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STATE RIVERB
R,EPORT,
PRESE~TED
A~D
WATER SUPPLY
STATE~IENT,
AND
CO}IMISSIO~.
ESTI~IATES.
TO BOTH HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 49 01'' THE WATER ACT 1905,
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STATE RIVERS AND 'VATER SUPPLY COJ\ilJ\iliSSION.
The State Rivers and Water Supply Commission, appointed lst May, 1906, in
pursuance of the provisions of Section 49 of the Water Act 1905, submits the following
Report, Statement, and Estimates:~
By the Water Act 1905, in addition to other powers and duties imposed on the
Commission, the control and management of the Works, Irrigation and Water Supply
Districts, Waterworks Districts, and the property of the Waterworks Trust set out,
with the amount of Capital Cost and other details, in the following Tables, were vested
in the Commission, viz. :~
(I) STATE ·woRKS.
(a)
FREE HEAD-WORKS.
Description of Works.
Broken River Works
Goulburn River vVorks, together with theW aranga Reservoir (to be handed over when completed)
..
..
Kow Swamp Works
Loddon River Works
JJake Lonsdale Reservoir
I,ower Wimmera Compensation Work;;;
Long Lake Pumping Works
Kerang North-West Lakes Works
Total
(b)
£
s. d.
14,852 15 0
693,835
180,399
153,678
48,639
8,558
27,346
9,587
0
19
18
0
7
16
2
0
7
11
2
3
5
4
1,13fi,892 19
8
OTHER STATE WORKS.
Description of Works.
Geelong Water Supply Works
Coli ban System of Waterworks
Mallee Di~trihntion Works
Mallee Local Storage Works
Total
Amount of Capital Cost at 30th
June, 1906, on which no Interest is to be charged in
respect of Work, excluding
Cost of Loan Flotation.
Capital Sum at 30th June, 1906,
standing at the debit of each
of such Works. Subject to
addition by Proportion of
Expenses of recent Loan Con·
version; figures not yet avail..
able.
£
8. d.
456,45() 6 6
1,2H),73-t 13 ll
(For Capital Snm, ~ee
page 4, Sea Lake.)
1,676,183 0 5
In addition to the above State Works, the Commission has the control and
management of the Glenorehy Works and Donald Weir, constructed by the Wimmera
United 'Waterworks Trust.
4
(2)
IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS.
C'apital Sum at 1st liiay,
1906, standing at the
Tot.al A<lvances
exclmliug
Cost of J,oan Flotation.
Name of District.
debit of the Trust ha v)ng
\'aJ•!tal
written off
jurisdiction over
the
District immediately pre
ceding the commence·
ment of the Water .dc1905, excluding C{)st ofl
IA>an Flotation.
Amount paid in
n l'demption
to 'l'masury.
J~~~. ~\r6t~5
and 1651.
1
Cohuna
Koondrook and Myall
Benjeroop and Murrahit
Rwan Hill
Gunbower West
Kerang East
~Iacorna ::"Torth
Dry Lake
South Kerang
Marquis Hill
Rodnev
Campl"~pc
Bacch11R Marsh
Tragowel Plains
North Poort
East Bcort
Leaghur and Meering
Wandella
Twelve Mile
Totals
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
.. I
£
s. d.
151,213 6 5
15,468 10 2
12,936 4 0
799 13 7
5,889 0 1
14,024 18 10
18,557 9 9
1,704 0 0
632 16 1
14,476 16 ci
223,269 8 3
61,700 0 0
H,406 2 4
159,847 18 0
6977139
,
21,566 911
5,043 5 6
30,754 9 0
5,050 0 0
6,984
8,082
686
17 10 1
81 0 0
297 2 10
14 9 6
9,076
149,949
52,685
8,906
124,531
4,867
14,866
2,543
20,929
3,250
2 7 5
2,901
305
212
443
52
142
77
111
28
788,318
540,404
5,479 12
£ s.
512 6
52 15
64 3
162 10
£
93,968
12,080
7,200.
19.799
2 0
d.
9
5
0
0
9
4
6 8
14 6
15 8
8 3
£
8.
