Page 2513 - Week 12 - Tuesday, 14 November 1989

In respect of machinery -

(1) What are the repair costs incurred by the Parks and Conservation Service.

(2) What are the fuel costs per year.

(3) What is the rate of depreciation of government machinery.

Mrs Grassby: The answers to the member's questions are as follows:

(1) The estimated annual cost of repairs to plant and equipment operated by the ACT Parks and Conservation Service is $1,261,400.

(2) The estimated annual cost of fuel for plant and equipment operated by the service is $188,300.

(3) The annual depreciation rate for tractors and the larger mowing equipment operated by the service is 16.7 per cent.