17th April. ing the supply for more than two or] three hours on a Sunday. It is; pointed out that while come of the radical alterations were in hand, "1t was necessary to run the large 600- kilowatt machines throughout the whole of each night for some weeks, been almost greater than it could bear, ind it has not been possible as yet to give the benefits of good light to every part of the Settlement, greatly as this is to be desired. We shall have to wait for the time when gas shall have finally given place to hes been of late years considerable Is is impossible to deny that there improvement in the lighting of Shang-at very uneconomical loads, with a; consequent high coal consumption and higher generating costs." Yet hai streets, New comers may behn spite of these drawbacks, Mr. its more brilliant and cheaper competitor. The sooner that happens the better for the general publio. Meanwhile we might draw the atten-excused if this remark should elicit Aldridge says that he is of opinion tion of the Council to the approaches the exclamation, "What must it that "the final results of the year's to the theatre, and as all these are at have been before!" for to tell the working ought to be regarded with times very crowded, it might be truth there is yet room for improve-confidence as indicating what im-j worth while to give to them a little mont in this respect. At the same provements may be expected in the extra attention in, this respect. As time, the lately-arrived resident near future." they are, they seem very dingy indeed should not forget that at least So far as cost is concerned we are 15-. per cent of the brilliancy of fortunate in having the figures of after feraing out of the more brillianily lighted roads, our home streets in London, New the City of Westminster's experi-York, Paris, Berlin, and so on, is due ments to go upon. For a period of not to streep' lighting bub to shop 18 months the City Engineer there!
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