OPOTIKI NEWS
WAIOEKA-MATA WAI ROAD. Uspccnu iu me nines). -Ilotoiisis v.iio Jlil'i r U'avciicU o' m 1110 new roau uetwceu upotnu uno ruatawai via iyhiocku, two cutnus malic as to llio possnjiitucs 01 tlio roau becoiuug ilic man ingnuav ijvowcen .poverty j_»uy ami ine- nay u. Plenty. tin; roau is mu.t on a very easy grauo aim presents no aniicimics v tu motor purs. uoot. worn: is being clone by a large iium. oer or rouei workers, aim u v> considered. that, when the road is anally opened, ri, ivm be a big improvement on the present iroau. An effort is being made to make all corners easy, uuu, at the same time, there will be ample width lor au conditions ot motor traffic. The. road is practically a top-gear route. Although the wondertui panoramas \ that arc seen from the famous Motu road wih be missing on the new route, the fact that the road winds along tho river bank tor practically tho whole distance makes tho M aio. eka route most attractive.
r rom a scenic point ot view there will bo very little to choose Between the two routes, and thoso travelling from the. Bay of Plenty to Gisborne and making the return trip will have the opportunity of travelling over both routes during the journey.
BAY OF PLENTY POWER BOARD.
Tho first, meeting of* the yoar was hold on Wednesday, Mr. H. R. Hogg being chairman. The engineer’s report for the months ol December and J anuary stated : Opotiki area: Havo completed Gl route chains of HJF. line; also live service linos have been completed, totalling 89 route chains of line. Wilijakatanc airea: Four chains of <IOO volt line on 11,000 volt, line, and 9 consumers’ services have been erected. Until the arrival of materials ordered in December, further line extensions cannot bo completed. Total consumers H2O; ranges 3G2; shops, offices, etc. 202; bouses 992; pumps 74; dairy watoi-heaters--404, domestic water-heaters Bill; milking plants 425. Total cot neefced load 5007 K.W. The number of shut-downs for the two months totalled 4, amounting to 4 Lours, 51 minutes; two were prearranged, amounting to oGmin. Maximum K.V.A. for the quarter. 1302. A schedule of power cost and revenue per unit for the quarter ending December 31 showed: Total rc-erwio fol- quarter £7396; total units sold 1,427,032; revenue per unit _sold 1.24 d; total units purchased 1,723,050; power cost per unit purchased .39d; power cost per unit sold .47(1.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11131, 14 February 1930, Page 5
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