POWER BOARDS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20499, 18 March 1932, Page 13

POWER BOARDS.

TO TIB EDITOR OF THE PRESS. Sr.—l notice from a report in The fnyu irf March 12th Hint ;i move lias lota made >n tli% North Island to odestoo; to bring in legislation to Hfd the amalgamation of Power Inrdit ami municipally-owned electn«i undertakings. it the present time there are not far short of one bundled local bodies *ho distribute power in Sew Zealand, litre is a large army ol' engineers and inspectors with their motor-cars, pole (Hp, etc., all costing a big upkeep. Whether this way Itave been win-ranted «■ oot during reticulation of the differ- ' eat di&trku is questionable, but it is t »ytahily absurd ainl out of all propor- * 4«ba at ilk present time. T lie re are cm» where Power Board engineers and Town "Board engineers are situated within a feir iwUKfred yards of one another %ith.little or nothing to do in ttese Jean times- The Fanners' Union *lid bwiaax men have eonuiiented etjvaf/jr cs tf/is matter for some time fcjfji Mcj.,£soiit year ago tlijs state Br referred to the Public Hfiprin Department. Wellington, for Bob la decide what- was to be done, pfar. a> witJi other matters that are Himed there. nothing further has f It 'iff local bodies showed a loss, I!** va* in some cases considerable, | »IS3I. it is probable that this year a tether number of even greater losses hown. The problem is importshould be fione into by the (Ssraty experts in Wellington. It is **» referring to the Public Works %cmnent, as it has never shown any Vltttatiuns as far ns economy is conWti hut, on the other hand, has Wfl far too extravagant in carrying wtjmhlic works on which the expenHtm haj-. been more than is warI Qrtad br the public's purse. # Councils. such as the Heathcote jfWtof Council nn<l other neighbouring CqmSs. formed into one Board for W Hpply of electricity to the sub*fc. the charges would *be more rea*mbk as the overhead would be ANtiy reduced. The farming district *4* whole of Canterbury could be Wy tanJled bv one qualified Power ■•fd engineer.—Yours, etc., EFFICIENCY. Safeb 17th, 1032. \ ' 1