56,732
3,335
5,672
4,838
5,889
7,023
10,394
720
618
5,398
70,418
8,709
5,287
34,870
2058
6,558
2,422
9,714
1,772
19
14
1
3
0
8
9
17
.
6 2
18 4
8 8
0 0
242,434
7
d.
8
9
0
7
1
9
9
2
6 7
8 11
18 11
13 4
7 10
2 4
56
3 9
7 2
0 4
0 ()
9 5
i
I
(3) vVATERWORKS DISTRICTS.
Capital Sum at 30th June, 1906,
standing at the debit of each
of such Works, excluding C<Jst
of Loan Flotation.
District.
Long Lake
£
33,549
Sea Lake
46,442 14 10
(4)
Trust.
8.
4
d.
3*
WATERWORKS TRUST.
Total A(_lvances,
excluding
Cost or Loan Flotation.
C'apltal Sum at
30th June, 1906, standing
at the
debit of the Trust.
Capital writtL'Il oil'
by
Act No. 1625.
!
£
Loddon United
21,771
s. d.
4
9
£
1,717
£
20,0;\4
8.
·1
d.
9
DISTRICTS SUPPLIED WITH WATER FOR DOl\IESTIC AND ORDINARY
USE AND FOR 'V ATERING CATTLE OR OTHER S'rOCK.
The whole of the Districts set out in (2), (3), and (4) above are now supplied by
the Commission with water for domestic and ordinary use, and L::· ',',r::-,tering cattle or
other stock.
• Ineluding £27,346 llls, 5d. for Free Head-works. See page 3.
5
LANDS UNDER IRRIGATED CULTURE.
Returns of the whole of the lands under irrigated culture within the State are
in process of being compiled by the Commission. The following is an interim return
compiled from information obtained from the Vietorian ·water Rupply Department,
and from that so far collected bv the Commission.
"
STATE:\fENT SHOWING THE EXTENT OF IRRIGATION AND THE AREAS OF DIFFERENT KINDS
OF CROPS \VATERED-YEAR 1905-6.
Name of District.
Acres.
Supplied from Goulburn State
Works.
I
Rodney
Eclmca and Waranga
269,000
:100,000
Totals
569,000
Supplied /mm Kow Swamp
State Works.
Dry Lake
GunbowE>r West
Kerang East
Macorna North
:Marquis Hill
South Kerang
Wandella (portion)
1,106
432
151
111
353
560
895
60
496 1,188
2,0581 4,263
2,152 I 8,183 I
554 I 2,684 :
'
541
70 II
M9 i 2,979 i
5,740
2,713
6,039 l2o, 733
140
1,108
2,028
556
972
14,117
914
559
2
861
6
8a0
60
649 2,978
922
329
I
115 1,389
. . ! 811
1,182
307
19,695
1,469
2,582 20,592
905
1,981
160
7,746
1,187
3,057
4
243
369
148
6,437
591
3,662
126
489
1,880
1,797
427
38
1,109
Tohds
I
9751
3,365)
30 . 8,7111
: 12,2831
3,7761
.. I 1,oo2
10
4
..
..
..
..
..
..
4
..
1
..
40
1,510
9,790
18,100
27,300
10,930
2,630
11,600
81,860
Supplied from Loddon State
Works.
Wandella (portion)
East Boort
Leaghur and Meering
North Boort
Tragowel Plains
Tv,elve Mile
Totals
I
..
..
..
~
-
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
36
11,600
30,000
10,300
10,000
180,900
9,030
251,830
Not supplied /rorn State
Works.
Bacchus Marsh ..
Benjeroop and Murrabit
Campaspe
<:oh una
Koondrook and ;\fyall
Swan Hill
Western Wirnmem
Tota 1s
First l\1ildura
Grand 'l'otals
5
253
3,588
493
I
5,349 i 14,644
509 i 2,9;)4
54 I
46
2
4
156
2541
6,2631
..
827,
13 134,786
. . • 5,239!
! 9,56o'
910
19,740
,14,5go
94,230
12,590
14,400
1,578,030
14,135 11,576
1,764,490
1,962
;35,000
42,199 46,507
2,702,180
1,000
"' The areaslshown are the areas waterell in 1904--5, the information for 1905-6 not being avnilabJc.
w. NOTE.-Areas watol'Cti more_ than once, are counted once for €'i:H'h \Yatcring.
