THE GAS WORKS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLII, Issue 2140, 15 June 1920, Page 3

THE GAS WORKS.

APRIL WORKING. The amount of gas manufactured at the local works during the month of April was 515,400 feet, which, with the amount in the holder on 'April Ist, 13,000 ft., made a total of 528,400 ft. The amount sold to consumers for lighting was 103,400 ft., for cooking and heating 180,200 ft., for power 5!),900 ft.,3,100 ft. was used in the street lamps, 22,000 ft. at the works and manager’s house, and there was 15,000 ft. in the holder on May Ist, leaving 78,800 ’ft., representing 14 per cent, of the output, unaccounted for. Fifty tons of coal was carbonised, yielding .10,508 ft. per ton. The earnings and expenditure for Hie same month wore as under: — Earnings: Gas sales (lighting) £lOl 18s Od, (heat and and power) £lO7 15s 3d, coke soles £l2 19s 3d, tar sales £l9 0s Od, filling account £22 2s lid, services 17s, labour (services) 10s, fittings (services) 7s, miscellaneous Is Od, coke accounts outstanding £22 IDs 7d, total £295 11s od. Expenditure: Coal used, 40 ions, at 47s 3d, and 10 ton.-, at 22s 9cl, £lO5 I7s Od, salaries and wages £43 14s Bd, labour (plant) £lO 7s Od, (services) £3, (fittings) £l, repairs £34 10s 3d, working expenses 2s Od, freight, wharfage and cartage 10s Od, interest and sinking fund £SO 11s (id, total £250 10s Id. MANAGER’S REPORT.

The amount of gas manufactured for the month of May shows a good ,■(increase us against the previous month., and also the corresponding month of last year. The plant is working satisfactorily. I am still get tin;,’ a number of meters mu registering, and services choked. Mr Breakspoare is making good progress in making the new purifiers cover, and 1 hope lo get (hem in position, hut the connecting of same may he delayed on account of having to get some special cast iron bends made so as lo work in with (he existing’ level of connections from the present purifiers.

Mr Baildon, the gas manager, was present, and staled that he desired to make a personal explanation in connection with (he letter that appeared in Saturday's issue of “The Herald.” The position was that lie had taken Mr MeKnight with him meter reading so that when the new manager arrived Mr MeKnight would he aide, to show him the round. Cr. Walker said he understood timl there was a resolution on the hooks to the effect that Mr Me-. Knight's spare time was to be utilised at the works. (“r. Coley said (hat at the last meeting of the Council a motion was passed authorising the gas manager to employ any extra labour required, ami he was quite within his rights in engaging .Mr MeKnight. The (rouble with a lot, of people who wrote letters to the Press was that, they would not sign their name.

The Mayor said that as a rale be did not lake any notice of anonymous correspondence, but in this ease 4 ho would make all explanation. Some months ago, when the street lighting was slopped, it was agreed Hint Mr MeKnight .should devote the time usually occupied in this .connection at the gas works. Recently, when it was decided to proceed with the new purifiers, Mr Baildon was authorised to employ any extra labour required. The report was adopted.