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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 16, 19 May 1915, Page 6

Mr F. S. Pope, secretary to the Agricultural Department, announced at the Farmers’ Union banquet that Mr John Brown had been appointed director of the fields division in succession to Mr Clifton. Mr Brown is a student of Glasgow University, and distinguished himself in the Agricultural course. He was a practical farmer and previously an instructor under the South Canterbury Education Board, and then held a similar position in South Australia. More latterly he had been director of the Queensland Agricultural College, which position he is relinquishing to accept the New Zealand Government’s position, says a Press Association message.

The annual general meeting of shareholders of the Stratford Electrical Supply Company, Ltd., was held last evening in the Company’s office, Mr Robert Masters, chairman of the Company, presiding. Messrs A. W. Budge, S. M. Porritt, and S. IT. James were re-elected directors, and Mr N. J. “King was also elected to fill an extraordinary vacancy on the directorate. Mr R. Masters was re-elected chairman. The' Directors’ report states that owing to the uncertainty of the Company’s tenure the Company’s policy had not been to extend its operations to any great extent. However, the pole line had been extended by over one mile; the high tension lines by over one and a-half miles; and over three and a-quarter miles of low tension lines had been erected. The Company had also erected five new transformers, carrying a total of 18-J k.w. Seventy-two new connections for power and light have been installed during the year. In the report of the engineer (Mr W. J. Newton), amongst other matters it was pointed out that owing to lamp improvements the householders are now getting better lighting than they got when the older and cheaper lamps were used, and when the rate per unit was the same as it is now. w