PETONE-HUTT GAS BOARD
The monthly meeting of-, the Petone and Lower Hutt Gas Lighting : Board was held last night. Mr. W. G. Lodder presided, and there were also present Messrs. E. T. E. Hogg, S. Brockelbank, W. G. Meldrum,»A. Scholefield, S. Clendon, arid W. T. Strand.
A, request was received from the East-ern-Petone_ Ratepayers'. Association for a reduction lin the price of gas. A reply, was made.that- at present no reduction ,was possible. -■ ' |" ' It.was. decided ito'dbnate coke to the •committees Jot. the relief of distress in Petone 'and" in:' Lower. -Butt, .15 tone to each. "
The Belmont supply, main is. to be lifted and cleaned for iits^ whole, length. ;' The report, of the' wbrki* manager (Mr» C. Shaw):'for.April stated.that from\699 tons 3cwt of coal :caibo'nised'9,ss6;ooo cubic feet o£. gas\had been manufactured, giving _ an; average" :m.akevper. ;ton of 13,670 'cubic, feet. ..The average qalorinc value ofthe 'gua> was' 464•?B'.Th;U.rand; 307,'0<J0; cubic feet'-more'was-'made -than' in 'April; ' 1931. The: estimated.^quantities -of-coal,> tar, and 'coke. in. stoc.k'.-on Ist (May were 640 tons, 10,383 gallons, .and, 458. tons, respectively. '": ' - - "'■ ' ' -'-'■
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 110, 11 May 1932, Page 12
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