POWER SHORTAGE
effect of drought
"WELLINGTON, Jan. 30. The long drought, is beginning to have important effects on industrial operations in the Wellington district. The Hutt Valley Power Board, which relies on power from the Government station at Alangahao, lias for several days been endeavouring to keep ’down the load, and as several large factories and a meat works in its area have stand-by steam plants these have come again into operation and the Gear meat works is feeding hack electricity into lie power lilies when its own load is oil.
The most serious interruption of ordinary work is at the Pctoiic railway workshops, where two-thirds of the 700 employees have been idle. To-day they start work at 11 p.m. and will continue on night shifts till the power shortage ends. All departments reducing power in this electrified workshop have to run during the night, and as a result a load of 500 kilowatts will drop to 25 during the daytime.
Wellington City, having a large steam plant, is imposing no restriction on consumers and is equally fortunate in its water supply, hoses being still permitted where the service is metered.
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Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1928, Page 1
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191POWER SHORTAGE Hokitika Guardian, 1 February 1928, Page 1
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