POWER BOARD.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17103, 26 March 1921, Page 4

POWER BOARD.

SPEINGS-EIJUBSMEKB. Th° monthly meeting of the Springs-Eiles-mere Electric Power Board. heM at Lseston, n attended by Messrs J. Cuainghani (chairman), K. Kcave, J C. I'ree, and L. Wolfe (members), J. E. Temfhn (consulting engineer), and Alex. Webster (secretary, pro tern). Th© District Engineer of Railways, "P" plied for o eupjJy of current nt Motukarara for water pumping purposes. It was decided to reply that the Boaid would be pleased to supply current at 400 volts for a three-phase motor. It was agreed to bear half share of the cost of erection and of a. transformer station at Motuftarara with the Uanks Penineaila Power Board. The Public., Trustee formally notified the Board- by letter that £20,000 of the loan moneys would be available-about May Ist. Sir Heat on Rhodes wrote in regard to the same matter, and the chairman leported having thanked him lor his assistance. The State Advances Office advised that the Board's resolution, striking au annually recurring special rate of 21-64Wis of a, penny <«s eecurity for interest and, liuiug fund on the loan of £60,000) had been gazetted. The engineer repprted that ni3 representative would finish the measuring up and pegging cut the pieces for poles in a fortnight. He expected to receive some of the >( poles by the end of April. The Question *t whether the poles should be erected, by day labour or contract was discussed. It wis finally agreed to call tenders for _ cartage and erection of poles. Some dircwsjaon toolt place in regard to the fixing of the hours when the evening milking should be allowed to start. It was. stated, tba* other, large power users would not be -able to run their motors when current was required for milkino. machines as this would enormously increase, the maximum demand. This matter wb3 deferred to next meeting for further discussion. It wjs reported that tho Works Committee had accepted the following tender*:—Hardwood polss, Eedpath and Son. value £7267 10s; plug cut-outs, National Electrical and Engineering Co., £637 lCs; house service meters. Brit'eh' Genoral Electric Co., £IO9O 2s 7d; hard drawn copper wire and cable, 335. miles, Carrick, Wedderspoou and Co. £7027 103; insailators, Redpath and Son,. £250- transformers, Carrick, Wedderapoon and Co., £2480 I2a 6d. The total cost of materials ordered was £18,752 5s 2d. At a special meeting of the Board by-laws dealing with (installation work and application for supply were pa«eed. It was agreed that tho Works ■Committee should go into the question of lay-out of buildings, on tho Board's newly >icquirod soctftm adjoining Lecsibn Town •Hall.