a group 18 flats which were completed and occupied at \'V alkcr Street, Westgarth; a three-storey block of 21 self-contained bed-sitting rooms which were completed at Derby Street, Kensington; and preliminary schemes for slum reclamation areas at Champion Road and The Strand, \'Villiamstown; Stokes Street, Port Melbourne; Essex Street, Prahran; and George Steet, Fitzroy.
(3) New Building Types During the year, three new building types were introduced into the Building Programme. All these types were designed to meet special requirements found in Slum Reclamation areas, and are in concrete construction. They were designed by the Chief Architect's Branch, and developed in close collaboration with the technical staff of the Ccncrete House Project.
13 (a) Three-storey 3-bedroom Flats (Type 202): As a result of experience gained last year from prototype 190, designed by the former Panel office and erected at Pigdon Street, Carlton, it was decided to re-design the unit. New features which were added were a balcony in front of the living room, standardisation of plumbing system and stairs with the systems used in the 2-bedroom 3-storey flats designed last year by the Chief Architect's Branch, and glazed precast concrete stair-well infil panels. These improvements have resulted in a considerable saving in the time taken in the erection of each block of this type of unit.
(b) Lone Person Flats (Type 211): In its work on the Reclamation of Slum Areas, the Commission has found the need to re-house lone persons, many of them pensioners. For this purpose a unit containing a large bed-sitting room, kitchenette, and shower room with toilet, has been developed this year. This unit may be built in blocks of varying length, and of one, two or three-storeys. Access to the later types is by balcony served by a concrete stair especially designed to make full use of post-tensioning techniques. As mentioned above, the 3-storey prototype building containing 21 units was erected at Derby Street, Kensington.
(c) One-bedroom Flats (Type 210): Like the type 211, this unit can be built in either two or three-storey blocks, and the stair component is identical with that used in 211 unit. Accommodation includes a living-room with balcony, bedroom, bathroom with toilet, and kitchenette. Access to upper floors is by balcony. Construction of the proto type was commenced on the Collingwood Reclamation Area and will be completed early in the next financial year.
(d) "Superior" Light-weight Concrete House: The availability in the near future of light-weight aggregates in Melbourne is of considerable interest to the Commission, particularly for use in the units being produced by the Concrete House Project. Con siderable savings in transport costs and increase in the field of activity of the project is expected. A new light-weight 3-bedroom concrete house has been designed and the Prototype unit will be open for inspection early in the next financial year. Special features of this unit are the light-weight pre-cast concrete roof, concrete floor framing, and the glazing of picture windows direct to concrete - a technique developed in stair well screens in 3-storey flats. External maintenance will be virtually eliminated by using aluminium window frames and copper spoutings and downpipes.
(e) Low Rental Units for Country Areas: New units based on the type 188 Elderly Persons Units and the type 211 Lone Person Flats were developed for on -site building in country areas too far removed from the fields of activity of the Concrete House Project. It is planned to build these units at Bendigo, Warragul and Drouin early in the coming financial year.
In addition to the above ten prototype concrete units, to re-house Aboriginal families living in shanties on the banks of the Goulbcrn River, were constructed at the "Blue Moon" Estate at Mooroopna. These units, contammg a large living-kitchen, three bedrooms and a bathroom-laundry were built from components manufactured by the Concrete House Project.
Other activities during the year included the completion of a new District Office for the Jordanville and Ashburton Estates; the commencement of construction of a sub-District office for the Ascot Estate; and schemes for a District Office at Dandenong.
COiVSTR UCTION .Houses In the year ended 30th June, 1958, 2,414 dwellings, of which 1,425 were in the metropolitan area of Melbourne and 989 in the various country towns throughout the remainder of the State, were completed for the Housing Commission.
The number of dwellings constructed by the Commission in each year since its inception is summarised in Table A. This table also shows the cumulative number of dwellings completed at the end of each year over the same period.
14 TABLE A SUMMARY OF COMPLETIONS OF IJ\VELLINCS':'
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Year ANNUAL COMPLETIONS CUMULATIVE CO~PLET!ONS En!l<:d 30th .JunP ::\lPtrn. ( '01111tr,\' 'futai Mrtr0. COIIJJtry 'Intal •
1939 44 44 44 - 44 1940 502 502 546 - 546 1941 212 54 266 758 54 812 1942 322 81 403 1,080 135 1,215 1943 79 - 79 J, 159 135 1,294 1944 118 118 1,277 135 1,412 1945 495 11 5 610 1,772 250 2,022 1946 889 204 1,093 2,661 454 3, J J 5 1947 921 570 1,491 3,5 82 1,024 4,606 1948 1,38 8 791 2,179 4,970 1,81 5 6,785 1949 1,45 3 904 2,357 6,423 2,719 9,142 1950 1,479 975 2,454 7,902 3,694 11,596 1951 1,36 5 1,3 34 2,699 9,267 5,028 14,29 5 1952 1,428 1,542 2,970 10,69 5 6,570 17,265 1953 1,57 3 1,665 3,238 12,268 8,2 3 5 20,503 1954 2,054 1,5 36 3,590 14,3 22 9,771 24,093 1955 2,111 1,849 3,960 16,433 11,620 28,053 1956 2,471 1,681 4,15 2 18,904 13,301 )2,205 1957 1,438 1,142 2,580 20,342 14,443 34,78 5 2,414 21,911t 15,288t 37,199 1958 1,42 5 I 989 .. Dwellings include I:Ious('s and }']ats but exdude Shops residence::.. -[ Frankston (144 unit<) transferred to Metropolitan
On 30th June, 1958, there were 1,468 dwellings on which construction had com menced or contracts had been let. Of this number, 782 were in the metropolitan area and 686 in the country. The wide-spread nature of the activities of the Commission in the construction of new dwellings may be seen by the fact that, during year ended 30th June, 1958, dwellings had been completed or were in course of erection in 123 different country towns. This compared with 115 towns at 3Oth June, 19 57. As stated in earlier reports, the Commission originally agreed upon a programme of one-third of its dwellings being built in country towns. During the year ended 30th June, 1958, 41.0 per cent. of all dwellings completed were located in the country, com pared with 44.3 per cent., during the previous year. Information of the Commission's projects throughout the State is presented in Table B. This table shows that, at 30th June, 1958, 38,667 dwellings had been com pleted or were under construction, of which ll ,706 or 3 0.3 per cent., were of brick or brick veneer construction, 11,510 or 29.8 per cent., were of concrete and 15,451 or 39.9 per cent., were of timber. An examination of Table B reveals that the municipality contammg the greatest number of Housing Commission dwellings completed at the 30th June, 1958, was the City of Heidelberg with 4,270 dwellings. The municipality with the next largest number of Housing Commission dwellings is the City of Preston where 3,5 50 dwellings have been completed. Other municipalities containing more than 1,000 completed dwellings at the 30th June, 1.958, were the Cities of Broadmeadows, Camberwell, Essendon, Moor abbin and Sunshine and the Shire of Mulgrave. The municipality showing the greatest increase during the twelve months ended 3Oth June, 19 58, was the City of Broadmeadows. In the country, the largest concentration of completed Commission dwellings is located in the Geelong area, where there are 3,049 dwellings, including 2,340 on the Norlane estate. Other large Commission estates located in the country are at Morwell (1,526 completed dwellings), Moe (1,434), Doveton (843), Dandenong (732), and Wangaratta ( 63 5). The scene of greatest activity in the country during the year was on the Doveton estate, where 280 dwellings were completed. In the metropolitan area, the main form of construction in the last twelve months has been in brick veneer or concrete, whereas in the country, timber and concrete con struction predominates, as indicated in Table C.
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Northcote City- Cbrkc Streett 34 34 34 34 Separation Streett 8 8 8 8 Northcote East 134 60 74 104 8 112 22 \X' estgarth 18 18 18 18 Total-Northcotc City 194 102 92 146 26 172 22 Oaklcigh Citv- North Ro;d 100 99 100 100 Port Melbourne Port Melbourne 1'f 46 46 46 46 Port Melbourne No. 376 306 70 376 376 Port ..VIclbourne, No. 3-t' 36 36 36 36 Port Melbourne, Swallow Street 14 14 14 14 ToLll-Port Melbourne City 472 388 84 472 472 Preston City- Bell Street+ 96 % 96 96 Bailey A vcnuet 33 33 33 33 David Strcctt 38 38 38 38 May Strcetf 3 1 13 18 3 1 3 1 Murray Roadt 74 74 74 74 Oakover Roadt 26 26 26 26 Raglan Strccri· 96 96 96 96 Bell 8 8 8 8 Tyler Street 176 176 151 25 176 Preston East 1,46 5 204 1,260 1' 1 () 1 234 1 ,3 3 5 130 Preston West 156 156 156 156 Reservoir 220 220 220 220 Reservoir East 1.267 730 35 502 1,221 40 1,261 6 T otai-Prcston City 3,686 1,686 1,479 521 3,2 5 I 299 3, 55 0 136 .Richmond City- Bridge Roadt us 138 1 .\8 158 Jas. Scull in Crt. n 14 8 22 22 Total-Richmond City 160 152 8 160 160 Sandringham City- Sandringham 934 S26 102 6 934 934 Sunshine City- Albion 60 60 60 60 ( 1,60 3 :\hid tone, Bray brook 2,3 59 51 20:i: 685 2,260 73 2,.'\33 26 Toul-Sumbine City ~,41 SI 51 ](,23 7 ·f 5 2,3 20 73 2,39 3 26 \Villiamstown City- Champion Roadt 76 56 20 76 76 Cmkcr Street, Newport 93 69 29 98 98 Torai-\Villiamstown City 174 .l 6 ii9 29 174 174 Frankston and Hastings Shire- Frankston ~ 144 7 137 144 144 Forest Estate''' .l 9 11 28 36 36 Tota!-Frkn. & H'stings Shire 183 18 28 137 144 36 180 3 :\fulgra vc Shire- Jonbnvillc North 741 217 524 707 34 741 Jordanville Sourh 1,042 1.014 I ,0 3 0 12 1,042 Totai-Mulgravc Shire 1,7.17 46 I ,78 3 Wcrribce Shire- La vcrton •:· 79 78 1 I
Totals 2.538 21,911 782
t Indi<>R~P~ uniL" huih undel' Stat(' Hou0ing· Scheme.
* Indientcs ncvv pru]u:t~ cmnmerH't•d durint~ yeal' erHled a0/6 5~. Indicate¥: Beaufort StC'('l.
S Fn·rnkstun l-~;:,tate- Tnu~sfl.:!Tt>d to :Metropolitan Are~l (l\1in. 187 4. 4/] 1/57).
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Matcl'ial Hom·f·~ and
~-----~ In Cour:::c E,tatc Numht>r of During of Erection Units Brick and ! Total at Yt>ar Total at at 30th Hri"k Con(·n·te Timh;:~r 30th ,Tune. Ended 30th .) une, .1 une, 1958 Vf?neer 1957 30th June, 1958 1958
Ararat 282 282 282 282 Avoca 5 5 5 5 Bacchus Marsh 92 92 82 10 92 Bairnsdale 52 6 46 44 44 8 Ball an (j 6 6 6 Ballarat 74 40 34 74 74 Sebastopol 30 30 30 30 Ballarat East 67 28 39 27 22 49 18 Ballarat West 460 4GO 438 438 22 Beaufort 10 10 10 10 Beech worth 29 29 29 29 Ben alia 236 236 200 26 226 10 Bendigo 174 95 25 54 95 30 125 49 Kangaroo Flat 94 94 94 94 Birchip 4 4 4 4 Bridgewater 4 4 4 4 Broadford 16 11) 16 16 Camperdown 51 51 51 51 Casterton 1 5 1 5 1 5 15 Castlemaine 73 13 60 73 73 Char! ton ]\ u 13 13 Cobden 18 18 18 18 Cob ram 90 90 7) 10 8 5 Cohuna 18 18 16 2 18 Colac 269 1 3 256 251 18 269 Coleraine 1 5 1 5 1 5 1 5 Cranbourne 6 6 6 6 Creswick* 5 Dandenong 732 72 632 28 732 732 Dove ton 960 90 845 25 563 280 843 117 Daylcsford 7 7 7 7 Dim boo la 32 32 32 32 Donald 8 8 8 8 Drouin 77 77 69 8 77 Dunolly 6 6 6 6 Eaglehawk 10 5 10 10 Echuca I 18 16 102 108 10 118 Edenhope 5 5 5 5 Euroa 41 41 41 41 Foster 13 13 8 8 5 Geelong Urban Area- Newtownt 54 54 54 54 Geelong 575 157 62 356 453 73 526 49 Geelong West 37 37 37 37 Norlane 2,348 12 262 2,074 2,301 39 2,340 8 Corio'~ 219 30 189 92 92 127 Girgarre 8 8 4 4 8 Gisborne 20 20 20 20 Hamilton 136 136 115 16 131 Heywood 4 4 4 4 Horsham 157 157 127 13 140 17 lnglewood 6 6 6 6 lrymple 17 17 17 17 Kerang 60 60 50 6 56 4 Kooweerup 14 14 14 14 Korumburra 82 82 68 14 82 Kyabram 26 26 22 4 26 Kyneton 35 35 3i 35 Lang Lang 4 4 4 4 Lei tchville 11 11 11 11 Leongatha 48 48 33 10 43 Lismore 4 4 4 4 Longwarry 5 5 Maffra i2 52 52 52 Mansfield 40 40 40 40
