THE LIGHTING QUESTION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 395, 13 September 1911, Page 6

THE LIGHTING QUESTION.

To the Editor. Sir,---The term of "ridiculously considering the lignting question by the first lighting committee set up by the first council," has disturbed the Mayor to personalities rather than fair criticism, hence his evading my contention. However, I am greatly pleased that I had the opportunity of being one of the commission on the tour of inspection to Waipukurau, etc.. and can tell the ratepayers of Te Kuiti that, beyond a good light there, the uses of Dreadnought gas for cooking, were almost non-existant and experimental, and had I seen the plant as his Worship did, I would have thought twice before recommending imperfections so strongly, such as Dreadnought has, to the enlightened consumers of our town in preference to such standard lights as electricity cr coal gas. " What think ye, of these recommendation, O, Te Kuiti!" fully believing, as I do, that the consumers here want something more than gas stoves with imperfect burners, such as the commission saw at Waipukurau, which was no advertisement as a cooking agent. What surprises me is why the Mayor has not called a committee meeting since the council last met on the lighting question, to have electric and coal gas reports by competent advisors thoroughly exploited to prove that these schemes should not be suitable paying lights. Naturally either one of these lights would require more capital than Dreadnought, and would have to be placed before the ratepayers for a further loan and if carried the Mayor would then accuse the ratepayers of doubling on their tracks. No doubt if the schemes failed the committee would then act wisely. At least the opposition would strongly recommend calling together all petrol lights perfect and otherwise to allow to see if we could discover a super Dreadnought and then ask "What think ye of these Gods O Te Kuiti?" —I am etc., D. J. YOUNG.