VALUATION AND RATING.
As the Commission came into existence after rates for the current vear had been
made for the several Irrigation and Water Supply Districts, such rates wfU be collected
as general rates for the period ending 31st December, 1906. Meanwhile, valuers have
been appointed to value the properties in these and in certain Waterworks Districts
subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, preparatory to the levying of future general
rates for the supply of water for domestic and ordinary use and for watering cattle or
other stock. The valuers, in making these valuations, will also prepare a return
setting out the number of persons dwelling on the lands valued. In the case of the
Waterworks Districts subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission, rates for the like
purpose will be made immediately on the completion of the valuations. In the Loddon
United ·waterworks Trust the present rating conditions will hold until 31st December
next.
The following is a return of the Annual Value (Municipal) of I.ands and
Tenements and of the rates made and levied thereon for the year 1906 by the late
controlling bodies in the districts named : -
Name of District.
Rate
£
11,642
1,471
2,619
2,038
1,138
1,905
3, Hi~
Cohuna
Koondrook and Mvall
Benjeroop and Mlirrabit
Swan Hill
Gunbower West
Kerang East ..
Macorna North
Dry Lake
South Kerang ..
Marquis Hill
Rodney
Campaspe
4
2
{Division l
\.Division. 2
1
rUrban Division
·~ Parwan Division
7,221
,Lower Parwan Division
j'Division l
D~v~s~on ';
'I
Tragowel Plains
19,276
•IDivision
DIVISIOn
1
I
•
,
.l
4
1,341
3,122
1,185
2,682
],004
North Boort
East Boort
Leaghur and Meering
Wandella
Twelve·mile
Long Lake
Sea Lake
Loddon United \Vaterworks Trust*
• Taken over by the Auditor-Gener,ll and
tramifAtred t.o Con1n1i~sion hv Section
278, WatM" Act 1905.
•
61,615
(j
6
5 0
Nil.
3H
1,236
59,565
7,062
Mar~h
£1.
s. d.
7 0
4 6
2 0
7 0
5 0
Werribee Division
Bacchus
in~the
..
3
5
l
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
l
·2
1
2
l
0
0
6
6
0
6
1
1
\}
6
4
6
6
0
6
0
9
2d. per acre
N{l.
Marong Shire Division
0 6
East Loddon Shire Division
0 6
No. 1 East Division
1 6
No. 2 East Division
1 0
No. 3 East Divi~ion
0 9
' · Gordon Sh',re No. l West Division
2 0
No. 2 West Division ,
l 6
'No. 3 West Division
0 9
Korong Shire (No. 1 Division
·
l 4
O'H
\No. 2 Division
, C'harlton Division
0 6
.• !
lr
GEELONG AND CouBAN SysTE:o.rs.
For the Geelong \Vater Supply area and the Coliban \Vaterworks District, revised
and amended by-laws have been made for the imposition of rates and charges and
for the administration of th? works.
These by-la\YS have been published in the
7
Government Gazette (see pages 3247, 3248, 3249, 3512, 3513, and 3514) and in newspapers circulating in the districts affected.
GKl~LONG AND COLIBAN~RF::CEIPTS AND EXPENDITURE.
The following is a statement of Receipts and Expenditure in respect of these
systems for the year ended 30th June, 1906. It is compiled, as to the first ten months,
from the records of the Victorian \Vater Supply Department; as to the last two, from
the records of the Commission:Expenditure from Consoli<lated Revenue.
Total Cost at 30th
June, 1906.
including C'ust of
J..oan Flotation. •
lnt,erest on
and
I~uuui~
J~xpent~ed
payiug same.
Maintenance an<l
lllanal'en,ent.
including Proportion
of Head Office
Expenses.
Receipts paid intu
Receipts over
Treasury to Credit
Expenditure on
of Consolidated
Maintenance and
Revenue, Year
. Management equa.l
ended 30th June,
to% on Total
1
1906.
;
Cost.
