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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 28 April 1925, Page 1

POWER BOARD ELECTION. TO THE BURGESSES OF TI3LARU. LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, — AS one of your elected representatives at the first poll fop , the South Canterbury/ Power Board, I again have much pleasure in offering my services for a further term on the Board.' - In soliciting your support I desire to place before you my views on the subject in order to enable you to clearly understand where I stand, and the attitude I will take up on matters appertaining to the labours which lie before* the Power Board. I am in favour of the extension of electric: power lines to all payable parts of the district. , ; I will support the yigorous prose-, cutirin' of a policy for the development of Lake Tekapo, Which appears to me to be the best local, schema and one that could be used to supplement Coleridge, and from ‘ its situation act as a .feeder to the South Island main transmission line. I advocate the formulation of a progressive policy,, approved by the whole district, so that South Cady terbury will be in a position to present a iftiited front When approachthe Government with a view to securing an abundant and reliable supply- of, hydro-plectric power for the whole district. In this matter, South Canterbury must recognise that “Unity is strength,” and likewise that sectional action’ leads to the dissipation of strength. Pending the bringing into operation of the larger scheme, which must eventually come, I am in favour of pressing the Public Works Department for the erection of a duplicate line from Lake Coleridge t o Cl l maru, at the earliest possible mo-' ment. . Thanking you in anticipation for your generous support. - I am, yours faithfully, GEO. J. WALLACE. Timaru, April 24, 1925.

SOUTH CANTERBURY ELECTRIC POWER BOARD. 'v'.’.-.-'f - : v ... TO THE ELECTORS OF TIMARU. I ADIES AND GENTLEMEN, — again offer you my services as your Representative on the South Canterbury Power Board; and, if you honour me vith your support at the Election next Wednesday, I .shall continue to devote my best service to forwarding your interests; . During the past two years, although the Ratepayers turned down the Board’s a comprehensive scheme extending 'widely over South Canterbury, we have completed the' supply to Temuka_ Borough, and that to Geraldine will be completed within Ja few weeks.. Several lines of supplies to country districts from these centres are already under way, and proposals fpr others are being considered. The line to Pareora Freezing Works and Waimate is authorised; most of material is ordered'and on. the way and work on this/line will be commenced almost immediately, and a satisfactory Arrangement has been made with the Timaru Borough Council for a wholesale supply to them.*". ,

After very.careful study for some years back olKall sources of supply, and specially from Tekapo, and carefully analysing all the figures available relating to Tekapo, I reluctantly came to the conclusion that a supply from that source could not be obtained by local effort without throwing a heavy cost on a 11:ratepayers in the district, and this Without any reduction on the present cost to consumers. I always made it an es-, sential principle that 1 ’ ho scheme of electric supply should depend on contribution whatever from the ratepayers, but that the,revenue obtained frotn users should be sufficient to meet all costs. As Tekapo does not comply with this condition, we must defer its development for the present, and use the power now available from Coleridge, and thus build up a load, which in a few years will warrant the development of Tekapo but it will be necessary to insist on an ample and efficient supply from Coleridge, and to this end the Department should be urged to construct the second line from Coleridge without delay. As the price we have to pay for current depends largely on the quantity used, we should use every endeavour to extend its use to both town and country as'widely as it can be profitably done. The more power we can use the cheaper will be, the cost to both town and country consumers, and the more we use profitably the greater will be our progress. To this end, and the careful expenditure of all. moneys and economy and efficiency in all services. I shall devote my best efforts, should you entrust me with your confidence for another term, as your representative. Yours faithfully, JOHN ANSTEY. Highfield, April 23, 1925.

SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. Bacas at Timaru Races at Timaru WASHDYKE RACECOURSEi Friday and Saturday, Ist and 2nd May First Race Starts 12 o’clock. TRAIN ARRANGEMENTS. On Ist and 2nd May, passenger train stopping at certain stations leaves Christchurch 7.55 a.m., Ashburton 9.55, Temuka 11.3, arriving Timaru Racecourse 11.28 a.m. A return train stopping at Washdyke to pick up and where required at stations up to Ashburton inclusive to set down leaves Timaru 6.35 p.m., arriving Christchurch 10.10 p.m. Special trains leave Timaru for the Racecourse at 11.10 a.m. and 12.10 p.m., returning at 5.5 and 5.15 p.m. ' Afternoon train from Timaru leaves 4.55 p.m., arriving Ashburton 7.65 p.m. FAIRLIE BRANCH: Usual 4.0 p.m. Timaru-Fairiie train leaves Timaru 4.35 p.m., Racecourse 5.0 p.m., arriving Fairlie 7.14 p.m. TIMARU-OAMARU: The morning train from Oamaru leaves at 7.45 a.m., Studholme 9.25, arriving Timaru 10.43 a.m. The morning train from Timaru leaves 7.25 a.m,, Studholme 9.18, arriving Oamaru 11.10 a.m. The afternoon train from from Timaru leaves at 5.50 p.m., arriving Oamaru 9.15 p.m. Afternoon train from Oamaru leaves 4.5 p.m., arriving Timaru 8.10 p.m. WAIMATE BRANCH: The m'orning train from Waihao Downs to Studholme will run 20 minutes later than usual. Special train leaves Studholme for Waimate 6.33 p.m., returning Waimate to Studholme 7.5 p.m. Evening train to Waihao Downs leaves Studholme 7.35 p.m. Usual 5.15 p.m. train leaves Waimate 5.57 p.m., arriving Studholme 6.10 p.m. P.O. BOX 57, TIMARU. < ' H. H. FRASER, TELEGRAMS: “ALLIANCE,” TIMARU. ■ Secretary.