WAIPORI ELECTRIC WORKS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2892, 11 August 1909, Page 14

WAIPORI ELECTRIC WORKS.

THE QUARTER'S RETURNS. At Wednesday night's meeting^ of the City Council the return of revenue and expenditure in connection with the Waipori hydro-electric works for the quarter ended June last was laid on the table. The figures are as follow: — Expenditure. — Generation, £606 8s 2d; distribution, £1055 12s 2d; public lamps, £56 4s 4d; general, £792 4s 4dj sinking fund, 162 10s; bank charges, £10 16s; interest on loan and overdrafts, £3441 2s 2d; —total, £6124 17s 2d. Revenue. — Sale of current for lighting, £2511 13s 9d; sale of current for power, £4074 13s 4d; meter renca, £98 14s lOd; public lighting, £266 6s 3d; penalties, £5 17s lOd; rents, £14;— total, £6791 6s. Credit balance, '£846 8s lOd. " This is au eminently satisfactory result," said Cr Shacklock to a Daily Times reporter on Thursday. "For the previous quarter we showed a small credit, and last quarter we were also on the right side. This period of the year, of course, is our harvest time. We have a very heavy loading at present, which has necessitated , the running of the steam plant for a few , hours, every day. The working of this plant calls for an expenditure of about £80 a month. For some weeks 'yet we may look for this heavy loading to continue, but after that the evening load will begin to fall off owing to the daylight lengthening out. As a result, the revenue may go down somewhat. I am hopeful, however, that at the end of the financial year the position of the revenue will be found to be very satisfactory." Cr Shacklock also points out that so far the revenue has not shown much advantage from the lighting of Mornington, ■ North-East Valley, and Ravensbourne. Although the ordinary house lighting and shop lighting will be reduced as the summer advances, the demands from these outside boroughs will help" to keep up the revenue. In reply to a question as to the progress of the Waipori duplication works, Cr Shacklock said: "Our plant at Waipori is designed to supply 2000 horse-power, with an overload of 25 per cent, for two hours. We are now straining every nerve to get the duplication of the power into the city by next winter. A start has been made with the foundations for tha machinery and the extension of the powerhouse. The frosty l weather hindered us considerably in the concrete work, hut I trust that the council will now allow these important works to move on uninterruptedly to a finish. We expect the machinery to come to hand in the summer, ' and it will then be taken to Waipori while the roads are in good order." A n£ -moml to veterans who died in the Auckland Veterans' Home (says the Auck* land Star) is about to be erected in, th© Waikaraka cemetery, Onehunga. In the sunshine and rain, o'er hill, valley and plain, On his way the driver proceed*, With -whistle and sonjr he meanders along. While his herd contentedly feeds. For stalwart and tann'd he has at command', An air which is healthy and pure, But should such e'er fail and a sickness prevail, He takes Woods' Great Peppermint Cur*