DELAY IN REPAIRING P.W.D. POWER LINE PROTESTED
1 hat the matter of delay in repairing the broken Public Works line be the subject of a report and protest to the department, and that it be suggested that steps be taken to obviate in the future delays similar to those which have occurred in the past,” was the text of a resolution carried at the meeting of the Bay of Islands Power Board held last week. As the result of the fault, which was caused through lightning striking a power pole, the whole of Mangonui County was denied power for 18 hours. Board members stated that
. access to the trouble which occurred at Victoria Valley was comparitively good and expressed the opinion that repair work was unnecessarily delayed. Discussion revealed that the heavy electrical storm responsible for the 5 break on the Government line was I known to have caused damage to that portion of the service operated by the power board, but testing of the reticui lation system could not be undertaken until the departmental supply was rej stored. Power board employees had to stand by and put in a highly un- { pleasant night/ from 6.50 p.m. when the main line recommenced functioning.
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Northland Age, Volume XII, Issue 45, 19 August 1943, Page 2
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203DELAY IN REPAIRING P.W.D. POWER LINE PROTESTED Northland Age, Volume XII, Issue 45, 19 August 1943, Page 2
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