COST OF CURRENT

Otaki Mail, 24 April 1922, Page 4

COST OF CURRENT

SMALL CONSUMER'S POSITION. The two points that prospective users oi Mungahuo power are mo». I interested in are the oost ol installa I tioit individually end the cost oi cutrent. The Cambridge Hydro-electric Power Hoard recently discussed the j latter matter. The 1 allowing* le.tei u was received from a well known firm oi engineers: “Since we have been engaged in electric power installation for the farmers’ milking machines, we have repeatedly been up,against the objection to the charges lor po.vei where small herds are concerned. The contention is tt.ut mi a herd 01, say, filly cows arid over, the charge is very reasonable, and compares iu'ourahiy with Ixmzine, hut lor'smaller herds we are assured the benzine engine is the cheaper proposition, and further, the man am Iking thirty cows thinks he is hardly dealt with m having to pay as much lor his power tas the man milking eighty- lite.;e objections appear to us Jy be reasonable and have led us to test the power required lor one oi our twocow milking plants by fitting a on.e.1 liorse po.wer G.L. motor to die show plant in our business premises, ine test was quite satisfactory, the motor maintaining its rated speed aim ■ alter 3£ hours’ run was not more ' than blood warm.” f At the suggestion of the .chairman a , new scale was adopted, and ’lie amended figures appear below. i* ; interesting to note, with respect to the charge lor motors, tl-ai | hitherto the lowest rate lias been Lit I for a motor ol any size. 1 BASIC RATES. lli.p. motor £0 per annum I ljh.p. motor .....fib per annum MINIMUM CHARGES, lh,p . motor....LlD 10/ per annum j ' IJh.p. motor >lt £ls por annum ' RATE PER UNIT. I fid for the first 100 units. fid for the next 130 units. 1 lid lor everything over 130. I The members were thoroughly in I accord with the step taken, and regarded the new scale in the light oi a i solution to a great many difficulties, f among the smaller consumers.