DOMINION NEWS.
INVERCARGILL POWER SUPPLY. By Telegraph—Press Association. Invercargill, Last Night. A new generating turbine in the borough electrical power house, trebling the capacity of the plant was formally taken over by the corporation from the contractors, the National Electric Company, to-day, when an appropriate ceremony was held. The Mayor said the growth of’the electrical department had been remarkable. Starting in 1903 with a plant generating 112,000 units, the revenue being £990, the output -for the last financial year was 1,771,000 units, and the revenue was £19,882. The new turbine had cost £23,000, and would enable the plant to meet the borough’s requirements for some time. When started the machine took the whole load, including the tramways.
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1921, Page 5
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117DOMINION NEWS. Taranaki Daily News, 30 September 1921, Page 5
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