·--·-·-------
£
Geelong Works
Coliban Works
£
£
£
4f>o,45o
15,540
3,385
13,470
1,219,734
40,600
10,438
34,045
• Subject to addition by proportion of·expenses of recent·Loun Conversion..
--·------£
10,085 =
2t%
23,607 =
1iqo%
Figures not yet available.
REGISTER OF LANDS~IRRIGATION AND WATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS.
As a necessary preliminary to the compilation of a Register of Lands within the
Rodney Irrigation and Water Supply District, a complete contour survey of such
lands has been arranged for. It should be completed by 31st December, 1906.
Arrangements will, from time to time, as found necessary, be made for like surveys of
other districts.
IRRIGATION UHARGE.-UHARGES FOR SALES OF 'VVATER.
Pending the completion of the R<>gisters of Lands in the several Irrigation and
Water Supply Districts and the making of an Irrigation Charge, the Commission intends
charging for water supplied for irrigation purposes in any district at the rates set out
in the Regulations of the Trust having jurisdiction over such district immediately
preceding the commencement of the Water Act 1905.
ADMINISTRATION OF' IRRIGATION AND \VATER SUPPLY DISTRICTS.
·with a view of securing more effective administration of these districts, a
Resident Secretary and Collector and a Resident Engineer have been appointed for
each of the following centres :Rodney.----Office at Tatura for the Rodncy Irrigation and Water Supply District.
Resident Recretary and Collector, Mr. J. A. Carey.
Resident Engineer, Mr. W. Hector.
Kerang.-Office at Kerang for the Cohuna, Koondrook and Myall, Benjeroop
and Murrabit, Swan Hill, Gunbower West, Kerang East, .J.Iacorna North,
South Kerang, Dry Lake, Marquis Hill, and \Vandella Irrigation and \Vater
Supply Districts.
Resident Secretary and Collector, Mr. D. G. Rattray.
Resident Engineer, Mr. C. R. Anderson.
Loddon.-Office at present at ::\iineha (to be removed to Pyramid Hill) for the
Tragowel Plains, North Boort, East Boort, Leaghur and ~f'l:eering, and
Twelve-mile Irrigation and Water Supply Districts.
Resident Secretary and Collector and Resident Engineer, Mr. G. .Laing.
Ca1npaspe.-Office at Rochester, for the Campaspe Irrigation and Water Supply
District.
Resident Secretary and Collector, Mr. H. T. Downe.
Resident Engineer, Mr. A. K Castles.
Bacchu& Jlarsh.--Uffice at Bacchus .\\hush for the Bacehus Marsh Irrigation
and Water Supply District.
Resident Seeretary and Collector and Resident Engin~er, Mr. D. A.
Little.
·
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ADMINISTRATION OF WATERWORKS DISTRICTg.
For the present it is proposed to administer the Long Lake and gea Lake Waterworks Districts and Loddon United Waterworks Trust from Head Office. The Resident
Engineer for the Loddon will, however, supervise works in the Loddon United "\Vaterworks Trust District.
WORKS CARRIED ON OR COMPLETED.
As the distributary channels in the Irrigation and Water Supply Districts were
in a very defective condition, the Commission expended from funds provided by the
Treasurer, approximately, £2,800 on their improvement. It is proposed to continue
such work at seasonable opportunities until the whole of the schemes under the control
of the Commission are brought into a state of efficiency.
CONTRACTS ENTERED INTO.
A contract for the supply of cast-iron pipes for improvement of reticulation at
Eaglehawk (Coliban Waterworks) was entered into with Messrs. J. Nixon and Sons,
the amount being £388 2s. 4d.
GAUGING OF RIVERS.
Arrangements have been made to continue the gauging and the recording of
the volume and flow of rivers and streams and of the volume of lakes and lagoons as
required by the Water Act 1905. A new gauging station has been established on the
Barwon lEver, some distance above the junction of the Moorabool.
STATEMENT OF RJ<jCEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS.
Statements of the moneys received and disbursed in respect of State "\Vorks for
the year ended 30th June, 1906, as to the first ten months by the Victorian Water
Supply Department, and as to the last two by the Commission, and in respect of
Irrigation and \Vater Supply Districts for the two months ended 30th June, 1906.
Expenditure.
