Radiators Banned Here Between 10am, 7pm

Northern Advocate, 5 June 1947, Page 8

Radiators Banned Here Between 10am, 7pm

THE use of radiators and other electric space-heating equipment between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. daily is to be prohibited in Whangarei until further notice. After deciding that the only other alternative would be to place a 100 per cent restriction on the use ot water-heaters, the Whangarei Borough Council electricity load control committee reached this decision this morning.

Letters received by the committee stated that the power cuts in the industrial area of the town were costing i manufacturers money. I Some businessmen contended that, the live-day working week was re-: duced to foin- days. ! retailer only The committee is only a retailer and it has to ration its allocation said the chairman (Mr W. Jones). It , would be Impossible to ease the re- j strictions. i The cost of the restrictions to the 1 council’s own department was beween 15 and 2 Oper cent of the total revenue ( and to this had to be added expenses I ’incurred by the reductions in the . hours of useage. It had cost the council bdtwoen ; £2OO and £4OO in respect of assist- | ants’ overtime, said Mr Jones. •

within its allocation and the commil-j tec was doing everything it could. ; Several consumers also suggested | that Saturday afternoon cuts should bo] eliminated. This was found to be irnoossible. the committee stated. STREETLICIITINC. SHOW About 50 per cent of the borough’s greet lighting had been extinguished altogether for some time, said the chairman, but the committee could not consider any alteration. It felt that the danger and inconvenience to pedestrians far outweighed any savings that might be made by further reductions. The lights would not be switched on on moonlit nights. Provision for an overloading emergency was also made by the committee. It was decided that if an emergency should arise at any time, and particularly during the winter exhibition, it would be met by disconnecting various sections of the town in rotation, for periods of MO minutes. It was impossible to advise consumers of these cuts, if they were necessary. Mr .Tones said. “With the information I have. I am strongly of the opinion that unless wc keep the load down there is a danger of the authorities approaching us j on the subject." he added. "I ask the public to cooperate in ] every possible way.” j Consumers could be assured that the i load control committee would continue ■ to make a fair and even distribution i of the electricity available. 1 The Press were not admitted to the meeting.

“This is not a runny business and the position may become worse.” The council's wholesalers —Wilsons (N.Z.) Portland Cement. Ltd.—had staled that the borough must keep