ELECTRICITY RATES

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 19882, 8 March 1939, Page 7

ELECTRICITY RATES

REDUCTION IN SOUTHLAND

PROMISE REDEEMED

(Per Press Association.) INVERCARQI'LL. this day. Saying that it had been found possible to redeem the promise made during negotiations with the Southland Power Board, the Minister of Public Works, the Hon. R. Semple, announces a substantial reduction in his department’s retail electricity rates through the whole of Southland. These apply to all retail, domestic and farm users, and the consumers’ existing standard tariff, but not to the supply authorities and their consumers, who purchase power in bulk for retail purposes. Reductions have also been made in the tariff to shops, hotels, offices, churches, schools and libraries.

“Because of the widespread reticulation it will be impossible to read all of the 12,000 metres ori March 31 so the reductions will not start on a particular date, but from each consumer’s guarantee year,” Mr, Semple said. "In any case all accounts will begin on the new reduced charges not later than the end of April.” The present schedule is: First 2' units. Old a unit; next 21. 4d; next' 42, 21d; excess, ltd. The new schedule is: First 22 units, (id: next 100, 21,d; next 100, Id. There are also reductions on ranges, radiators, irons, radios, and cleaners. The Minister estimates that the reductions will aggregate .1110,000 a year.