CAMBRIDGE INTERESTS.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 18898, 29 May 1936, Page 5

CAMBRIDGE INTERESTS.

‘ POWIR lOAID AFFAIR]. ‘ __.._ l } "YEAR’S \VOBK REVIE\VED. (Special to Times.) CAMBRIDGE. Thursday. ‘ The slxteeenth annual meeting of the Cambridge Electric Power Board was held In inc Board's omcr tu-(lay when there were present, Messrs M. \Vells (l:|lßh‘n|iln),l J. S. Fisher, J. \V. Garland. \V. .\iuore. F. ii. Anderson. I". Lye and J. T. lintwisie. The manager. Mr F. .\i. Oliver, and engineer, .\li‘ 11. C. ()alrn. wrrr also in attendance. .\lr \Vell.~ was revelecletl «'hairinan for his srvrnu-i-mn town, and the chairman's hunm'ariuin was ilxed at £125. Mr J. 5. Fisher was re«clcclcd dcpulychairman. chairman's Report. The chairman in This report stated there lnul been an addition of 25 miles or lines and an Increase or 3! new consumers dur- ‘ ing the year making- the mini number of consumers 1557. The peak load far the year had been 008 K.V..\. against ,863 K,V.A. last year. an increase 01’ 52 per cem. unils } purchased amounted to 5.298.356 agninsl 5,053,721. a gain or 4.8 per cent. \ “A new line to St. Peter‘s School will add. materially lo the Board‘s revenue," said Mr \Vclls. “The matter of pole maintainance situallon is becoming lmporianl because many are now showing signs of decay and must be replaced,” continued .\[r Wells. Further Reticuiltlon. “During the nrw financial year the Board will be raved with the queslinn of financink further exlrnsivc i'eticulallons and illr qursllun nr nillising‘ Ihr unexpended; haianrr 0r Imin nmnm’s available. noon, will harp In rrrmve :nlcnllan a! an early dair.“ slatml .\lr \Vellfi. ‘ .\s a result nl‘ conversion the amount of 11119‘ nuaril‘s original luans of “05.600, \\'a~ i'L‘an-mi to £95,975, Fin-nelll Position. The halanvr-flwrt slum-ml ma! the linnrrl‘: mm] rrvrnnr hall Imrn “mini." 3% .‘ul illlll mlwiulmn-u- £in.i77 in: mi, loan“; .1 [lrv-iii. i’w‘ Iln- pair or £157 i-.~ ml. Eulm-ted Expenditure. Tllr' lmm'il i"l|lllill1‘ll illm rummlilnrr ruy itilT “unhl unmnni 111 [cm-37.3, |nrl||v|lnz H i‘l‘nni M [2-35. ll “an lim‘nimi iliai Hm mum-n R-uar'l minirl i'nlh'llliln i‘m \i'l!||]ll'\ iulllnllllrv “hilr \i-“r‘ \\.|i». “mum and Him-s. “m I‘IWIIPI‘IN‘ nu- an.” i'l'lllllll'll‘l' Jun-I “a.“ “HR. \imvrr‘. inhr‘r an-‘i lav-uh illr inn: Imvi '."ilimlllri‘ Line Extent-Irma. yiw hum-ii rl|..-|1;..:~r1 p...r.mi.- ”plum": m ramamnu and \iannzakmw \ [-vi' 'lnll ua- uni-cum frnnv omi r. w. mo lannr .1 .H'vri rnqlanhn? up“: unnmn ar=a. _hv)l H 1- rharfniqn [gym-:1 mu ma. om sn; "‘1; In me Thames Valley Board a (merits