ELECTRIC POWER

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 185, 23 August 1937, Page 10

ELECTRIC POWER

Our Own Correspondent)

Central H.B. Board Meets

(From

WAIPUKURAU, Saturday. At yesterday's monthly meeting of tho Central Hawke's Bay EleetriO Power Board, tlie eliairman, Mr A. C. Russell, presided over Messrs W. H. Rathbone, A. C. Hohns, A. M. G. Longley," W. Fraser, M. Ryan, J. A. Kerr, F. J. Witherow, C. Pattison and W. A. Cliamber's. In a letter, the telegraph engineer, Napier, said there was no objectiou to tlie proposed exteilsion olf the Springhill lino to Mr Gunsen's property. — Reeeived. • . The postmaster, Waipawa; wrote applying for permission to ereet a streeb posting box oi! a pole at the intersection of Victoria and McGrecvy streets, Waipawa. — The secretary stated that ho liad given tho permission, and on tho chairman' s motion, this action waa endorsed. A circular from the president of tho Electric Power Boards' and Supply Authorities' Asseciation asked for sappOrt for a remit seeking a Dominion award for power ' board employees. — It was decided to. instruct the board's delegates to support the remit. Tlie Franklin Power Board asked for support of a similar remit whieh also contaihed a ciause asking that the executive and secretary of the PoWor Boards' Association be requested to explain tlie delay in. carrying out the instructions of the conference in that connection. — It was decided that the letter be reeeived, the board's delegates to support tho remit, but not to jOin in any censure of the executive. Replies to the board's letter on the subject of the proposed petrol regu'lations were reeeived from tho secretary of the Department ' of Industries and Commerce and the Minister, the Hon, D. G. Sullivan. The secretary stated that the problem faised by tlie board had been the subject of very serious consideration in bi'inging down regulations in other districts, and after much investigation it had been considered that at least 4800 . gallons of petrol had been purchased before it could be obtained at eoilCessional rates. Whatever quantity was determined upbn, there would always be some who would just fail to qualify ; the^ quantity of 4800 gallons had been taken in view of the fact that originally the oil companies would only instal pumps for commercial aceoiirits if they could take 400 gallons a- month. The board's coramunications would be passed on to the Minister in connection with, the investigations at present being made into the Wairarapa and Hawke's Bay areas, in order to assist him. in arriving at a decision in' regard to the matter. The Minister's reply did not add anything to this letter. The secretary described the increase in the petrol price as "a gift to tho petrol companies." He said Mr H. M. Cliristie was doing his best in support of tlie board's attitude. The chairman explained that a remit on the subject would be considered at the conference, and, with that tho secretary' s actions and corrcspondence wero endorsed. Advico was rpceived that the annual conference of power board engineers and secrotaries would be heJd from Uctober II to 13 and tlie main conference on October 14 and 15. It was agreed that' the' president of the Association, Mr Nash, the chairman of tho board, Mr Russ^lly and the secretarytnanager, Mr Gs E. Fowler, be the board's delegates to the main conference.