INSUFFICIENT POWER AT MOUNT MAUNGANUI

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVII, Issue 14930, 18 March 1949, Page 3

INSUFFICIENT POWER AT MOUNT MAUNGANUI

Requirements 3! Certain Businesses Hof Net, Says Chamber

„nx T n?RN VOICED IN LETTER TO TAURANGA C 0N ° ' BOARD MEETING

f'oncem that the supply of electricity to Mount anui was not sufficient to meet the requirements of hi businesses —bakers and small goods manufacturers—cert mippd bv the Mount Maunganui Chamber of Commerce was y ' received by the Tauranga Electric Power Board. in a Rakers and small goods manufacturers, stated the her reported the alarming fact that their ovens were ° tically useless as scon as other consumers engaged the P racl : U g t a fter 6 a.m. and consequently the goods were PTcooked properly and remained in the ovens for a greater period than necessary.

'Vhp chamber added that it underMount Maunganui was allostood , certain amount of power ca Vi ran through the original which , • » a £ o he rapid growth at Mount , Jmui and the subsequent maU c n pd drain on the supply, the c [ ea ihPr ‘requested that the board the supply to meet these necessary and important requireJ West stated that he had Japrstood the supply positron at Mount Maunganui was much imengineer (Mr J. R. Rnneard) explained that the board Ss not working on the original S which went across the harbour, rt was decided to reply pointing „ that all possible steps to improve S Stion would be taken as soon the P me and also to,request the a E P n?fer for individual cases where £ power supply was insufficient. tpVj e chamber a so drew the Jrd’s attention to unlighted power Soles in the borough, and stated that E realised that while a comprehen--1,0 lidding scheme was being preyed! the position of unli'ghted

power poles placed in the centre of the footpaths along Maunganui Road were a danger to pedestrians at night. As the existing street lights were few and far between, it was stated, the chamber requested that these poles be temporarily lighted or removed irom the footpaths. . Mr Bongard pointed out that power lines had been put up before any footpaths had been constructed at Mount Maunganui and the footpaths had been built around ‘the poles. The question, he added, was really one between the board and the Mount Maunganui' Borough Council. The removal of the poles would have to be faced up to sometime, and if the street lighting scheme at Mount Maunganui went ahead the poles would have to be moved. All the poles concerned did not belong to the board, he added.

The board decided to reply to the chamber stating that it had noted the reouest, but pointing out that many difficulties had to be overcome and The work would be done when satisfactor- ' arrangements were made with the Mount Maunganui Ec rough Council