HOROWHENUA POWER BOARD.

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4408, 30 January 1930, Page 3

HOROWHENUA POWER BOARD.

JANUARY MEETING.

The monthly meeting of the Horowlienua Electric Power Board was held in the Board room, Levin last week. FINANCIAL report.

The treasurer’s monthly report was as follows: — ACCOUNT'S.

The accounts to he dealt with total £6972 13/8; of this amount £1037 4/1 has been paid and is submitted for /confirmation. The chief item for payment is, of course, the electricity account, for the quarter ended December 31st, 1929. This is the highest account we have had and represents a maximum demand of 2471 k.v.a. Our electricity purchases for the current financial year have been £ July quarter 3727 September quarter / 4797 December quarter 5042 Total for nine months 13466 Our maximum demand has already exceeded 2000 k.v.a. for the current quarter, so that the estimate of £16,600 as the electricity purchases for the year will he mi - der the actual amount. On the other hand, however, the electricity sales will show a compensating increase on the estimates. Of the 100 debentures for sale, 21 have, already been disposed of. In view of the present fairly heavy expenditure on capital works and the consequent drain on the loan account, it has been necessary to make advances from the revenue account to the loan aeeount. These advances will be repaid when further sales have been made of the above debentures.

The report was adopted, on the motion of the chairman, seconded by Mr. Seifert. ENGINEER’S REPORT.

The following matters wei‘e reported by the engineer:—

Thirty-two new service lines have been erected, extra phases run on six existing service lines, and one temporary service has been run.. Fifty-five poles have been lilted and erected and 373 chains of wire rim out. Two outdoor sub-stations have been erected and one extra street lamp installed.

The chief items under construction for the period arc the alterations to present circuits and construction of new lies at Raumati Beach, the installation of temporary power lines to the Otaki Railway hridjge, extension of l.t. at Paekakariki, Foxton Beach, and Ohau.

During the month a 45 h.p. motor has been connected up at the Otaki railway bridge for pile-dfiiving. Fifty single-phase meters have been tested, 17 meters repaired and re-tested.

The report was adopted, on the chairman’s motion, seconded by Mr TTvde.

IMPREST ACCOUNT

The chairman reported that the Finance Committee had gone into the question of running an imprest account, from which the treasurer would like certain payments to be made. He moved that an imprest account be established at the Bank of New Zealand to be held jointly n> the names of the treasurer and Messrs Blenkhorn or Vincent, members of the Board; and that application be made for authority to fix the maximum amount that may be held in the account at £IOOO. Mr. Seifert stated that the run ning of an imprest account was a common practice and no tt'ouble was experienced in opening such an account.

The motion, which was seconded by Mr. Bryant, was carried.

TREES ON LADY’S MILE.

Air. Barber inquired as to progress in connection with the Board’s requisition for the removal of portions of certain trees on the Lady’s Mile, Foxton.

The engineer stated that the storm early in the month had prevented the work on the day that it was lo he commenced. The owner had been seen, however, and a satisfactory arrangement made. The staff would take down the big branches at the first opportunity.