WATERHEATERS SWITCHED ON

Chronicle (Levin), 2 May 1947, Page 4

WATERHEATERS SWITCHED ON

ADDITIONAL 24 liOUKS THIS weEkeMd Waterheaters under pilot wird ccntrdl wdre switched ori at 6 p.m. last night and will remain ori till 8 a.m.- ori SUfiday, This addi--tional supply of ho't water ^ has been made available by the Horowhenua Electrtc POwet Bdard as the result of the' eontinuing mild weather.- . . a The fedafd's" allocatidn, said the managing-secrefary, Mr. R. A. Frederiksdri, Wds based On the averagg corisurription for the correspoiidirig week Over the past three years, arid as the weather Was partietrlariy iriild at.present,. a fairly iibe'r'al alioftatiori had beeh aliowed.this week. He wished *jq streSs, HdWeVer, that there was nd gerieral iftiprovemerit iri the powe'f pOsitiOri. If ' the • board foiirid that it still. had a fOW iiriitS. left of its Week's aildcatiOri,ah ekterisiori of the waterheater supply till Sunday night iriight bepdSsibie. The reason why Waterheaters had not b6eri switched oh for a beried duririg the week was that the board cOrisidered that orie lohg period was rriore desirabie arid had bettef results thari tw'a short periods. There wili be rio power euts toriight Or ori Sunday riight. The wee'kend ctits will be eriforced at the sairie times as Tast week, but ; it Will ' pr obably be possibte to ;sfiOivteri their durations c&nsider- : shly.