POWER BOARD'S BUSINESS STEADILY GROWING.

Shannon News, 23 August 1929, Page 1

POWER BOARD'S BUSINESS STEADILY GROWING.

REPORTS ON INSTALLATION AND CURRENT SUPPLIED. The analysis of the connected electrical load of the HorcMvlienua Power Board to August 15th was presented at the monthly meeting on Tuesday, by the Engineer (Mr J. A. Smith), and showed the following position:— k.w. Lighting 10GG No. Tl. h.p. Industrial motors .... 337 2865 Milking motors 448 G3O k.w. Heating and iron points 3021 2194 Ranges •• 397 249 G Water-heateis 668 420 No. of consumers— Connected 3064 Applications 3107 Total connected k.w. . . 8786 INSTALLATIONS DURING MONTH The Engineer reported that, . since the last meeting of the Board, 40 applications fiom now consumers and 21 applications for extensions to existing installations had been received, comprising two range?, 18 water-heaters, 23 milking and separator motors, three pumping and live industrial motors. Thirty-three new consumers and 37 extensions had been connected, included eight ranges, 21 water-heaters, 26

milking and separating motors, and sixindustrial motors —a total increase of 132.4

The Chairman (Mr G. A. Monk) commented on the rush for installations, particularly in the dairying industry, and said that if this continued it would not be long before the whole area that it was possible to link up would be connected . INCREASE OE REVENUE.

The Secretary (Mr IV W. Goldsmith) reported: "Four months of the present financial year have passed and the revenue from the sale of electricity shows an advance on the same period of last year of £I3OO. It must, however, be remembered that the last quarterly account paid to Mangahao was £7OO above the same quarter last year. Even so, a nett advance of £6OO for the period means an increase of £l5O per month. "