AUCKLAND ELECTRICAL SCHEME.
''-'ft';: V.'' : PROPOSAL TO SPEND .£215,0001 . -.(By. Telegraph.—Frees AssbciatlonJ : '■■■■! Auckland,-January 20.' ■ ' Council'met .tonight in: committee to consider'the■ joint reports' of-: Messrs. ;A. Wyllie , (Auckland' City i Eleo--; .trical Engineer) and Stuart Richardson (Wellington City Electrical - ' upon' the. proposed scheme . for-'new?dec-", trical works..The committee decidedto:, recommend .far the.council the adoption of \ v ■ the scheme as formulated by-ltr. Wyllie, and approved by r Mr.. Richardson.' Thia scheme ' involves an : expenditure ;; of ... •E215.000,- bringing the total cost'of Auckland electrical works up to .£290,000. -' The new proposal is to.erect and .equip',, an up-to-date power station -, on ■ tha >' northern , portion of the Company's reclamation, near . the . Railway, j \Vharf. Provision is mado in>tho:'esti- ■ mates for future; extensions, so that the new plant may, be capable of. supplying. ■ electrical' power for' Greate r; Auckland.'' It is' estimated l that,'.'.from -1912, the : scheme, if put into operation, will bo not only self-supporting, but / will- show an .ample balance of profit:.- . Tlio whole matter will come before the council at its ordinary meeting next; ' Thursday night, and the scheme having been approved in open' meeting,' as it doubtless, will be, the ratepayers will be'' asked to. sanction. a loan to \cover tha . estimated-cost. '
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 721, 21 January 1910, Page 6
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