Communications and transit > Enquiry on national public works

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I93° : The Cape. — Heidelberg (£4,800), Kingwilliamstown (£22,000), Kokstad
(£4,700), Queenstown (£30,000), Tarkastad (£2,600), Tulbagh "(£1,750), Umtata
(£17,000).
Transvaal. — Benoni (£32,000), Klerksdorp (£32,500), Lydenburg (£4,000),
Pretoria (£350,000), Springs (£20,000).
Orange Free State. — Ficksburg (£2,750).
Natal. -— Dundee (£6,000), Glencoe (£1,600).
1931 : The Cape. — Graaff Reinet (£30,000).
Transvaal. — Brakpan (£26,000), Breyten (S.A.R.) (/i2,ooo), lohannesburg
(£100,000), Nelspruit (£14,000).
Orange Free State. — Boshof (£400).
Natal. — Durban Corporation : South Coast Natal (£21,000), Vryheid (£35,000).
1932 : The Cape. — Alice (£13,000), Beaufort West (£2,000), Bedford (£1,500),
Caledon (£2,000), Grahamstown (£44,000), Montagu (£1,250), Mossel Bay (£8,000),
Riversdale (£2,825), Worcester (£16,750).
Transvaal. — Randfontein (£2,500).
Orange Free State. — Senekal (£4,000), Winburg (£10,000).
Natal. — Port Shepstone (£2,500).
1933 : The Cape. — Colesberg (£2,000), Fauresmith (£2,000), George (£11,800),
Humansdorp (£2,000), Robertson (£10,500).
Orange Free State. — Kroonstad (£80,000), Parys (£25,000).
South West Africa. — Upington (£6,300).
Grand Total : £1,408,875.
Under consideration.
1934 : The Cape. — Oudtshoorn (£31,000), Villiersdorp (£2,000).
Natal. — Harding (£6,000).
Grand Total : £39,000.
The method generally employed for financing these works is by means of external
loans from the Public Debt Commissioners, insurance companies, building societies
and the like.
Electricity Supply Commission Undertakings.
The extensions to the Commission’s undertakings in the Cape, Natal and Transvaal
provinces since the beginning of 1929 are as follows :
Additional Generating Plant in Kilowatts provided since 1929.
Undertaking
In service
Number
of sets
Capacity
Kw.
Under construction
Number
of sets
Capacity
Kw.
On order
Number
of sets
Capacity
Kw.
Total
Witbank
(Transvaal).. ..
Salt River
(Cape Town) . .
Congella |
(Durban) {
20,000
20,000
12,000
20,000
20,000
60,000
32,000