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 PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
Ninth Annual Report
COAL and PETROLEUM
CONTROL BOARD
Year ended 31st December, 1946
VICTORIA,   B.C. :
Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to tbe King's Most Excellent Majesty.
1947. To His Honour Charles Arthur Banks,
Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia.
May it please Your Honour:
Sir,—I have the honour to transmit herewith the Report of the Coal and Petroleum
Control Board for the year ended December 31st, 1946.
W. A. CARROTHERS,
Coal and Petroleum Control Board.
Victoria, B.C., 19k7. Annual Report of the Coal and Petroleum Control Board
For the Calendar Year ended December 31st, 1946.
During 1946, sales of gasoline soared to an all-time high. Oil companies were
seeking every possible opportunity to open new outlets in all sections of the Province
with a view to increasing their post-war output, this expansion of business being particularly noted in the rural areas of the Province, where there has been a big increase
in population and considerable new development. As a result of this, the Board
received some 763 applications for licences in the petroleum industry, as compared with
421 applications in 1945. The only major change in the petroleum industry during
1946 was carried out by the British American Oil Company, Limited, who, by taking
over the Union Oil Company of Canada, Limited, were able to extend their operations
to cover the whole of the Province. Previously their activities were confined principally
to the eastern and central parts of the Province.
The sale of gasoline through service-stations during the year was 64,137,550 gallons, an increase of 13,773,145 gallons over 1945.
In the coal industry, retail sales were 1,543,638 tons, an increase of 4,911 tons over
1945. Of particular interest is the increase of sales in this Province of coal brought
in from the Province of Alberta; the sale of this coal has increased from 104,898 tons
in 1941 to 660,315 tons in 1946.
LICENCES.
The number of licences issued by the Board under Regulation. 1, and in force on
January 1st, 1946, totalled 3,277. Of these, some 511 were in the coal industry. During the year a number of licences were reinstated in connection with outlets closed
during the war years; 336 new operators' licences were issued in the petroleum industry and 44 in the coal industry following the granting of new licences under section 6
of the " Coal and Petroleum Products Control Board Act." Various licences were discontinued during the year, leaving in force as at December 31st, 1946, some 3,505
licences.
The new operators' licences issued during the year under Regulation 1 in the
petroleum industry include a number of licences in connection with new outlets granted
permission to commence business in 1945, and which outlets were not ready to commence selling gasoline in 1945 due to construction not being completed.
These 336 new operators' licences in the petroleum industry cover the following
types of outlet:—
Re-refining and cleaning of used lubricating-oils        2
Wholesale licences (oil company distribution points)   22
Wholesale licences  (individuals)
(restricted to fuel-oils and lubricants)      8
30
Retail licences—
Garages   116
Service-stations   88
Auto camps :  12
Stores (no service), country districts   18
Restricted to lubricating and fuel oils, naphtha  17
Marine outlets   20
3 G 4 BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Retail licences—Continued.
Oil company distribution points	
28
5
304
336
3,022
483
Restricted to aviation fuel	
Total    	
Summary of Licences.
Petroleum industry—
Petroleum refiners
5
Petroleum refiners restricted	
4
Petroleum wholesalers 	
Petroleum retailers  '	
379
2,634
Coal industry—
Mine operators      _      ,	
27
Wholesale coal-dealers 	
73
Retail coal-dealers           .   -
383
Total licences	
3,505
The following table gives a breakdown of petroleum licences issued by the Board
during 1946 to the various oil companies and individuals in connection with the operation of retail outlets, bulk plants, barrel agencies, or distribution points, and licences
restricted to the sale of fuel and lubricating oils:— wholesale Retail
Imperial Oil Co., Ltd.      91 89
Standard Oil Co. of B.C., Ltd     42 73
Shell Oil Co., Ltd.      45 52
British American Oil Co., Ltd.      73 78
Home Oil Distributors, Ltd.     43 51
McColl-Frontenac Oil Co., Ltd.       8 6
Signal Oil Co., Ltd      1 0
United Oil Co., Ltd       2 2
Total oil company licences   305 351
Others       33 2,138
Restricted, fuel-oils, lubricants, or naphtha gasoline    41 145
Total licences   379 2,634
Gasoline outlets serving the public are made up as follows:—
Garages    .-. ._  620
Service-stations  797
Auto camp and store pumps, and outlets not
rendering complete service to the public  552
Outlets where licence is restricted to sales
to members of an association, or to employees  20
Restricted to selling to aircraft  6
Marine outlets "_ 143
Total   2,138 REPORT OF COAL AND PETROLEUM CONTROL BOARD.
