N.Z. POWER BOARDS.

Waikato Times, Volume 104, Issue 17465, 27 July 1928, Page 9

N.Z. POWER BOARDS.

THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE. \ THE OFFICERS RE-ELECTED. (By Telecraph—Press Association,) WELLINGTON, Thursday. Discussion took place at the Power Boards’ conference to-day on a remit that definite powers he given boards to require trees endangering power lines being removed or trimmed back by the owners; in the event of the board being compelled to do this work the cost of same shall be recoverable from the owners of the land on which such trees are growingThe remit was lost.

A remit was carried as follows: — (1) For the purposes of providing for the extension of lines required where guarantees are given and of strengthening transmission lines to enable a greater load to be carried a board may, by special order, with the consent of the Minister, raise a loan over either the whole or some defined portion or portions of its district, the amount to be raised in any one year not to exceed 5 per cent, of the original authorised loan raised for the construction of the undertaking; (2) in the alternative it shall be lawful for a board, for either of the above purposes, to levy in any year a separate rate either on the whole or on some defined portion or portions .of its district, the amount of such rate to be within the limits prescribed in paragraph 1.

All officers were re-elected. Mr \V. G. Galloway, of Otago, was added to the executive-