LIGHTING CHARGES.
VERY UNSATISFACTORY. Town Board Discussion. On Monday the Thames Valley Power Board advised the Putaruru Town Board, in reply to a complaint that the meters in the hall had again been read and proved correct. Under the circumstances the only apparent reason for the high charges in the summer months was that the meters were under-read previously. In fu- ] ture there would be a permanent meter reader working the district each month.
The chairman held it was a most unsatisfactory letter, and simply begged the question.
ifr. Barr Brown: It admits incompetence on the part of their employees. The chairman: On the face of it the excuse is absurd for the underreading must have been done over a period. Then when we complain it goes back to normal again. Mr. Lindsay: It’s no answ'er to our letter. The whole town is complaining. The chairman: I don’t think we should let the matter drop after a letter like that. There is some big error somewhere.
Mr. Tomalin: I agee with you. I’d like to test them in some way, too. Mr. Barr Brown: As Mr. Anderson hasn’t answered I suggest we forward the whole of the correspondence to Mr. Price. It's a rotten position. Mr. Neal gave a further instance of faulty reading of the meter in his shop. It was then unanimously decided to adopt Mr. Barr Brown’s suggestion. /
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Matamata Record, Volume XI, Issue 932, 28 June 1928, Page 5
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