The Case for Local Electricity Generation in Wellington
A Wellington house contractor argues for local electricity generation over bulk supply. He claims diesel plants can be cheaper per unit, questions bulk system costs, and warns that reliability and higher overall charges may offset any supposed savings. He cites England and Britain and urges a full cost comparison before Council decision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Boys
Wellington
Boys
Mr. Boys
Sir
Loc Council
England
New South Wales
Brain
Myers
Dye
Shan Hwik
Bull Supply
County of London Electric Supply Go, Ltd
Central Electric Board
Great Britain
Mid- Cheshire Electric Supply Co. Ltd
Institution of Electrical Engineers
Broken Hill
Railway price extensions beyond requirements in view
A railway commission discussion notes that further price reductions seem unlikely once existing requirements are met, implying that extending terms would not feasibly lower unit costs. The remarks frame price flexibility as limited, with extensions not yielding significant savings.
Notes From A Notebook Life And Recreation In Wellington
A reflective column on the brevity of life and the value of recreation through sport. It urges Wellington readers to join sporting clubs for health and happiness, critiques local politics over a proposed Tennis Club clubhouse loan, and questions how ratepayers would repay such debt while noting the burden on roads, footpaths, and sewerage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Hingland
France
Scotland
Ratepayer Funds Questioned for Club House Loan
The Tennis Club members oppose council use of ratepayers cash for a club house. They warn that rifle, cricket, or other clubs could demand similar concessions unless loan repayment is guaranteed by club members, not ratepayers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rifle Club
Cricket Club
Lannis
Rabbits Defy Drought Extermination in Australian Arid Lands
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research reports that despite high drought mortality, rabbits in arid Australia remain a hardy, reproducing threat. Complete extermination is deemed impossible. only local control methods may reduce outbreaks, as artificial epidemics would not achieve full mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research
Golf Comes High
Australian clubs plan to host exhibition golf by Gene Sarazen and Miss Helen Wicks during their Australia visit. Fees range from £150 on Saturdays to £60 on other days, with many clubs expected to pay. The piece notes golf figures take themselves seriously and clubs in Melbourne have been informed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melbourne
Gene Sarazen
Helen Wicks
Australia
Australisia
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Goodyear
Spadvanx
Walter Dover
Percy Street
God
SPORT
Tennis Club
Atlantic
Rabbit Menace
Gatarel
South
Hearne
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