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Note :—In addition to the 2,138 licences shown above, the 351 retail licences issued
to the various oil companies' distributing plants supply gasoline to commercial and
industrial accounts.
New Licences.
In granting new licences under section 6 of the " Coal and Petroleum Products
Control Board Act," careful consideration has been given to public convenience and
necessity. During the year, apart from dealing with applications for licences received
in 1946, the Board reviewed a number of applications received in 1945, which applications had been held over from the previous year pending further investigation of
conditions in the areas in which the applications were made. Many of the applications
received were from ex-service men, and in dealing with these particular care was taken
to ascertain that the applicant would have a reasonable opportunity to re-establish
himself in civilian life.
In 1946 the Board received 763 applications for licences in the petroleum industry
and 45 applications in the coal industry. Apart from this it also dealt with 265 applications in the petroleum industry and 6 in the coal industry held over from 1945.
A total of 532 new licences was granted in the petroleum industry and 49 in the coal
industry under section 6 of the " Coal and Petroleum Products Control Board Act ";
471 retail outlets licensed in the petroleum industry and 28 in the coal industry were
taken over by new operators. Apart from these, 61 retail and 65 wholesale licences in
connection with oil company distribution points were also taken over by other operating
companies.
The following gives a breakdown of applications dealt with, and licences granted
during the year:—
Petroleum Industry.
Class.
Applications
pending
Dec. 31, 1945.
Applications
received,
1946.
Licences
granted,
1946.
Applications
not
granted.
Applications
pending
Dec. 31, 1946.
Applications
inactive
Dec. 31, 1946.
Petroleum retailers—
251
8
1
2
640
24
20
34
404
32
21
32
169
88
4
230
Restricted (lubricating-oils)
262
718
489
169
92
230
Petroleum wholesalers—
2
1
34
9
32
9
1
4
Individuals	
3
43
41
1
4
2
2
Totals, all applications	
265
763
532
170
96
230
Applications held over from 1945 for further investigation     265
Applications received during 1946     763
Total number of applications dealt with by the Board
(1946)     1,028
Total new licences granted under section 6 during 1946  532
Licences granted to ex-service men during 1946  189
Licences granted in 1945, expired—granted an extension of
time in 1946  21 G 6
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Licences granted in 1946, expired—granted an extension of
time in 1946	
Licences allowed to expire in 1946	
Existing businesses—
New operators taking over retail outlets during 1946—
Individuals 	
B.A. Oil from Union Oil	
McColl-Frontenac Oil from B.C. Fuels	
New operators taking over wholesale outlets during 1946—
B.A. Oil from Union Oil	
McColl-Frontenac Oil from B.C. Fuels
Others 	
Outlets reopened during 1946-
27
44
471
58
3
58
5
2
51
Coal Industry.
Class.
Applications
pending
Dec. 31, 1945.
Applications
received,
1946.
Licences
granted,
1946.
Applications
not
granted.
6
39
4
2
43
4
2
2
Totals	
6
45
49
2
New operators taking over existing businesses in the coal industry, 28.
GASOLINE-SALES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA.
In 1946 the sales of gasoline in the Province (aviation gasolines not included), as
reported by the various oil companies, increased by 17,279,506 gallons over 1945, this
increase being as follows: Sales through retail service outlets, 13,773,145 gallons;
commercial sales, 2,482,808 gallons; and marine outlets, 1,023,553 gallons. Commercial
sales are sales made direct by a wholesaler to industrial or commercial users and to
farmers.    Gasoline-sales for use in aircraft totalled 2,331,056 gallons.
The following tables give a breakdown of the sales of gasoline made through the
various bulk plants operating in the Province:—
Table 1.—A Summary of Sales for 1946, by Districts and Zones.     (For key to
various zones, see map at the end of this report.)
