ELECTRIC POWER BOARD

New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18459, 24 July 1923, Page 9

ELECTRIC POWER BOARD

THE EXTENSION OF MAINS.' PROGRESS ' OF THE , WORK. NEW V STORES • SYSTEM NEEDED. The Auckland ; Electric Power Board' met yesterday. Mr. S. J. Harbutt presided, arid there were present Messrs. M. J. Bennett, S. I. Crookes, R. G. Clark, T. Blood worth, H. G. Goldie, J. Rowe, J. Dompsey, J. Park, and L. .Toll. The chairman, Mr. S. J. ■ Harbutt, the manager-engineer, and the secretary, were appointed to 'attend the "Power Boards' Conference to be opened in Wellington oil July 27. V The: Audit Department returned, the board's balance-sheet' without tags, the inspector's report stating that while 'accounts, generally had been found to be. in a , very satisfactory condition, there was a noticeable weakness in the lack of an adequate stores system. ''I am aware," he wrote, "of the difficulties the. board is working under by reason of inadequate office and stores accommodation, but I wish to strongly stress the absolute necessity of instituting at the earliest possible date, a proper stores system." The chairman said the report was very satisfactory, reflecting credit on the staff. As to the stores system an adequate system was impossible until accommodation was provided. In the meantime, the secretary had devised a new scheme.'. The tender of Mr. J. B. Ferguson, of £1250, for additions to the ; Epsom substation was accepted.. •' The - British Thomson-Housten Company's quotation of £1675 for 1 additions and* alterations to their rotary converter :n connection with the tramway supply at Newmarket was acceptad. The secretary leported that for the week ended July 9, 63 services had been connected. The new "line in Railway Terrace had been finished, this • involving the entire rebuilding of the Sarcwai Street line. The reticulation of the Mount Ros kill area to Mount Albert Road had been completed. Work had been begun on the change-over to alternating current of the area between Stokes Road and' Gillies Avenue. The Jellicoe Street' line had been extended ■ 80yds. Karangahape Road and Victoria .Street feeders' had been finished to Hobson Street sub-station. Tho engineer's ' recommendation that , the best way to'keep the 3000 k.w; alternating sets at Hobson Street in reserve would be to make them a standby for tramway supply to the Epsom sub-station, a work that could be done at comparatively small cost, was adopted. . • Various proposed ■ amendments -to _ the Auckland Power Board Act to bring *t in line with the general Act were approved.