HC Deb 15 November 1932 vol 270 cc1105-6

Resolved, That the draft of a Special Order proposed to he made by the Board of Trade under the Gas Undertakings Acts, 1920 and 1929, on the application of the Bath Gas Company, which was presented on the 2nd day of June and published, he approved subject; to the following modifications:

Page 16, leave out Section 34, and insert:

34.—(1) Subject to the provisions of this Order as from the prescribed date the basic price of gas supplied by the Company shall be—

  1. (a) five decimal five pence per therm for gas supplied in the Bath inner area;
  2. (b) six decimal two pence per therm for gas supplied in the Beath outer area;
  3. (c) seven decimal two pence per therm for gas supplied in the Keynsham area;
  4. (d) eight decimal one pence per therm for gas supplied in the Colerne and Farleigh area:
  5. (e) ten decimal five pence per therm for gas supplied in the Chippenhani inner area;
  6. (f) eleven decimal six eight pence per therm for gas supplied in the Chippingham outer area; and
  7. (g) twelve decimal two five pence per therm for gas supplied in the Corsham area.

(2) The said prices respectively, are in relation to the said areas, respectively; referred to in this Order as "the basic price."

Section 25, page 16, line 17, leave out "basic price," and insert "basic prices."

Section 35, page 16, line 19, leave out "basic price," and insert "basic prices."

Section 35, page 16, line 20, leave out "basic price," and insert "basic prices."

Section 35, page 16, line 27, leave out "basic price," and insert "basic prices."

Section 35, page 16, line 36, leave out "basic price," and insert "basic prices."

Section 39, page 18, lines and 2, leave out "the product of the excess prices," and insert "discount, if any."

Section 39, page 19, leave out lines 6 to 34, inclusive.

Section 40, page 20, line 7, leave out "equal to or more than the basic price," and insert "decimal seven of a penny per therm or more in excess of the basic price."—[Dr. Burgin.]

The remaining Orders were read, and postponed.

It being after half-past Eleven of the Clock, upon Tuesday evening, Mr. DEPUTY-SPEAKER adjourned the House, without Question put, pursuant to the Standing Order.

Adjourned at Twenty Minutes after One o'Clock.