ELECTRICITY.

Franklin Times, Volume XVIII, Issue 40, 4 April 1928, Page 5

ELECTRICITY.

ENGINEER'S REPORT. RETICULATING FRANK LIN. At, yesterday's meeting of the Franklin Electric Power Board, the engineer. Mr T. 11. Overton, in his report stated:— The pole erecting contract in Karaka and Waiau Pa has been completed | together with extensions at Charle's j Road and Drury Station Road. The ; community lighting scheme in Pukekohe is completed. and plans submitted to the Marine DeSurveys: Surveys have, been made partment for proposed crossings over the Waikato River at Tuakau and Te Kohanga. About 7 miles of lines have been pegged in the Onewhero District Pole Erecting: S'nce the completion of fhe contract no pole erecting has been done by a special gang. The men were employed for a few days during the busy time unloading poles. Wire No. 1 : Waiau Pa 11,000 volt line 3 miles 3 phase, low tension 2 miles completed. Erected and connected to line special switches 3; Isolating switches 2: Service poles erected 20: also 12 chains of low ten sion in Pukekohe Borough.

Wire Gang No. 3: Principally on alterations to line work in Waiuku and renewal of poles. Crossings over P. and T. lines in Taurangaruru R. 11.000 volt line past Gleeson's Waipipi. Services Waiuku 2 single phase, Pukeoware 1 single phase. Poles erected 18.

Wire Gang No. 's : Wiring community lighting circuit Pukekohe, Charles Road High Tension A mile; low tension 16 chains. Services Charle's Road 1 3 phase, 2 single phase, poles erected 5. Wiring at Drury low tension 36 chains; Services 3-3 phase. Poles erected 3. Erected and connected "to line Kelman switch at Pokeno changed another Kelman i switch on to new pole Tuakau. Services Waiau Pa line 5-3 phase, 5-single phase.

Emergency Men: Services Bombay 2-3 phase. Pukekohe 1-3 phase, Pukekohe 1-3 phase, 3-one phase; Puni 1-1 phase, Mauku 1-1 phase; Railway cottages,, Pukekohe 9-single phase; Tuakau 3-1 phase, rewiring and repairing street light brackets, Pukekohe besides the usual attention to time switches and street lamp replacements. Transport: The pole lorry carted service poles in Waiuku district to various parts and is now working Onewhero. Total 159. The other lorries have been fully occupied. Repairs Effected.

Garage: Lorry No. 1 light repari's and new timkin bearing in trailer; lorry No. 2, Ight repairs and new front axle; lorry "No. 3, light repairs; lorry No. 4. light repairs; lorry No. 5, foot. and hand brakes relined, valves ground and ignition repairs; lorry No. 7, general rebuild after accident. ;Car No. 1, light repairs one new spring; car No. 2, light repairs; car No. 3, light repairs; car No. 4, valves ground and new spring pins. Installations: Permits issued for new work and extensions 156 makinga total to date 2408. Applcations signed up for new work 208 making a total of 2609.

Group Contracts: Messrs. Hunt and Sons, the contractors for Taurangaruru, Group 33, have completed with the exception of a few minor alterations. All houses and sheds have been tested and livened up. A. H. Coombes has completed all alterations and extensions in Group 32, Paerata Runciman —houses and sheds have been tested and livened. W. Milne Papakura, has completed the installations in Railway houses and the Department has installed a 3 h.p pump motor and lighting in station and yards. The railway houses at Pukekohe and Tuakau have been tested and livened also the Tuakau station and an additional number of houses at eMrcer.

New Business.

Canvassing: With the exception of two or three absentee owners to be canvassed the work in Onewhero and Te Kohanga districts is complete. The estimate as submited to the Loans Board for this area is just reached to obtain installations on the Walker and no more. It will be necessary Trust Property and Muirs in order to Monday next and it is hoped tha* rekawa canvass is being continued on actuolly reach estimates. The Pukesults will prove as well in this district. Hunua, Happy Valley, Ararimu and Paparata canvass is now complete and details are being worked out. Another canvass is being taken on the Waiau Pa Road and it is hoped to obtain further load on the blank piece of line running to the Mental Hospital property. Test Room: Earth testing as required under the Regulations has been completed. Voltage Tests have been carried out and adjustments made at Bombay, Donald's Fellmongery, Drury Potteries and Morten's, Glenbrook. Phase balancing has also been done at Bombay—24 Sangomo polyphase meters have been tested and adjusted—l2 ranges have been tested and dried out and 5 delivered. General: I have been in communication with Mr Patterson, instructor in Agriculture, since the meeting here on March 8, and owing to pressure of business he will be unable to spend the three days in this district until after the Easter holidays. With regard to the unofficial use of the Board's cars, as instructed I have investigated same and find that a car was used one holiday to Waikato Heads. I do not think it necesary to make an example of the official on this occasion. I have placed a warning on the notice board at the Depot in ths connection.

With regard to Districts which have been left incomplete on account of non-payable revenue being offered I have now to report that the following may be gone on with subject to financial assistance being granted in every case required: (1) Razorback, (2) Soldiers Settlement, Puni. With regard to Brown's Road. Tuakau, same Is £3B short of the required amount and Tramway Road £lO short of the amount but it is possible that the latter may be made up by the inclu-

sion of an aditional consumer who intends to notify us definitely in a fortnight.

On the suggestion of Mr W. L. West, it was decided to inspect all properties offered for irrigation experimental purposes, with the agricultural Department's instructor, and later to write the property owners concerned to meet the board and discuss the question.

The question of arranging a meeting of settlers at Hunua, with a view of extending the power lines to this area was left to the chairman, (Mr J. Dean), Mr J. B. McKinney and the engineer.

In reply to a question the engineer said there was ltttle prospect or the settlers in Happy. Valley, linking up with the scheme. If a meeting were held and the position outlined it might help matters considerably, but up to the present the district was a complete wash out as far as electrical reticulation was concerned.

The engineers recommended that that the work on the Razorback loop be put in hand at the first opportunity. Consideration of the proposal to reticulate the Soldiers' , Settlement at Puni. was deferred pending a satisfactory reply from the Commissioner of Crown Lands.

The question of a further canvass of Brown's road. Tuakau, was referred to Mr G. Arrowsmith and the engirfeer, while the matter of constructing a line past Mr E. Gillon's property on Tramway road, Puni. was loft, to the engineer. The report was adopted.