THE GAS WORKS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XL, Issue 1876, 12 September 1918, Page 4

THE GAS WORKS.

AUGUST WORKING. The amount of gas manufactured during the month <0 August was 009.000 ft., which, with the amount in holder on August i>l, 1.5,200 it., made a total of 024,200 It. f l he amount sold to consumers lor lighting was 210,800 ft., for cooking ami heating 200,500 fl., and for power 88,700 Tt., 23,700 ft. was used in the street lamps, 22,000 fl. at the works and manager's house, and there was 15.000 ft. in the holder on September jsi, leaving 51,500 ft,, representing nine per cent, of the output, unaccounted for. Fifty-four tons seventeen cwt. of coal was carbonised, yielding 11,100 ft. per ton. MAXAGER’S REPORT. The gas works manager reported as follows at Monday's Connell meeting; The amount of gas manufactured during the month of August shows a slight decrease as against the previous mouth in lighting and cooking, but an increase in power. Comparing the gas sold for August, 1918, with August. 1917, there is an increase of 80.200 ft., which is satisfactory. You will 110lice that the unaccounted for gas is high, but taking into consideration some meters not read and the lire, tin* percentage is not high. The carbonising plant is working satisfactorily. I connected two large cookers ami one street lamp. We saved four of the meters at the recent lire, but had some trouble in locating the service at the hotel to cut same off.