FINAL MEETING OF POWER BOARD.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LVI, Issue 5993, 10 May 1935, Page 3

FINAL MEETING OF POWER BOARD.

I! MOTIONS OF APPRECIATION. 1 lAis Tuesday was tlhe final meeting of the Banks' 'Peninsula Electric Power Board! the Chairman, Mr Kay to.ok the Opportunity to thank ■ members for the excellent work ; they had 1 given! in the .Boards fair I terests. die 'congratulated Mr Brad}- ! ley on fails ret(Ui\n as a (representative ! of tlfoe Mt. Herbert! County and he [ expressed; the hopes' that the old ; miemlbersi woul'd 'be returned for the I Wairelwa County .Council. There was usually am -election] in Waireiwa iCouwty sfaoiwiing 1 more interest in the Board's work than elsewhere 1 . (He thanked! thei member© for the great assistance given during their j terra, ' the secretary, engineer and j staff and' 'also the Prei&s mentioning "Akar.oia Maiff' in particular ; which gave •lioangi reports, of .their doings. He alluded! tot t'he steady progress miaide by the Board, Th& (revenue was creeping- up and, !he look- ; ed forward! -t!o the .dlay wiheni no rate I'would! faavei to. collected. They had heavy respcmsiibiliilties. put upon , 'them. The Government had! priot- : -vided! .a Targe store o ; f electricity and !it behoved! t'he Total authorities 1 to | help o.ut the (Government by inj creasing their sad-eis as> much as- pos- ' silbl'e. | 'Mr Chapman js'afLdl he 1 was sure alii ; oneimibers appreciated the manner in irwfai'chi the Chairman, Mr Kay bad carried! oust his duties. and on behal'f of the 'Board members he thanked him for hiis great' work. He also itfaanked the staff. (Mr 'Coop endorsed .the Chairman's remarks and! tihaniked Man .for the latitude given him. He considered the Secretary .and! Engineer carried out their work very efficiently and he paild a trilbiuite aliso to the Press., Mr Bradllley aliso 'thanked the Chairman. He ,siaidi that the outside public did not appreciate the worik the staff diid. They saw them travelling dbout in motor 'cars ®nd did not realize tlhiat they had to climb up poles i'n howling weather an the miiddie of the night. He paid a tribute to Mr Kay for the way in which he conducted! the business ,of the meeting. The 'Secretary atnd Engineer, on ibehailf M the staff and themselves •thanked l the Chairman and members (for their complimentary remarks.