USE OF ELECTRICITY MUST BE CURTAILED

Chronicle (Levin), 31 March 1947, Page 8

USE OF ELECTRICITY MUST BE CURTAILED

-Press Asspctation

By Telegraph R

WELLINGTON March §0. Only half the pmount of saylpg called for had been achieypd during last week and the power supply positiop might hpve been very serious had t^ere been n.o rain and the rationing achipved been any less, said an .official of th,e Stpte Hydro-Eleetrie Department tonight. & Referring to the diffieult situgtiofl which the department is likely to faee this week, the olficial said consupjers could defeat any rationing scheme which had to be imposed. Unlegs all ponsupiers were prepared to'act in";suc)} a way as to make every saving possible, j ratipping could not achieve its phrpose during this week. Most probably gj} Weduesday a start would be maije tp fill Karapiro Jake and on Thursday thp supply from Horahora, wrhich rapged between 1,500,000 and 1,800,000 phits weekly, would be lost. This loss wQu].d have to be made up from inereased savings as the department would have to be prepared for a drain. An appeal; thereforp, was made to pll consumers to )ielp thq supply autjiorities to atfain tjie' required saving gs parly as possible. By tomprrpfy thp departprent should have ligures for the complete week of rationing and it woulij fte possible to assess the results by Tugs-