Table 2.—Bulk Plant Sales in Principal Cities and Towns in British Columbia
for 1946.
Table 3.—Comparative Statement of Bulk Plant  Sales covering the Years
1939-46, together with a Graph showing the Rise and Decline of the
Various Types of Sales, in Millions of Gallons. REPORT OF COAL AND PETROLEUM CONTROL BOARD.
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Table 1.—Summary of Gasoline-sales made through the Various Bulk Plants
for 1946, by Districts and Zones.
Area.
Resellers.
Commercial.
Marine.
Total.
Victoria	
7,096,380
32,289,565
24,751,605
2,313,569
8,574,486
14,336,565
141,820
1,490,569
3,713,436
9,551,769
42,354,620
Balance of Province	
42,801,606
Totals	
64,137,550
25,224,620
5,345,825
94,707,995
2,868,595
2,943,744
1,925,840
1,669,450
377,714
238,151
2,013,532
4,891,737
2,107,838
202,708
311,493
1,232,197
292,554
3,676,052
1,604,018
3,508,410
767,845
978,980
266,113
43,602
936,924
2,351,496
846,883
134,916
244,662
306,073
108,852
2,237,791
266,925
3,332,764
7,063
4,739,538
Zone 3	
Zone 4	
9,784,918
2,700,748
2,648,430
643,827
Zone 7	
281,753
Zone 8	
Zone 9	
1,328
4,518
1,178
2,951,784
7,247,751
Zone 10	
Zone 11	
2,955,899
337,624
Zone 12	
556,155
Zone 13 ...          	
1,538,270
Zone 14	
401,406
Zone 15	
99,660
6,013,503
Note.—Not included in the above table are 2,331,056 gallons of gasoline sold for use in aircraft. G 8
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Gallons.
90
85
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75
70
1             '
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M Resellers
60
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1939
1940
194-1
1942
1943
1944
1945
1946 G 10
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Table 3.—Comparative Statement of Bulk Plant Sales covering the Years
1939-46, together with a Graph showing the Rise and Decline of the
Various Types of Sales, in Millions of Gallons.
Year.
Resellers.
Commercial.
Marine.
Total.
42,975,628
45,674,964
47,700,011
43,524,234
38,360,370
40,376,060
50,364,405
64,137,550
12,743,957
14,277,252
16,899,584
23,198,644
31,533,726
23,575,619
22,741,812
25,224,620
3,387,414
4,284,078
5,179,142
3,216,604
3,382,489
4,033,514
4,322,272
5,345,825
59,106,999
1940                    	
64,236,294
1941                    	
69,778,737
1942                    	
69,939,482
1943     	
73,276,585
1944                   .. .         	
67,985,193
1945                                  	
77,428,489
1946                     	
94,707,995
COAL INDUSTRY.
The number of licences issued in the coal industry during 1946 in force as at
December 31st was 483, as compared with 511 in 1945. Under the regulations of the
Board all dealers are required to make monthly returns to the Board; from these a
consolidation of the retail coal-sales in the Province is made.
The following tables show the amount of coal sold at retail in the various districts
of the Province during the year ended December 31st, 1946, together with comparative
tables showing the amount of coal sold during the years 1941-46:—
Coal-sales, British Columbia, January 1st to December 31st, 1946.
Districts.
British
Columbia
Coals.
Alberta
Coals.
U.S.A.
Coals.
Total.
Vancouver Island	
City of Victoria	
City of Vancouver	
District of West Vancouver
City of North Vancouver	
City of New Westminster
Fraser Valley	
Kootenay District	
Merritt-Princeton District..
Okanagan District	
Kamloops District	
Balance of Province	
Totals	
293,607
44,498
71,287
123
5,332
28,620
3,547
416,476
6,038
2,199
1,066
9,425
882,218
6,493
74,575
356,276
4,846
15,194
34,216
28,214
61,254
1,496
33,753
22,953
21,045
660,315
20
4
1,105
300,100
119,073
428,644
4,969
20,526
62,856
31,765
477,730
7,534
35,952
24,019
30,470
1,543,638
Coal-sales, 1941-46.