18 Crmntry-continucd.
Material Houses and I''lRts Completed
Number of During Estate Units Total at Year Timber 30th June. Ended 1957 30th June 1938
-----~~- -~···--i~---
\ Maryborough 120 20 100 120 120 ( Carisbrook 1 1 1 1 Merbeint 13 13 13 13 Merbein 53 53 53 53 Merrigum 12 12 5 10 2 Mildura 252 252 248 248 4 Mirboo 1'\orth 18 18 18 18 Moe 1,434 1,434 1,434 1,434 :\1o:JroJpna 58 58 58 58 Mornington 35 10 25 32 32 3 Mortlake 5 5 5 Morwell 1,541 7 1,5 34 1,522 4 1,526 15 Murtoa 10 10 10 10 Myrtleford 61 61 56 61 Nathalia 25 25 22 25 Natimu!.: 6 6 6 ' 6 Numurkah 86 86 8 1 81 Nyah West 13 13 13 13 Orbost 22 22 22 22 Ouyen 5 5 5 5 Port Fairy 27 27 22 22 5 Portland 96 96 87 87 9 Redcliffst 17 17 17 17 Redcliffs 83 83 83 83 Robin vale 36 36 31 31 Rochester 24 24 24 24 Rutherglen 14 14 14 14 St. Arnaud 18 15 18 18 Sale 198 198 173 20 193 5 Seymour 296 291 247 28 275 21 Shepparton 498 81 417 442 34 476 22 Springvale 47 46 1 47 47 Stawc!l 36 20 16 36 36 Stratford 11 11 11 11 Strathmerton 1 5 1 5 15 1 5 Swan Hillt 11 11 11 11 Swan Hill 145 145 117 18 135 10 T angambalanga 12 12 8 2 10 2 Tatur::~ 34 34 34 34 Terang n 33 33 33 Tongala 18 18 14 4 18 Toora 6 6 6 6 Trafalgar 21 21 21 21 Traralgon 297 297 297 297 Traralgon East 93 3 90 28 39 67 26 Wangaratta 645 89 I:t: 555 630 5 635 10 W arracknabeal 34 34 34 34 Warragul 339 339 3 I 1 28 339 W arrnamboolt 40 40 40 40 W arrnambool 321 23 298 2l2 25 297 24 Wedderburn 6 6 6 6 Winchelsea 57 57 57 57 Wodonga 268 268 171 33 204 64 Wonthaggi 11 5 115 115 115 Woodend 3 3 3 3 Woorinen 5 5 5 5 Wycheproof 10 10 10 10 Yarram 30 30 26 4 30 Yarrawonga 66 66 66 66
-~------Total~ I 5,974 97·t 2,087 12,913 I 14,299 989 15,288 686
Mefroj:olitan a11d Country Total 38,667 1,468
~ Indieatts nfw projects ('cmmenced during year ended 30/G 58. ·r Indi<..·ate~ units built undf'r State HouslnK Scheme. ~ Ftank..;;ton Er:tate~··-- Transferred to Metropolitan Area Indicates B••aufort Steel.
19 TABLE C TYPES Of U:-JITS COMPLETED DURING YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE, 1958
Type of Construction. Mettopolitan Country Tow.t Brick 56 18 74 Brick-veneer 357 144 501 Timber, Site-built 4 321 325 Timber, Prefabricated, Local 113 113 Concrete 1,008 393 1,401
Total 1,425 989 2,414
Unit Gro'Jping;;;,. 1Ietropolit:.:.n Country Total Single Units 924 893 I ,817 Units in Pairs 68 26 94 Units in Flats 433 70 503
Total 1,42 5 989 2,414 _ .... , ______~ .... ·------~·------.. ------··------
1Vfettopolitr~n Country Total ()ne bedroom (for 1 bed) 21 21 ()ne bedroom (for 2 beds) 168 42 210 Two bedrooms 321 246 567 Three bedrooms 892 697 1, 589 Three bedrooms and detached sleepout 23 4 27
Total 1,425 989 2,414
Flats
During the year under review, there were 503 fiats completed, of which 433 are located in the metropolitan area and 70 in the country. These figures compare with the previous year's completions of 452 fiats ( 428 metropolitan, 24 country). TableD, which includes the foregoing figures, indicates that the Housing Commission since its inception has constructed a total of 3,790 flats; an additional 144 flats were under construction at 30th June, 1958 (122 metropolitan, 22 country).
It may be seen from Table E that, of the flat units completed in the year ended 30th June, 1958, in the Metropolitan area, 152 units or 35.1 per cent., were of one storey, 20 units or 4.6 per cent., were of two storeys and 261 units or 60.3 per cent., were of three storeys. It is interesting to note that, in the previous year, 62.6 per cent., were of two storeys and only 7.0 per cent. were of three storeys. In the country, there were 70 flats completed during the year, of which 42 were one storey and 28 were two storeys.
The number of bedrooms contained in each of the 43 3 fiats completed in the metropolitan area during the year is shown in Table F. There were 188 one bedroom flats built, which represented 43.4 per cent of the total, the number of two bedroom flats completed was 165 or 38.1 per cent., and that of three bedroom fiats 80 or 18.5 per cent. Comparing these figures with those of the previous year, it is found that the number of one bedroom fiats completed increased substantially from the 13 8 units or 3 2.2 per cent. of all fiats completed in that year.
Table D gives the locations of flats in both metropolitan and country areas. The greatest number of flats completed during the year ended 30th June, 1958, are located at Dight Street, Collingwood (116 units) and Pigdon Street, Carlton (92 units); an indica tion of the growing emphasis on slum reclamation is given in these latter figures. In the last two estates mentioned, there were only 20 flats completed in the previous year.
20 TABLE D
LOCATIONS OF FLATS Jvfetropolltmt
Flat Units Flat Units Completed during Flat Units Flat Units Estate. Compl<•ted at Completed at Under Construction Year ended 30th June, 1958 at 30th June, 1958 30th June, 1957 30th June, 1958
As cot 846 6 852 Ashburton 198 198 Bra ybrook-Maids tone 254 38 292 6 Brunswick 4 4 Brunswick, Barkly Street 16 Box Hill 26 26 Carlton, Pigdon Street 12 92 104 Clifton Hill 16 16 Coburg, Dunville 4 16 20 Coburg, Newlands 49 49 Coburg, Springmeadows 14 Coburg E., 0.'icholson Street 8 Collingwood, Dight Street 8 116 124 54 Fitzroy, St.Laurence 68 10 78 Fitzroy North, Bennett Street 24 24 Fitzroy North, Clauccen Street 24 24 Fitzroy North, Holden Street 16 16 Footscray West 6 6 Hawthorn, Bills Street 36 36 4 Heidelberg 230 230 8 Heidelberg, Olympic Village 542 542 Jordanvil!e North 88 20 108 .Jordanville South 12 12 Kensington, Derby Street 21 21 Kew, Childcrs Street 8 Moorabbin 236 14 250 Newmarket 12 12 North Melbourne 134 12 146 4 Northcote East 16 16 N orthcote, W estgarth 18 18 Port Melbourne 36t 36t Port Melbourne, Swallow Street 14 14 Preston 2St 28t Preston East 26 8 34 Preston East, Bell Street 8 8 Reservoir 28 28 Reservoir East 156 156 Richmond, J Scullin Crt. 22 22 Sandringham 112 112
Total 3,229 43 3 3,662 122
--··------I ·! Indicates units built under State Housing Scheme.
Country
Flat Flat Units Units Flat Units Estate. Completed ut Completed during Year ended Completed at 30th J U!H', 1957 30th June, 1958 30th June, 1958
·---
Bendigo 12 12 14 Geelong 40 40 80 Norlane 12 12 24 8 Wangaratta 6 6 W arrnambool 6 6
Total 58 70 128 22
21 TABLE E BLOCK TYPES OF FLATS Metropolitan
I I Flat Units Flat Units Flat Units Storeys in Bloek. Units per Completed during "'Units Block Completed at Completed at u Year Ended 30th June. 1958 :""' c uc_'!"C': 30th .rune, 1957 30th June, 1958 at ; I •I One .. '' '. 2 74 6 80 - 3 144 - 144 - 4 152 128 280 52 6 12 18 30 12 Sub-total 382 152 534 64 ' 1 Two . ' .. 2 - 2 - 2 64 - 64 - 3 24 - 24 - 4 1,068 8 1,076 8 4 64t - 64t 5 25 - 25 6 18 18 - I 7 7 - 7 - 8 460 12 472 - 12 12 - 12 - . Sub-total 1,744 20 1,764 8
Three '. 5 - - 5 6 12 126 138 24 8 32 - 32 - 9 9 ~ 9 9 10 90 - 90 - 12 805* 96 901 * 12 16 113 * - 113 * - 18 - 18 18 21 42 21 63 Sub-total 1,103 261 1,364 50 ' Total I 3,229 433 3,662 122
TABLE F BEDROOM TYPES OF FLATS Melropohlcm
I l<'lat Units I Flat Units Flat Units Flat Units Bedroom Type. Completed _Completed during Completed at Under Construction I Year Ended 30th June, 1958 at 30th June, 195~ 30th June, 30th June, 1958
One bedroom, one bed .. 21 21 42 - One bedroom, two beds 64t - 64t - One bedroom, two beds 411 167 578 68 Two bedrooms .. 2,524 165 2,689 22 Three bedrooms 209 80 289 32 Totals .. 3,229 433 3,662 122
1 lndtcates un1ts bUJlt under State Housing Scheme. * Indicates "Rreinker'n quartt.•rs attarhed~
An integral part of the Commission's flat building programme is the erection of Low Rental concrete flats. The locations of these units are shown in Table G. As these units are used primarily to house elderly persons, they are being erected in the more populous areas with a limit to the number located in any one area. This may be seen in Table G which indicates that 3 33 flats of this nature have been completed in 18 centres, an average of 18.5 units per centre. At the 30th June, 1958, there were a further 86 units under construction in the metropolitan area and 22 in the country.
22 TABLE G CONCRETE FLATS-LOW RENTAL
Flats Completed
Estate. During Year Since Total to Ended 30/6/57 30/6/57 30/6. 58
Metro Jwlitan As cot 6 6 Ashburton 14 14 Box Hill 26 26 Brunswick, Ashmore Street 4 4 Brunswick, Barkly Street 16 Coburg, Dunville 4 16 20 Coburg, Sprlngmeadows 14 Coburg, Nichohon Street 8 Hawthorn 24 24 Heidelberg 8 Jordanville Nort'h 20 20 Jordanville South 12 Kensington, Derby Street 21 21 Kew, Childers Street 8 Maidstone 18 38 56 6 Moorabbin 14 14 Northcote East 16 16 North Melbourne, Molesworth Street 4 Port Melbourne, Swallow Street 14 14 Preston East 14 8 22 Richmond, Jas. Scullin Crt. 8 8 Sandringham 32 32
Total 124 173 309'·' 64
Country Centres Bendigo, Shenandoah 14 Geelong East 12 12 Norlane 12 12 8
Total 24 24§ 22
NOTE: • In addition to the above, 312 one-bedroom brick and brick-veneer flats and houses have been ete<'ted on v.arious estates in the Metropolitan Area since DecembPT, 194~1. ~ 252 Brick and timber one-bedroom flats and houses have been erected in Country Centres since December. 1943. (150 one-bedroom flats and houses were completed prior to the Commonwealth/State Housing Agreement).
Sheathings fofetropo!ttan There were only four timber houses completed during the year ended 30th June, 19 58, these being sheathed in asbestos-cement; no further units were under construction on this date.
Country During the twelve months ended 30th June, 1958, there were 191 timber houses completed in conite-finish, 120 in asbestos-cement sheeting and 123 in weatherboard on the Estates set out in Table H. These figures revealed that there has been a decrease in the number of conite-finish houses and a marked increase in asbestos-cement sheeting houses; in the previous year, only four houses were completed in asbestos-cement sheeting and 237 were of conite-finish. At the end of the year, there were an additional 140 conite-finish, 15 8 asbestos cement and 16 weatherboard houses under construction.
Prejabni:ated Timber .HoweJ (~Vet~therboard Jhea1ht'd) During the year ended 30th June, 1958, 39 prefabricated timber houses were delivered from the factory of G. A. Winwood Pty. Ltd. These were possibly the last prefabricated timber houses to be delivered under contract with local manufacturers, as the use of this type of unit has become uneconomic.
