GREY POWER BOARD

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 August 1943, Page 3

GREY POWER BOARD

MONTHLY MEETING

The monthly meeting of the Grey j Electric Power Board was hold last j ’ evening, Mr. V/. Clayton presiding in;, the absence of Mr. J. Mulcare. There { were also present Messrs W. 11. Par- . lift, J. B. Kent, W. E. Pring, J. Un- ( win, J. Smeaton and P. Blanchfield. ; Mr. T. E. Coates and family thank- ; cd the Board for its letter of sym- < pathy in the death of Mrs. Coates. I Mr. Blanchfield thanked the Board i; for its sympathy.in the death of Mr. p Blanchfield, Senr. |; The National War Loan Commit-./

tee thanked the Board for its assist- I ance in the recent campaign. i The Royal Humane Society thank- < ed the Board for its donation. ; The Leper Trust Board solicited a i donation, £2/2/- being granted. The Greymouth Patriotic Commit-/ tee asked the Board to assist the/ Victory Fair by flood lighting the < Town Hall and McGinley Park, run- . ning a string of coloured lights from the Empire Hotel corner to McGinley Park, illuminating the tower on the Town Hall and writing “United t , Nations Fair” across it in lights, and I installing a circle of lights inside the i Town Hall. [ The Engineer (Mr. Sinclair Iroi-; tor) stated that the equipment \yas not available for floodlighting, while he did not think the military authori- ,

ties would agree; the coloured light j and “name” jobs would be ’lall or-1 ders.” „ . , , i It was left to the Engineer to doj the best he could. j The Runanga Borough Council requested a new street light on the I corner of Ballance and Plunket: Streets.—Left to the Engineer to j comnlv with requests. i Accounts totalling £1,938/10/10’ were passed for payment. The Secretary (Mr. W. S. McClymont) reported that the Power Fund Account bank balance was £4646 3/5. The total sum advanced to assist consumers in the purchase ol ranges since September, 1938, was now £10,745/19/3 of which there, was outstanding £2lll/4/t>. Thoj total readings of the large power; users’ meters on July 1 came to i £4358/5/-, one of which was out-! standing and was considered safe.. Group “B” was read in July. I he; nearest comparison of revenue avail- | able was with the reading .lor thei July-August two-monthly period lasti year. It showed 1942 £2383/4/1, and

1943 £2247/5/4, The Audit Inspector had completed his work with the Board up to March 31 lash Since the last meeting no employees had claimed sick pay. The Engineer reported that inc outside staff had been engaged on general maintenance oi overneact lines and transformer sub-stations and connecting new consumers. A sub-station for sawmilling and residential load had been completed at Gladstone. Transformers had be.n changed at Nelson Creek and Wallsend sub-stations. The sheet halting circuit at South Beach had been extended and routine . maintenance carried out on low-tension circuits m Greymouth. Loads had continued to be heavy, with a slight diminution during the last week due to a dredge being under overhaul. The Board fixed ns. seal to an agreement with Lewis and Baity, Reefton, for the supply of power.