Mr.A. S. BLACKMAN : I note that on page 156 the author refers to Mr. the responsibility of municipalities in furthering the general movement Blackmantowards public health by nursing their electrical undertakings, by encouraging the use of electrical energy for all domestic purposes, and am struck by the fact, that with this aspect of the case in mind, he has framed tariffs with a basal price of id. per unit, which is perhaps in consequence of the competition in Glasgow being of a less strenuous character than has to be met in some other towns. In Sunderland, for instance, we have to contend with gas at is. iod. per 1,000 cub. ft. for ordinary lighting purposes through ordinary meters, and in addition to this, the provision of high-pressure gas lamps and ordinary gas mantle maintenance at prices which cannot possibly pay the suppliers, with the result that we were unable to make any headway with the use of electricity for general domestic purposes until the price for heating, cooking, etc., was reduced to £d. per unit. In bringing this about, we based our tariff on the one Mr. Long introduced at Norwich, viz., an annual charge in the form of a percentage upon the rateable value, but differing from Norwich, and I believe from all other towns that have adopted the Norwich system, by reason of our having made the percentage upon the rateable value a sliding scale, the percentage increasing with the rateable value, the actual scale adopted being as follows : For houses of not less than £15, nor more than £30 assessment, 10 per cent, per annum on net rateable value ; above ^30 and not exceeding ^40, 11 per cent. ; above ^40 and not exceeding £50, 12 per cent.; above ^50 and not exceeding ^60, 13 per cent.; above ^60 and not exceeding £jo, 14 per cent.; above £yo, 15 per cent. One-third of the fixed rental to become payable at the end of the quarters ending in December and March respectively, and onesixth of such rental to become payable at the end of the quarters
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