LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER.

Shannon News, 24 August 1928, Page 4

LIGHT, HEAT, AND POWER.

BOARD ENGINEER’S REPORT ON OPERATIONS.

The Ilorowhenua > Electric Power Board received the following report from the Engineer (Mr J. A. Smith), at its monthly meeting on Tuesday:Levin Depot. —During the period 74 poles have been carted out, fitted and erected; 23 new service lines were put in and extra phases run on three existing, service lines; two temporary service lines were erected.

On secondary distribution lilies 1240 chains of wire were run and approximately 420 chains of wire were used on service lines. One outdoor sub-sta-tion was erected and two moved to new positions in Levin. One street lamp in \ Paraparaumu was moved to a new position. Earth-bonding was • carried out in the Paraparaumu and Raumati dis- , triets.

Tree cutting was done on Gladstone Road and at the Waikawa stream. ,

Shannon Depot.—The attendants have erected seven poles,., four service lines, extra phases on one existing service line, and run out 152 chains of wire; have assisted Levin gang 3 on line erection at Makerua and Gladstone road; have read meters, attended to general maintenance, consumers’ complaints, and main substation.

Construction. —-The chief item tinder new construction for the period are the line to supply power to pump at Makerua, and extension of L.T. to P. Easton’s shed at Moutoa. L.T. was extended at Qhau, I?araparaumu Beach, and on existing, poles at Hume’s Road, Foxton Beach Road, Manakau South Road, and extra wire erected at Gladstone Road!, Hc|gg’s Road, hind north of Manakau. The transformer near Mr Petheiick’s was changed. Earth-testing was carried out between Otaki and Paekakariki; general maintenance and Street lamp renewals. Installations—During the period 22 applications from new consumers and 48 applications for extensions to existing installations, have been received, comprising five ranges, eight water heaters, ten milking motors, two separator motors and two pumping motors. Eighteen new consumers arid 42 extensions have been connected, including six ranges, 16 waterheaters, six milking motors, two separator motors, two Industrial motors and five i h.p. pumping motors. r Fifty single-phase and five polyphase meters have been tested,, and five single-phase meters repaired and. re-tested.

, Th chairman, in moving the adoption of the report, sai'd it was satisfactory to note that 22 applications had been received from new consumers and 43 ‘applications for extensions. The motion was seconded by Mr Morse and the report adopted. The Board granted fhe Engineer’s request for authority to purchase, . against quotations now being received, about five tons bare copper cable, and three mile* triple braided cable.