ELECTRIC LIGHT.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1368, 20 February 1912, Page 4

ELECTRIC LIGHT.

THE CITY'S VENTURE.

The following report on tho working of the City Corporation's electric lighting department was presented to tho Trainways Committee yesterday by Mr. Stuart Kielmrclson, manager mid engineer in CMiirge ol the department :- Inc revenue ot the electric lighting department for the month of January, 1912, snows an increase of jC7O!I, and (lie working expenses a decrease of .£llß, as compared with (he corresponding month of last year. l] K total revenue for the ten month* to date amounts to .£4.-1,28!), an increaseof w:,21, and the working expeiisos tn al .£:>O,GB-1, or only .€BIO more tnau m the previous year. After allo-.v-ng for the proportion of the year's enpili; ll f s (interest .SGIIGG,- sinking fund X2GM depreciation -EGOil) (here is a XM99 last year, an increase of .W. Irom this balance appropriations covering cost of (ho removal and re-erection o boilers in the lighting station, ami other special expenditure amounting to .£324 wil] l,e made, leaving „ act credit ,? r '' e o ve ' u '° accounl for the ten months cf

Ax an indication of tli« rapid growth of the electrical supply undertaking in Wellington during the last year, as compared with tho gas supply, it is interesting (says tho report) to note from (lie published figures of tho Wellington Gas Company's last report and balance-sheet, that the income of the company from tho sale of gas, products, and goods increased by X 2832, as compared with the previous year, an increase of 3.17 per cent., and 717 new services were connected, whilst the electric lighting department's revenuo for the last twelve months shows an increase of X 4707, or 10.3G per cent., and 1236 new connections were made.