Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1905.

Te Aroha News, Volume XXII, Issue 42798, 28 October 1905, Page 2

Te Aroha AND Ohinemuri News

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1905.

This above all—to thine own self be true , And it must tolloio as the night the dag Thou cansi not then be false to any man Shakespeare.

Now that the work of installing the electric light in the piivate houses and business premises has begun, it is probable that orders for installations will now be placed with th electricians at a rapid rate, for the number .of business houses that do -not recognise the convenience and advantages of the new light must indeed be very few, and the same statement may also be applied to occupiers of private residences. For the information! of those who are about to order an installation of the new illuminant, we have gathered a few facts concerning electric installations. Property owners will of course, in their own interests, see that their light is installed by a reliable firm, and it should be noted that the work has to be inspected and passed by the Council’s appointed inspector before being connected to the mains, and in the event of the woik being found defective, must be altered to the satisfaction of the inspector. When insured premises have been fitted with electric light, the change of risk should be reported to the underwriters, who will send a representative to inspect the premises, and in case the work is not up to the required conditions the insurance will lapse. It has been said of electric light that badly installed, it is one of the most dangerous, and properly installed, the safest of lights, and in this fact lies the necessity for having the work reliably carried out. The underwriters all specify that 600 megohm wire shall be used throughout on all inside work, and require that all electrical accessories used shall be of a special high-voltage type. Another point to be noted is that a cluster of three lights depending from one ceiling rose should be installed at about fifty pjer cent above the cost of one lamp. It is said that the supply of cui rent for lighting will commence on the first of December, and in that case there is little time to be lost by such consumers as wish to use the illuminant as . soon as it is available. A question of interest to property ow T ners is “in the event of premises fitted with electric light being unoo=cupied for a period of, say, not less than one month, will a proportionate reduction be made in the electric light charge ?”