LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER.

Shannon News, 27 July 1928, Page 3

LIGHT, HEAT AND POWER.

BOAED ENGINEER'S REPORT.

At the Horowhenua Electric Power Board's monthly meeting on. Friday, the Engineer (Mr J. A. Smith) presented the following report covering the period since the previous meeting: During the period 19. new service lines have been run; extra phases on three existing services; and one temporary service has been put in. Thirtyeight" poles were carted, fitted, arud erected, and 352 chains of wire were run out. Five new street lights' have been erected. " Extensions of line have been made at Marotiri, Otaki Railway, Tasman Beach, Cambridge Street, Levin; and poles erected at HeatherleaKoputaroa Road. Heavier cables have been run at Kuku to cope with increased load of ranges. Transformed at Soldiers' Road, Kuku, was changed to 25 K.W. Alterations have been made to thc-Shannon-Foxton line at Moutoa, on ac count of the road alterations at the new bridge. In conjunction with this work, an A.B. line switch was erected and alterations made to insulators on the II pole at the Manawatu River. The altera', ions involved the-moving of six poles, one sub-station, and two service lines,.

Some extension pieces have been put on P. and T. poles, newly erected, at Potts' Road, Levin, and Levin Borough, to give the necessary clearance. Owing to the closing down of the •Mukepae Flaxmill for an indefinite period, the 100 k.v.a. transformer was taken out -and replaced with a, 21 k.v.a.

Some E.11.T. line at Moutoa was re-' strained, also the L.T. circuit from No. 1 Sub, Moutoa, and wider cross-anm fitted where necessary,. The subs, at Ross Rough's and Nye's Mill havi been overhauled, iron work scraped and painted. Earth testing has been carried out on Levin-Foxton and Levin-Otaki circuits, and the usual street renewals, complaints and general main ten anee have been attended to.

Installations. —During the-period li applications from new consumers ami 26 applications for extensions to exist ing installations have been received; comprising five'-ranges, 12 waterheat eis, six milking motors, two industria. and three pumping motors. Fourteen new consumers, and 23 extensions havt been connected, including three ranges six waterheaters, two milking motors] and four industrial motors.

Thirty-one single phase meters hav. been tested, 13 repaired and re-tested, and five-polyphase meters.repaired. The peak load for the. quarter ended 30th J uric. was 1431.85 k.v.a. betweei. 8 and 8.30 a.m. on the 26th April.