ELECTRICAL AFFAIRS

Waipa Post, Volume 32, Issue 1925, 23 October 1926, Page 5

ELECTRICAL AFFAIRS

* TE AWAMUTU POWER BOAKI). OCTOBER MEETING. .. Mr J. T. Johnsota. presided over the monthly meeting of the Te Awamutu ElectriciiPover Board, at Te Awamutu on (Friday, and itherje 1 were also present : Messrs C. <x. Downes, G. Spinley, J. G. Suthelrland, N. M. Lethbridge, A. L. Stotey,;S'. C. Macky and F. S. ParQanJa. "" , - Mr D. McAff.thur, secretary-manager, was in alttendance. Leave of absence was granted to Mr. J. B. Teasdale, jumr. The Secretary stajted that Mr Straug!han, a settler just outside the Board's iterriijtory, was seeking a supply of . powfetr and had been informed that if Waitoimo could not or would nofc supply he should apply for a transfer to the control' of Te Awamutu Board. H!e (Mr McArjthur) explained the positlion, which indicated that applicant was anxious: to get " the installation but Wafitomo was unable to supply him as quickly as possible. Hence under the Itablte A. mortgage plan, the the application'to Te Awamutu. Thle .offer was a satisfactory business pro--1 position for Te Awamutu. EMlr LeKhbridge said he had a property in a sjmiilar position, and as he tllesiired to teistablish a milking herd iihere ; for next season he was keen to hiave electrical supply by Ithen. 'lf Waitomo ißoard could not • supply, would Te Awamutu Board be prepared to db. so? After some further discussion, decision was deferred. Intimation was received from the Chairman of the Power IBoard Steiciretariesi' Association that the annual conference: wouild.be Ihleld in Falmerston Norfch. during February nexjt. An oultJine of: the proposals 'was also forwardedi.—The s'acretary of the Te Awamutu Board'twas diejptajted to attend the conference. The secretary, 'Engineers' Association, wrote that coanmitteteis have been set up for conference on Ithe various purposes for which eledtricity can be uajed, Thle Te Awamutu Board wa s inviited to assist th|et organisation with a subscription of £2 2s.—'Agreed to. The-State Fire and Accident Insur-

ance Department asked for |the insurance .policy on (th|e Board's new offices. Thja Valuation Department's officer alt Atuckland wrote that the copy of tlhe valuation roll should be ready by the date Of the meeting. There are 2969 ."▼entries im. the .roll, including |th|a outer area. The Treasury Department notified thajt) thje' legislation x required re, loan conversion is (included in. thja 'Local Botflies ILoans Act, 1926. The secretary reported, the progress of negotiationls for borrowing the loan money authorised by the ,ra|t|etpa/y.le!rs a few weeks ago. After consideration the manager

was a)u|thorised to at once raise £3OOO " under the table mortgage plan, the tennis being considered the moslt satisfactory lofleping 'An opinlion regarding Itlhe erection

of 'powfer poles in borough streets, j given by Mr T. F. Martin (counsel to the).Electric Power Boards' Association) was forwarded by the Engineers' Association. Thle El'edbric Power Boards.' Act, 1925. empowers the Board (to erfeiot transmission lines on any road*. Regulation 34 would be complied with if the pole be placed where

St "Will not (obstruct pedestrian or vehicular traffic on the parts of the road eonsftrucited lor such traffic respectively. In the calse of a pole standing within a "widened footpath, and a pedestrian, meeting with an accident &s a result, Ithe (Power Board "would contravene regulation 34 if it did mot, at the request of the Council, remove the nolle. !Mr: Sutherland read the 'financial 'statement, showing the power fund account as. £10,322 5s Hin dtetoit, and the. consumers' finance funld £245 7>s 4d 'credit.' Accounts to pass totalled £l46fc 5a «d: The revenue for (Aluguat wals. a s under: fl?ower £363 Os 7d, general lighting, htealUng and melter rents £Bl3 9s Id, .penalties and sundries £B, approximate street lighting £36; total £1220 &s Bd. Thl& revenue for August last year was £945 4s 2d. A special report on thfe proposal to provide a loop service circuit to link tip Ithe Kio Kio, Tokanui, (Korakonui, amd. Pukeatua dliirect lines was presented, firom Ithe foreman (Mr E. Bryant) to show the advantages in nsispeet to service, reliability, 'cost of maintenance, etc. (The scheme was briefly idiiscuftseidl at last month's meeting). The' rfeport was iadoplted, and the . •staff: was aujtlhofrilsed .to proceed with Itlhe work, the opinion toeing expressed that the idea was a sound one, economically to the advantage of thie Board and providing a more /reliable service. Mr Macky mentioned that in the IPaJti&rangt service there were 3000 and 11,000 volt lines running parallel. Was •it not. /possible to follow the same 'course; there : als now adoptfe© <t<xr. the southern. area? The • secretary said that tlhe sarnie plain could be adopted at Paterangi, hut details, had. not. been gorie;, (into yet. "fie work in the southern area would ,; be 'attended to .first. Thie Board's voting qualification in respect to its property in Te Awamutu toorougjh ! waa authorisieid fto be exercised toy Mr McAithur.