The street lights of Lyttelton are now switched on at dusk and switched off in the mornings by a "magic eye,” a small apparatus operated by a photoelectric cell. As the daylight begins to fade, the cell puts into operation a series of relays which close the circuit to light the lamps, the procedure being reversed in the mornings as soon as the daylight is sufficiently strong. Once adjusted, the apparatus is quite independent of the human element, and will, for instance, turn the lights on earlier when the afternoon is dull and heavily overcast than when the sky is clear. It is believed to be the first of its kind in New Zealand,
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 25 July 1939, Page 5
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