23 Two units were sold to the Hospital and Charities Commission. The other 37 units delivered, together with the 74 units on· site at the end of the previous year, were completed during the year m the following towns. Bacchus Marsh 1 0 Hamilton 6 Shepparton 21 Ballarat East 10 Horsham 10 Tongala 4 Cohuna 2 Korumburra 4 Traralgon East 12 Colac 6 Leongatha 10 Warragul 8 Echuca 5 Longwarry 5 113 TABLE H SHEATHINGS OF SITE BUILT TIMBER FRAMED HOUSES Jllctropohtc~n
Units Completed during year Unit~ under con~truct.ion ended :30th .June, 195R at 30\h June, 1958 Estate. Conite Asbestos Weatherboard Conite Asbesto:5 Cement Cement Weatherboard .I -----·- Maidstone - 4 - - - Total - 4 - - - Country
Units Completed during year Units under con~tru<·tion ended 30th .June, 1958 at 30th June. 1958 Estate. Conite Asbe~tos W <>atherboard Conite Asbestos Weatherboard Cemenr Cement
Bacchus Marsh 10 Bairnsdale 2 Ballarat East 4 14 11 4 Ballarat West 6 16 Benalla 15 11 7 3 Bendigo 2 2 8 6 Cob ram 10 3 2 Cohuna 2 Colac 4 8 6 Drouin 8 Echuca 5 Foster 8 3 2 Girgarre 4 Hamilton 3 7 6 5 Horsham 3 10 13 4 Kerang 4 2 2 2 Korumburra 7 3 4 Kyabram 4 Leongatha 10 2 2 Longwarry 5 Merrigum 2 2 Mildura 4 Morwell 4 8 Myrtleford 4 Nathalia Numurkah 3 2 Port Fairy 2 3 Portland 5 4 Robin vale 5 Sale 17 3 2 Seymour 18 8 2 9 7 Shepparton 11 2 21 15 7 Swan Hill 18 3 7 Tangambalanga 2 2 Tongala 4 Traralgon East 18 9 12 10 13 Wangaratta 2 6 Warrnambool 8 9 2 9 13 2 Warragul 12 s 8 Wodonga 11 21 1 25 32 7 Yarram 4
Total 191 120 123t 140 16
t 113 of thest> houses were Prefabrkated type,
24 CONCRETE HOUSE PROJECT
The Housing Commission Concrete House Project at Holmesglen created yet another new record in the financial year ended 30th June, 1958, when 1,401 concrete units were completed. This figure represented 5 8.0 per cent. of all the units erected by the Commission during the year. The installation of the new mechanised production-line has been achieved without serious interruption to the flow of concrete components to the field. It is felt that the initial production of light-weight concrete using special shale aggregate will prove of significance in the life of the Project and should enable the produc tion of a superior quality concrete house with improved thermal characteristics.
:Metropolitan
In the metropolitan area, 1,008 concrete units were completed during the year, this being 66 more than in the previous year. Of all the dwelling units completed in the metropolitan area, 70.7 per cent. were of concrete compared with 6 5. 5 per cent. in the previous twelve month period. The locations of all metropolitan concrete houses and flats are given in Table I. It is of interest to note that of all dwellings completed in the metropolitan area by the Commission since its inception, 41.5 per cent. have been of concrete. At the 30th June, 19 58, there were an additional 307 concrete units under con struction in the metropolitan area, of which 22 5 are houses and 82 are flats.
TABLE I
CONCRETE HOUSES AJ\D FLATS Afcf ropolltcm
Estate
Jlou::::e~
As cot 6 6 Box Hill 26 -")' Braybrook-i\Iaidstonc 27 38 65 6 ll Broadmcadows, Sec. (tQ" 59 19 ) Broadmeadows, Sec. "R" 261 :Z61 16'J 1(,9 Brunswick, Barkly Street 16 16 Car! ton 54 )4 Coburg, Dunville 16 16 Coburg, Springmeadows 14 14 Coburg East, Nicholson St. 8 8 Coiling wood, Dight Street 108 108 30 30 Frankston, Forest 28 28 H;1wthorn, Bills Street 36 36 4 4 Heidclberg 8 8 .Jordanville North 6 20 26 Jordanvillc South 10 ](l Kensington 21 21 Kew, Childers Street 8 Laverton 78 78 I Moorabbin 14 14 North ,\Ielb., Molesworth Street 12 12 - 4 4 Northcote, Westgarth - 18 18 I - Preston East, Tyler Street 25 - 25 - Preston East 124 8 132 31 --- 31 Reservoir East .. . . 13 13 - i
-~~~····- Total 631 377 1,008 225 : 82 307 i :
25 Country Although the 39 3 concrete units completed in the country during the year ended 30th June, 1958, showed a decrease of 28 units on the record established in the previous year, the performance for this year in the country should at least be regarded as a near record. The greatest percentage ( 52.4 per cent.) of these units were located at the Doveton estate. The locations of other concrete units completed in the country are shown in Table J. Of all units completed in the country during the year, 39.7 per cent. were of concrete, compared with 36.9 per cent. in the previous year.
Since the inception of the Commission, 12.1 per cent. of all houses corn pleted m the country have been of concrete.
At the 3Oth June, 19 58, a total of 242 concrete units were under construction m the country, of which 220 are houses and 22 are flats.
The important function being carried out by the Concrete House Project in the erection of Low Rental concrete flats for the housing of elderly persons has already been mentioned in the report on flat construction.
TABLE J CONCRETE HOUSES AND FLATS Cowt/1)'
Conerete "1 during yeHr Conerete Units J~ construction ended 30th .Tu ne. 1958 at 30th rune, 195~ Estate.
Hou~es l''lats Total Houf.cs Flats Total
Bendigo .. - - - 11 14 25 1() l Doveton . ' 206 206 101
Geelong East '' '. 2 20 22 - - Gee long (Coxon Parade) 20 20 - - Norlane . . .. 27 12 39 - & 8 Corio 81 81 108 108 Morning ton 25 - 25 - -
Total .. . . 341 52 393"' 220 22 242
* 'The shells for 20 of the~e flat:-; and 100 hou:-;es were SUPI)Iied by lhe Conerclc ProJect and fini~hed und('r p.!"ivate contracts.
26 A quick look at Housing Commission activities for -
Tlnee·storev flati and low r·ental units, lli/II Street, Hawthorn. Highlights of the
Jlum Reclamation Accommodation for Eldaly Pa:wm During the year 230 flats were completed This years 197 ~ingle bedroom flats were in newly cleared areas as agaimt 52 in the completed ( 173 meL·opolitan, 24 country) previous year; these 2 3 0 flats represented primarily for elderly couples. 53 per cent. of the flats constructed by the As at 30th June, 1958, a further 86 were Commission in the Metropolitan area. under construction. penditure on slum reclamation for the year This is an activity in which the Commis was £5 63,3 59, a sum much greater than the sion feels a very special interest and it has total expended on similar works since the in been assisted by the co-operation of a num ception of the Commission. ber of Municipal Councils which have offer ed the Housing Commission suitable land free of cost in order to enable the units to AppliccJtiom for Tencmcy be tenanted on low rental charges. As at 30th June, 1958, the Commission held over 13,000 unsatisfied applications approximately 10,000 in the metropolitan Flats area and 3,000 in country towns. During The Housing Commission constructed the year the Commission was able to house 46 per cent. ( 43 3) of all flats completed in 4,377 new tenants on the basi<; of 1,803 Victoria during the year. in new construction and 2,574 in vacated These flats were concentrated in the in units. ner suburban areas of North Carlton, Coll ingwood, \X'estgarth and Kensington. Comtruction 2,414 housing units were completed Acrommodation to Date ( 1,42 5 in the metropolitan area and 989 in \X'ith a total completion from its incep country towns), as against 2,580 ( 1,438 and tion of 38,667 dwelling units it is estimated 1,142 respectively) in the previous year. At that the Housing Commission has provided the close of the year 782 units were in accommodation for 163,000 persons of course of construction in the metropolitan whom approximately 86,000 would be chil area and 686 in the country. dren.
Tll< i\'ew Year • • •
House j~lfeJ Houses sold for the year totalled 1, 59 7, a small decrease on the sales for the previous year ( 1,79 8). To correct this trend Estate Agents were commissioned in the country and initial results are satisfactory. The Commission also has under considera tion further revisions of policy with a view to increasing sales which number 4,673 to date.
Ftlwnce This year is noteworthy becau~e total ex penditure of the Housing Commission has now passed the £100,000,000 mark. The year 19 57-58 is the second during which the Commission has operated under the new Commonwealth State Housing 2 Agreement on a reduced allocation of £8,000,000 and this allocation will be ther reduced to £7,200,000 for the ensuing year.
New A1aterr~dJ ~.md TecbmqueJ Commission policy is the constant search for improved techniques and the use of new materials to produce a better dwelling unit at lower cost. The Commission has now standardised on the use of aluminium window frames on all units and copper spouting and down pipes for flats. A new material used for the first time in Victoria has been introduced by the Com mission for domestic construction. This new material is a light weight con crete made with a special shale aggregate. 3 A prototype house will be completed early in the new financial year. 4
I. Brick home,, nt Sandringham.
Z. Brick flat., a/ Pigdou Streel, Cmllou.
J. Coucre/e j/a/.1 for ~ingfe jJenom af Kemiuglou.
4. LO"' ,1/aiutemmce Connele lwme. These graphs show at a gla activitie!
ANNUAL CONSTRue·
TOTAL CONSTRUCTION IN VICTORIA BY HOUSINt -I EACH rmj'd(B[ REPRE:
NUMBER OF UNITS NUMBER OF UNITS YEAR 1600r------,1600
------+1500 -' 1945 ~ '!nr
All OTHER SOURCES ------1946-
HOUSING COMMISSION'S CONTRIBUTION
1947
1948
1949
1950- 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
26,000 26,000 1951
24,000 24,000
22,000 22,000 1952
• All OTHER SOURCES 20,000 20,000 ' I • HOUSING COMMISSION'S 1953 CONTRIBUTION EJE~@~E~ 18,000 18,000
1954 16,000 - 16,000
14,000 14,000 1955
12,000 12,000
1956 10,000 10,000 SECOND ('WEALTH AND STATE AGREEMENT 8,000 8,000 1957
6,000
1958 4,000
2,000 HATCHINGS DENOTE NUN OPERATIVE HOUSING SOCI UNDER THE PROVISIONS AGREEMENT. 0 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 ce the Housing Commission to 1958
I 0 N OF DWELLINGS
OM MISSION BY HOUSING COMMISSION (CLASSIFIED ACCORDINC TO BED TYPES! S 500 DWELLINC UNITS
NUMBER OF DWELLINC UNITS YEAR 1300 11 00 900 700 500 300 100 0 100 300 500 700 900 11 00 1300 1500
1945
1958 1958 r 1946 ;,ID: j E.l 1i 1947 1957 1957
il {lrn-' ·!!: }55!1 1948
1956 1956
l~i I ftr 11rl@ l~H:!I 1949
1955 1955 r . 1950 j_'·~ ~..
1951 1~~iml 1954 1954
11~ 1952
1953 1953
.- !11 ,_.11~ I 1953 ~416' L~.. L' .. L~;
1952 -- :~ 1952 {ilrfrn 1;n=i''. i 1954 -L ·--~~ '·~.t..OOL I~!li 'c
ril 1955 ~~lril-·-....l . ··~ 1951 1951
1956
1950 1950
1957
1300 1100 900 700 500 300 100 0 100 1100 1300 1500 1958
1 BED UNIT 4 BED UNIT 8 BED UNIT HOUSES COMPLETED DURING YEAR BY CO· OM FUNDS DIVERTED FROM THE COMMISSION 2 BEDS SECOND COMMONWEALTH ST," TE HOUSING • 2 BED UNIT ' • 6 BED UNIT BASIS: • ~ PER ROOM l_ WHITTLESEA HOUSING COMMISSION- VICTORIA METROPOLITAN AREA " REFERENCE AREAS WHERE THE HOUSING .. ~. COMMISSION HAS ACQUIRED LAND WATSONIA FOR HOUSING PROJECTS.
