POWER BOARD

Waipukurau Press, Volume XXVIII, Issue 130, 27 May 1932, Page 8

POWER BOARD

REPORTS SUBMITTED FINANCE COMMITTEE At th© meeting of the Central Hawke’s Bay Electric Power Board today the chairman (Mr A. C. Russell) submitted on behalf of the Finance Committee the following report:— Since the last meeting of the Board the finance committee has necessarily met several times, owing to being called upon to deal, amongst other matters With the necessity of filling the vacancy caused through the regretted death of the Board’s stofeman, the late Mr G. Smales. The committee begs to report as follows:—■ (.1) The Secretary-Manager advised that possibly he could secure the printing of the consumers’ demand forms at no cost to the Board, if an' advertisement bo allowed upon the back of the form. The committee approved of the

suggestion. (2) The committee recommends that when workmen break Board tools, the same must be returned to the storeman who will issue new ones. Tools that arc missing from workers’ kits arc to bo paid for by the workers responsible for such tools.

(3) Six applications were received

for the position of junior clerk at £52 per annum, and after the fullest equiry the committee appointed Miss E. Hastie to the position. (4) Ton applications were received for the position of storekeeper-clerk. The committee appointed Mr W. G. Bryce to the position at £l2C> per annum contingent on taking up duties on May 16.

(5) The committee recommends that the Board’s officers be given the option of paying their old rate of contribution to the superannuation fund. (6) The committee suggests minor alterations to the office which will

mean greater efficiency at- a cost of under £lO.

(7) The committee after examining acounts recommends that the following be passed for payment:—Loan account £283 7s lOd; fund account £448 13s 6d and £54 5s 6d. (8) An installation advance of £5 Was granted to a consumer. (9) The committee recommends the acceptance of Ils 9d in payment of Takapau crusher guarantee, Maipawa County Council. (10) The secretary was instructed to write to the auditor-general suggesting that in view of the present economic crisis, that the depreciation payable for the year 1931-33 be on a percentage basis. (11) The committee carefully considered the year’s estimates of which a copy is enclosed. These will be considered on the 27th inst. The report was adopted. ENGINEER’S REPORT Supply has been well maintained, one prearranged shut-down having occurred and one each on the Waipukurau and Waipawa feeders. On April 30th trouble was experienced on the Waipawa feeder and when the trouble was finally eliminated it proved to bo a faulty insulator on the high tension switch controlling the To Kura branch. On May 21 the Waipukurau feeder gave trouble at 2.30 a.m., the cause being an insulator adrift on the Porangahau section. Work in hand at present. mainly concerned with lines affected by earthquake. Individual poles particularly on angles that wore pulled out of plumb arc being straightened and reblocked. As opportunity and weather offers, the whole of the line from Deal's to the Hunter estate is being straightened and reblocked and wo are taking the opportunity to put in a few more pole steps in each pole to eliminate the necessity of carrying a ladder over this bad section. Ugly Hill section also needs attention and will bo done on the completion of Porangahau. Here we also find it necessary to attend to binders as the cable is all out of regulation duo to the poles shifting. A number of the lines in the Takapau district also need restraining and will be attended to after the Ugly .Hill is finished. Three new jobs have been inspected during the month and also have 18 alterations or additions in various parts of the area. 1