POWER PLANTS IN INDUSTRY

Evening Star, Issue 19723, 25 November 1927, Page 2

POWER PLANTS IN INDUSTRY

In the twenty-first preliminary report summarising figures obtained by the census of production, the following particulars are given of power plant in the trades mentioned. The figures relate to Great Britain only, except where otherwise stated:— Hardware, hollow-ware, and bedstead trades.—Tho aggregate capacity ot engines at the factories wars 18,913 h.p. in 1924, of which slightly over 13 per cent, was in reserve or idle; electric generators amounted to 3,022 kw,; electric motors driven by electricity generated at the factories, 2,117 h.p., of which slightly over 9 per cent, was in reserve or idle; and motors driven by purchased electricity, 38,847 h.p., nearly 13 per cent, being in reserve or idle. Anchor, chain, nail, bolt nnd nut, screw’ and rivet trades.—Engines at factories, 23,682 h.p. (against 22,998 h.p. in 1907), of which slightly over 10 per cent, was in reserve or idle; electric generators, 5,919 kw. (against 1,456 in 1907), 24 per cent, in reserve or idle; motors driven by electricity generated at tho works, 5,819’ h.p., slightly over 4 per rent, in reserve or idle; and motors driven by purchased electricity (about six times the 1912 figure), nearly 10 per cent, being in reserve or idle. Basket ’and wickerwork trades.— Engines at factories, 441 h.p. (327 h.p. in 1912, nnd 9a h.p. in 1907), of which about 7 ner cent, was in reserve or idle; electric generators, IS kw.; motors driven by electricity generated at the factories, 5 h.p., all m use; motors driven by purchased electricity, 71 h.p. (against IS h.p. in 1912), all in use. Lannclrv, cleaning, nnd dyeing trades.—Engines at factories or laundries, 44,637 h.p. (37,309 h.p, in 1907), nearly 14 per cent, in reserve or idle; electric generators, 5,362 kw. (2,939 kw. in 1907), nearly 32 per cent, in reserve or idle; motors driven by. electricity generated at the factories, 3,635 h.p., slightly over 14 per cent, in reserve or idle; motors driven by purchased electricity, 17,826 h.p., slightly over 9 per cent, jn reserve or idle*