.... THE NUMBER OF HOUSES COMPLETED ON
PRESTON THESE ESTATES AS AT 30 JUNE 1958 IS r. d': SHOWN IN RED FIGURES ( I 13) ADJACENT '- , , KEILOR TO THE ESTATE NAME
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I --<~'-if~:=~-~ \ i \ REFERENCE \ { A5 AT 30 JUN£ 1958) I 0 TOWNS WITH HOUSING PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION .-"~e;ou~EN \ TOWNS WITH LESS THAN 25 HOUSES COMPLETED I \ -~AH WEST • & TOWNS WITH BETWEEN 25 100 HOUSES COMPLETED .rI ------· \ D - "· '1' ------.. ______...--·-....--~· ' \. ' WOORJNEN._~.SWAN HILL 13~ • TOWNS WITH BETWEEN 100 & 300 HOUSES COMPLETED I \ ""'\ ~ 1::::. TOWNS WITH BETWEEN 300 & 1000 HOUSES COMPLETED \ \ ~'1>_,. .... TOWNS WITH MORE THAN 1000 HOUSES COMPLETED \ ~ \ Kt:J~A)iG ~ r"' KOONOPOOK I \ \ ~ THE NUMBER OF HOUSES COMPLETED IS SHOWN IN RED FIGURES ( 129) ADJACENT TO THE ESTATE NAME I \ \." \ \ 1: LE!,HVILLE~~oiL<• .. ~~' STRATHMERTONj --- ( -~CO~RAMlo. '
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HOUSING COMMISSION VICTORIA SLUM RECLAMATION PROGRAMME
SCA .. E ;:.• MILES
LEGEND: AREAS UNDER INVESTIGATiON SHOWN THUS AREAS PROCLAIMED SHOWN THUS e0} AS AT 30-6-58 AREAS COMPLETED SHOWN THUS e E'S1ATES AND l1l~OPERTY MANAGEMEN1' i'ElVAiVCIE\'
During the period under review, the method of investigation of tenancy appli cations was modified to eliminate the preliminary interviews, and loss of time from work by applicants was thus prevented. The number of tenancies made available exclusive of houses let to the Navy, Army and Air Force under the terms of the Commonwealth/State Housing Agreement totalled 4,377. This figure was achieved by reason of the large number of vacated homes (2,574 in all) which became available for letting-the balance, of course, coming from new construction. Demand for Commission homes in both metropolitan and country areas remains at a high level, as can be seen from the following figures showing applications received Metropolitan 5,719 (7,3 30) Country 5,947 (6,360)
11,666 (13,690)
The figures shown in brackets represent applications received during the previous year. A general review of applications for metropolitan housing was carried out early in 1958 for the purpose of determining the number of cases still requiring housing assistance by the Commission.· This screening resulted in the number of applications in this category being reduced by 4,457. The following statements show details of progress achieved during the year:-
Mctropol it Applications on hand, 30th June, 1958 10,063 Countrv .I Applications on hand, 30th June, 1957 3,18 5 Applications received during year 5,947 9,132 Applicants rehoused in vacated units 1,887 Applicants rehoused in new units 837 Wastage (Applications disallowed or withdrawn, applicants failed to keep appointments, etc.) 3,122 5,846 Applications on hand-30th June, 1958 3,286 The number of unsatisfied applications as at 30th June, 1958, totalled 13,349, this figure being made up as follows:- Metropolitan 10,063 Country 3,286 13,349 27 In addition to the houses allocated as heretofore mentioned, the Commission made available houses under the provisions of Clause 13 of the Commonwealth/State Housing Agreement for the housing of Navy, Army and Air Force serving personnel. Allocations made under this Agreetnent during the year under revtew were a:< follows:- Department of Navy 39 Department of Army 111 Department of Air 7) Total 225 The policy of establishing District OJices to facilitate the administration of suburban estates was continued during the year, additional offices being provided at Broadmeadows and Jordanville. A new office is also under construction at Ascot Vale. District Offices were established previously at Heidclbcrg, Coburg, East Preston, Maid stone, Sandringham. The Commission also has District Offices in the country at Morwell, Geelong and Dandenong. SHOPS AND SHOP jJT£~) One of the most important features of a modern housing estate is a well designed and thriving shopping centre within easy walking distance of the residents. The Commis sion, in planning its estates, has fully recognised this necessity, and evidence of its success in this sphere is seen in the thriving shops on its estates and the very keen demand for the purchase of shop sites which are made available from time to time. The best example in the establishment of shopping facilities is the drive-in shop ping centre situated in the Mall, Heidelberg. This modern shopping centre with its spacious pedestrian Mall and extensive car puking facilities would still appear to be unique and a standard for future large shopping centres. This centre is now almost fully operative, 23 shops having been erected by private development during the year, bringing the total number of shops erected, including banking facilities, to 41. Seventeen additional sites were sold in this centre during the year. Shop sites were also sold in the following estates:- A. Metropolitan Box Hill 7 sites Broad meadows 14 sites Heidelberg (other than the Mall) 4 sites Moorabbin 7 sites B. Cowzfr)' Ballarat West 2 sites Echuca 1 site Geelong 4 sites Morwell 1 site Norlane 12 sites Shepparton 2 sites Swan Hill 1 site Sites were also offered for sale at Bendigo, Hamilton, Kyabram, Leongatha, Moe, Norbne (Robin Avenue and Alkira Avenue), Wangaratta and Warragul but none were sold in these estates during the year. SALE OF HOUSE"). Increased attention was devoted during the year to the sale of houses. By the use of estimated final costs of projects instead of waiting for actual final costs, offers of sale at firm prices were made at a much accelerated rate. This activity reflects the Commission's desire to give all tenants of houses an opportunity to become home owners as quickly as possible. Tenants are under no 28 obligation to purchase the houses occupied and their pos1t1on as tenants is in no way prejudiced should they not wish to buy, but those in a position to do so are given the opportunity of purchasing houses at prices which compare favourably with prices asked for similar dwellings offered by private vendors on the open market. Offers of sale were issued during the year in respect of 1,919 houses and of this number, 1,480 were sold. The following tabulation shows the progressive totals to date- Offers of Sale Houses Sold to 30/6/58 to 30/6/58 Metropolitan 5,667 3,619 Country 2,452 1,054 Total 8,119 4,673 In an endeavour to increase the volume of sales in country estates the Commission decided to appoint local Estate Agents on an agreed commission basis for both the actual sale and subsequent collection of instalments. Most of these appointments were made during September-October, 1957, and at the end of the year 220 sales had been effected. A further 113 cases awaited :finalization. During the year, terms of sale were amended to permit tenants irrespective of age not desirous of participating in the Death Benefit Scheme to purchase on a 30-year term. Ten ants over 40 years of age wishing to retain this benefit are required to accept a time clause. undet which the contract must be completed at the age of 70. As a further incentive to home-ownership, tenants of houses erected under the 19 56 Commonwealth/State Housing Agreement were given the opportunity to purchase on a minimum deposit of £100 provided th:::y had been satisfactory tenants of the Com mission for a period of at least two years. Work was commenced on an housing estate at Jacana. This estate will compnse 522 houses which will be available for purch::tse only. Plans are now being made by which it is hoped to sell 2,500 houses in the ensuing 12 months. LOTV RFNJAL UNJIS One of the most satisfying activities of the Commission has been the erection of small flats for elderly people. The Community is becoming increasingly aware of the very real hardship now being suffered by many elderly citizens who have found it quite impossible on limited means to keep up with the ever increasing cost of living. Many are quite inadequately accommodated in the back rooms of other people's houses and suffer the inevitable fric tion and frequent exploitation inseparable from such conditions. The Commission's thought was to give as many of these old folk as possible the two things they most prize-independence and security. Rental for these units is fixed in accordance with the means of these persons who frequently are pensioners. Through its officers, the Commission has conferred with all the Metropolitan and many Country municipalities and has met with a most encouraging response in gifts of land and other co-operation. One hundred and twcntv-four such units were occupied at the beginning of the 195 58 year and three hundred and thirty-three at the end. These units are listed in Table G on page 23. 29 Eighty-six are in course of construction and a further two hundred and fifty-four contemplated. Eighteen Metropolitan and six Country municipalities already have groups or provision for them has been planned and a further twelve are under consideration. A most interesting development during the year was the erection of tweny-one single person units at Derby Street, Kensington. The erection of a considerable number of this type of unit throughout the State and particularly in Melbourne is being under taken by the Commission. RATES The total amount of rates paid for the period under review amounted to £824,220 compared with £804,231 for the previous 12 months, an increase of 2.5 per cent. As 1,480 houses were sold against 2,414 built, some increase in the general level of rates is indicated. ~faintenance The integration of the House Maintenance Section with the Chief Architect's Branch necessarily brought about some changes during the year. The section which previously operated as two distinct Metropolitan and Country Sections was incorporated under the control of the Maintenance Officer. As was envisaged in the 1956-57 Annual Report, the use of contract labour has been extended to both general repairs and external repainting of houses. Schedule of Rates contracts for house maintenance were let at Heidelberg, Dandenong, Doveton and Frankstcn Estates. . The change over from day to contract labour on these estates was effected smoothly, and the generally improved trend in the standard of service to tenants was maintained. The re-organisation has been designed to effect decentralization in country areas not previously under the District Works Officers. Provincial Clerks of Work, who pre viously had no responsibility in house maintenance, are now required to take an active part in the preservation of the Commission's assets and work in conjunction with the collecting agents. This change has had the effect of reducing to a m101mum correspondence between Head Office and Agents and generally is aimed at speedier action in dealing with tenants' complaints. There has been an increase in all phases of maintenance work during the year, and last year's figures in brackets are shown as a companson. 44,920 (37,202) metropolitan complamts were processed by the Head Office Maintenance Staff and the de-centralised contract centres at Heidelberg and Dandenong. The day-labour painting staff repainted externally, 1,83 6 units (2,9 53) metropolitan houses and flats, and 693 (760) houses plus 170 galvanised iron roofs in provincial areas. The same organisation carried out in full internal renovations to 914 homes and 91 flats and partial internal renovation to 625 houses and 117 flats. Contracts were let for external repainting of 1,165 houses and 175 flats in the metro politan area and 1,750 houses ( 1,63 5) in country areas. 