HOROWHENUA POWER BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 2495, 19 October 1922, Page 2

HOROWHENUA POWER BOARD.

The monthly meeting of the TTorowlicima Power Board was held in Levin on Tuesday. Present : Mes„rs G. A. Monk (chairman), D. W. Mat boson, W. If. Gunning. Maekav, C. Kiisbv, Barber, E. D. M hibley, and A. A. Brown. The Chief Electrical Engineer forwarded reports of the recent conference of Power Board representative'. The chairman said tbe conference largely dealt with the difficulties of Boards that had been in operation two years longer than this Board, but the effect would lie Hi obviate some of those difficulties when the Board (mine In them. Correspondence was received from Mr Blow, the New Zealand Government Agent in Sydney, a'grecing to issue conditions of lenders for supplies that are being invited in Sydney. —Tbe Board instructed that a letter of thanks be -cm to Mr Blow for bis courtesy. SUPPLY OF POLES. Tender' for the supply of poles ~]ose ill Xow Zealand on October 2-1 and in Sydney on October “l. Mr A. Seifert, a member of tbe Board, it ml Hie Engineer, Mr Overton, will open all lender' in Sydney and will I lien make inquiries regarding the (Hinlitv of the-poles offered. before making a recommendation to the Board. The chairman said the matter ot llie poles was very important as ihey mit'l t>ut the very best material into their work. They should endeavour to put up a scheme thatwould l;i't at least as long as their loan. There was hardwood that would last 2tl or Iff) years, but the majority would not last anything like that time. There had been a great deal of controversy over silver pine, some engineers favouring it and others rejecting it. He was not favourable impressed by wlint he had seen used as telegraph poles. He felt authority should he given to the Board's representatives to make every investigation into tin* quality of the timber offered.

Mr Malheson said quality was the most important point. There was a great responsibility on the Engineer in regard to the matter, wheh lie fell sure would he appreciated. Mr Gunning said that to an outsider all elassc-s of Fmoalypts looked alike. Certain areas produced practically- till iron bark and others onl.v a sprinkling. Tbe Engineer ami Mr Seifert should be empowered to get local evidence in regard to tin quality. Mr Brown' sad lie took it that they could take the opinion of experts. Mi- Maekav thought Messrs Overtoil and Seifert should be given fnll- , i- powers and should be .abb 1 to accept tenders. Mir Overton said lie would not like to lake the responsibility of accepting certain ironbark, neither would Air Seifert. If there was need for in diale decision they would ruble their recommendation to the Board.

Decision in that ease was leLt in the hands of the Finance Commit-

Mr Barber said the Board bad eonlideiice in it> representatives. The Engineer said he looked on the matter of poles as the most diflienlt part of the Board’s work. It would be necessary to ascertain where the limber they were getting wa> grown, and be indicated the eon me -| liiit would he adopted to ensure that rhe Board got the best finality obtainable/ 1