PLACING OF THE ORDER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue LXI, 12 July 1930, Page 10

PLACING OF THE ORDER.

FINALISING DETAILS.

COAL SHORTAGE PROBLEM.

It is expected that next Honda? arrangements for the purchase ' 0 f additional plant for the King's wharf power station, to meet the emergency created by the failure of Arapuni, vrilj be finalised.

The chairman of tlio Auckland Electric Power Board, Mr. W. J. Hqu worth, announced this morning that all information relative to the plant ordered in England was now to hand, and the general manager, Mr. R. H. Barfr would report upon it to the board Tf its meeting on Monday.

Mr. Holdsworh further indicated tW no obstacles were being placed in ft way of the board by the Government following the submission of the term under which the board agreed * increase the generating capacity J King's wharf station. "We hope to com plete our agreement with the (?o T er fl ! ment next week, when we are in lington for the annual conference of Dominion power boards," he said. have already placed the coal position before the Government and our repre sentations have been supported by V conference of provincial power boards 8 \\ liich passed a lesolution drawing nf 1 tention to the fact that the board is unable to procure sufficient quantity of New Zealand coal for its jequh!! ments. As the position is at present ive are gettinig coal from anywhere that it is available—from Australia and South Island. Some of the coal is <1 fierce for our plant, while we cannot get our requirements of slack from Huntly, which is not getting the orders for big coal and therefore cannot assist to meet the board's demands for slack The board has endeavoured to keen a ten weeks' reserve supply 0 f coal, M owing to failure in placing orders flour requirements, the reserve has Leon reduced to only two davs' supply W« have purchased 30,000 tons of dumn slack, however, and that will help us out of our immediate difficulties."