OPUNAKE POWER SUPPLY

Hawera Star, Volume LI, 11 June 1932, Page 4

OPUNAKE POWER SUPPLY

THE MONTH’S REPORTS.

The monthly meeting of the Opunake Power Board was held yesterday. There were present Messrs G. Goodwin. (chairman), W. O. Green, J. S. Tosland, A. J. Brennan, E. A. Collins and O. O. Edmonds The seoetary, (Mr J. N. Stephenson) reported that revenue for April was as follows, the figures for the corresponding month last year-being shown in parentheses: Lighting, £471 15s 5d £452 19s 7d); stoves, £B7 2s 2d (£94 Os 6d): industrial power, £ll2 4s lid (£l2l 19s 4d); milking power, £443 6s 6d (£421 9s lid): water heaters, £72 16s 5d (£69 8s 9d); penalties. £l6 9s ‘2d (£23 5s 6d): street lights. £l2 13s Ad (£l2 13s 4d); ' total, £1216 17s lid (£1195 16s lid). The engineer (Mr D. Fraser) reported on the month’s work as follows: Power house and headworks. —Tne units generated at the power station during the month of May totalled 147,300, showing an increase of 23 JOO ever the output of May, 1931. The power house plant and equipment has operated efficiently throughout the month. The Diesel engine ran 15 hours compared with 164 hours for the same month last year. Power was taken from Now Plymouth, on five days as against 30 in May of last year, this beine 1 due to the increased flow in the Waiau. Should the lake maintain the same level during the coming month 1 think it would he advisable to have the Diesel engine thoroughly overhauled, «o a.s to eliminate any stoppages during the summer months. Distribution. —A section of the low tension lines on Jetty Road has been ■vmrganised. Two 25ft poles have been erected and four 30ft poles dismantled and carted to the denot, and reconstructions made in various streets with heavier cables to improve the pressure New poles have been carted to various parts of the town and district; and an alteration from low to high tension has been completed on Parihaka Road. Arrangements have been made for an extension to Messrs Fleming and Quickenden’s properties nt Rahotu. Reconstruction work on Eltham Road and Pihama lines will be done when factories are not working, and in another section of the district copper wire will be replaced' by _aheavier gauge Permits have been issued for lighting 34, beating 8, stoves 1 milking motor 1, field pump 1, industrial motor 1. . Installations connected during the month totalled 34. including lighting 24 and heating 8. For the same month of last year the total was 41. Corresnondenee was received from the Public Trustee in connection with the loan redemption, and it was- resolved that the chairman and secretary visit Wellington at an early date m connection with the matter. Gousideraioo pf the estimates was deferred pending the matter of the loan redemption being completed. The committee set up to report on transport submitted a. satisfactory report on the condition of the trucks and cars.

On Friday evening next the team of Stratford debaters, consisting of Dr. Cordon and Messrs Hall, Axness and On with, will debate in St. John’s Hall at Hawera, with a Hawera team the proposition “That in the interests, of the British Empire some measure of self-government ’be granted to- India.” The Hawera team will be the Bev. El. S. Emmitt, Dr. W. M. Thomson and Messrs J. O. Findlater and L. A. Taylor. At the conclusion of the debate a ponoular vote will be taken A, charge of (id admission will -be made and the proceeds are to -be handed to a relief organisation. The proposition; to be debated is a verv hive one and it is hoped that a large audience will assemble.

The Hawera Methodist Wesley Guild was visited by the vicar, the Rev. H. Whitby James, on Thursday night. A very good audience listened appreciatively to a lecture on “A little-known poet,” Wilfred Gibson, who has been aptly described as the poet of labour (n-o-t in the political sense of the word). A sketch of his career up to date (he is still living) was given and numerous well-chosen excerpts from his poems were delivered effectively by the lecturer. Mr. Gibson’s war service served to deepen his sympathy and clarify his vision, thus making him a poet of the truest and cleanest realism we have amongst us to-day. The lecture from beginning to end was lit up with humour and given with characteristic fervour, which served to stimulate many inquiries concerning this little known poet who reveals life' in all its romance, realism and pathos.