ELECTRIC SUPPLY.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXIII, Issue 4426, 12 June 1922, Page 2

ELECTRIC SUPPLY.

ENGINEER VISITS THE PLAINS. PEKAPEKA ROAD DEPUTATION. On Thursday last the engineers for the Thames Valley Power Board, Messrs Gauvain and McLeod, inspected the Board’s line erected on the Thames Road. Later on Mr. McLeod, with the fjoreman ofi works, Mr. McGuire. went over to the Plains and inspected the work there. At Kerepeehi Mr. McLeod was met by a deputation of settlers living on the Pekapeka Road with, a request tc have a line put down that road. Mr. Jamieson acted as spokesman, and said that within a distance of 2% to three miles he thought that there was a reasonable chance of getting 12 to 15 settlers to take the power, more especially if it would be available this coming se*ason. Another member of the deputation estimated that fully 1000 cows would be milked in that area during the coming season. The settlers are putting in a private telephone wire along Pepapcka Road, and Mr. McLeod explained what would be required where the Board’s wire would cross the telephone wire. At first Mr. McLeod did not hold out much hope of the Board attempting the work this year, but when it was explained that such a number of cows would be milked, and also the number of sheds that would take the power, he thought that the Board wou’d favourably consider the application. It all depended, he said, on the settlers themselves, whether the line was made a payable proposition, and l e considered they would require to have at least twelve to do it. He • promised to do his best and to represent the matter to the manager, Mr. Sprague, at once, who would send a canvasser into the distrtic tto interview the settlers and get them signs 1 up. He also explained to them what the Board was prepared to do in tne way of helping the financing of the settlers in order, to let them take, advantage of the power right away. Mr. Jamieson thapked Mr. McLeod for ccm’ng down, and ne and the others present promised 'o do what they could to help with the canvass. While talking to several Ngatea residents and farmers Mr. McLeod said there was every possibility cf having the power, linked up by September. The matter of getting the power across the Piako River was looked into by the engineer, and a way out of the difficulties will be placed before the Hauraki County at its meeting to-day. Now that the poles have been erected the Board >s naturally striving to do its best to have the “juice” passed along.