ELECTRIC POWER.

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVIII, Issue 51, 28 January 1938, Page 8

ELECTRIC POWER.

HOROWHENUA BOARD. The monthly meeting of the Horowheuna Electric Power Board was held on Tuesday. There were present. Messrs G. A. Monk (chairman), W. Barber, R. 0. Hornblow D. Richards, A. E. Hyde, C. S. Keedwell, F. W. Vickerman and A. Seifert. Leave of absence was granted Mr T. G. Vincent. The chairman extended a welcome to Mr Barber, who recently .returned from a visit to the East. Reference to the passing of the late Mr W. S. Park was made and it was decided to extend sympathy to the deceased gentleman’s widow and family. Tlie chairman said that the late Mr Park’s firm had been the board s legal advisers since its inception. The Department of Industries and Commerce acknowledged a statement showing the number of imported and New Zealand made insulators used by the board. The board’s co-operation was sought in the direction of a still wider use of New Zealand-made insulators. “We can assure the department that, where, everything else is equal, they have no need to worry over the purchase of locally-manufactured insulators,” remarked the chairman. Mr Monk said that at, the inception of the board ho had been advised that the New Zealand-made article was satisfactory for low tension lines, and as a result it had been used very considerably. It was decided, on the motion of Mr Vickerman, seconded by Mr Seifert, to advise'the department that the board had always given preference to the New' Zealand made low tension insulators, and to ask for the results of any tests earned out by the Public Works Department or the manufacturing company with the high tension insulators.

The financial statement showed the net sales of electricity to be £36,212, which was an advance of £491 over the corresponding period of: last year. Increases had been shown under all headings, except for domestic lighting and heating. The very substantial advance of £472 for domestic waterheating was, it was stated, fairly conclusive evidence of the satisfactory service rendered by these appliances. The engineer reported that during the month 26 new service lines had been run and several existing lines extended. The report added: ’'During the period 34 applications have been received from new consumers and 25 for extensions to existing installations, included in which are seven ranges, six waterheaters, seven pumping, three industrial and one milking motors. Forty-seven new consumers and 30 extensions have been connected, included in which are 18 ranges, 14 waterheaters one milking, 13 industrial, and three pumping motors. The. total increase to the connected load is 279.357 k.v.a. The peak for the quarter ending December 31st. 1937. was 2940 k.v.a. The highest demand on the Paraparaumu sub-station during the quarter was 1005 k.v.a., on the morning of Christmas Day.