Power Board

Hutt News, Volume 13, Issue 41, 3 April 1940, Page 5

Power Board

The j|BI the ißutt Valley Pbwer||Board Wm held on Thursday jafjjrnoA. fßj|ie chairman,' to the a loss the had abstained in the !jj death of one of its members, Mr. W. Greigg, of Upjjjier Hutt. Also TO the 3 death of the Prime Minister the.Rt. I Hon. M. J.i Savage! Mdtidris 'of I sympathy With the relatives were 1 passed in silefice. . > 'j,~ "< < " . *1 The application of the members of 1 the staff to hold their annual picnic on Wednesday, April I.oth, was c granted, and a donation of £10 was I made to the funds. s The tender of Mr. |S| fenier off 4 £1590 for temporary' atfrmional office I accommodation was accepted, • sub- ( ject to the : architect aptfmyal.' The ; chairman voted motion on the grounds Asrt-lie ' disagreed, with building temporary premises!. Mr. J/ Majjer protested against 4 dairy farmers being called on to., pay ' an increas^-, charge for hot water * services. ' : nra,s ... imperative- Oiey •* should have .water 'at ; boiling point 1 for their lfuijposes., The general manager,- Mr. E. F. Hollands, d.efcied there was any in- ( crease in'oibst, b\lt aT increased wattage was to be supplied it wfluld A have to be paid for by the con- ' sumer, ' ■ It was left with the general 1 manager to go into the question ' with Mr. Maher. Power sales from April 1, 1!).".!), to ( February 29, 1040, with the figures 1 for the corresponding period of the 1 previous year in parentheses, are as 1 follows: Availability rate, (£;")8,2()0); commercial lighting, : £150,27!) (£14,288); water heating, • £18,787 (£14,40); power. £40,741 ■ (;£."5,(i20); public lighting, £.".!)4i) (£31)18); total. less discounts £1:10,78") (£111!,702). During February 4.1 new installations were connected to the board's reticulation and ; were made to existing Installations. There are now installations, :vs2:', ranges and 41;j4 water heaters. Ihe connected load is 77,5:!1 kilowtts.