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Press, Volume LVI, Issue 10886, 1 July 1899, Page 6

*•*"• ""ir r"~i'- --- 1 "iftMni iiiM|i'iT'*iiliiiiiMii ii<ii ifr ■■y''---rpHE DUNEDIN CMY-.COUNCIL own the x Gas Works in Dunedih, and the following ) is ab, extract from a to the ' Mayor and Members of the G>9 Committee j by theEngmeerhvChexge:-- W , 'First as to the true position of electrio « lighting. I may inform you that of t Glasgow and Edinburgh have for\';sev«ra4 ' months past had under consideratioir(%ecom- 1 toendations from their Gas Engineers Seeling with the complete removal of their gasPworks ' the expenditure of ftme ' £200,000 each. . _ . ','- 4 m "The Edinburgh Council, deauotts of mcc& ing their Engineer's -wishes, but cax«ful not Ji to commit' themselves to «_, expenditure of * such' magnitude without giving the matter their closest consideration, appointed a Com- " mission, which, together with ifcair Gas Engineer, has, during tho past few months, visited every important city in Europe.*' . . . SpeeJong of the Continent, they say: "We have examined the publio lighting separately as regards gas and electricity, '.taking both together, what ia the position of Paris in respect to the rest of Europe? Paris stands above Vienna, Buda-Pestb, Rome, London, Glasgow, and most of the large towns of England. Barely two years ago, .Berlin, which had not a single Welsbach burner, waa less well lit than Paris. To-day it has 32,000 incandescent gasbumers. Wo also found the cities of Munich, Milan, Hamburg, and many others in North Germany, and, in a less degree, Liverpool, WERE TjIMITING' THE USE OF ELECTRICITY, and DEVELOPING UNCANDESCENT GAS BURNERS, having found in the present condition of science the best solution of the problem how to do well and CHEAPLY. In all towns visited experiments were being carried out t>n more or less extensive scales, and were reported upon FAVOURABLY where the INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHTING SYSTEM had been tackled in a thorough manner. We were surprised to note the entail extent to which electricity is used on the Continent, and then chiefly in lighting large' open spaces, and in wide boulevards; and even there it is generally supplemented with incandescent gas lamps, evidencing the fact that Continental authorities are not enamoured with eleotrio aro lighting to the extent they were some years ago. The reasons given for this change of opinion were, that it was found THAT INCANDESCENT GAS LIGHT was MORE EFFECTIVE, by giving a MORE EVEN DISTRIBUTION of light over the footpaths, and WAS MORE ECONOMICAL. Tho object of attainment in STREET LIGHOJING being to got a UNIFORM FLOOD OF LIGHT WITHOUT DEEP SHADOWS, and this is found impossible with the only cheap method of lighting by electricity, viz., the arc." "These are the recorded opinions of the gentlemen specially appointed to judge as to the merits or demerits of the various systems of lighting, and having laid these before the whole Council of Edinburgh, they \ unanimously decided to go on with the ereotion of new works. Much more in the same strain could be added, but enough has been said-to convince the most sceptical that coal gas has Btill a prosperous future, which will be maintained for many years to come." - ~~R. C. BISHOP, 9684 Secretary Christchurch Gas Company. ACME LIGHTNING FITTER,. Inglis's Buildings, Opposite Aahby, Bergh and Co. THE above School is still being CARRIED ON, Mr J. PREECE having bought out the late firm. The System embodies all the Latest Improvements. Ladies' Own Material Made Up. Skirts a Speciality. Ladies taught at above address or at their own homes. Millinery and Dressmaking generally carried on or taught on premises. The Rooms are in charge of MLSS PREECE, with a Competent Staff of Assistants. Acme Lightning Fitter Charts can always be obtained at above address, or at 246 HIGH STREET. ' 8886 J. PATTERSON, TAILOR, 219 CASHEL STREET. . STYLE AND FINISH UNSURPASSED, AT MODERATE PRICES. MESSRS ROBERTS BROS., SURGEON DENTISTS, 190 CASHEL STREET (opposite Ballantyne's). ARTIFICIAL TEETH made on the Latest Scientific Principles. HIGHEST CLASS WORK AT REDUCED FEES. Teeth Inserted Without the Extraction of Stumps, if required. NITROUS OXIDE GAS, COCAINE, Etc., ' Used for Painless Extraction of Teeth and " Stumps. STOPPINGS PAINLESSLY DONE. EXTRACTIONS, ONE SHILLING. Telephone 741.

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