ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
POSITION OF PALMERSTON SPECIAL REPORT TO BOARD Concluding a special report regarding til© supply of electricity in bulk t> Palmerston to the monthly Power Board yesterday afternoon its chief engineer, Mr W. A. aters, said; — On tiie present contract the Power Board cannot lose money on the sup plv.. as tho contract provides for ail increased fcrvice charge above 1750 k.v.a, This increased service charge of 2s per k.v.a. per quarcr thug goes iig to oompen ate far increased lino losses, ill- - .vice charge up to 1750 k ,-.a. 1 ■ •’. covers all interest and fixed charges, plus line, los-es to that point, and it is <»bviju s that, for increased loads, the capital charges art constant. The fixed charges aro made up as follow:Value of new 1 ne, L'JfiOO; value of shares of old lino used by Palmerston 1:3000; total, j-csebo.
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Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3792, 9 August 1932, Page 6
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