THE LIGHTING QUESTION.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 431, 17 January 1912, Page 5

THE LIGHTING QUESTION.

To the Editor,

Sir, —It is to be hoped that everyone that has a vote will_ record it tomorrow irrespective of friendship or selfish motives. The points to be considered are what is the best light for the present and future of this progressive town. We all know that electric light is clean and handy and not dangerous, and once the plant is set up it can be installed to business and private houses much cheaper than any kind of gas, particularly in this town, as the laying of pipes round our hilly suburbs would be very expensive, and our streets and roads would continuously be hacked about, which must mean extra mud and extra dust. Another great drawback to gas would be that many of the private houses stand a long way back from the road or srteet and as the Council would only run a service pipe from the mam to the boundary of any property the owner or tenant would have to pay fur connecting the rest, which would mean that a great many private houses would not incur the expense, which would greatly reduce the expected revenue. If electricity 90 per cent, of the householders in the Borough will use it, and many even outside the Borough would avail themselves of its benefits for light and motive power. Many new industries will spring up if we provide cheap power. A well lighted town is the best advertisement it can have, and I feel sure that there is abundance of electricity in the people of Te Kuiti to maintain its forward move.—l am, etc., H. A. ELLISON.