GAS DEPARTMENT
SUMMARY OF YEAR’S WORKING. The following figures submitted by the gas manager (Mr W. B. O’Toole) summarize the year’s working in the gas department, compared with the previous year. 1934. 1935.
Value of Stores on hand £8639 £8302 Coal purchased (tons) Value of coal 4310 4165 purchased £8174 £8572 Coal carbonized (tons) 4571 4098 Classes- of Coal Carbonized— Australian Screened 33.38% 17.25% Australian Smalls Nil 47.7 % Westport Smalls 34.04% 20.4 % Southland Dross 32.58% 14.65% Gas made (cubic feet) 59,192,000 57,202,000 Average quantity' of gas produced per ton coal (cubic ft.) Average calorific value of gas (B.Th.U) Standard 12,963 13,957 475) Average cost of gas into holder (net 436.2 478.5 manufacturing only) 34.79d 38d Gas sold (cubic ft.) 54, 237,000 52,935,000 Coke sold (tons) 1534 1978 Tar sold (gals.) Value of gas 32,084 32,741 appliances sold Streets mains laid £1683 £1209 (chains) Total length of street 10 15 mains (miles) 682 66 New services laid 102 119 Meters fixed 342 330 Meters removed 271 288 Meters changed 364 362 Increase in consumers Total number of 71 42 consumers 4514 4556 Number of street lamps Price of gas per 1000 cubic feet net — (City) to Aug., 140 139 1934 (Citv) from Aug., 8/2 8/2 1934 x 8/4 (Suburbs) to Aug., 9/1934 (Suburbs) from 9/Aug., 1934 9/2
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Southland Times, Issue 25309, 12 June 1935, Page 11
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216GAS DEPARTMENT Southland Times, Issue 25309, 12 June 1935, Page 11
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