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1910. VICTORIA. REPORT RESPECTING APPLlCATIONR AND PROCBBDINGS UNDER THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER .Lt\_CT 18~)() }i' () R T H li..J YE A 1-{. 19 0 9. l'HEHE1\'.l'JW TO BOTH JIOU~ES 01<' PAHLIAMENT IN l'UHSUANCE OF St;C'l'WN 57 OF THE J~LECTRIC LIGHT AND POWBR ACT 1896. @!! Jl.uthatitl.! : J. KEMP 1 GOVERNMENT PWNTE~ ~HLBOORNL APPII.OXIMATE COST OF REPORT. £ a. d. Preparation-Not given. Printing (450 aopies) •• .. B 0 0 515 REP 0 R rr,. The following Heport for the year ending 31st Decemher, 1909, is presented to Parliament in accordance with the provisions of Section 57 of the Electric Light nnd Pou:er Act 1896, No. 1413 :- LIST OF APPLICATIONS PLACED BEFORE THE MINISTER OF PUBLIC WORKS DURING THE YEAR 1909. Name of Applicant and Date of Application. Particulars of Application, Custerlon F1eezing \Vorks CompallJ i For an Orcler uudLw Section 10, authorizing the supply and use Proprietary Litllited.-l7.!l.09. of electricity in reRpect of the Township of Casterton. The Council of the Shire of Poowong For an Order under Sections 8 and 10, authorizing the supply and Jeetho.-17.3.09. !l.nd use of electricity in respect of the Township of Korumburra. Drouin Co· operative Butter :Factory For an Order under Section 10, authorizing the supply and use of Company Limited.-19.7.09. electricity in respect of the Township of Drouin. Hamilton Electric Supply Company For an Order under Section 10, authorizing the supply and use Limited.-19.10.09. of electricity in respect of the remainder of the Township of Haniilton not covered by the original Order No. 23. Electric Supply Company of Vic~oria. For an Order under Section 10, authorizing the supply and uso Limited.-19.11.09. of electricity in respect of the Shire of Ballarat. ORDERS GRANTED. Orders under the Principal Act were granted by the Governor in Council as follows :- To the Council of the Borough of Eaglehawk in respect of the Municipal district of Eaglehawk, on 29th June, 1909, under Section 8. To the Casterton .Freezing Works Company .Proprietary Limited in respect of the Township of Casterton, on 29th June, 1909, under Section 10. To the Council of the Shire of Poowong and Jeetho in respect of the Town ship of 'Korumburra, on 29th June, 1909, under Sections 8 and 10. To the Drouin Co-operative Butter Factory Company Limited in respect of the Township of Drouin, on 14th December, 1909, under Section 10. PRELIMINARY INQUIRIES. Preliminary inquiries were made during the year, with the view of steps being taken to obtain Orders under the Act, to operate over the following respective areas :-Brighton and Yarram. VICTORIA ELECTRIC LIGHT, HEAT, AND PowER DisTRIBUTING CoRPOHA'r!ON LIMITED. An Order was granted to this Corporation on 17th November, 1908. Certain conditions were embodied therein which have not been com111ied with, and the powers under the Order have not ;vet been exercised. ' An extension of time for compliance with the special conditions coiltained in the Order granted to the Corporation has expired. • ST. KILDA AND BRIGHTON ELECTRIC TRAMWAY. Being a portion of the Railway Department's system, this tramway is exempt from the provisions of the Electric Light and Power Act. 4 CITY OF MELBOURNE. Order No. 3. Melbourne City Council. System.-Direct current,'in heart of City. 460 and 230 volts. Three-wire distribution. Alternatiug current in remainder of City area. Piimary 4,000 volts, secondary 200 Rnd 400 volts. Three-wire distribution. Number of consumers, electric light and power 3,212 Number of public arc lamps 972 Number of private arc lamps 1,469 Miles of street in which underground mains are laid (direct current) ·... 8·125 ~\liles of street in which underground mains are laid (alternating current) .. : ... 12·5 ::Uiles of series arc cable overhead ... 56 i\lile,.; of low-pressure cable overhead 85 X umber of motors connected 1,441 Horse power 4,684 Total number of equivalent 16 c.p. lamps (power, lighting, and heating) 167,737 Total c:lpacity of generating station in kilowatts 5,506 Price, for light- Flat rate, 4!d. per unit. Maximum demand, 7d. and 2d. Price, for power- Flat rate, 2d. per unit. :Maximum demand, 2~d. and !d. 1\hTROPOLITAN SuBURBs. Order No. 10. 'fhe Melbourne Electric Supply Company Limited. Tl1e nrea under this Order con~ists of the municipal districts of South 1\Ielbourne, Colling·wood, Fitzroy, Richmond, Kew, PraLran, Malvern, Caulfield, St. Kilda, and portion of the Melbourne Hm·bor Trust area. Systern.