NO APPLICATIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 27166, 23 August 1949, Page 3

NO APPLICATIONS

Electrical Wiring Apprentices No applications had been received in response to the board’s advertisement for an electrical wiring apprentice, and he had been informed that the Labour Department was prepared to allow the board four apprentices, said Mr N. A. Davidson, engineer, at the monthly meeting of the Waltaki Electric Power Board yesterday. Mr Davidson reported he had interviewed the vocational guidance officers at the Waitaki Boys’ High School and St. Kevin’s College in an endeavour to secure apprentices. Mr Pearce asked if the high schools had courses for electrical wiring and what were the future prospects of obtaining apprentices for this trade. Mr Davidson said that this was a difficult time of the year to secure apprentices and the board might receive applications of the positions were advertised again later in the year. Mr Pearce suggested that , the board should endeavour to secure apprentices now tc commence work later in the year. Mr A. B. Lang was in the chair, and there were also present Messrs A. H. H. Pearce, A. R. Tait. M. F. E. Cooney. D. E Neave, J. Gerrie and G. O.'Pringle. In his report, the engineer, Mr N. Davidson, said that 40 concrete poles had been made during the month, bringing the total to 2437. The high voltage extension, to supply the air beacon near the Waitaki Aerodrome, had been completed. Special apparatus had been erected at Ardgowan for further tests on two-way radio reception. Supplies of refrigerators and washing machines were practically negligible, and transport of the latter from the manufacturers in Auckland was very slow. The secretary, Mr R- R- Brown, reported that sales of electricity for July amounted to £6106, an increase of £483 over that for July, 1948. For the four months ended July 30 sales totalled £29,193 compared with £26,983 for the corresponding four months of last year.