30 INSPECTION OF SUB-STANDA.RD HOUSIJVG During the year ended June 3Oth, 19 58, an improvement in the results obtained by the Housing Standards Branch has been achieved. This has been brought about by the increased number of tradesmen available for the type of work involved and to the availability of materials. During the year, 767 houses were reported to the Commission from variou~ sources throughout the State as being sub-standard and in accordance with the Commis sions policy, inspectors from this Branch checked the local.reports before submitting their findings to the Commission for consideration. As a result of these reports and inspections, 513 of the properties were declared to be unfit for human habitation and as it appeared that compliance with the Regulations was impracticable the Commission ordered their demolition. Of the remainder, 76 were found to be unfit for habitation but it was considered that the owners could make them comply with the Standard of Habitation Regulations, and the opportunity to do this was afforded them by the ordering of such compliance. In the latter circumstances the Commission believes it has an obligation to an owner to give him the opportunity of repairing his house. In cases where prices received for the repairs ordered are too high, the owners may prefer to demolish. Permission in such cases is granted and the Commission comiders its order satisfied when demolition has been achieved. About 20 premises were so affected. The remaining 178 houses reported were structurally sound premises, but m need of various repairs to make them comply, and this was ordered. In 3 2 cases, where demolition had been ordered, owners for various reasons felt that repair could be effected and the property saved. Permission for such repairs was granted, after considering Plans and Specifications for the works proposed, the work duly completed in a satisfactory manner and the orders were then struck out. Throughout the State a total of 440 houses was demolished during the year as a result of orders by the Commission, and 591 houses were made to comply fully with the Housing Regulations. The following figures indicate the positions with regard to orders alive at 30 1 6/1957 and 30/611958, respectively l<'OR Onlen; exi!iting or·der·s i:;suetl Ortlers sati;;fied Orders remaining 30/6/57 1 /'i /57- :lO/Ii/58 l/7!57- :w;6;5s at :10 !6 !58 Demolition 2,380 513 472 2,421 Repair 3' 55 5 254 591 3,218 TOTAL 5,93 5 767 1,063 5,639 A considerable amount of additional work was occasioned by a 19 57 amendment to the Housing Acts whereby the Comm!ssion was obliged to advise the Registrar of Titles of particulars of all premises subject to any declaration regarding demolition or non compliance with the Regulations. The Acts, as amended, make it encumbent upon the Registrar of Titles, upon receipt of such advice, to make suitable entries on the relevant titles or memorials registered in the Office of Titles. This means that any person searching such titles or memorials, as in the case of an intending purchaser, would have his or her attention drawn to the declarations affecting the premises and thus avoid possible exploitation. Similarly, provision exists whereby the Registrar will cancel the notification of any declaration on a title or memorial upon being advised that such declaration has ceased to operate. 31 The Acts provide that all notices to the Registrar of Titles relating to declarations already made were to be given within three months of the coming into operation of the relevant section or, in the case of new declarations, within three months of the making of such declaration. · In order to obtain title information relating to all premises subject to existing declarations, it was necessary, therefore, to search within a limited period the titles relating to some 5, 500 premises situated in all parts of the State. This task in itself was one of considerable magnitude but, with the co-operation of the Office of Titles, was completed within three months of the coming into operation of the relevant section of the Act on the 1st November, 1957. SLUM _RECLAMATION The rapid increase in the Commission's Slum Reclamation actiVIties was main tained during the 19 57-58 year. Throughout the year the Commission gave a great deal of thm~ght to the pressing need for expanded slum reclamation and the handling of the problems of acquisition, re-housing and re-development inherent in every reclamation area. With regard to the problems of acquisition and re-housing, the Commission, being deeply appreciative of the effect that reclamation can have on persons residing within reclamation areas, appointed officers to specialise in the housing problems of these people. The activities of these officers, working in close conjunction with officers experi wced in dealing with the problems of acquisition, has resulted in speedy progress in the clearing of many reclamation areas. As a result, the Commission can now approach large-scale reclamation with the knowledge that it will have the co-operation of owners and residents of properties within any proposed reclamation area, and that problems of acquisi tion and re-housing will be settled both speedily and satisfactorily. \V'hilst the best method of development of reclamation areas is still receivmg con sideration, the Commission has proceeded with its present policy of re-development by a planned mixture of concrete and brick flats, and is progressively turning decadent areas into carefully planned groups of modern flats situated in spacious garden surround mgs. The various processes which must be carried out before an area is proclaimed, acquired, and cleared, normally take about 12 months. During the year the Commission has ensured, by advancing numerous areas through formal stages, that large-scale reclamation will be carried out in the coming year. The policy of the Commission is now to select for reclamation areas which can be extended. This is typified in the Dight Street Reclamation Area at Collingwood, which has already been extended to the west, and to which a further easterly extension is now being investigated. A further example exists at North Melbourne, where the Commis sion envisages an expansion of the original Molesworth Street area into an area more than three times the size of the original site. Details of the Commission's activities are as follows:- A. Areas Acquired 1. An area of approximately 1.4 acres in Stokes Street, Port Melbourne. B. Areas Proclaimed and substantially Acquired I. Approximately 3.6 acres in Williamstown m Champion Road and Kororoit Creek Road. 2. Approximately 2.5 acres in North Melbourne bounded by Abbotsford, Arden, O'Shannassy and Curzon Streets. 32 3. Approximately 2 acres in Carlton in Reeves and Drummond Streets. 4. Approximately 2 acres in Essex Street, Prahran. 5. Approximately 2.5 acres in Northcote in High and Walker Streets. 6. An area of 3.6 acres in South Melbourne in Dorcas, Moray, Palk, St. Luke and Coventry Streets. 7. Approximately 1 acre in Brunswick in Wilson and Barkly Streets. 8. A small area in Stafford Street, Collingwood. 9. A small area in Faraday Street, Carlton. C. Areas Proclaimed 1. A small area in Holden Street, Fitzroy. D. Areas covered by Resolutious to Proclaim 1. An area in Fitzroy in Charles, Condell ::md Gore Streets. 2. An area in Carlton in Canning and Palmerston Streets. 3. An area in Palmerston Street, Carlton. 4. An area in Carlton in Lygon and Neill Streets. 5. An area in North Melbourne bounded by O'Shannassy, Curzon, Haines and Abbotsford Streets. 6. An area in Port Melbourne bounded by Station, Graham, Princes and Clifford Streets. · 7. An area in Port Melbourne in Ingles, Raglan and Crockford Streets. 8. An area in Williamstown in Aitken, Cecil and Cole Streets. 9. An area in Rutland Street, Clifton Hill. In addition, other areas in Port }.,felbourne, South Melbourne and Fitzroy are under consideration. The Commission's activities m this field as shown above cover 9 municipalities. FIJ.VANCE The financial statements for the year ended 3Oth June, 19 58, are presented subject to audit, and therefore, do not bear the certification of the Auditor-General for Victoria. Such statements comprise appendices hereto as follows:- Appendix "-Balance-sheet as at 30th June, 19 58. Appendix "B"-General Revenue and Accumulated Deficit Accounts for the yeaL Appendix "C"-House Trading Account for the year. Appendix "D"-Accruing Maintenance Provision Account for the year. Appendix "E"-Loan Account Statement to 30th June, 1958. Appendix "F"-House Purchasers' Death Benefit Scheme Account for the vear. Appendix "G"-Concrete Ho~se Project Balance-sheet as at 30th June, 195S. Appendix "H"-Concrete House Project Operating Account for the year. \"Xfith the exception of Appendix "E," all such statements are of similar nature to those that would be prepared by a commercial organisation at its balancing date. The exception, Appendix "E", is the Loan Account Statement which is required by the Housing Acts to be prepared so as to show the amount and sources of loan and other funds obtained by the Commission since its inception, and the value of the various assets upon the acquisition or construction of which such funds had been expended at the close of the financial year. The Loan Account Statement is therefore of special use and interest in tracing the development of the Commission as revealed in its financial records. Sources of Funds Until the 1945 Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement was entered into with its retrospective application to all estates or projects completed after 3rd December, 33 1943, the construction of dwellings by the Commission was financed by loan funds provided by the State and by the three specific debenture issues raised by the Commis sion as authorised under the Housing Acts. Such funds were also used for the construction of shopping centres both before and after the 1945 Agreement became effective. In addi tion, subsidies or grants have from time to time been made available by the State Treasury to meet the costs of slum reclamation. Slum reclamation and construction operations so financed are all classified as "State Housing" and are thus shown in the Loan Account Statement herewith, vide Appendix "E" the total funds involved now being £676,600. Upon the signing of the 1945 Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement in November of that year, the construction of dwellings or projects completed after 3rd December, 1943, was financed by the Commonwealth Government upon 53-year terms at 3 per cent. per annum interest, under the special conditions of the Agreement. The agreement continued until 30th June, 19 56, the total value of loans advanced there under being £85,781,000. Under the 19 55 amendment of the 1945 Agreement, permitting the sale upon terms of the dwellings erected under that Agreement, it was provided that the outstanding capital debt of those dwellings remaining after applying the cash deposit, is to be repaid by the Commission to the Commonwealth in equal annual instalments of principal and interest over periods of 45 years from the year of sale. In consequence of this provision, which affects the 1945 Agreement ol)ly, the amount of £6,547,092/8/9 involved at 30th June, 1958, is shown in the Loan Account Statement, a corresponding amount being deducted from the total of original 1945 Agreement loans. Upon the expiration of the 1945 Agreement on 30th June, 1956, the 1956 Com monwealth and State Housing Agreement was entered into whereunder the Common wealth agreed to finance housing operations by the State for a further period of five years, but under somewhat different conditions from those of the 1945 Agreement. The loans received annually under the new Agreement are for 53 -year periods but at an interest rate as yet of 4 per cent. per annum, although subject to possible variation of interest rate for raisings in later financial years. The year under notice was the second year of this Agreement, and £16,800,000 has been advanced to the Commission, inclusive of £800,000 for the housing of serving Defence personnel as specifically provided for in the Agree ment. Capital \Vorks During the year £53 6,35 8 17/4 was spent on slum reclamation, making a total cost of £866,158 11/6 to 30th June, 1958, for acquisition and clearance of the areas concerned. "''" · • The total outlay upon the purchase and development of sites and the erection of buildings to 30th June, 1958, i.e., after adding back to the relative balance-sheet items the capital costs of houses sold, was as follows:- Land and Huilding·f: 'l'otnls Co,..;t H(•m l)t•\'t•l{)f)lllt~llt £ £ £ Totals to 30th June, 1957 14,758,719 79,838,445 94,5 97' 164 Additions for 1957-58 1,384,043 7,075,450 8,459,493 Totals to 3Oth June, 1958 16,142,762 86,913,895 103,05 6,65 7 I In addition to the above-mentioned costs, the value of works contracted for but either not carried out or not paid for at 30th June, 1958, amounted to £4,408,996 and fees then payable to architects and engineers totalled £68,797. This expenditure relates to 37,199 completed dwellings and 82 shops, together with 1,468 dwellings under construction or contracted for. Of the completed dwellings, 21,911 34 arc in the metropolitan area and 15,288 m provincial centres. The distribution accord ing to source of finance is:- -~~····· ····--~····~~-····-~-- I CoJHlll<)nwt•alth and Htate I Ilou:-;ing- Agr(•enlttnt i;tate Total Ilon~lu;::- HWi 1!1i1t1 Agreenwnt Ag-ref'nlent i ! Shops . . .. 