HOROWHENUA POWER BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 2698, 21 February 1924, Page 3

HOROWHENUA POWER BOARD.

MONTHLY MEETING. The monthly meeting of the Horowhenua Power Board was held at Levin on Tuesday. There was a full attendance of members. Mr ft. A. Monk, chairman of the Board, presided. « r 9 CORRESPONDENCE. From the Levin Borough Council stating that the Council had now decided to have the whole of the lamps within the Borough on an allnight service at the cost as arranged.—Received. ■From Samuel Brown, Ltd., stating that the pole contract was now completed and trusting that it was to the complete satisfaction of the Board. They expressed their satisfaction at the treatment they had always received from the Board and would be glad to do any further business required.—Received. FREIGHT ON POLES. From the Manawatu Electric Power Board forwarding a copy of tiie Chief Engineer’s report on the question of poles and fhe charges on same by the Railway Department. They asked the Horowhenua Power Board to join with them in a deputation to the Minister asking that the question of freights be reviewed. On the motion of Mr Ross it was agreed to support the deputation. THIRD GROUP TENDER. The tender of Messrs R. Y. Walls of £2,111 8/- for the wiring of the No. 3 Group, Foxton Borough and Shannon-Eoxton road area, was accepted. Accounts amounting to £4,248 7s 2d were passed for payment. ENGINEER’S REPORT. The following report was submitted by the Board’s Engineer, Mr T. R. Overton: — Installations: The fourth group, commencing on Levin-Foxton road, and portion of the Levin borough is now in progress. The following totals have been received to date: — Lighting installations 370 Milking motors 20 Motors for industrial purposes 21 Water heaters 25 Cooking ranges 20 Mr R. N. Speirs, of Foxton, has applied for a special rate contract for his timber factory. I would recommend that authority he given the chairman and myself to net in Ibis matter. Flaxmill installations are not making much progress to date, and Tam of opinion that something should he dime in order that the best terms of purchasing motors may he arranged and installations made by the time current is available. With .regard to seaside residence rates, and the fact that the minimum hill of 5s per month is preventing this class of consumer being obtained. I would like authority to postpone the matter until more information is collected of the requirements of the whole district, when a new rate will, I think, he required.