ELECTRIC PUMPS.

Shannon News, 20 January 1928, Page 1

ELECTRIC PUMPS.

effectiveness for draining LAND. Illuminating facts about eloctvieallydriven pumps as aids to land drainage -were given to the Horowhenua Power Board on Tuesday by Mr A. Seifert who has recently been visiting the Waikato and Thames districts. He stated that the efficiency of the pumps whe-: he inspected in the Thames Valley wa remarkable. They were working b drains, lifting the water just as high as was necessary, and putting it through the banks. It was almost incredible that pumps could have so much offic - cucy as these displayed. A 2 h.p. mr ror was lifting viator about 3ft., wrrh an enormous How, possibly over 1000 gallons a minu-e com big away. Such pumps would no doubt be very use fir n some of the low-lying land in the Board’s district.' It was worth while knowing that good pumps could be had and could be worked at a very low power, ranging from 2 h.p. to 5 h.p. Thev would be of great benefit in this district. Although a large area of the land in the north end of the Horowhenua County and in the M a navy at u County was protected from Hood-water, there was the d’fficnHy that when the flood-gates were closed by the levels rising, the water accumulated in the drains, spreading over the iand and-preventing the spring growth of grass. Air Seifert quoted the case 'of a farmer in the district he had recently visited who had raised his production of butferfat from 5000 lbs to 12,000 lbs from the same area through | draining the land, by means of these pumps. He added that he had been helped materially in his investigations by Messrs Eltvood and McLeod* (engineer), of the Thames Valley Power Board.

Mr W. E. Barber commented that the information supplied by Air .Seifert was very useful, because there ‘was'a great deal of land in the Alanawatu distr’et that required pumping. The Alakerua Drainage Boardt some time ago, tvent into the question and thought that the enterprise would be too costly; but Hie information now to hand' threw fresh light on the subject. Air' Seifert stated that the pumps he had inspected were operating in,, the Thames Valley and Pukekohe districts, and it would be worth while for mem-

bers of the Alakerua Drainage Board to ; inspect them. Pumps to raise water | 4ft.-, pumping 100,000 gallons an hour i with a 5 h.p. motor, cost £49 and were | made in New Zeajpnd. On the motion of the chairman (Air • | G. A. Monk) /a vote of thanks was . ! passed to Mr Seifert for the information which he had supplied, the chairman remarking that it would be very useful to the Board in tho event of any - = operations in the future.