TARANAKI POWER BOARD

Taranaki Daily News, 22 August 1931, Page 10

TARANAKI POWER BOARD

TUNNEL WORK COMPLETED. ESTIMATES FOR THE YEAR. The Taranaki Power Board met yesterday, Mr. H. G. Carman presiding over a full attendance. The Power Boards’ Association advised that the executive had decided that the president confer with the president of the Counties’ Association with a view to taking up a test case in regard to rates and Crown mortgages. . The Unemployment Board Commissioner, Mr. M. Fraser, wrote stating that at the earliest opportunity he would submit the board’s proposals to the Unemployment Board concerning the proposed diversion of water from streams adjacent to the board’s works by means of unemployed labour. The engineer reported that the number of consumers on July 31 was 2042. Unite generated during the month totalled 877,100. The largest daily output was . 30,800 units on July 9, and the maximum demand of 1944 k.w. occurred also on that day. New Plymouth drew supply at peak times on 23 days of Hie month. Installations connected during the month were as follows, figures for the. corresponding period last year being given in brackets: Milking motors 2 (10), other motors — (4), stoves 1 (4), water heaters 2 (12), pumps 1 (—), lighting and heating new 8 (25), lighting and- heating (additional) 10 (23), Fifty-nine permits for • installations of all classes were issued. Advantage was taken of the weather conditions to keep the lake at as low a level as possible in order to expedite work in the Mangaotea cut. -Twenty days were spent sluicing, and four day; removing pumps and gear to the new location. Twentythree hours were spent in inspecting and clearing the remaining portions of ■ the tunnel, which were now in good order. The tunnel work was completed on July 8.

Thi following estimates were submitted for the year ending March 31 1932: —

Receipts; Retail sales electricity £37,627, Stratford £4223, Kaponga £350, New Plymouth £2500, rent £125, interest on installations £275, rate arrears £2059 4a 9d, balance at credit power fund account March, 1931, £7lO 15s 3d; total £47,870. Expenditure: Generation at headworks £1950, operating distribution £5058, garage £293, stores and wiring £Bl administration £4045, depreciation and replacements £3921, interest and sinking fund* £32,284; total £48,370.

It was decided to adopt the report of the sub-committee that a maximum of 3d per uni' as charged the Stratford County Council apply to all stone crushers. It was also resolved to charge a deposit of 10s before any installation is commenced in respect to > w consumers other than ratepayers. 5.7.H.5. RUGBY TEAM WINS. OPEN GAME AT FEILDING SCHOOL. The Stratford Technical High School first fifteen defeated Feilding Agricultural High School by 17 to 11 yesterday at Feilding. It was a good open g' me. ’ GENERAL ITEMS. Prize-winners at the Eltham. All Saints’ euchre party on Thursday were Mrs. H. G. Carman 1, Miss Pease 2, Miso Morris 3. Mr. L. Donnelly 1, Mr. A. Martin 2, Mr, E. L. Egarr 3. The completion of the metalling .of Miranda Street, Stratford, between Regan and Seyton Streets has provided a 14ft road for traffic in place of the. almost impassable stretch of mud occasioned by recent re-grading operations. ■ An inter-school debate between members of the Stratford Technical High School Rugby team and the Feilding Agricultural High School was won. at ' Feilding by the Stratford, boys, who took the affirmative on the motion that to save the white race the European States should federate. The Stratford representatives were C. Power, M. Sutton and Kingston Braybrboko. PURANGI DISTRICT NEWS. (From Our Own Correspondent.) The annual meeting of the Purangi settlers for the purpose of electing a hall committee was well attended. The annual report stated that the hall committee was set up on August 14, 1930, with the idea of reducing the hall debt, which amounted to approximately £B7 6s. 3d. Mrs. Bertrand as chairwoman soon had her committee working, and to show what good organisation could do the debt on the hall to-day was £29 17s. lOd. All this money was not earned by the hall committee itself, as between May 31 and the opening of the hall on August 22 Mrs. Bertrand and her committee had raised £l6 from euchre parties held in the Purangi school. In tire building of the hall credit was due to Mr. Bertrand in his capacity of working organiser. This enabled the com-. mittee to may hay while the sun shone. Mrs. Bertrand was chairman until May | 12, when her resignation was accepted | with regret.

Messrs. Bertrand, Mounsey and Crowhurst spoke, congratulating the ladies’ committee on the capable manner in which they had carried out their functions.

Mr. R. Mor.nscy ami Mr. H. Watkins were elected trustees of the hall. The ladies’ committcelected for the coming year comprised Mrs. H. Watkins (chairwoman), Miss R. B. Mounsey (secretary), Mesdames Caldwell, Fletcher and Crowhurst and Miss Campbell.

ELTHAM THEATRE.

“THE LAST OF THE DUANES.” Vigorously acted by George O’Brien, supported by a splendid cast, “The Last -of the Duanes,” ‘based on Zane Grey's «nost thrilling Western romance, will ■be shown to-night at Eltham. This (production takes its place as one of (the most intensely gripping dramas yet offered on the talking screen. It its the story of a handsome young rancher, who becomes an outlaw after he killed the man who murdered his father, and whose complete redemption is (brought about by love and daring deeds which' result in securing for him a ipardon. O’Brien portrays the character of Buck Duane, who falls i-n love with <the beautiful girl he meets during his wanderings. He afterwards rescues her (from a band of cattle thieves in the unost dramatic and thrilling fashion.

MAKAHU NEWS. There was a fair attendance for the season’s last progressive euchre tournament on Tuesday. Interest in the points prizes was keen, with only half pbhijfc separating some of the leaders. O. Ryan and Mr. G. King won the even? ing’s prizes. The points prizes wei’Owon by Miss A. Coyne and Mr. G. King. A short dance followed, music being supplied by Miss A. Coyne, Mrs. A. Frank and Mr. C. Manning. At the previous party Miss N.‘ Kopke won the ladies’ prize and Mr. C_. Ford, after playing off with Mr, J. Henderson, -won the men’s. A dance followed, music being supplied by Misses A. Coyne, T. and N. Kopke. Mr. T. Ryan was master of ceremonies. e ’ Mrs. C. Ford is spending a holiday with her daughter, Mrs. C. O’Neill. Mrs. O. Frank, who spent a few days with Mrs. Edwards, New Plymouth, has returned home. . ' ■ ‘"Miss- A. 'Coyne, who visited friends at Ngaere,-has. returned. Miss E. Kopke, New Plymouth, paid a short visit to l»er parents. Miss L. Coyne is staying with Mrs. C. Coulton, Strathmore-