THE KAPONGA LIGHTS.
oUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY. The supply of current for the lighting of Kaponga by electricity was turned on Monday night. Owing to the gale on Saturday night seven or eight poles, carrying an extra' heavy cable, were blown down in the mail) street, and about a quarter of the township was left in darkness. Mr. H. Priestley, who has been in charge of- the construction work, erected the cable temporarily, and the current was switched on. No official ceremony to mark the occasion was held on account of the inclement weather and also the accident to the poles. The "ifreet lights lit up without a hitch. All the public buildings and about 30 connections to private houses, have been installed, and all who had the pleasure of using the electricity expressed .themselves as well satisfied. It is anticipated that a certain number of connections for power purposes will be installed. The 45-kilowatt direct-current plant, is driven iliy a 70-h.p. turbine, the power for which is derived from the Kanpokanni River. The river runs through the township, and from the dam to the pow-er-house, a distance of about a quarter of a mile, is a 2ft flin pipe line. It is estimated that the plant, whicli cost £4SOO to instal, will be self-sup-porting at the end of a year's running. The annual expense is estimated at £OOO and it is anticipated that when the private, houses and other buildings have been connected, there will be a margin over that sum. —Stratford Post,
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Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 1916, Page 6
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253THE KAPONGA LIGHTS. Taranaki Daily News, 1 June 1916, Page 6
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