Class of Coals.
1941.
1942.
1943.
1944.
1945.
1946.
1,212,669%
104,898%
905
1,195,705%
282,246%
955%
1,147,296%
488,182%
1,492%
1,123,805%
454,193
1,098%
940.430
591,843
6,454
882,218
660,315
1,105
Totals	
1,318,5731/!
1,478,907%
1,636,970%
1,679,096%
1,538,727
1,543,638 REPORT OF COAL AND PETROLEUM CONTROL BOARD.
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Retail Coal-sales, British Columbia, for the Years 1941-46.
Vancouver Island.
Class of Coals.
1941.
1942.
1943.
1944.
1945.
1946.
British Columbia coals	
413,531%
752
371,045%
3,141
307,930%
4,407
321,836%
4,514
260,980
4,757
1,631
293,607
6,493
Totals	
414,283%
374,186%
312,3371/.
326,3501/2
267,368
300,100
City of Victoria.
British Columbia coals	
47,217%
8,835%
110%
56,591%
43,247
92%
60,172%
63,418%
308%
56,254
55,590
54,078
73,611
1,190
44,498
74,575
Totals	
56,163%
99,931
123,899
111,844
128,879
119,073
City of Vancouver.
British Columbia coals	
90,402%
31,942%
773
120,965%
128,438
691%
214,316%
252,233
1,125
140,698%
239.954 V„
112,320
320.379
71,287
356,276
1,091%   I          1,262
1,081
Totals	
123,117%
250,095
467,674
381,744%
433,961
428,644
District of West Vancouver.
British Columbia coals	
Alberta coals	
412      1             209%
793%   |          2,1441/2
   1   	
491
4,551%
10%
50%
3,549%
26
3,729
123
4,846
Totals	
1,205%
2,354
5,052%
3,600%
3,755
4,969
City of North Vancouver.
1
8,082                 9,9931/2
1,469%             4,765
14,510%
10,476
6,218
7,458%
6,249
11,774
5,332
15,194
Totals	
9,551%   |        14,7581/z
1
24,9861/2
13,676%
18,023
20,526
City of New Westminster.
26,708%-
2,802%
211/2
32,446
9,601%
13%
47,082
20,495%
48%
34,636%
16,956%
7
31,669
28,470
15
28,620
34,216
20
Totals	
29,532%
42,061
67,626
51,600
60,154
62,856
Fraser Valley.
British Columbia coals	
5,187%
4,891
4,689
10,063
5,405
11,853%
5,080
17,098%
4,459
26,668
2,313
3,547
28,214
4
Totals	
10,078%
14,752
17,258%
22,178%
33,440
31,765
Kootenay District,
British Columbia coals	
Alberta coals	
564,175
28,008
536,747%
35,715
%
431,112
51,383%
519,415%
48,956%
450,382
47,784
416,476
61,254
Totals	
592,283
572,463
482,495%
568,372%
498,166
477,730 G 12
BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Retail Coal-sales, British Columbia, for the Years 1941-46—Continued.
Merritt-Princeton District.
Class of Coals.
1941.
1942.
1943.
1944.
1945.
1946.
36,792
72
40,010%
305
49,534
1,129%
24,654%
2,961
4,667
219
6,038
1,496
Totals	
36,864
40,315%
50,663%
27,615%
4,886
7,534
Okanagan District.
Kamloops District.
Balance of Province.
4,100%
6,724
6,833
14,872%
4,066
27,379%
2,151%
25,684
2,164
32,274
43
2,199
33,753
Totals	
10,824%
21,705%
31,345%
27,835%
34,481
35,952
2,151
7,056%
2,314
11,777
2,011%
17,234
1,499
14,131%
1,277
18,291
1,066
22,953
Totals	
9,207%
14,091
19,245%
15,630%
19,568
24,019
13,909%
11,551%
13,860
18,177
157%
10,665%
23,621
11,310%
17,338%
12,159
23,887
9,425
21,045
Totals	
25,461
32,194%
34,286%
28,648%
36,046
30,470
VICTORIA,   B.C. :
Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the King's Most Excellent Majesty.
1917.
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