HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER.

Waikato Times, Volume 112, Issue 18797, 19 November 1932, Page 3

HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER.

TH AWAMUTU BOARD. THE ORDINARY MEETING. The bi-monthly meeting of the To Awamutu Electrio Power Board was held on Friday, when the ohalrman, Mr J. T. Johnson, presided. A request for a donation -was received from the tutor-organiser of the Workers’ Educational Association. — The application was declined. The Minister for Employment, replying to the board’s suggestion that a small area, part of Walkeria Estate, be set aside under the small farm plan, said there was no land available, so far as the Borstal Farm was concerned and therefore the board's suggestion would not bo given effeot to. Removal of Power Polee. The seoretary, Power Boards' Association, writing about the ooat of removal of power poles, said that In view of the rooent decision of the Court of Appeal that the County Gounoil is liable for uost of removal of poles rendered necessary by the alteration Of a road, the Audit OfQoe has ruled that power boards oannot contribute to such cost unless out of unauthorised expenditure, and under these circumstances the arrangement cannot be given effect to. The chairman of the Otago Power

Board wrote re high rates of loan Interest being paid by looal bodies, and suggesting approaching the Government to legislate for the oompulsery conversion of looal body loans. —The matter was deferred pending receipt of further Information. The general manager, New Zealand Railways,' wrote regarding the board's protest at the railways penal charge of £42 2s Id on a recent pole contract. The Department has decided to forego this charge. One of the new settlers on the Walkeria sub-division applied for power supply, and forwarded requirements of himself and six other new settlers along the Walkeria Road. —It was decided to proceed with the work as soon as the revenue was secured. Flnanoo. The revenue earned from sales t of ourrant for September was shown to bo:—General lighting and heating, £ll6l 16s 7d; power, £1074 15s; penalties and sundries, £36 19s 8d; street lighting, £4l 2s; a total of £2314 13s 3d; as against £2374 0s 6d for this month last year. The oredlt in the consumers’ flnanoo acoount was up to £258 15s sd, and accounts totalling £960 0s 3d were passed for payment. Lengthy correspondence between the Hawke’s Bay Eleotrio Power Board and the Minister for Publio Works on the question of the prloe of bulk supply of electrio power was read by the seoretary.—it was deoided to reply that this board was In favour of one commenoing point for all boards with reductions on a graduated scale for large supplies.