POWER BOARD PROGRESS.

Shannon News, 23 November 1923, Page 3

POWER BOARD PROGRESS.

CONTRACT LET FOR SHANNON INSTALLATION. LINKING UP CONSUMERS. A very interesting report was made, to the meeting of the Horowhenua Power Board on Tuesday by the Engineer, Mr Overton, on the progress of work in the Power District. The various headings dealt with will he found below, the report being adopted. THE SHANNON INSTALLATION. Contract No. 22, comprising complete installations in Shannon.—-Ten-ders have jDeen received as follows:

‘ , The prices have been carefully investigated and! I recommend that the tender of R, Y. Walls and Co., Wellington, be accepted. The prices avert ■ age approximately 32s 6d per point for lighting, ahd 37s 6d per point for heating. f j PROGRESS 'OF CANVASS, ; Installation Canvassing.—The second group, radiating from, Shannon ■ Borough and along the Levin-Shannon road, has been completed and ten- .... ders are advertised. * This particular group consists of 8 lighting, 9 milking motor plants and 7 Lot water installations. The third group is now being

' formed between Shannon and Foxton and to date 13 lighting, 7 milking motor plants, 4 hot water and 1 range 'installations have been booked up. The total number of installations .un- , der the Boar’s grouping system has now reaqhed the following figures:— ! Lighting installations ... 170 ; Milking motors 16 Motors for general power 3 Hot water'services 14 Cooking ranges ••••■•• 7 OTHER TENDERS ACCEPTED.

With reference to indoor-and outdoor sub-station material,, I have had a, considerable amount of enquiry to make with the’ lowest tenderers for these contracts. I recommend acceptances as follows Coritract No. ■ 13.—Lightning arresters, National Electrical and Engineering Co., .Wellington, £195. , ' „ ~ Contract No. 14.—Busbar insulators «.nd change-over switches, Canterbury Engineering Co., £175 Bs. Contract No. 15.—Panels and Oil Switches, £1049, A. D. Riley and Co. ■ Contract No. 16.—Air Break Switchgear, Canterbury Engineering Co., £ll7 10s. THE, BOARD’S BUILDINGS.

'Pile period of maintenance for the residence; in Mako Mako road is now

•'dueand I woulcj recommend final set- ' tldment when , certain minor repairs are effected which the 'contractor has been, informed about. I 'have been advised that the substation and' cottage at Shannon will be commenced next week. 1

As instructed, 'plans have been prepared /or a second residence at Make Mako road. V 'POLE SUPPLIES. , ! The pole" contract is practicallycompleted. Samuel Brown, Ltd., have miaide all deliveries, arid A. C. Brown has yet about 200 scraped poles to Ship. . * • ' . Since last meeting a .shipment ot poles ex ’’Kaituna” has been‘received and despatched throughout the district, totalling - €BS. Twenty-six out of this number have not/ been passed for payment- in the class for which they have been; marked, but oaii be taken'as, a lower class and at reduced rates provided that an agreement 1o this effect can be made with the sup-, pliers. POLE,-‘CARTING- AND ERECTING.

Since last meeting 515 poles have been, carted out. The Foxton dump which, h in • all awkward situation, has been cleared. 1 No 1 gang has completed the Shan-'non-Foxton line, and-the Borough of Foxton, with the exception of about 20 poles in main street and 35 poles between the main north road at Barbers, and the river! No.- 2 - gang have completed the greater portion of the Levin Borough and have erected poles between Oban and Otaki Borough boundary. ARRIVAL OF WIRE. ' I have -received advice that, a ship : rnent of 30 tons of wire will arrive in Foxton .on Monday. This material will be run round from Levin , via Shannon to'Foxton.

R. Y. Walls and Co., Wellington £1243 19 2 G. J. Billingihursti, Mas--iterton ... ... £1322 11 0 Manson and Barr, Ltd., Palmerston North ... £1306 4 9 A. and T. Burt, Ltd., Wellington ... £1626 0 0 W. H. Howlett, Waipulturau ..., £1243 12 7 A. E. White, Auckland £1436 16 0 Smith, Ritchie and Co., Palmerston North ... £1346 16 0