WATER AND LIGHT.

Mataura Ensign, 29 November 1911, Page 4

WATER AND LIGHT.

MATAUSA WORKS. IMPORTANT KKI'ORTS. 1 ''.*■ last night's meeting; of the Ma- ! '..-.era Horough Council Dr rl. K. Finch, .11 liet heiilth officer, forwarded a copy '.l the Dominion analyst's report on !:.,> sample of water taken from the /"'i-ui'.-i stream from which it is pro--1 !!.:.■ :>d to cbtain the water supply for ; li ■ town. The report wax as follows: ' 'Results are e::nressed in parts per ■"■)( m.) ;••■"!! when heated to lOOdeg. i-'.-hr. Distinct j t i:--n-ine in eh.lerides I.GG I .'vf.imoniaeal nitrogen from i free ar.d :a!ino anir.u.nia 0.0(106-1 ! Aibumunoid nitrogen o.oo,'iS r absorbed in four I hour:; at NOdcg. Kabr. ... O.IOJ T-e.e.l solids (grains per Halloa) " ... o.r, j '!'.••;•.jiorary hardness 2.0 1.4 i'.i'n'aue'.it hardness 0.. r > O.oVj 1 1 .'-] hardness '-'-o 1.7-11 .'l'i'.er standing, the water gave a! s:r,,';! deposit, consisting mainly of sili- -.-«-•■. - particles with a little vegetable ■•. ieis. Xo living organisms were oh-■'.■ri-e-d. The water is soft and of goo<l ; =:'i:i!ity for household or steam pin - ELHCTRJC LIGHT.

'/'-.■ '.cu'ding t!ie proposed alterations :::;■! extensions of Matanra's electric eJ:-;iK M<: J. Orehiston, Chief Tele- ■:'■..■!) Engineer, i'onvarded a letter infi Mrung tho Council that owing to legis-bi'-.0.i which transfers the powers to i-s-:-. licenses from the Minister for '!< ic.iaplis to the (iovoriior-in-Council '.he question of issuing a license for "'il.ii :iura would he eiee.lt with by the !e : -Ke Works Department, where the :::>;■ m-s bed been forwarded. y. 51. Shepherd, A.Am., 1.K.F,., con--liiiing electrical engineer to the hor-i-M..h. wrote acknowledging receipt of ti'" C-np;ei!'s lettei- regarding the issui'i;-; i-ii a license for the proposed alte:a--''■o:l and e:-.tensie,!i of the 11jxliTFn lt. .\ -■ ■'■ 11 would bo dealt with by the Puh!i. Woi-ks Department. The writer or. !:•(,.liriug at the Department's office at .'>ii':t'i!in was advised that the maiii-r v. in;!'! in all probability be dealt with tVem the De;i:irtment's office at Inverc:H;;ol. V.y icason of the transfer to t'-.. Public Works Department delay ve-ihl b;» unavoidable, and in order to expedite iiiatters as much as possiUle ihc -u■■;i'!eer suggested xlint the Council •hould eommunieate direct with the He enclosed a draft I'-tser v. Inch would be of assistance in i.:c-;.!:;•.'; information in advance to enabb, the specifications to be completed.