Electric Lighting at Reefton
[Pbb Pbess Association.] KEEFTON, Sept. 24. The second dynamo for the Reefton Electric Light Company, for duplication of the plant to guard against a breakdown, has been landed here. The Company are now running about 340 sbcteen-candle power lamps, and the nett profit on last month's work was almost equal to 6 per cent per annum upon the capital outlay of £7000. The present dynamo will run 500 lights, and the remainder are being fast taken up. During the past three months there has been no interruption of any kind to the lighting, which now gives perfect satisfaction. Tho success of the undertaking is now assured.
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 6658, 25 September 1889, Page 4
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110Electric Lighting at Reefton Star (Christchurch), Issue 6658, 25 September 1889, Page 4
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