TELEGRAMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 28 September 1922, Page 3

TELEGRAMS.

[by TELKO HA I’ll —I* Eft PI! ESS ASSOCIATION] POWER BOARDS CONFER. WELLINGTON. Sept 27. A conference of Electric Power Boards opened to-day. Hon ,J. G. Coates presiding, said that great progress had been made in the di velopment of electric supply and po'wer hoard organisation since the last conference in August, 1920. There were now 23 constituted hoards, and ten (provisional committees. The hoards covered 30 per cent, of the area of tlici Dominion. It bad been suggested that some boards were not spending to the best advantage thus increasing the cost, to the consumers. Tbe now regulations would rectify this defect, and at the asme time enable the Boards to require guarantees of revenue with the effect that ensuing schemes should be self-supporting. The present total capacity of the plants would lie more than doubled from 09.090 to 1 17,000 horsepower. On the whole. Rower Board legislation has thoroughly succeeded in putting in tlio hands of rate payors the responsibility for distribution, and giving them a local interest in the financial slices,s. As the scheme: was new, and not following those of Canada. Victoria or England, it had been necessary to build up legislation in the light of experience, as difficulties arose.

Several delegates .referred appreciably to the way Mr Coate* had tackled 'the electric power problem. The conference proceeded lo discuss the remits. VALUE OF SI’ORT. WELLINGTON. S.y.t, 28 A new light lias been thrown on the advantages of football by the remarks of a police official who found a larger halcli of drunks In the cells than usual. “We’ll get ni"re now the football season is closing,” lie said, and "'flit mi to remark that there were more inebriates on Saturday in summer tlnin at any other time. Not nearly so many attended summer sports, but in the football season there were numbers: who wouldn’t miss a seat for anything. Hall of them won't know what to do with their Saturdays from now on. Spurt, or something to take an interest in when they are not working is what keeps p ’nple sober.

I. A DIES GOLF FINAL. WANGANUI, Sept. 28. In the Ladies golf this morning, play in the final match was commenced between Mrs Guy Williams (Masterton) •’>">! Hiss Bell (Wellington). At the luncheon adjozurmnent Airs Williams was two ii)).