MALVERN POWER BOARD.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 18911, 28 January 1927, Page 7

MALVERN POWER BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly . meeting of. the. Malvern Electro.Power Board woe-held in .Darfeld,Present: Messrs Q. Judd: (chairnvwij, • John • Deans, H, Oliver, H. Miliar, *nd, G, H»11... The,•'engineer-secretary reported- that work in. htvnd wQuldS wt-periftit ; Mm attending l ' the Power Board secretaries': inference In Pslwerstpn "North on February 3rd, .where upon Mr -Templint agreed to represent the' Board at the conference, ..- Sentiona in-. Darfie'd suitable- for r M>com-, .modating; the (.reposed Board buildings were considered by the Board, mid the chairman was given power to ;purchase the required: loud up to a. definite, limit, and. to obtain estimates .for' *tha buildings adaptable to/ tho sections acquired. . . • The engineer-s.ecretary stated that the kerb-,-side pump agreement as prepared by the ■ British Imperial Oil Company was unsatiST factory to. the Board, and that the Company; was not agreeable to omiHing-tbe.Qifending clause, which was then explained .to the, Board. '..,.. ....:..-' Mr Millar moved that the previous resolution to erect one-of the company's pumps be rescinded,' The motion was seconded byMr Oliver, and carried. "'•'. / ■■.",.-■"■ • The chairman' : referred to excellent assist, arice given to- himself -and -the. engineer-. eecrotary by Mr Bobinsori; of, the- Selw'/n PJdntatidna : Board, during the recent in. spection of gurtr plantations suitable for: tho supply of further poles. Mr. Oliver moved and Mr- Deans seconded ft motion that Mr. Robinson's services, be recognised by the Board, and the engineer-secretary was instructed t-o convey the Board's appreciation to ; Mr Robinson. ; A' letter from tho .Mayor of - Chriatohurch relating to united local body .assistance to unemployment relief wan < read. • M the Eowd was nqt in a- position to engage further labour, the letter was reoeived, t\o action being taken. .'.'.' , ~„,,.. On b, motion put by Mr Hall, the-. Public Tnielee was appointed Sinking Fund Commissioner for the 1037 loans, Mr T, • Uren was 'appointed mspeclorolectrioian to the Board, applications, for which-were recently ealled. . : The epgineeT-secret&nr submitted ft fitatement dealing with ; the of service lino costs to. date, As the position' disclosed was not satisfactory, the engineer-Secretary was Instructed, by a motion put by Mr Deans, to malte every effort to collect the outstanding accounts, and to present the bst of unpaid accounts at nejtt mooting, The required revenue from proposed Un»s in Courtenay and Kimberley, together with iniaranteea so far obtained from residents in tho districts, were considered, and the chairman and engineer-secretary were given -powcf to proceed with the. cpustruation of the lines as soon as they wero covered with iff SS.fi for;-J» iiflM and loan accounts totallinp £762. 18, 3d were passed for payment- .