ELECTRICITY SALES
SUCCESS OF LOCAL CONTROL [Peu United Phess Association.] WELLINGTON,. October 8. Ileplying to criticism of the local control of the sale of electricity in New Zealand, Mr P. Purnell, chairman of the Wanganui-Kangitikei Electric Power Board, said to-day that since 1921 the output of Government stations had increased from 53,000,000 units to 793,000,000. Electricity had already reached more than 90 per cent, of the people. The charges were 50 per cent, less than Canada’s, and much less than England’s and other parts of the Empire. The figures were complete evidence of the outstanding success of local control. Power boards’ and supply authoi]t !gs share ol the industry was now represented by an on i lav investment ut 1:20.000,000.
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Evening Star, Issue 22465, 9 October 1936, Page 16
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120ELECTRICITY SALES Evening Star, Issue 22465, 9 October 1936, Page 16
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