OFFICIAL EXPLANATION
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Bv Telegravh—
WELLINGTON, July 10. "If cousumers would restriet tlieir deiuauds for power to the amount they were usiug at the beginniug of this month, the latest cuts imposed would posgibly be reviewed and miglit not be ueeessary with an impiovemeut in eoal sppplieV ati-;IGng-!s Whar.f) Aueklan.d,, and wat erVsuppfkes" at.Ajangahao", said. the Chi^f .EleHrieal Engineer pf the State Hydro-Electric Departmeiit; :Mr. A. E, Paveaport, today when discnss-; ing t]ie power position as it alfeets the North Island. "We are not redueing the amount of power supplied to consumers, ' ' said Mr. Davenport. "There is always a steady increase in demand as the winter progresses and that increase normally contiuues until the end of July. We have been meeting that increase bnt it has now reached our limit under the present water and coal supply conditions, Wliat we are doing by aslcing for the latest restrietions, is to hold the amount of power dowxi and to prevent that normal winter increase progressing further, We can handle the amount that was used before last week but we cannot handle any further increase in the amount of power used. ' '
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 July 1946, Page 4
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