ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11163, 8 September 1899, Page 6

ELECTRIC LIGHTING.

POSITION OP THE CITY Col®(f|At last night's meeting of the Auckland ' Council the Mayor (Mr. D. Goldie) saiJi had placed himself in communication tg the Premier on the subject of borough tering into arrangements with outsider !) electrio lighting. To the Hon. Mr. Sedijaj had written as under:—"August M-.'j® Hon. R-. J. Seddon, Wellington, New ft land, Dear sir,—When you were in?|3 land some time ago, you will remember | a deputation from the Auckland City Couj waited upon you with respect to giviajjboroughs the right to arrange with oiite i to introduce the electrio light. You, I tijj said that if such were done the interests ; J the ratepayers must be safeguarded to J ' fulllest extent. That, of course, we do object to. We do not mind what Bafegm) you adopt, bo long as the people are prot«W 1 fully. We should be glad if you could ins a clause or two in some Bill, giving jig! other boroughs, the right to make sui« arangement. It is important that we" Api have such a power as speedily as po6sible,'j a number of private firms are putting Hi themselves. This, of course, will lessens profits in the future. We do nob wiiii : undertake the work ourselves, as our handle moro than full at present. In Adelaide ti;' let the concessions for 10 years, with ga.. advantage to the Council. Could not 4 clauses be inserted in the Wellington EM ; Lighting Bill." To that letter the Praia replied as under:—" Premier's Office, Si lington, August. 31, 1899. Dear Mr. Goldjf I am duly in receipt of your letter oils inst., which I have perused with interest a-' will be pleased to do what I can in refers to the matter, but I may as well tell yon 6 I am afraid there will be little or no eh}', of getting any legislation on the rabji through the House.— kind wishes, lii yours faithfully, B. J. Seddon. D.'Gote Esq., Auckland." The Mayor explained that it was newa. to make inquiries and ascertain the rail, water gas as against electric lighting. turns were raised to water gas on accounts being dangerous, as the presence of gas ral not be determined, owing to it possess smell. In Leicester, however, they iiusing water gas (which could be manutaeta at about the third of the cost of coal gal i' conjunction with coal gas, and in Dune! it was intended to use the wafer gas. li matter was one well worth looking into./ The action of the Mayor was approved,!! ■ further consideration deferred. .?■ -m