THE GAS WORKS.
OCTOBER WORKING. The amount of gas manufactured at the local gas works during last month was 300,000 ft., which added to the amount in the holder on October xst, 4000 ft., gives a total of 304,000 ft. The amount sold to consumers was 234,700 ft., used in street lamps 26,000 ft., works and manager’s house 30,000 ft., in holder Nov. Ist 5000 ft., leaving 8,300 ft. unaccounted for. The amount of coal carbonised was 26 tons, yielding 11,537 ft. per ton. The expenditure for the month amounted to .£l3l 4s 2d, made up as follows : Coal .£3l xos 6d, working expenses ,£l6, fittings ,£4 6s, plant ,£l6 16s and interest and sinking fund ,£59 xxs Bd. The earnings totalled ,£230 19s 2d, made up of gas sales 3s xod, tar sales ,£1 ss, coke sales ,£2B is id, fitting account .£B3 4s 3d, weighing 13s- and fitting account (wages only) £4 rcA
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1022, 12 November 1912, Page 3
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155THE GAS WORKS. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 1022, 12 November 1912, Page 3
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