82 - - 82 Dwellings- Metropolitan 1,19 3 17,711 3,007 21,911 Country 135 13,166 1,987 1 5,2 8 8 i Total completed buildings '. 1,410 30,877 4,994 37,281 In addition, 4 country properties that had been built through the Housing Com mission were repurchased from the State Rivers and Water Supply Commission. Included in the capital expenditure of the year are capitalizations of rates, £39,541/8/7; interest payments, £170,546/4/10; and administrative expenses, £159,252/8/2; a total capitalization of £369,340/1/7. Such amounts are the portions of the total expenditures under those headings that related directly or indirectly to assets prior to their being taken over for letting purposes. The Loan Account Statement shows capital expenditure under the 1945 Agree ment to have been substantially below the total loan funds so received, and that under the 19 56 Agreement to have been considerably greater than the loan moneys advancd thereunder. These features are largely complementary and are the outcome mainly of the arbitrary division of costs at 30th June, 1956, as decided upon between the Com monwealth and the States, whereby the costs of houses handed over after that date were deemd to be 19 56 Agreement houses notwithstanding the funds of the former Agreement had been used during some portion of the construction of houses that were incomplete at that date. Concrete House Projects The physical operations of the Project have been described in an earlier section of this report. Its financial operations are covered by an advance from Head Office, recouped as necessary from time to time on the imprest system. As each house is com pleted and handed over by the Project for letting by the Commission, the price, being a .firm tender price submitted prior to commencement of construction of the house, is charged by the Project to the Commission and the relative accounts are adjusted accord ingly. The Project's Balance-sheet and Operating Account constitute Appendices "G" and "H" herewith, and show the relationship of the Project as at 30th June, 1958, to the amount of £866,222/11 10 for which the Project is shown as debtor in the accounts of its Head Office, the Commission. This is the nett amount of current assets together with the depreciated cost of buildings, equipment and stocks of materials provided by the Commission for production of concrete houses. The charges to the Commission for the year, as shown in the Operating Account, total £4,261,332/17/4, of which £3,735,53 13/6 was for completed house and flat units handed over and works in process, the balance being for sundry works carried out for the Commission on various estates. Works in process for development of land £122/15/5, buildings £458,802/17/10 and maintenance works £154/0/8 at the 30th June, 1958, were transferred from the Project to the Commission and incorporated in the relative Head Office Accounts. 35 House Sales House Trading Account constitutes Appendix "C" hereof and shows the financial outcome of the year's selling operations. The number of such sales and their distribution as to Commission loan moneys affected is as follows:- 'j\l(:J} Sdiiu,:.:.: l'ril'\'1" £ £ Casb Sales-- State Housing 23,361 194 5 Agreement 5o, 53 9 19 56 Agreement 26 73,900 Per War Serdce liomcs Commission State Housing 1945 Agreement 147,302 1956 Agreement 51 147,302 Terms- State Housing 126 297,490 194 5 Agreement <)g) 3,011,675 19 56 Agreement 294 1,127,992 I 1,403 4,437,157 I i Totals !,480 4,658,359 i i Terms sales were on periods of purchase varying up to 30 years, and were subject in most instances to the House Purchasers' Death Benefit Scheme, the operation of which is described in the appropriate section hereunder. The item "House Sales Reserve Suspense Account," which appears amongst the Reserves and Sinking f'unds in the Balance-sheet, represents the amount of the unrealised profit arising from sales on terms. It is unrealised profit in that it comprises the portion of the gross profit from terms sales proportionate to the amount of the total purchase prices still outstanding and that may in some instances not be received or realised. As instalments are collected in subsquent years the relevant proportion of the Suspense Account will be transferred to the House Sales section of General Revenue Account. In this year the appropriations from General Revenue Account to House Sales Reserve Sus pense Account is the net amount so transferable after taking into account the transfer back to General Revenue Account in respect of instalments received during the year on sales affected in previous years. House Purchasers' Death Benefit Scheme Appendix "F" herewith sets out the financial position of this scheme as at 30th June, 1957, when its funds amounted to 042,385. 12 6 as against .£144,030/6, 11, which had been specially invested in suitable external securities. The scheme was introduced as an inducement to tenants of the Commission to purchase their homes and provides for the property under purchase to pass to the estate of the purchaser free of debt in the event of his death prior to completion of purchase. The funds of the scheme are provided chiefly by appropriation from purchasers' interest payments to the Commission to the extent of two-ninths of such payments for a property financed under the 1945 Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement or under State Housing conditions, and one-seventh of such payments when the property was financed from 19 56 Agreement funds. Other sources of income to the scheme are premiums payable by those purchasers who apply to participate, but whose health is not sufficient to warrant Class 1 classification, also income from investments of scheme funds in trustee investments outside the Housing Commission. The funds so provided are to be used to reimburse to the Commission over the remainder of the relative loan period, the annual interest and loan redemption instalments due by the Commission upon the property concerned following the death of a partici pating purchaser. The Death Benefit Scheme has a liability of £11,59 5/3/2 to the 36 Commission as at 30th June, 1958, because of the deaths of three purchasers covered by the scheme .. It is, however only required to liquidate such liability by instalments equal to those payable to the Commonwealth by the Commission over the balance in each instance of the period of loan involved. During the year payments from the Fund amounted to £352/0./2 in respect of these cases. Hcvcnue The General Revenue Account for the year cornpnses Appendix "B" m columnar form setting out separately the items of- ( a) rental operations; (b) social operations under the Housing Acts; (c) house sales; (d) land sales under Act 6090; (e) the combined figures for each item of revenue or expenditure. The sectional results arc summarized in the Accumulated Deficit Account and reveal surpluses on rental and house sales operations, and deficits on social operations and land sales under Act 6090, leaving a net surplus of £460,72 I/ 11 7 for the year. This amount is applied in reduction of the amount of accumulated deficit carried forward. The accumulated deficit was thus reduced to £627,364/14/2 at the 30th June, 1958. Rentals charged for the year totalled £5,631,372/14,7 as compared with £5,150,547/1 11 in 1956-57, an increase of £480,825/0/8. The Accruing Maintenance Provision Account (vide Appendix "D") reveals that the maintenance provision of £988,768/IO/- charged against revenue was £198,741 13/2 greater than the expenditure of £790,026/16/10. This surplus provides for costs that must be met in later years. The mcreased costs represented in items of the rental formula necessitate upward rcvlSlons of rentals from time to time. In most areas, new 3-bedroom units have now to be let at 8 5 per week and upwards to as much as 102/-. The effect of higher rentals is reflected in the increasing cost to the Commission of rental rebates which in this year amounted to £203,906, as compared with £156,856 m 1956-57 and £112,196 in 1955-56. The revenue charges on account of contributiom to National Debt Sinking Fund, Debenture Loan Sinking Fund, and the various Loan Redemption Reserves are the statu tory contributions required to be made for thqsc purposes and arc therefore unavoidable in any degree. House Trading Account has in this year, as in the two immediately preceding years, had a very important influence upon the result of the year's revenue transactions, the net profit from that source being £464,188 14/8 as compared with the year's net profit of £460,721/11/7 transferred to Accumulated Deficit Account. As pointed out in the foregoing section in reference to House Sales Accounts, this net profit on account of house sales is the net realized profit only. The portion of the profits on terms sales not yet represented by deposit and instalment payments are temporarily reflected in House Sales Reserve Suspense Account to be absorbed by Revenue Account from year to year as repayments are received and contracts are completed. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Again the Commission desires to record its appreciation of the service of its staff and to thank other Government, Municipal and representative bodies, including Local Advisory Committees for their assistance and goodwill. We are, Sir, Your obedient servants, V. ]. BRADLEY, Director. ]. P. GASKIN, Deputy Director. ALAN ASHMAN, Commissioner. Secretary: G. G. BOLWELL, 179 Queen Street, Melbourne, C.l. 38 APPENDICES 39 APPEN HOUSING COl\fMI BALANCE-SHEET AS LIABILITIES s. d. £ s. d. s. d. £ s. d. LOAXS-- Government of Victoria 1,161,323 2 9 Less Oiecuritice pnrchaHcd Ollt of NaLional Dci>i Sinking Fnnd and cancelled 14!l,90S !) 0 1,022,763 4 G ~------1.(111,414 13 9 De bcnttu~e isSlll:R 197 ,5!l0 0 I) Less reparmenh; 40,±±1 H 5 461,676 3 6 4fi7 ,058 5 7 1945 Comn1onwualth IIousing AgTcetncnt- 5:l Yoar loan~ No;.;...... ~5,781,000 0 0 1956 Cutntnon\vcalth Hou~in:..; Ag·remnent- Loan No. 1 . . . . 8,40il,OOO 0 0 ...:\dvance!5 during UJ57-.J8 S,400,HOil 0 0 102,581,000 () () Less repayments on Commonwealth Loan.s a,.; above 12,521,40!) ['j 2 84,740,849 5 ~~~~- 90,0{)9,500 H HI 45-Year Loans Nos. 1 anti 2 r'~ horLses sold under 1!!4;) Agreement ...... 4,G:Jx,lJG7 11 0 45-Year Loun Su~pcn~;e Account 1957 ... 58 1,:108,124 17 f) ------~ 4,638,967 11 0 6,547,092 fj Less repayments on 45-Ycar lA>ans Nos. 1 and 2 73,503 ·"'8 5 G,4 73.:JS9 0 4 90,8M,2J6 4 Tota.l Loan Lla.hility !JS,001,652 14 6 TREASGRY ADVANGEOi- 556,315 3 2 Act No. 45il:{- -Section U 346,600 0 0 Slun1 ReclatnaUon tiubcihl,y~ fl76,fll10 0 0 670,600 0 0 SUNDRY CREDITOHS FOR 120,155 3 3 Architoct::3' and EngineerM· ft-;es 69,085 12 0 32,088 6 1 Rcntals received in advance .. 46,128 :> () 2,500 0 0 Audit fee 5,000 0 0 3,663 18 0 Baili1l's fees ...... 