We are in receipt of Part III of the Shanghai Municipal Council Report for the year 1919 and Budget for the year 1920, This third Part deals "with electricity and finance matters, summarizing it briefly in the order named we may mention the following—salient features In the annual report of the engineer-in-chief and manager it is stated at the outset that "The year 1919 may be regarded as a satisfactory one for the Electricity Department; its activities were extended on a progressive scale both as regards new construction work and sales of electricity." The plant capacity as installed at the two stations at December 31 was 38,000 K.W., of which 33,000 K.W. is contributed by the Riverside station and 5,600 K. W. by Fearon Road. To the Riverside power station is being added 10,000 K.W. Parsons & Ca. turbogenerator and two 18,000 KW. tors. highest maximum load Senerel Electric Ca. turbo- -geners which occurred simultaneously at the two stations was 28,365 K.W., while the load delivered to feeders was 27,559 K.W., being.an increase of 29.83 per cent, over the previous year,
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