SECOND UNIT.
AY ILL BE INSTALLED AT TUAI IN THU EE WEEKS.
“BLACK-OUTS’’ SHOULD END
Assurance that further '‘blackouts,’’ owing to the failure of tlm Tuai power .'jiipp.y, would be unlikely after another three weeks was given to the Power Board yesterday by the consulting engineer. Air. 11. F Toogeod. Tile engineer staled that lie bad been assured, b v a ni'-uibor of the eon struct ion staff, that the second unit would, be in operat on at Twin within about throe vcc-ks.. After this
?dep was takuu, thorn would he practically a (:t":-.snliou of the interruptions which had pruned such a km mi of annoyance to the town and district. AYilh this second unit working, Ihe supply locally would be un(liiniiiislicd oven with “oiUngcs'’ on tlio line to the smith where, very cl ten, the trouble had been in flic case of flic intomiptions. This section, Air. Toogood pointed out, was not under the control of Ihe I'uai officers. Many adjustments )i;ul been necessary at Tuai. ho explained, and some of these necessitated Ihe shutting off of current. AV.itli the second unit, however, there would bo no failure of supply when the adjustments were being made.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXIX, Issue 10912, 1 June 1929, Page 2
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