PRICE OF POWER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 223, 20 September 1938, Page 12

PRICE OF POWER.

ANNOUNCEMENT AWAITED.

CONFERENCE OF BOARDS.

Commenting on the recent conference of representative* of electric power boRTiU at Wellington, the chairman of the Auckland Electric Power Board, Mr. S. «T. Harbutt, *aid at a meeting yesterday afternoon tha-t it had been a very successful conference. In many ways it appeared that other boards were now following on the lines adopted by the Auckland l>oard.

There wax disappointment that during the conference, the Minister of Public Work*, the Hon. R. Neniple, had not Riven any idea about a reduction in tho price of current, an<l it was a pity that they had to come away without something being done. Mr. C. J. I/ovejrrove naid it was a valuable experience for a new member to attend such a conference, and ho wa« very pleased to see the prominence in which the Auckland board was held. Mr. K. H. Patter, who wa« also a delegate, said the organisation was doing a tremendous amount of work in the interests of New Zealand.

Mr. .7. Snyegh said that. Mr. Remple was a man of hi* word, but perhap* family troubles, and perhaps Depnrtm«ntnl troubles, had a lot to do with the matter. Ultimately there would * a. reply, and the speaker hoped that it would he the proper one.