1,g55 1 () U,325 16 6 Country Rout Colh:etion Cotntni"'~ion:-' 13.999 2 !J 41l,791 3 2 :\Iaintonance Contracts Incomplete 1n;421 1 .;} !l,.t:{O 8 5 MisoellaneonH Hems 25,:592 10 2 1118,807 0 0 Special '\'orks- ...... !16,2()7 18 2 l.;oan H.. epaytncuts due to Cotninonwoalth on 1 9-l.J .\g·,·{~(·tnent hons(• :-:n.le:-; 8U,IIl8 4 s Roarl Construction Costs-1\ftmieipaliLio.-; :l.J,G20 J:j 1 Office Fnrnitmc and Equi]nnent ll ,l-121 7 11 llopairs and .1\faintcmance 17 .91fl :l () 470,5:!1 111 !l TIE:'iERVES, PROVISIONS AND SlNKING l•'UNDS 126,})83 17 2 CanceHcd ScouritieH Rescrvc-~·ational Ucbt ;--;inking :f1 Hilfl .. 121,172 1:1 4 Loan Rcdcrnption Reserve·······Cotntnonweulth and 6t.ate UtniHing' Ag-t·e·.. ~·~ 3,1fl0,400 2 I n1ents ...... 3,752.n~n 4 58,323 Hl 6 Loan Redemption Reserve-Debenture iH,ues 62.041 14 ;, 10,104 7 5 Rinldng Fnnd re Debenture Loan Ko. U ...... 11,277 fi ~ 1,160,137 10 6 Accrning 1\laintcnancc Provision, as per stat<•meut herewith 1,3;j8,~7!) ;{ 8 1,680,906 3 5 llo=e Sales Reserve Suspenso Account 2,3!lR,:,;;;; 0 0 8,125 0 0 'l'rans-Fab Coustrnction-Insura.nco .. 2,737 12 11 lloase :?ales-House purch~sers~ insurance '2)92 1l 5 5:{,968 3 5 House Sales-Death Benefit :-lchcmc 142,:1~:1 12 (i 80,000 0 0 Irrceovorahlo Uontals Provision 75,000 0 0 :n 1,435 8 6 Land Realization Reserve .. oW4,234 13 3 Lanrl Realization Sll,fJCnsc Account 20,71!1 4 ll <\.35fi,HR (CO:\'TINGENT r,I:\ lliLI'l'IES for legal alHl arbitration elaimR nntfltantling n.ml incirlcutal to lmildiu[; concitl'lwtiou---;657 .~77) 98,787,355 4 107,499,532 17 ± DEPOSIT AND TRUST AC!C!OUNT I 04,536 0 8 ~nntlr~· l)cpol"rit~ nnd 'Prnst filonf'TH 110,419 l:) 98,tHH,S91 5 ~{ 107 ,fi09,952 10 5 lOth October, 1958 .. 40 DJX A. SS ION-VICTORIA A'l' :30TH JuNE, 1958. 1 fJ;jG-57. ASSET:'! £ 8. rl. s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d FIXED ASSETil--At cost-- Land (for dwellings ouly) being· eost of sit0s a0qnired, devoJOTH110nt costs. und inddentn,J C.X\lt>HS('~. hut, less cost of 8ite8 of honsos sold aH per Hou~o Trading Account ...... Less DeYelopruent emltmct" incomplete l-1,17!l,2U L> 2 Land (for slJOfJH) bPing co-st of sitcH acquir<'dl deYe]OTlK rnent ensts and lrwhlcntal Less DeveJotnnent conh·<.tet~ 47,110 D\vclling-s le"i~ cost of tbo,.;p r;old n.-< pel' llon;:;c TuJ.ding· AtC011llt. Less- £ ~hopping ('C'Htrr~ lntihUnp::-< 20 I,GO!i !i fJ ]_J',".S- inr·otl111lt~i e 17 5 111 n 'm,vl•icm4 for })l'illlC co,,.;t n;; 10 o 28:HH 17 7 29l.~:lO H\ f) 551 ]I) 0 Htorc romn~ Jcss t.hq1redation ...... 557 10 0 ]~r;tate OffieL~8 for· rent eolh•rtiollH, h•ss dt'lH't•eiatioH Lf'SS Cont1aets ineompl(•te ;{7 ,;JG7 10 4 45,012 ]{J Shun RecJaniution- il30.048 2 !J VariOuh Area~ . . . . ll n :),:!31 4 5 Comnmnit~" Hull, l'orl 1\[t'llJonmc .j 5 ------~------~- ····-~~~-~-- rn ,Jx:l,G3~ Hi !ill.129,5fll 0 Less Ruspunr:e Aeeonnt for <·apita1 eo...:t of house/'\ ;mJd hnt for :l,BSx,SH 0 0 which CH]lital eo:-:ts lul.X0 Nlltm1uted 5,H20,HK~ 0 0 ----~-----·· .'-\7 .-HJ4,75!-! lG il:UOH,IiO:l 0 JNTANGI13LJ<; ASSETS- 2 Loan ttotat.ion eX[H'nses Jc.-.;8 £2,ZDG Gs. writ tf'll oJf I G,2:lO Hi !) li Df'signs and Pluns J5.fi:l0 17 I Overseas Delegation !J,Oii:) 2 11 40,!)2~ J 7 0 :-iTO('J\, EQT:JPI\£1cN'l', ETC. (Oth<·t· I!Jan at C'oncTl'lc lfonse l'rojN·l)~- At eo,t- l ,q_:iGO 12 :J J.\Lot I) () CH. 71 1!1 0 Less DishOHOJ'od Cheque Hank Aceonnt C'H. 10 8 13,47() H Ill ACCTMVLA TED lJJ<~FfCIT·- 1,088,086 !J As at 30th June IHJH~ a~ per stutenwnt hercwi1h G27 ,3fl4 14 2 9b,7H7,355 ± Hl7 ,499,532 17 4 DEPOSIT AND THl:S'l' ACCOL:NT 7:3,:-nn 19 ll ::-Iecnrities held 56,413 11 9 ;) l. ]:)\) l ~ C'ash at Bank 54,00(1 1 4 -~--·-······~-·····-~ n:-;t.s~n,B~n 5 I 07 ,(J09,\l52 10 5 ------·······-~~ R. F. DLTNN, Chief Accountant. V. J. BRADLEY, Director. G. G. BOLWELL, Secretary. .J. P. GASK:U~, Deputy Director. ALAN ASHMAN, Member. 41 APPENDIX B. HOUSING COMMISSION-VICTORIA. GENl Social Operations Rental Opf!rations. nndcr the House Sales. Land Sales Total. Housing Acts. 1956-57. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To lntercHt payable Loans- 43,720 14 5 Government of Victoria :2,549,747 0 3 Commonwealth and State Honsing Agreements I7,521 18 10 Debenture issues 334 14 8 House Sales 2,611 ,324 8 2 215,810 19 i) 2,395,513 8 9 Interest eharged on houses sold 237,320 18 2 I 237,320 18 2 Interest payable 2,502,944 2 2,502,!)44 2 1 -1>-. l>.) 2,837 7 7 Contribution to Xational Debt. Sinking Fund 2,905 0 2,905 0 R J,oan Redemption Resrrvcs Commonwealth and State Housing Agreements-being 738,101 17 3 loan repayments made during the year from rN·en11e .. 729,471 1 4 729,47I I 4 Debenture Loans Redemption Reserve-being loan repayments during the year from 6 0 revenue 4,617 17 11 4,1\l 7 17 ll 0 0 Debenture Loan Sinking Fund 500 0 0 500 0 0 3\1 16 5 Loan Conversion Expenses (Government) 18 4 10 18 4 10 !}34,406 10 0 Provision for accruing maintenance 9!18,768 10 0 !}88,768 10 0 740,887 5 0 Rates .. 779,508 6 3 779,508 6 3 42,688 4 3 Rent collection in country areas 44,8!)7 I3 2 44,897 13 2 2,13n 17 4 Cost of insurable 4,475 7 5 4,475 7 5 Administrative expeu~es administrath·e applicable to maintenanee 314,277 4 4 £35,203 2 I capitalisea R 2 and Land Rc~erve £823 fi 6) 285,876 IO !l 43,559 11 2 62,075 13 8 548 17 9 392,0()0 13 4 156,856 6 10 Rebates allowed 203,906 9 6 203,!}06 9 6 11,433 I H Rents written off as irrecoverable I 15,7!12 I6 5 Rents lo~t Yacancies 9ll I 911 80,000 0 0 Provision for irrecoverable 10 0 10 0 2,702 0 0 Medical fees paid on account of house purchasfi'rs !}28 4 0 4 0 4!1,9!1.') I 9 Appropriation from interest receivable to House PurchaHNs' llca.th B('nefit Scheme .. 83,907 11 6 83,907 ll 5 445 3 10 Collection fees on instalments on houses sold 1,463 15 8 I,463 15 8 Ho11se Sales Reserve Suspense Account-being unrealized profit for the year on 871,668 11 0 house sales 708,637 19 8 708,637 I9 8 Commission paid to Agents on houses sold 7,477 5 8 7,477 5 8 Bental rebate recoveries on houses sold 1,fiiH () 11 1,661 6 9 Amortization allowances to tenant purchasers 107,736 0 7 107,736 0 7 ] 37 ,1!\4 11 2 Accumulated Deficit Account-being nett Profit or Loss 32,981 3 4 Cr. 36,310 18 2 *464,188 14 8 Cr. 137 H 3 460,721 ll 7 6,501,909 9 7 5,644,:337 7 2 7,248 13 () 1,675,397 10 3 411 9 ll 7.327,594 19 ll Cr. Cr. -~ Hen tal Operations. House Sales. Laml Sales TotaL 1956·57. £ "· d. £ s. d. £ s. d. I £ d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. 5,150,54 7 13 11 By Rents 5,631,372 14 7 5,631,372 14 7 2,697 0 4 Interest 11,419 4 11 I 1,419 4 11 1,385 18 0 Miscellaneous Receipts--Certificates under Section 13 Act 4568 7,248 13 0 7,248 13 0 176 13 2 Miscellaneous Heoeipts-Other 84 0 I L 84 0 Ll 4,875 I) 10 Itebates recovered .. 1,661 6 9 1,661 6 !l 1,024,118 0 8 Gross profit on house and land sales 1,040,63\l 17 6 411 9 6 1,041,051 7 0 56,522 7 0 Administrative fees charged on House Salt"s 260,144 5 4 Interest receivable on loans to house purchasers 447,067 2 11 447,067 2 ll 1,377 0 0 Valuation fees received from prospective house purchasers 353 0 0 353 0 0 65 5 4 Profit on Insurance for House Sales .. 2,737 12 ll .. 2,737 12 11 Loan Redemntion Reserve being the total loan repayments made by the Commission houses sold during the year 184,5!!9 16 ll .. 184,599 16 11 6,501,909 9 7 5,644,1\37 7 2 7,248 13 0 I 1,675,397 10 3 411 9 6 7,327,594 19 ll -1>- AcClc)JUL\TED DEFICIT Accou: 1956-57. 1956-57. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. 1,225,270 16 11 To Balance as at 1st July, 1957 .. 1,088,086 5 9 By General Revenue Account Profit on Itental onerations 3 4 Realized profit on 14 8 497,169 18 0 Less loBs on Social operations 36,310 18 2 Less loss on Land Sales 137 8 3 36,448 6 5 137,184 11 2 460,721 ll 7 1,088,086 5 9 Balance of Accumulated Deficit Account as at 30th June, 1958 627,364 14 2 1,225,270 16 11 1,088,086 5 9 1,225,270 16 ll 1,088,086 5 9 *Includes adjustment of £105,768 14 9 in respect of financial years 1955-56 and 1956-57. R. F. DUNN, Chief Accountant. Housing Commission, Victoria. lOth October, 1958. APPENDIX C. HOUSING COMMISSION-VICTORIA. HousE TRAD£NG AccouNT FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR ENDED 30TH JuNE, 1958. Dr. Cash Sales Cash Sales. War Service Terms Sales. Total. Division. 1956-57. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. 1958 £ 8. d. June 30th To House Costs-Being Capital cost of houses sold 257,650 19 7 Land 4,099 16 10 14,189 19 5 188,566 3 8 206,855 19 ll 1,355,668 3 11 Buildings 16,414 1 1 77,596 7 9 974,223 13 9 1,068,234 2 7 3,077,833 0 0 Capital Cost Suspense Account .. 31,707 0 0 5,781 0 0 2,400,166 0 0 2,437,654 0 0 ..... 129,280 3 5 Amortization allowance to tenant purchasers ...... 4,875 5 10 Rental rebate recoveries from house purchasers .. .. 1,024,118 0 8 General Revenue account being gross profit carried down 21,679 2 49,734 12 10 969,226 2 7 1,040,639 17 6 5,849,425 13 5 73,900 0 0 147,302 0 0 4,532,182 0 0 i 4,753,384 0 0 Or. 1956-57. 1958 June 30th 5,656,973 13 0 By House Sales 73,900 0 0 147,302 0 0 4,532,1S2 0 0 4,753,384 0 0 192,452 0 5 Loan Redemption Reserve for loan repayments made by the Commission in respect of houses sold 5,849,425 13 5 73,900 0 0 147,302 0 0 4,~32,182 0 0 4,753,384 0 0 R. F. DUJ\TN, Chief Accountant, lOth October, 1958 Housing Commission, Victoria. APPENDIX D. HOUSING COMMISSION-VICTORIA. ACCRUING MAINTENANCE PROVISION ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH 1958. Dr. Or. 1956-57. 1956··57. 1958 1957 June 30th July 1st £ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. 708,014 17 6 To Maintenance and Repairs of buildings etc. 759,299 2 2 983,408 0 6 By Balance brought forward from 1956-57 ...... 1,160,137 10 6 """VI 51,797 19 10 Administrative costs applicable to maint 2,135 17 4 Cost of insurable risks, items subject to insurance but not insured (included in cost of maintenance as per contra) 4,475 7 5 1,919,950 7 10 2,153,381 7 11 1,919,950 7 10 2,153,381 7 11 lOth Oetober, 1958. R. F. DUNN, Chief Aeeountant, Housi~ Commission. Victoria. APPENDIX E. HOUSING COMMISSION-VICTORIA-LOAN ACCOUNT. S•l'A'l'EMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 1ST MARCH, 1938, TO 30TH JUNE, l!J58 1938 1957, Payments. Receipts. 1 1957. , to 1958 to 8. d. ,q. d. £ 8. d. i £ 8. d. £ s. d. I £ £ I £ 8. d. STATE HousiNG AccoUNT IJOAN To Treasurer of Victoria Loans 1,130,125 12 4 1,197 lO 5 1,131,323 2 9 costs re 247,652 10 4 18 9 215,367 11 7 Loan transferred vide Act 4996, Houses and land transferred to the Com Section 5 .. 0 0 0 0 mission under Act 4996 Section, 5 0 0 .. 30,000 0 0 Debenture issues 0 0 0 0 Building construction-DweHings .. 16 2 76,229 ll 3 754,486 4 ll Slum Reclamation Subsidy 346,600 0 0 330,000 0 0 676,600 0 0 1,108,368 6 6 108,514 10 0 999,853 16 6 Less Suspense Account for estimated cost of houses sold but for which capital costs have not yet been calculated 6,927 0 0 66,361 0 0 73,288 0 0 1,101,441 6 6 174,875 lO 0 926,565 16 6 Loan flotation expenses on Government Loans 17,329 12 4 1,197 10 5 18,527 2 9 Land purchased, including fees and develop- i ment costs re shops 47,110 1 7 'Dr. 11,676 0 6 35,434 I I Building construction-Shops 283,416 7 7 ' 10,855 0 I 294,271 7 8 ~ Estates Offices-Rent collection 609 12 3 ! 677 011 1,286 I3 2 Q\ Community Hall-Port .1\:lelbourne 5,334 4 5 i 5,334 4 5 Slum Reclamation-~-various areas .. 329,799 I4 2 536,358 17 4! 866,158 11 6 Building-Operational .. 9,017 1 0 Dr. 9,017 I 0 Municipal Debentures re road construction contributions (Narracan) 9,158 lO 5 3,185 9 21 5,973 I 3 Advances under Act 4996, Part 1 V 1,970 8 4 Dr. 966 10 5 1,003 I7 11 Advances and Deposits lodged by the Com mission 66 6 0 872 7 6 938 I3 6 Expenses Overseas Delegation 9,063 2 11 9,063 2 11 703,811 18 1 534,178 18 1 1,237,990 I6 2 Outstanding capital cost of houses sold-~ being House Purchasers Accounts 150,145 13 9 313,940 7 8 464,086 I 5 Less House t:lalcs Reserve Suspense Account 91,827 18 3 160,809 1 9 252,637 0 0 58,317 15 61 153,I31 5 ll 211,449 1 5 Sundry Debtors for road construction fencing ! etc. . . 62,818 15 11 IDr. 6,228 9 2 56,590 6 9 Motor Vehicles-Administrative 729 15 7 564 0 6 1,293 16 I Paint Research Laboratory ! 