Britain's Electricity Commissioner

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 46, 30 May 1930, Page 37

Britain's Electricity Commissioner

Retires from Office : THE success of the great forward movement in the couse of electricity that has been so effective throughout Great Britain owes much to the energies and personality of Sir Harry Howard, who retired from actual office as Electricity Commissioner at the end of last March, on completion of his extended term of office. » With-the approval of the Minister \of ‘Transport, wise arrangements shave been made to retain Sir Harry Howard’s servicé in a consultative capacity. Sir Harry, who is now 467 years of age, was one-of the original five electricity commissionefts appointed in 1920 under the Blectricity (Supply) Act, 1919. Prior to that appointment he held the office of Comptroller of the London County Council for 26 years, during which time he was actively engaged in the investigations of various aspects of the finances of the public utility undertakings of London, including those relating to electricity supply and financial problems connected with the supply of electricity in- the London erea. . He received the honour of Knighthood in 1917.