NEW POWER CHARGES

Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 202, 23 May 1936, Page 14

NEW POWER CHARGES

Eastbourne Seeks Explanation An invitation to Mr. A. Walker, leastbourne representative on the Hutt X alley Electric Power Board, to attend the next council meeting to explain “the penalising of the small householder,” in the new rate schedule, is to be extenued by the Eastbourne Borough Council. think the council should make some protest against the manner in which the small consumer is being penalised, ’ said Cr. .1. F. Rockstrow. Cr. M, Magill said site thought they should do something about, it. ami send a letter to the Eastbourne representative on the power board. Cr. Rockstrow said that he had had a hot water system put in on a fixed rate, but. it had been increased on four occasions, mid maintained Hint his actual payment was higher than before. A member interjected that compensation had been made by the discounts. Cr. W. F. Hornig said his last monthly account amounted to 1.8/2; on the new rate it. would have been £l/0/7. or under Hie amendment notified in the new leaflet' 19/7. . The Mayor. Mr. E. W. Wisc. said there was no doubt it would benefit lite big consumers. , “A meeting should be called to have the new rates explained and the same should be done in every borough,” declared Cr. Magill, and Cr. Rockstrow then moved that the representative should be invited to meet the council.