HALF-HOURLY CUT-OFFS
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—————— wellington's power supply state as "defaulter" '
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WELLINGTON, March 21. .. The Electricity Controller advised the Wellington City Council Electricity Department that power must oe cut by z4 per cent. From to-day, 1 and until further notice, the department has instituted a series of cut-offs over the whole city area for half an hour at a time, twice daily and staggered between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. "Wellington does not accept the classification of 'defaulter,' " said the manager of the Electricity Department, Mr. L. B- Hutton. "The pnly defaulter which Wellington recognises is, the State Hydro-Elec-trical Department, in that it is unable'to supply power to Wellington as it has contraeted for."
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Chronicle (Levin), 21 March 1946, Page 4
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115HALF-HOURLY CUT-OFFS Chronicle (Levin), 21 March 1946, Page 4
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