POWER BOARD.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10912, 1 June 1929, Page 2

POWER BOARD.

ORDINARY MONTHLY MEETING.

Following the annual meeting yesterday, the Poverty Bay Electricpower Board held its usual monthly meeting, the chairman (Mr. F l . RBall) presiding over the lollowmg; Messrs. T. Curran, M. J. While, H. H. De Costa, A. C. Steele, S. AS Beaufov, J. Tomblcson, M. T( Trafford, B. J. iloklsworih and C. 11. Bridge. It was reported that arrangements had been made with- the Shopping Week Committee, to supply extra lighting for the week at a charge of £25. —This arrangement, was endorsed by members.

The Gisborne Borough Council wrote in reference to the removal of certain street lamps and also pointed out that other lights were not always kept alight.—The letter was referred to the engineer. Accounts ior May, totalling £4863 14s. 7d, were passed for payment. DEPA RTMENTAL REPORTS. Reports of the Board's officers were as follow: CONSTRUCTION. “No. 1 gang completed Murphy's service- at Manutuke on April .1.6, Two days dismantling old D.c. cables in Victoria Township and completed Te Karaka. sub-station on ApriU2o. Went into camp at Here on April 2‘2. All L.T. ma-iis and services and H.T. on lllis line are now completed liom Richardson's to Eaulknur’s lionic-st-end. This gang is now held up owing to the weather. Four men have bren on change-over running new services tor same hi the Borough area.. Two men erected street, lamp at Pulm station bridge and connected four new consumers at Whafcatutu. Ono new service to Niven and Co. Two days attending to traiVsfornn.* fuses at Wnimafa ami AYliangara which were blown by lightning. Erected 3.30’ poles and run service to Murray’s, Te’ Karaka. Erected two poles and ran service at WJurlatutu. Ran 1.2 olher new services m other .country areas. Where polos had to be erect,d three, and four men were employed.'' INSPECTION. “Testing and inspection has been earned out on new- installations, extension or alteration, and motors have been ■«. rooted where required in the following districts: Ngatapa. Patufelii. Wuingake, • Whafatutu, AVae-renga-a-luka, Rare, Glencoe, To Ivaruka. (own and suburbs. Changing over from IX to ,\0 has been carried out at \‘icloria Township, Grey SI., Kahn tin St., Cobden St.. _ Bright SI-, Peel St., and Gladstone. Road, in ah some 283 consumers have been changed and 395 meters'erected on this work. A few complaints of accounts, lamps, blowing out. etc., have bad; investigated and reported on.” TRADING. “Ranges: Tno ranges were supplied from this' department- during the month. The balance'of ranges in stock have been dried 'out and damaged parts replaced. Six service rails were received and attended to. Two lime switches wore installed in lieu of change over switch with range. One alteration to an existing installation was carried, mil. Two pumps were installed in Ihe country area. Repairs of various descriptions to appliance’s were executed. Indent orders lor kettles and small domestic water heaters came to band during the mouth. Arrangements are in hand for the. ’A. and R. ‘Whiter Sliow on' dime 12-1-Tk - A ..munbor of range and '.water beaters-for pew' premises and. two conversion of plants to electric drive are under consideration by the owners.’; .- -,. The reports .were adopted.