ELECTRICITY CHARGES.
: Sir,-—" Flat Owner " voices very 1 sensible protest against the arcrmeloafl charges of the local Electric Powei? Board. Why higher charge® than th«i umal domestic rates should he made in respect of a number of apartments under one roof must be beyond the < understanding of a great many in the city ho are affected by this extraordinary nle. \|fc drives the owner to having separate', meter installed, meaning more reeling and no rent to the board, which one «j&timafces, more than sets off the slight #«i vantage that would be gained hy the owners in the wholsale distribution. Fori her the installation of additional meters mcatss more book-keeping, more clerical labour, and more postages to jthe board. The private gas ' company, during xtij halicehtury or more of purveying light,Md power, has never seen fit. to make these curious differentiations. Probably the matter can only be righted by combined protest and the bringing of t'/tie nnreasonableness 6? its rata clearly before the board. . '.Rolli> E/.MSiy.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19254, 17 February 1926, Page 9
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