SUPPLY OF POWER

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19893, 23 May 1936, Page 15

SUPPLY OF POWER

_____,‘..___— TE AWAMU’I‘U BOARDTHE ANNUAL MEETING.\IIt J. 'i'. JOHNSON Rlß—ELECTEDr'l'uncs Representative.) ’i‘l-L _\\\'Ar\lL}TU. Friday. The 17th. annual meeting oi the T. «\\\‘umutu Electric Po\\er Board wu held in the board rooms to-day when Mr J. T. Johnson presided. Also prencnt were .\icssrs \V. J. .\‘orth. J. 6.. .\iontctlore. A. L. Storey, .l. U. Suthcrlnnd. J. U. Teasdale. N. M. Lathoridge. a‘. u. .\luclry. and the secretaryinundger. Mr 1). .\chrthur. Endorsing the nomination of M! Johnson as chairman of the board tor his 1711! conscrutire term. Mr Montoiiurc sari the members would so for briorc they would ilnd a more cspnbio man for the position than Mr Johnson. The chairman had carried out his duties splendidly since the board's inception. Operations Rovlowod. i A comprehensive rchew of tho board‘s operations [or the war ended i.\l:irrh :51, 1936, was given by the . i-imiriudn. " The year has again shown fit considerable increase in new conincdtions. living the highest number isinrv 19;”, the connected load having incredsrd from 0831.192 kilowatts to .7455337 kilunaits." sialcd the report. ”’i'he number of new connections to llllc lillL'S exclusive of small heating luppliances, electric irons. grillers. rudinlors and radios. had increased the runncctiuns by 273 from the previous grar's total or 4020. “ .\s regards the financial side of tho year's operations." the report continued. " tho rcvcuue from sales or ourrcnt alone. amounts to 229.3“; 55 id as against £80,162 its 6d for the previous year. a decrease of £Bl6 (is 24. being a decrease at 2.7 per cent. Thl! decrease is also due to the loss of port or the same dairy company‘s load. Tho revenue from all sources for the you. including the sum of £IOOO withdrawn from the depreciation fund reserve and brought into the nett revenue account is £30,718 05 9d." An important result of the increase -in the demand for power was that as the board's load had increased to such an extent that the question or henvier copper in the lines had become a nutter requiring immediate attention and for that purpose the board must in prepared to race up to heavx expenditure during the next three years. in tact improvement had become IDlOiutely imperative. notloulotlon or Out» Aron. Dealing ‘with the reticulation o! outer areas, .\ir McArthur said tho Utorohansa and Raglan areas had been gazetted and the board should have them reticulated as soon as possible. Guarantees would have to be obtained from intending consumers, but it was doubtful if the supply oi’ power would be ready for the approaching dairy season. Ruining of Loon. . As one of the first steps in the direction of refunding the £4B“ prev[lously advanced from the power fund account the chairman gave notice to more that a loan or “0.000. in two sums of £SOOO. he raised. The first sum of £SOOO would be used to repay the advance. The ratepayers had already agreed to the raising of the loan and application would have to be made to the Loans Board for their sanction