Dr. Hyes—I should like to nominate Mr. E. 8. Little.
The CmarMmax—I will add his name to the list. If there are any other suggestions to be made, they should be sent to Mr. Allen by Wednesday.
Mr. Anprose—With all due thanks to Mr. Little, I would rather my name were.not put on the The CwarrMax—Very well. I will now call upon the mover of Resolution IX.—Thit the ex tension of the Electricity Works reconimended in the Electrical Engineer's Reports of February 5 and March 4 be approved, and that the Council be authorised in its discretion to enter into con-acts in preparation for such extension and to raise the capital necessary for the purpose, viz: Tls. 2,000,000 in such manner as may be determined at the next Annual Meeting of Ratepayers.
Mr. F. A, Faientp said Mr.
Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen, The progress of this Municipal undertaking, of which you are the happy possessors, is such that we must extend our works in the immediate future; and that extension must be provided for in good time, so that our advisers in England' may have an opportunity of helping us with their recommendations, that the necessary designs and specifications may be prepared, and considered by the manufacturers, that all the manifold work necessary for the reception and erection of the plant may be put in hand cessary, agree with me that it is nocessacy then the Council must be armed with discretionary power to enter into the necessary contracts not later than the Summer of this year.
I do not wish to weary you with figures more than is necessary, but I must remind you that the units sold by your Electricity Department have risen from six and a halt millions in 1910 to thirty-two and a half millions in 1914. Every single branch of our production shows an increase—private lighting has creased from 3 million to $8 million I from unal fron
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