AUCKLAND POWER BOARD.

Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 120, 23 May 1922, Page 7

AUCKLAND POWER BOARD.

The Auckland Electric lower Board met ] vestciiLiv afternoon, the chairman, Mr. »■! j Huldswortli. presiding. There were also present: Messrs. M. J. Bennett. P. I. crookes T. Bloodworth, K. I". ( larke. t. 11. rotter, S. -I. Harlmtt. H. T. Uoldle, J. Uemr.sev. 11. \V. Kagi.all. and .1. l'arli. The ' Avoudalu Borough Council, ill a ieHer. made application Tor the inclusion of the Avoudale district in the reticulation are-i of the lower Board. The application - was approved subject to the council con- I forming with the provisions of the Act. , The engineer's recommendation that pri- . vale house accounts be made out and col- | le.-ted Ijy the meter reader, at the door, was adopted." I The engineer recommended the reading > t , meters, and ienderin« of accounts every six | weeks instead of every three months as ] was at present the case. This would l»e j appreciated by the board's customers. He | also recommended that the office staff be enlarged to enable the carrying out of the : proposal. The additional cost would be | about £7<i". but with mc accounts coming i in more frequently, the saving in overdraft charges would be about £650. The recommendation was adopted. A sub-committee was appointed to arrange for the forthcoming poll in connection with the loan proposals. ._