ELECTRICITY.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 174, 3 August 1901, Page 2

ELECTRICITY.

(To the Editor of the Trims.) Siffi Instead of the Borough Counc; concerning itself about To Reinga as source of generating electricity, f wouf su oo cs f that the Council give some atten tion to the developments in science. Thcr I is an enormous force going to waste jus at our doors. I am referring to win: power, of which advantage could hi taken at an expense so small that i would* soon yield a great profit A few windmills might be ercctei on Kaiti hill, say 50ft in diameter; a dynamo would be required for each mill; accumulators, or storage cells, would also be required. The electricity would be generated by the wind jiower, on the same principle as by water force, aud could then be conserved in sufficient quantity to supply town and suburbs with light at a cheap rate, besides providing motive power for tramways, machines, etc. This principle is not a new one, although lately it has been coming much into prominence in the Old Country, where it has been tested with great success. Lord Kelvin is taking great interest in pushing it forward. Gisborne is essentially adapted for such a purpose, Kaiti Hill being always fanned by a strong breeze, from whichever quarter the wind is blowing.—l am, etc., Bokeas.