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Grey River Argus, 5 November 1928, Page 3

Demand for electricity in Auckland is increasing steadily, with the exception of p wer for traction purpose.Th • growth of the consumer demand upon the Auckland Power Board’s sup- 1 ply is reflev <d in the half-yearly j j return submitted to this we.k’s meet- j I ing by the general manager (Mr R. 111. Bartley). During the six months . of 192 S .nd i d 30th. September. 47.291,- 4 605 units have been generate d. to the 1 I value i.f £33S 3‘>s , ompared with 42- I 298.755 units and £322 676 for the cor- i responding period of las. year. Dome tic supply accounted for 19.304,953 units, to the value of £110.058, these figusis being a sub tantial increase on those for 1927. which wire 14 849 756 F units and £87.692. Only 9 386,951 - units were generated for traction, as against 10.115.970 for the 1927 period* Although mor' units were used for public lighting, he return of £80.084 was £6OlB less than that for the first <ix months of last year. The revenue per unit dropped by 16<1., this being hie to a reduc ion in the price of power to the tramway department of ; from 1.24 to 1.14 per unit and the ,as!er rates for commercial lighting J n the six months just ended the b >ard l as a-ldeil 2444 consumers to its sapply this making the ’otal number of con--umers in its ar. a 40.1.>2. _ ■