Excess.
···~'·····----
Deduct
Ex pcnditure
Revenue~
Oil
Capital
Works.
1.
Coliban Works
Geelong Works
Goulburn Works
Loddon River Works ..
Kow Swamp Works
Broken River Works ..
North-West Lakes
1\blleeLake Lonsdale
..
Distributing Channels
Long Lake
T.-~ower Wimmera
Irrigation and Water Supply Districts*
..
..
..
£
34,045
13,470
20,!
28
215
7
110
134
1,2 111
3.
£
4,394
1,696
Net
Expenditure
ou
~fanugement
and
Maintenance.
- 4.
2,352
325
1,880
212
211
£
10,438
3,385
2,352
325
1,880
212
2ll
304
2,471
2,451
153
304
2,471
2,451
153
3,777
Totals
27,959
I{evcnue
over
Expenditure
ns per
C<>lumn 4.
5,
£
23,607
10,085
I E:qlendlture
over
Revenue.
6,
£
2,148
297
1,665
205
101
170
2,471
1,210
153
2,213
35,905
8,420
• For two months only.
Balance Re':enue in excl'l.ss over Net Expenditure as per column 4
..
..
Deduct Capltal Expenditure as per column 3
Net balance Revenue in excess over Expenditure
£27,485
6,090
21,395
9
ESTIMATES.
Estimates of the moneys required for the expenses to be incu.rr~d by the Conimission, and of the moneys available from the revenue of the Comm1sswn therefor, for
the year ending 30th June, 1907 : EsTIMATED ExPENDITURE.·
£14,460
4,350
21,800
2,800
2,500
560
2,500
450
350
280
2,980
Coli ban
Geelong
..
..
..
Irrigation and Water Supply Districts
Long Lake
Goulburn-Waranga
Loddon
Kow Swamp
Broken River
North-\V est Lakes
Lake Lonsdale
Distributing Channels
Lower Wimmera ..
River Gauging . .
..
..
Surveys for Irrigation and Water Supply Distric:ts
....
Salaries over £250
Total
-
'
310
1,500
3,000
3,639
..
.
£61,479'
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
Coliban
••
Geelong..
••
.,.
Irrigation and Water Supply Districts
Long Lake
Sea Lake
Other State \Vorks
....
£33,850
13,450
26,000
1,800
900
800
Total
Deduct Estimated Expenditure as above
76,800
61,479
15,321
Balance
Balance as above
Deduct Salaries of two Commissioners
Balance available for Interest, see page 10
15,321
1,300
£14,021
Estimates of the sums to be provided by the State to meet Interest on its Loan
Expenditure for \VorksofWater Supply, both State Works of Water Supply and Works
vested in Authorities other than the Board of Land and \Vorks or the Commission, and
of the sums available from the revenues of the Commission and from the moneys
receivable from such Authorities to provide such Interest for the year ending 30th
June, 1907Loan Liability for Works of Water Supply to 30th June, 1906,
exclusive of Loan Liability in respect of " Yan Yean "
£6,122,151
supply
147,789
Deduct Redemption Contributions (paid into Treasury)
Net Loan Liability*
£5,974,362
Annual Interest payable (including Interest £9,504 on account
of Trust Funds upon which no Interest is paid by the
Treasurer) . .
• Includes unexpended balances amounting to £63,171, made up as follows:-From Country TramwaY$ Acts Nos. 1933
•
and from other Loan Acts-£35,67 4..
10403.
B
£208,998
anc\1943~-£27,497
10
Estimates of sums available to provide such Interest for the year ending 30th
June, 1907 :From the Revenues of the Commission (see page 9)
£14,021
From the moneys receivable from such other authorities (as
estimated by the Victorian Water Supply Department)
excluding £1,060 payable on Loans made under Surplus
Revenue Acts
54,440
Estimated total sum available to provide such Interest
£68,461
STUART 1\iURRAY, Chairman.
G. GARSON, Commissioner.
\Vl\1. CATTANACH, Commissioner.
Treasury Gardens,
Melbourne, 21sf September, 1906.
By Antborilly: J.
K:mi,r.p,
Aciing <klvernment Printer, Melboume.
1