POWER BOARD.

Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19668, 11 July 1929, Page 5

POWER BOARD.

# SPRINGS-ELLESMERE. The inonthly meeting of the SpriugaUllesmero Electric Power Board wa* held at Leesion on Tuesday, when ihcre were present: Messrs H. >"cave (chairman;, A. E. Langdale-liun:. E. K. Hon-tll, G. Maginne**, and 11. T JJcAhllan. The rinancia. s'.aicaient shuwej the following credit balances: —Fund account, MIStS IS* 3d; -\'o. 2 loan, £i>o2 7s bd; ->o. & loan, £2817 as 2d, So. i loan, £22". 1 lb* id. The Mr L,. C. Vicary, reported tiiat the uaiea of current :or the- mon'.a had totalled £3050 (.heating £i'-14 4s Id, lighting £238 4s lOd, power £1603 11* Id;, u agamit £1335 15e 3d for the corresponding month ia»l year (heatm- £JIS lis 3i, light.ng £lsl 111 3d, power £268 16a 3dj. Eleven now consumers had been added to the mams. I'ba wiring department hud connected p.~ lighting points, i 8 heating points, two rantf**, or.e water heater, and three motors, covering 15 instal.ations. The increased lend wiH 56,045 kilowatts. The erection of a substation at Middlfton and alteration* to the low tension lines along Haaso i« iane were expected to be completed this week. Eighteen single-phase services, four v.rvices, and two 3-pha»e motor services nad been erected The anr.ua; inspection of lines and extens.ons had been held, >nd evorythir-g found satisfactory. Mr Rov.etl reported upon enquiries he hud made in regard to the supply of current to residents of Lincoln, where the Tai Tapu Dairy Company had a license to distribute electricity. He understood that the company would not sell part of its reticulation, hut would bn prepared to sell the whole cf it. He had been g-iven to understand that a representative of the company had taken a petition round Lincoln for sign** tures and that incorrect statement* had been made concerning the Power Board's rates. Consumers were led to believe that the Board's rates for heating were much higher than the flat rate charged by the company. A petition signed by ten residents of Lincoln <raa received, requesting the Board to supply them with current. Mr Rowel] supersted asking the company to sell its Lincoln reticulation to 'he Roard. On the motion of Mr Masinncss, it was agreed that the Board should snproucb the Tai Tapu Dairy Company to ascertain whether it would sell part or the who'e of 'ts reticulation. Messrs Hunt and Ma'-'inncsa reported having discussed with Mr T. Glen the prospect of running a line to serve Holleston. Nothing definite had been placed before them. It was a question of being assured of enough revenue to warrant the erction of the line. Thev could not see the revenue in sight. It was acrrced that the engineer should advise Mt Glen of the. position, eaqplaining the conditions under which extensions were made by the Board. The. chairman stated that the contractor for the building of the new offices expected them to be ready for occupation about ths middle of next month. Mr D. Jones, M.P., acknowledged a letter asking him to assist in connexion with a dispute between the Board and the Railway Department regarding an account for running a line to serve a railway cottage at Dunsandel. He promised to do his best for the Board.

It was agreed that the engineer should accompany Mr Maginnese, delegate from the Board to the Electric Supply Authorities conference in Wellington. The Malvern Power Board wrote that it had no objection to the Board running a line to serve Mr A. f. Chamberlain, Norwood, whose property is in the Malvern power district, though "too far distant from the Malvern licea to be reached by the Power Board there.

The Paparua County Council applied to have seven street lights erected at Hornby, and complained of the charge made for street lighting, £t a lamp. The. Waimairi County Council, it was stated, charged a lower rates for street lamps. There was a good deal of dissatisfaction amongst consumers generallv over *he charges, and it ■was suggested that the whole schedule shonld be revised. . The Board decided to hold a special matting to go fully into the question of charge* for current.