Municipal Gas

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 June 1915, Page 3

Municipal Gas

MONTHLY RETURXS. .Following tiro the returns for the working of the gas department during the month ending May 26th of this year. The figures for the corresponding month .of .the previous year are given in parentheses :—Number of consumers, 317 (300); meters in use 303 (302) ; coal in stock 45 tons (60 tons) ; coal received 36 tons (50 tons); coal carbonised 38 Eons (35J tons); stoves in uso 83 (74); gas for street lighting 40.000 cubic feet (40.000 cubic feet); gas for house lighting 160,000 cubic feet (146,200 cuibic feet); gas for cooking 177,000 cubic feet (K2.800 cu'bjc feet) ; gas for power 15,8_U0 cubic feet) ; (29,600 cubic foet); gas for house and (diowroom 5000 cubic feet (4000 Cnhic feet); gas for works 3000 cubic feot 2000 cubic feet); gas for libraa-y 6000 culwc feet (5600 oub'ic feet); gas for •borough chambers 3000 cubic feet (3500 cubic feett); gas for slot meters 33,000 ctMv feet (30,000 cubic feet); gas manufactured 419,800 cubic feet (429,700 cubic feot); gas unaccounted for 4000 cubic feet (5000 cubic feet); gas per ton of coal carbonised 12,000 cubic ic&t (12,000 cubic feet); estimates- of metiers not read 3000 cubic feet; total output 445,800 cubic foot (41,3,000 cuibic feert).