THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AT LYTTELTON.
[BY TELEGRAM!. —I'KESS ASSOCIATION - . 1 Cukistchdrcii, Thursday. The Harbour Board's reasons for! rejecting the electric light are as follows That the New Zealand Electric L'ght Company have iipt carricd out the Arrangement of " January 27th, in micli.a'manner as to enable them to. rlcjuire thW Board to. pay the contract price., and Accept, delivery of " installation " in its: present, "condition ;■ that. .the company have, not attempted to prove the-'.'lights;erected, are of two thousand candlc power ; tbrt the workmanship' arid' material have, not been., uniformly first-class .quality. It,is admitted that the cost of the sixteen; lights is some-' what below four pence per hour, excluiiive.;of ■interest on theicost or; depreciation, of plant.The Board recognised the necessity for lighting the harbour - thoroughly, and; „aru.' prepared to negotiate with -any • company for lighting either, by «l«ctricty or otherwise..: :
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6822, 28 September 1883, Page 5
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139THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AT LYTTELTON. New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6822, 28 September 1883, Page 5
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