HOROWHENUA POWER BOARD.

Shannon News, 23 February 1923, Page 2

HOROWHENUA POWER BOARD.

FEBRUARY- MEETING. The usual meeting of the Board was > held on Tuesday, the members present being Messrs/G-' A. Monk (chairman;, A. A. Brown, D. 1 W. Matheson, A. -McKay, W. .Barber, C. Kilsby, W. H; Gunning and A. Seifert. CORRESPONDENCE. Mr W. *H. Gunning, Shannon, forwarded option of purchase on section selected by the Board’s Engineer; Mr Overton. enclosed letter from Mr O’Connor re road through tic boundary of his property to Grey Street, which would have the effect c:. making the section a corner one. The price lie considered was quite satisfactory in view of the long street frontage the property had.—Received. Tiie * A.M.P. Soceity .advised that £SOOO of loan money would be available in Levin on 21st inst.—Received. PURCHASES APPROVED. The report of the special committee regarding: (1) purchase of a Thornycrol't motor lorry and trailer at £1339, (2) the acceptance of tender for low tension insulators (contract 4) at £lO3l 15/, and also, (3) the acceptance of a tender Tor high tension insulators at £2665 12/6, plus cost of 2000 pole top pins, and (4) arrangements regarding a temporary depot, was adopted on ; the motion of Messrs Matheson and ; McKay. ■. ENGINEER’S REPORT.. Air Overton, Engineer to the Board, reported:-.-Buildings.—The successful lor the depot buildings has made a start on the foundations, and good progress is being made. Tenders-tor 1 residences in brick, concrete or wood have been received, and it is for the Board to direct in what manner saine will be dealt with. ,■■■■■■ . Point of Supply.—Alter considerable correspondence with the Public Works Department regarding this matter, the Department has agreed to give supply ,at the Board’s sub-station at -Shannon. Contracts—Daring the month a shipment of poles arrived per Kaituiia, the quantities received amounting to, 287 from Alessrs. S. Brown and Co., ' and 60 from A. C. Brown. T)he poles . are now at Shannon station. The construction of pole-carting equipment is progressing satisfactorily. Tenders—The following tenders are being invited; (1) Bare copper wire; (2) triple-braided wire;, (3) 600 megohm. grade insulated wire; (4) transformers; (5) constant current ‘transformers' and street* lighting/equipment. , The estimated expenditure ' involved n in these -items is approximately as f<|>tlows: (1) £12,997; * (*2) £6733'; (3) £500; (4) £6000; (5)

General.—-The above tenders close,'

in the case of No. 1 on March 15, and the remainder on April 16; but ■it " seems from recent 1 announcements that power will not be available by the end' of this year, and should this ’ be official. I think-it would be advisable to delay the deliveries of material about three months, and minate interest charges as much as

possible. In the near future it. will he necessary to secure 'the services of an electrical engineering draughtsman, and I would like authority to secure a rndn.

Sifb-station. Site, Shannon.—As instructed at last Board meeting, I inspected the site under offer loathe , Board,,ln company with Mr Gunning. Provided the figure asked is in accordance with values in Shannon, I would recommend the purchase of same. Mr Gunning is of opinion that the offer is a fair one. The chairman said Mr Overton’s suggestion regarding the delay of the deliveries of material about three months would mean a saving of £4OO

in interest, which was a consideration.. Mr Kilsby aSked would it be advisable to delay deliveries. The chairman said the Engineer was, thoroughly in' touch with every phase of the work, and his recommendation was not made without due consideration. Mr “Seifert said if the delay would throw the work out of its stride, it would mean losing more' than £4OO. The Engineer explained that the de- - lay would not throw the work out of stride, but was made only from the fact that'the work at Mangahao was not up to, schedule. The Engineer’s report was adopt-, ed ,including the purchase of., half an' acre of land at Shannon for the sum.

of £l5O