-Alternating current~ with transformers. Primary, 4,000 volts, second~u-.r •100 and 200 volts. All primary cables underground. Three-wire distribution. N nmher of consumers, electric light .. , •.. { 2,355 Number of consumers, electric power ... ) :t\umber of arc lamps, public 186 Number of arc lamps, private 9.30 }\files of cable underground 74:45 Miles of street in which electric supply is available ••. 105·5 Miles of cable overhead (low pressure) 300 Number of transformer pits and houses 99 Price per unit, light- Flat rate, 5~d. ::\Jaximum demand, 7d. and 3d. Price per unit, power- Flat rnte, 2d., and 1d. for all consumption heyond 1,000 units per month. ~Ia.ximum demand, 2~d. and *d. ~nmbcr of motors connected ... fi90 ·H. P. of motors connected ... 2,918 Total number of equivalent l 6 c.p. lamps (powet·, lighting, and he:ttting) 10,1,976 Capacity of plant, kilowatts 3,425 During the year itu arnmgement was made with the Pralm:m City Council whereLy the Compan_r pmchased fi·om the Council the whole of the available outp:ut of ele~tl'icity of the Council's dcstmetor. Snch supply ·was commenced in April, 547 5 1 !)09. Further, during the year an ag1'eemeut wa~, made with thG Prahran and ]\Ialvern Tramways Trust whereby the Company was to supply the requirements of the Trust in electricity for a num her of years hy means of transformee machinery erected in a convcrteL' station at the Trust's car.sheds, BALLARAT. Order .No. 17. Electric Supply Company of Victoria Limited. The area under this Order consists of the municipal districts of Ballarat City, Town of Ballarat East, Borough of Sehastopol, and Shire of Bnngaree. Electric tramways and lighting. Electric tramwavs-,; System-Overhead trolley wire, direct CU!Tt:.nt 500 to 550 volts. Number of cars 20 N um her of trailers ... 8 Mil~:·s of double track 1·42 Miles of single track 11·05 .M ilcs of overhead trolley wire 15·5 .:\:Iiles of overhead cables 3·12 JVlilcs of underground cables ... I·12 Passengers car~ied, 1909 2,211,659 ·~ The necessary steps have been taken in regard to the earth connexwns at the generating stlftiou, as required by the Reg·ulations. Electric lighting and power- System-Direct current, 440 and 220 volts. Three-wire · distribution. Number of consumers, light 340 Number of consumers, power 92 ]\'umber of nrc lamps, public 55 Number of arc lamps, private 262 ?>Iiles of cable under[.rround and overhead 15·5 Price per unit, light, flat rate ... [ld. Price per unit, light, m:1ximum demand ... 8d. and 3d. Price per unit, power, flat rate .. , .•. :~cl. Price per unit, power, maximum demand ... 3d. and I!d. Total capacit,y of plant~ kilowatts 1,000 .. BENDIGO. Order No. 18. Electric Supply Company of Victoria Limited. The area under this Order consists of the municipal districts cf BeiHli,~·o :md Eng1Plm wk. Electric trannvays and liu;hting. Electric tramwavs-,; System-- Overhead trolley wire, direct current, 500 to 550 volt."l. N um her of cars 1 ti }\ ulnber of trailers .. 10 :Miles of double traek l·S .\1 iles of single track 7•4J .Miles of trolley wire 17 .M.iles of overhead cables 1 75 -:\I iles of underground cables ... (;· [) Passengers carried, 1909 2,455,25fi '" Elcetl'ie lighting and power- Svstem-Direet eurre11t, 440 and 220 volts. Tl1ree-wire · distribution. !\umber of consumers, light 575 ?\ nmher of commmers, power IOU .Number of arc lamps, puhlie 1:22 l'\nmher nf arc lamps, private ... ... ... 1:2H 6 :MiJeg of O\'i'rhead and underground cables 129 Total enp~cit.Y of plant, l<i]o,,•atts 1.2011 Price vet· unit, light, flat rate, ()(1.; mnximnm demali(l, 8d. and 4d. l'riee per unit, powet· 1d. and i)c1. j maximum demand, 4d. and 5d. to 2~d. ChmLONG. Onler ::\o. 10. The :VJelhourne Electric Supply Compan.y Limited. The area ntHier this Ordet' consists of the municipal fli.;tricts of the Town of (;~:'(•tong, tiH' Bt)rough of ::\ewtown and Chilwcll, an<l the Bowngl1 of Geelong ·west. Sntcm-l lirect current, 4-lO ami ~:.W \'nlts. Three-wi1·e distrilmtion. i\nrnher of consnHH'i'S, ligl1ting and pow<:'r CD2 X umber of pnblic m·e lamps .Nil Number of pri va1 e a.rc lamps 232 ,L ileii of cahle, underground 2·7 Miles of street in whi~h electric supply is available 25'7 Miles of cable, overhead 77 · 14 Numher of motors 167 Horse power of motors connected 95~~ Plant capacity in kilowatts 500 Price per unit for lighting- Flat rate, 7 d. Maximum demand, 9d. and 3d . Price per unit for power~ · • Flat rate, 2~d. Maximum demand, 3d. and 1d. Total number of equivalent 16 c.p. lamps (lighting, power, and heating) 29,961 In October, 1909, an Order under the Tramways Act 1890 was issued to the Council in accordnnce with the terms of the agreement entered into between the Town Council and the company for operating a system of electric trams in Geelong and the suburbs.