STILL GROWING
USE OF ELECTRICITY THAMES VALLEY POWER BOARD The total number of consumers connected to the -board’s mains, is 12,718 reported the manager, Mr it. Sprague, to Tuesday’s meeting of ■ the Thames Valley Electric Power Board. The report continued: — Thirteen electric ranges, 10 waterheaters and 14 motors- on farms, of which three were- milking motors, were connected during the month. There are now connected and operating 3557 ranges, 6401 waterheaters, '959 industrial motors and 7229 motors on farms, of which 3491 are milking motors.
The- following comparisons for the years 1942 and 1943 for connected loading, as affecting the above services, are as follows:—
Increase > 1942 19'43 1942 1943 Milking motors 3470 3941 44 21 Farm motors —- 3611 3738 194 127 Industr’l motors 939 959 12 20 Waterheaters —- 6155 6401 377 246 Ranges —- —- 3362 3557 231 195
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Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume 52, Issue 3249, 7 April 1943, Page 5
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