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(11) ESTIMATED FUEL CON SUMPTION
(a) Domestic
(i) Present annual consumption of bituminous coal 2,990 tons
on the basis that approximately 70% of the 4, 271 estimated per
units of accommodation in the area consume one ton of coal annum
per annum, and that approximately 30% use solid smokeless
fuel, electricity, gas or oil.
(ii) Additional Solid Smokeless Fuel required 2,691 tons
on the basis that approximately 10% of the present coal per
consumers will change to electricity, gas or oil on the annum
making of the Order, and allowing one ton of solid smokeless
fuel for every ton of bituminous coal now consumed.
(iii) Additional Gas required 54, 154Theims
for gas ignition and gas fires per annum
(iv) Additional Electricity required 660,000 KWhrs
per annum
(v) Domestic Oil 5,400 Gallons
per annum
(b) Industrial
(i) Present annual consumption of coal 146 tons
which need not be replaced if furnaces on which it is used per
are equipped in accordance with the Snoke Control Areas annum
(Exempted Fireplaces) Orders and the conditions as outlined
in the Snoke Control Order.
(ii) Present annual consumption of Coke 197 tons
per annum
The following four Circulars relating to Smoke Control Orders were
issued by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government:-
Circular 7/63
This circular deals with -
(1) Gas cokes as open fire fuels and reminds local authorities that the bottom
grates of open fires installed with the aid of grants must have 5/8 inch fire
bar spacing, and that all open fires so installed must be selected from the
list of Approved Domestic Solid Fuel and Appliances.
(2) Delivery of coal in Smoke Control Areas and refers to complaints which
have been received regarding the delivery of bituminous coal in these areas
and requests local authorities to contact the Coal Merchants Federation of
Great Britain in cases where the delivery of such coal in Snoke Control Areas
is discovered.
(3) Advice on oil burning appliances and gives a list of organisations to
whom applications for advice may be made.
Circular 25/63
Accompanied a memorandum on Chimney Heights and referred to the duty of
local authorities to satisfy themselves that new chimneys to which Section 10
of the Act applies will be high enough to prevent as far as practicable anoke,
grit, dust and gas emitted from the chimneys, from becoming prejudicial to
health or a nuisance.
Circular 5U/63
(1) Accompanied the Smoke Control Areas (Authorised Fuels) Regulations, 1963,
which declared Fluidised Char Bindiless Briquettes manufactured by the National
Ooal Board to be an authorised fuel for the purpose of the Clean Air Act, 1956.