LIGHTING TE KUITI.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VII, Issue 564, 3 May 1913, Page 4

LIGHTING TE KUITI.

THE ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION. A SATISFACTORY TRIAL.

The electric light for To Kuiti was made available for the first time on Wednesday evening last when the •streets were illuminated and two or three buildings were also served. Since the current was first turned on quite a number of buildings have beijn connected, and the Bervice may be said to be in working order. A highly gratifying circumstance in connection with the service is the fact that since Wednesday night, the street lamps have been lighted between the hours of 1.30 a.m. and 2.30 8.m., in order to give light to passengers arriving and departing by the night express. The street lighting is not yet completed,, arrangements in certain instances having to bo made with the Telegraph Department. Consumers are coming on every day and the light will be in general use belore long. An excellent example was afforded the public of judging the light at the Town Hall last night. The hall connections were only started on Thursday and were fully completed on Friday evening. Hugard the magician, in referring to the light, paid a tribute to Mr D. J. Young for the comDlete and expeditious manner in which the connection had been carried out.

The staff engaged in connection with the installation are to bo highly complimented upon tho work, and , the fact that the current was nuuie available on Wednesday evening. The terrporary engine only arrived and was in pieces on Monday, and tho stai£ had the plant in working order Wednesday afternoon. In conversation with a Chronicle representative, Mr Bartloy, electrical engineer for the borough, stated the plant was the most up-to-date in New Zealand, The storage battery was not yet in commisrion, but would bo ready in about ten days. It had been satisactorily tested by the contractors, and when ready it would bo possible to supply power to those desiring it. Mr Hartley paid a high tribute to those associated with the installation, Mr S. Irwin Crookes, the consulting engineer, Messrs Burt and Co., the contractors, and Mr Drummond and Mr Dawson, who had much to do with getting the plant running in time.