ELECTRIC POWER

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22341, 28 May 1947, Page 6

ELECTRIC POWER

HEAVY USE BOARD ABOVE QUOTA APPEAL TO CONSUMERS Gisborne e’ectric-povrer consumers apparently took Mr. Semple's an louncement made last week that there would be an increase in electricity allowed this week too literally, as even with lhe 5 per con l , increase which was allowed the P.B. ElcctricPowcr Board is 10.000 units above its q v-ta for the past two days. CommenUr.3 on the sudden increase i-i |be use of power, the managing secretary to the board. M-. R. P. Bnincnt. said that some increase was expected when the cuts were partinl'y lifted at the beginning of this week, but the censumntion since m-'dnight on Sunc-'V h-d been staggering to the bred's officers. The frosty event"gs a-d morningwee doubtless nart cf the cause of Q-- i"crca , '-e. said Mr Baigent. but lie appealed to consumers to stiff keep F’X',- use of eleetricitv (o n minimum. Unle's consumers were stiff prepared to ossis' a’l t’’ev cou'd in reducing ronsumpinn. lhe tc.r-rl would be f-"r'-l to -e'-'iicse the evening cuts in all the suburbs. Quota Lower Next Week If it was found that these were not. effecti'g enough saving the onlv other alterna'ive the board watt'd have wrv'd be to restrict the us- of electric radiators. At present these we.« allowed to be used in offices up to 4 p.m. each day. wh'le domestic radiators were not restricted The quota of power available for next week was much lower than this week's and Mr. Baigent pointed out that it was possible that the board would encounter difficulties in keeping within the bounds of their quota unless all consumers co-operated Mr. Bnigei’t also reiterated his pro vious appeal to consumers to switch off all electrical appliances when the cut was imposed, and not switch them on again until power had been restored. Great difficulty had been experienced lately at the control pane; in throwing the switches back, owin? to the immed'ato load which went on to the switches If household switches were left turned off until the power was restored to the feeder, little dlfficul‘y y.-ould be encountered at the control station.