Good Work Appreciated

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 32, 21 February 1930, Page 27

Good Work Appreciated

AT the last meeting of the ManawatuOroua Electric Power Board tribute was paid to the creditable work of the staff in restoring the supply of power after the regrettable disaster at the Bunnythorpe power station. The interruption was approximately 2% hours, and considering the magnitude of the repairs necessary, this was re markably good. A special vote of thanks was accorded by the board to the staff for its prompt action in efferting repairs, special reference be"five made to the work of the assistanten‘zineer, Mr. T. Donaldson, and that of the chief engineer, Mr. W. A. Waters, who had prepared for such a contingency with a special apparatus for running new wires to the board’s substation. Mr. Waters explained that the Government originally proposed that there should be one sub-station at Bunnythorpe, instead of two-one belonging to the board and the other the Government. Had the Government’s proposal been agreed to it could now be seen that the board would’ have been lost, for the Bunnythorpe station was the nerve-centre of the board’s system. The Government was going to erect a new building at Bunnythorpe. which . would ultimately control the whole of the load system in the North Island.