POWER BOARD OPERATIONS.

Shannon News, 18 January 1929, Page 3

POWER BOARD OPERATIONS.

EXTENSION FOR WAIMEA ROAD At the monthly meeting of the Horowhenua Power Board on Tuesday, the following report, covering the period since the previous meeting, was submitted by the Engineer (Mr. J. A. Smith) Twenty-one new T service lines have been run and extra phases run on five existing service lines. Thirty-three poles have been carted out, fitted and erected and 298 chains of wire run. Small extensions to l.t. lines have been made at Tasman Beach, Moana Road, Paraparaumu, and Ocean Road, Para parammi Beach. Extra phases and heavier cables have been run on Ocean Road, Paraparaumu Beach, and l.t. extended on existing poles on Paraparaumu Bca’ch Road to supply the Hutt County Council’s water pump. Extra phases have bec-n run at Otaki North, to supply three ranges. A short extension and extra phases were run at Foxton Beach. Extra transformers w r ere installed at Baumnti and Paraparaumu Beaches to cope with the extra load during the holidays. The usual; main tenance, attention to sub-station and street lamp renewals have been carried out.

Installations. —During the period 10 applications from new consumers and 1.1 applications for extensions to existing installations have boon received, comprising one range, three milking motors, two pumping motors and eight, lighting installations. Twenty-seven new consumers and 20 extensions have been connected, including .13 ranges, six water-heaters, one milking motor, and seven industrial motors, making a total increase for the period of 121.052 k.w. Four single-phase and three polyphase meters have been repaired and re-tested and two-ranges tested and delivered to consumers. 1

Waimea Road Extension, Waikanae Beach.—The estimated cost of extending the l.t. lines from Rauparaha Street, along Waimea Road as far as Messrs Weggery’s, is £14(1, and the estimated revenue from the places- built and in course of erection, is about £32 10s per annum. There are three cottages about 10 chains further on, but the owners are not intending- to install electricity at present. The line could be further extended to the water-front, a distance of about 22 chains, when sufficient houses are erected.

The report was adopted, and authority, was given for the Waimea Road extension, provided ihat a revenue of £32 .10s is assured.