Report on Electricity Situation
WELLINGTON, May 2. i Hydraulic conditions had. been satis- ■ factory and the general position had not ehanged during the. week, statea the Electricity Oontroller, Mr. A. E. Davenport, when reporting today on the electric power situation in the North Isiand for the week ended midnight Sunday. There was an excess consumption of 267,000 units or o 0.82 per cent. more than the allocation which was 3^,375,500 units. Consuniption amounted to 32,613,120 units. Taupo fell during the week by .10 feet to 1171.65 feet and Waikaremoana rose by .3 feet to 1999.6 feet. , At the end of the week the dams at Mangahao were aimost empty. The rainfall for the. week at Taupo was .80 inches, at Waikaremoana 2.45 Lnclies and at Mangahao 2.36 inches. Discussing the situation in the South Lslaud, Mr. Davenport said that with further increase in storage, the general position remained satisfactory and it was not yet necessary to apply speciai restrictions.
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Chronicle (Levin), 3 May 1949, Page 6
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