SOUTH TARANAKI POWER

Taranaki Daily News, 24 August 1931, Page 12

SOUTH TARANAKI POWER

“OUTER AREA” SCHEME OUTLINED

ENGINEER’S DETAILED REPORT

A comprehensive report on the proposals for supplying part of the Hawera and Patea Counties with electricity was presented to the South Taranaki Power Board by the engineer, Mr. T. R. Overton, at the board’s meeting. The chairman, Mr. J. B. Murdoch, said, it would not be possible's to fix the security rate for the loan of £43,000, which is suggested, until the valuation roll had. been compiled. It would, however, be considerably less than it had been in the original area, when |d had been struck. It would" never be necessary, of course, to collect the rate, he added.

The estimated capital cost and revenue from the lines for immediate construction was shown as follows in Mr. Overton's report: Ohangai-Tongahoe to Mereinere corner, including Lysaght’s Road, £1636 capital cost, £320 10s revenue, 19.6 percentage revenue to cost. Corner Ohangai-Meremei'C Road to Mr. A. Williams’, £lO7B, £214 7s and 19.8; Mere-mere-Qhangai Road corner to Mokoia, £l7BO 10s, £249 15s and 14.0; South Road from Tongahoe to Mokoia, including Mokoia factory, £2002 10s, £417 JOs and 20.0; lower Taumaha Road, Manutahi, £1067, £179 15s and 16.8; ■ Kakaramea Road. Kakaramea, £499, £B9 15s and 17.9; Ball Road to Hurleyville, including lower Ball Road, ,£4201 15s, £BB4 and 21.1; Mokoia to Whakamara factory, £1597, £309 5s and 19.3; Hursthouse Road and Alton, £1593, £295 10s, 18.5; MokoiaPatea, via South Road and across country, including bulk supply to Patea and Manutahi factory, £5646 10s, £1214 5s and 21.5; Ararata district, including 1 mile 40 chains high tension to connect with present line, £3419, £671 and 19.6; Whenuakura district, £2580 10s, £563 5s and 21.8; totals, £27,094. 15s and £5408 17s.

To this would, be added allowance ror financial assistance (£2000), interest and sinking fund during construction (£2182 2s) and preliminary expenses (£500), making a total of £31,776 17s. . FUTURE- CONSTRUCTION WORK. ' Estimates for the lines' on which a payable load is »o\ assured were:

Additions on the same scale as for the first set of lines would bring the total to £11,092 15s. - LTpon the estimates of lines for future construction it was obvious that it would not be economical for the board to proceed with this constructional work, Mr. Overton stated, but he emphasised that it would be only fair to the people located in those areas for the board to have authority from the ratepayers of the whole district to do the work immediately payable extension could be offered. It was not possible for him to say when that time would arrive. It might be within a year' or within five years, but from his experience, he "would say that at least 75 per cent, would be required within five years. The work involved in the above schedule would be approximately 24 miles of 11,000 volt line, Similes "of low tension under high tension, 6| miles of separate low tension line, transformers, line accessories and low tension sen ices as required. FAREWELL AT MANAIA. MR. S. BLAIR’S DEPARTURE. Mr. Stewart Blair, Manaia, who is leaving this week for England, was presented with a travelling rug last week by a. number of returned' soldiers of the district who assembled at the residence of Mrs. D. Mitchell to bid farewell to one of their comrades. An enjoyable evening was spent with old time war songs, choruses and stories. Vocal items were contributed by Messrs. H. C. Ferldall, B. Badland, L. Walters and S. Blair and recitations by Messrs. W. R. Anton, G. R. Watts and T. Miller.. Mr. 0. VV. Abbott .was pianist. In making the presentation, Mr. T. Miller (chairman) said all regretted the departure of Mr. Blair who had been an energetic worker for the returned soldiers’ cause and was a. citizen esteemed by all. -Mr. Miller wished Mr. Blair a pleasant trip to Britain and hoped that he would return to New Zealand, In thanking Mrs. Mitchell for providing supper Mr. J. Anderson voiced the appreciation of the returned soldiers of the great interest Mrs. Mitchell had always taken in the cx-scrviccmeu.

OPERA HOUSE, HAWERA. “'DRACULA” FINALLY TO-NIGHT. An old-time superstition, still strong in parts of Central Europe, forms the basis of the uncanny picture “Dracula,” which will be shown for the last time at the Hawera Opera House to-night. Beam Stoker’s well-known novel, _ which has been very closely followed by the film, gains ii) dramatic power by its transference to the screen, the producer, Mr. Tod Browning, having made full use of weird sound and photographic effects. The story is opened in a remote part of Hungary, where a-myster-ious count, Dracula, has an ancient castle. . His strange power over men and women alike is soon shown by his control of a young lawyer who has visited the castle, and fr.r.i then on amazing incidents take place. The acting of tho entire cast is particularly fine. An excellent' ,supporting proalso be presented. Reserve* may be made -x't. Msss' Blaice’e,. ’phone

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