783 17 2 783 17 2 Office furniture and eauinment and miscel laneous equipment 12 14 10 I 76,726 7 2 76,739 2 0 63,561 6 41 71,845 15 8 135,407 2 0 Balance transferred to Summary Loan Account hereunder .. .. 99,593 5 11 253,082 19 3 153,489 13 4 2,026,725 12 4 I 331,197 10 5 I 2,357,923 2 9 2,026,725 12 331,197 10 5 2,357,923 2 9 APPENDIX E.-continued. 1945 CoMMONWEALTH AND STATE HouSING AGREEMENT LoAN AccouNT. I By Land purchases and develonm l To Treasurer of Victoria- fees, hut less known 11,151,875 10 5 jDr. 58,401 13 4 11,093,473 17 I Consolidated J,oans re Commonwealth House construction less Advances- houses sold 69,866,597 10 4lDr. 1,878,567 16 ll 67,988,029 13 5 Loan No. 1-Year 1945-46 3,100,000 0 0 .. 3,100,000 0 0 Loan No. 2-Year 1946--47 4,000,000 0 0 .. 4,000,000 0 0 81,018,473 0 9 i Dr. 1,936,969 10 3 79,081,503 10 6 Loan No. 3-Year 1947-48 5,000,000 0 0 .. 5,000,000 0 0 costs of houses sold J,oan No. 4--Year 1948-49 5,200,000 0 0 .. 5,200,000 0 0 have not yet been Loan No. 5-Year 1949-50 6,300,000 0 0 .. t\,300,000 0 0 2,549,342 0 0 787,703 0 0 3,337,045 0 0 Loan No. 6-Ycar 1950-51 8,600,000 0 0 .. 8,600,000 0 0 Loan No. 7-Year 1951-52 10,061,000 0 0 .. 10,061,000 0 0 78,469,131 0 9 Dr. 2, 724,672 10 3 75,744,458 10 6 Loan No. 8-Year 1952-53 Ll,270,000 0 0 .. 11,270,000 0 0 Add Capital cost of houses sold 6,038,489 I 6 2,428,246 14 3 8,466, 735 15 9 Loan No. 9-Year 1953-54 12,000,000 0 0 .. 12,000,000 0 0 Loan No. 10-Year 1954-55 9,450,000 0 0 .. 9,450,000 0 0 1 84,507 ,62o 2 3 !Dr. 296,425 16 0 84,211,194 6 3 Loan No. 11-Ycar 1955-.'\6 10,800,000 0 0 .. i 10,800,000 0 0 District and Estate officers for rent collection 36,957 18 1 5,732 3 3 42,690 1 4 .I>. Motor vehicles (Administrative) etc. 16,534 0 8 5,178 11 3 21,712 11 11 "" 85,781,000 0 0 .. 85,781,000 0 0 Sundry debtors for fencing and materials et.c. Dedur,t transfer to 45-year loans less sundry creditors 43,948 17 2 Dr. 35,611 611 8,337 10 3 outstanding capital cost at sale Other equipment 515 10 9 Dr. 85 16 () 429 14 4 4,638,967 11 0 .. 6,.547,092 8 9 Balance transferred to Summary Loan Account hereunder I, 17 /),423 11 I 321,212 4 10 I ,496,63.'\ 15 ll 81,142,032 9 0 .. 79,233,907 11 3 45-Year l-oans re Houses Sold Loan No. 1 .. 2,112,870 17 6 .. 2,112,870 17 6 Loan No. 2 ...... 2,526,096 13 6 Account re 1957 -58 2,526,096 13 6 .. 1,908,124 17 9 ! 4,638,967 ] 1 0 .. 6,547,092 8 9 ---- 85,781,000 0 0 .. !~:781,~-0 0 85,781,000 0 0 .. 85,781,000 0 0 ------APPENDIX E.-continued. 1956 CoMMONWEALTH AND STATE HousiNG AGREEMENT LoAN AccouNT. To Treasurer of Victoria- Advances by the Commonwealth Government under the Agreement By Land purchases and development including during the year ended- fees but less known capital cost of sales .. I 2,736,895 I 5 1,226,873 12 1 3,963, 768 I3 6 30th June, I957 8,400,000 o o !or. 8,400,000 o o House Construction less known capital cost of I 30th June, I958 8,400,000 0 o. 8,400,000 0 0 houses sold 5,788,930 6 0 7,979,939 6 1 13,768,869 12 I Loan No. I .. 8,400,000 0 0' 8,400,000 0 0 ' Less Suspense account for estimated capital 8,525,825 7 5 9,206,8I2 18 2 I7,732,638 5 7 cost of houses sold where capital costs have not yet been calculated .. 1,432,605 0 0 1,078,050 0 0 2,510,655 0 0 7,093,220 7 5 8,128,762 18 2 15,221,983 5 7 Estate Officers for rent collection Store rooms, etc. Huts, offices, etc. ' Emergency lavatory equipment .! Designs and Plans .. 1 Motor vehicles-Administrative 1,296 16 0 2,115 6 4 3,412 2 4 Equipment . . . . 280 11 2 IDr. 280 11 2 Sundry Debtors for advances fencing and materials etc., less miscellaneous sundry creditors . . . . 25,5.'19 2 0 Dr. 31,463 19 11 .5,904 I7 11 Concrete House Project .. 1,414,362 17 5 Dr. 1,038,253 4 5 376,109 13 0 ~ 1,499,852 12 6 Dr. 1,108,297 10 9 391,555 I 9 0() Outstanding capital cost of houses sold House Purchasers' Account .. I,320,538 5 4 1,011,387 10 IO 2,331,925 16 2 Less House Sales Reserve Suspense Account 12,957 15 4 56,568 4 8 69,526 0 0 1,307,580 10 0 954,819 6 2 2,262,399 16 2 Balance transferred to Summary Loan Dr. Account hereunder 1,500,653 9 ll 424,715 6 5 3 6 8,400,000 0 0 8,400,000 0 () i 16,800,000 0 0 8,400,000 0 0 8,400,000 0 0 0 0 SuMMARY LoAN AccouNT. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. To 1945 Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement Account- By State Housing Loan Account- Amount underspent ...... 1,496,635 15 J 1 Amount overspent ...... 153,489 13 4 19.'56 Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement Account- Amount overspent ...... 1,075,938 3 6 Balance-being the amount of Capital funds from State and Commonwealth sources unspent · at 30th June, 1958 ...... • • .. .. 267,207 19 Amount of Commonwealth and State Housing Agreement funds underspent 420,697 12 5 420,697 12 5 420,697 12 5 R. F. DUNN, Chief Accountant. V. J. BRADLEY, Director. G. G. BOLWELL, Secretary. J. P. GASKIN, Deputy Director. lOth October, 1958. ALAN ASHMAN, Member. APPENDIX F. HOUSING COMMISSION-VICTORIA. HousE PuRCHASERS' DEATH BENEFIT ScHEME STATEMENT OF AccouNT AS AT 30TH .TuNE, 1958 Dr. Cr. 1956-57. 1956-57. 1958 1957 June 30th July 1st £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. To Payments from fund 352 0 2 53,968 3 5 Balance carried down 142,383 12 6 1,601 15 6 By Balance as at 30th June, 1957 .. 53,968 3 5 .!>. 1958 \0 June 30th 637 18 0 By House Trading Account 1955--56--Medical fees recouped House Trading Account 1955-56--Administrative Costs 300 0 0 recouped . . . • 58 6 2 Interest received on Investments 2,423 8 6 Appropriation from interest receivable included in house 49,995 1 9 purchase instalments ...... 83,968 10 5 25 15 6 Payments into Fund on account of cancelled contracts 42 12 6 1,349 6 6 Premiums receivable from House Purchasers 2,332 17 10 ---- 53,968 3 5 142,735 12 8 53,968 3 5 142,735 12 8 24,066 18 5 To Amount invested as per Balance Sheet 144,030 6 ll 53,968 3 .5 By Balance brought down 142,383 12 6 29,901 5 0 Balance available for invPA~t.ment Balance--being amount overinvcsted 1,646 14 5 53,968 3 5 144,030 6 ll 53,968 3 5 144,030 6 11 lOth October, 1958. R. P. DUNN, Chief Accountant. Housing Commission, Victoria APPENDIX G. HOUSING COMMISSION-VICTORIA-CONCRETE HOUSE PROJECT. BALANCE-SHEET AT 30TH JUNE, 1958. LIABILITIES ASSETS 1956-57. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. 1956---57. £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ 8. d. CURRENT LIABILITIES CuRRENT AssETS- 67,747 9 5 Sundry Creditors 60,969 9 0 1,800 0 0 Cash at Bank and in hand ...... 1,600 0 0 Salaries and Wages accrued and unclaimed 36,822 0 7 Sundry Debtors ...... 16,805 7 7 Pay, Pay Roll Tax, Workers Compensa 227 11 4 Prepayments ...... 23,218 3 2 tion, Insurance and General Insurance - Deposits .. .. .•• 296 7 0 66,019 17 6 accrued 61,664 2 4 397,359 6 9 Materials on Hand ...... 436,235 13 0 122,633 11 4 Works in Process- 617,655 3 7 Concrete House Project CAPITAL- 15,749 611 Child Welfare Units 1,414,362 17 5 Excess of Assets over Liabilities 866,222 11 10 Pentridge Gaol Coburg-new Psychiatric 45,340 2 9 Special Works Finance 29,590 15 10 Centre 478,155 10 9 FIXED AssETS- Buildin!(s, Roads and Services at cost .. 196,241 1 8 116,968 2 0 Less Provision for Depreciation 90,836 16 7 IJI 105,404 5 0 Equipment and Plant at cost .. 716,956 17 5 356,865 2 3 Less Provision for Depreeiation 347,956 14 11 369,000 2 6 Garden Equipment at cost 3,951 10 4 Less Provision for Depreciation 979 8 9 2,972 1 7 House Maintenance Equipment at cost 9,784 9 11 Less Provision for Depreciation 3,143 11 7 6,640 18 4 Office Equipment at cost 17,250 3 1 6,675 14 4 Less Provision for Depreciation 5,252 16 0 11,997 7 Canteen Equipment at cost 4,868 3 0 3,522 12 6 Less Provision for Depreciation 1,604 0 4 3,264 2 8 Developmental Expenditure .. 9,071 15 9 4,272 9 8 Less Provision for writing off .. 5,299 6 1 3,772 9 8 4,747 12 1 Loose Tools at valuation 6,441 12 0 1,214 9 3 Work in Process on Buildings and Equipment 1,207 13 6 510,700 12 5 1,593,470 7 988,856 3 2 1,593,470 7 988,856 3 2 F. H. ASHWELL, General Manager, R. D. PETERS, Finance Manager, 22nd August, 1958. 22nd August, 1958. APPENDIX H. HOUSING COMMISSION~VICTORIA~CONCRETE HOUSE PROJECT. OPERATING AccoUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30TH ,JuNE, 1958. DEBlT CREDIT. l!J56-57. £ 8. d. £ 8. d. 1956-57. £ 8. d. Charges to Housing Commission, Victoria 1,253,.'>40 11 1 Direct 1\f aterial Used 1,433,851 5 10 a,l72,832 11 3 Construction Work 3,735,532 13 5 942,920 4 0 Direct Labour 934,651 2 8 3:2,327 7 8 Completed Site Works 20,517 13 11 I ,061i,876 7 7 Expense 1,267,603 11 2 16,1175 7 2 Works for Chief Engineer 32,166 9 4 478,771 16 10 Sub-contract 727,451 19 9 101,690 7 10 Garden Development Works 69,408 1 7 69,:359 1 0 Transport 65,087 10 9 a77,082 11 5 House Maintenance vVorks 359,461 411 18,551 0 2 Works for Estates Branch 41,939 3 !l 17,350 1 2 Other Works 2,317 10 5 Vl..... 17 4 18 5 Charges other than to Commission, Victoria 5 3 15 5 to Asset or Accounts for repair, maintenance manufacture 48,786 7 7 3,811,668 0 6 4,428,645 10 2 3,811,668 0 6 4,428,645 10 2 F. H. ASHWELL, General B. D. PETERS, Finance ~2nd August, 1958, 22nd August, IH58. APPENDIX .J. HOUSING COMMISSION-VICTORIA. ANALYSIS OF TYPES OF CoNSTRUCTION AND BEDROOM TYPES o:~<· HousEs AND l!'LATS UNDER CoNSTRUCTION AND HousEs AND FLATS CoMPLETED AT 30TH .TuNE, 1958. Dwellings Under Construction. Dwellings Completed. Total. Particular•. Bedroom Typ<'S. Brick Timber. Con 4 Total. Brick Brick. 1 Other. Brick. Brick 1 Timber. Other Total. Brick Timber. Con Other. Total. Veneer, erete. Veneer. Venet>r. er~~te. ------1 1---1---!---!---!---·---·---·---·---·--- METROPOLITAN AR}cA State Housing l bedroom (for 2 beds) 134 .. .. 8 142 134 .. 8 .. 142 2 bedrooms 292 .. 15 38 345 292 15 38 345 2 bedrooms and sleepout 9 .. 1 lO 9 .. .. I 10 3 bedrooms 448 . . 8 79 53ii 448 8 79 .. 535 3 bedrooms and sleepout 139 .. .. 22 161 139 .. .. 22 .. 161 ---·----- !- Sub-total 1,022 .. 23 148 1,193 1,022 .. 23 148 .. 1,193 Under Commonw~alth-Statf' 1 bedroom 13 .. .. 29 42 13 1 29 • . 42 Agrt>euwnt I bedroom (for 2 41 .. 1 64 .. 681255 44 .. 280 ii79 259 i 44 . . 344 H47 2 bedrooms {) 21 .. 48 ."16 21 2,770 i 1,108 826 3,144 21 7,8!)9 2 bedrooms and sleepout . I .. .. 197 11.~ 18 619 . . 949 3 bedrooms 14 , 447 I 2 195 .. 658 2, I 89 2,499 1,528 4, 739 . . I 0,95ii 3 bedrooms anrl sleepout .. I 252 154 I 125 252 154 125 379 910 4 bedrooms 15 96 63 18 i5 .. .. 96 4 bedrooms and sleepout I 24 22 1 I . . . . 24 5 bedrooms " ') 8 6 ;) 8 •• ___u __·_· \.11 ~ 1-:___·_· _·_· -- N Total-Metropolitan Area 1 24 J 449 2 307 . . 782 6,769 3,490 2,536 9,0!lr. 21 2I,9ll ~~ 3,939 2,53::_ 9,4o:___2I_! 22,69:_ 1 COUNTRY AREA State Housing 1 bedroom (for 2 beds) 8 8 .. l \ I 2 bedrooms .. I 39 12 . . 51 . . 39 I 12 2 bedrooms and sleepout . . I I .. 3 bedrooms 42 17 59 . . 42 17 3 bedrooms nnrl sleepout i 4 12 lfl . . 4 12 Sub-total 94 41 94 41 135 Under Commonwealth-State l bedroom (for 2 beds) 22 22 36 .216 24 .. 36 216 46 298 Agreement 2 bedrooms 4 51 43 98 50 206 4,694 523 I 5,4742761 50 210 4,745 566 5,572 2 bedrooms and sleepout .. I 196 102 . . 299 .. I 196 102 299 3 bedrooms .. I26 263 177 566 65 389 7,352 1,165 I .. 8,971 65 515 7,615 1,342 9,537 3 bedrooms and sleopont 3 87 30 .. 120 3 87 30 120 4 bedrooms 13 13 13 13 ---- ______! __ . . . Total-Country Area . . ~~~___:::... __·_· -~~~~~~12,599 ~--1-~~~--=:_!..:::.::._~--~-~15,974 ToTALS- Suwe mceptwn of l bedroom (for 1 bed) ...... 13 . . . . 29 . . 42 13 . . . . 29 . . 42 Housing Commission, Vie- 1 bedroom (for 2 beds) 4 . . . . 86 . . I 90 425 52 216 312 . . 1,005 429 52 216 398 .. toria (l\fetropolitan and 2 bedrooms . . 6 6 I 51 91 . . 154 3,106 1,351 i 5,547 3,657 22 i 13.683 3.112 1.357 5,598 3.748 22 Country Areas) 2 bedrooms and sleepout I ! .. 3 bedrooms . . 14 I 573 265 372 1 . . 1,224 3 bedrooms and 4 bedrooms 4 bedrooms and sleepout 24 5 bedrooms 2 8 24 1\79 316 549 1,468 22 4,762 115,451 1 11,488 22 138,667