WATER HEATING RATES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11168, 29 March 1930, Page 7

WATER HEATING RATES

DIFFERENT .CHARGES TO ~£UNBI.b\IEUS. PUWKB HO Ai{ 1.) PROBLEAE • SFAIf?ETAR V TO .REPORT. ■ At a 'jftjpeutvhicjet iio.l the Poverty Hay Power Hoardi it wits decided to levy ..charges, for water heating enr"reut <>h'"a flat' rate,’'’based oil the wattage of - the heating element. This decision,, however__gavo no indication of "Tie Hoard’s attitude towards..consumers, who. .acting on the advise o: executive officers had installed threeheat elements with .ai.. maximum wattage considerably in excess oi the average _r<*<(Uirumen ts. Up to the presi nit these installations were charged on Hie basis of their medium wattage, but now these consumers, in common with all other consumer.-, possessing Household water systems, have been 1 notified, that twelve months hence, the I charges wdl hi* levied on the maximum wattage. Thus (.lie charge for a ihree-iieat element with a ddO wait maximum would he exceedingly high. ■At its monthly meeting;.Yesterday, the Hoard was asked "to give consideration To such eases, especially in view of the part played in the Board, through its ollicers inducing consumers 1,0 instill these systems. Mr. L. H. .Maclean raised the matter, having in accordance with notice of motion, moved: “That the resolution of {he Hoard pn February 2S, altering the charges, for water heaters he rescinded.” Mr. Maclean stated that lie, together with many other consumer's, would he adversely affected, and he had been Surprised to hear the chairman state that the change was intsivled to ..he a concession to I ■onsunierSvl. The speaker said he had | found that with many of the eon- ' aimers the charge to the flat wattage system had been very popular He therefore asked the Hoard to allow .’em io withdraw Ids motion. Permission being granted, Mr. Maclean proceeded to ask for oonsidevnTn for,..Hie minority of the eon summs. v. ho on fire advice of the Board’s cheers.'' had’ installed three-heat T-men.ls .on the understanding flier -. -rdd he charm'd on riie medium wattage. It would cost some consumers - 20 per year for their hot wafer ser- • ices ‘if tlicv were -charged on the highest- wattage, sated fhr- speak-*r. Air. H. Bridge pointed out that no' installation o'-' three-heat ole- ’ o ats cii |l>e advne of the Board s nnd ili<' change .of princiole ; charging 'for water-beat ime on the Art rate would' punnTke these consumers. •At.rests S. V. Beaufov, T. Corson. T. H. DoCosta’’ and A. Steele •supported tile suggestion that- a. cen•»s«>nn 'he marie- to the possessors e the ihree-heat eh'uu’nts. on the •Tliu-l that Ihe hoard, j ilVOUldt its -M-nijir odV-oi-s. Ic’d "ivee advice >0 the o'evic'-rs oi' ihe- \v’tar-h' < ating demand., and nbieed these pionee ,, s : n a oos'tioii in .which'tlicv world • ud'er pi-'iuilt.'es. The chairman (Air. F. ({. pad) urr- ■ d tint the hoard should not l -i k<> •oiv lias.lv- steps. He suggested dial +hny <oilid let the matier stain! o , ' , '' T ’. with the undi'i-sj ending iHit no ois.advaniage would lie oat inaui anyone 'oi- a least 12 montlis. ’I liev eo'dd take the''limiter im>’ again when tin* flat raie svstein luu! been given a dinnw to sjiow results. Tile s'errotio'y. Air. \ . F. Sanders. •lointed out lliat a special concession •ii the - rates, to possessors ol throolieat elements would mean a rate ''oreign : t° the general rate. Bather than have til's occur, lie would suggest that the board even go to the expense of making the. change-over to single-heat oktmo’oi A in eases where the consumers had' been advised that they would be charged only on the medium wattage. . [f was agreed, on the suggestion o. the chairman, to lipid the matter over for throe months, ai which stage the secretary will submit a report. • Concerning the onest'oii of making a concession to deary farmers in respect of wat er‘herd :ng systems eounlc(.l bv a change-over switch to milking motors, the, secretary pointed-out that these systems were used very little in comparison- with the avern-e domestic-' beating system, and that some etaiccssion should be made io popularise Thom.-=-11' was '.lie general opinion-‘that- 1:1)0' lower rate ini' "online systems whore the consumer m also milking diy e'eelrierlv would he an iml'icenumf to dairy men to >usta the full eleetriea! eueipment . ■ The olinirmai) moved iba-l the [ml rate for henimg systems an ninkmc sheds where the consumer also drove bis machines by electricity no *’os per UX',watts. lid,, ]yf r . <3-. A", p.eautoy seconded Hu motion. ' . . , •I An amendment was nut b' Air Cb Hv r Bridge. to the ell Oft- that ihe concessions apply to all ’w'koui shed installations or ■ water-beating ! This was seconued I Mr. Alaele.in. and carried,- •, L _jui—— «i miih m W II 'I *n 1 * " I ■