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The following supply authorities have notified extensions to electric lines in their respective districts during the year : — Power Boards— Power Boards —continued. Boroughs—continued. Auckland. Tararua. New Plymouth. Ashburton. Tauranga. Te Aroha. Banks Peninsula. Taranaki. Central Hawke's Bay. Te Awamutu. Town DistrictsCentral Waikato. Thames Valley. Nil. Dannevirke. Waimea. Franklin. Wairere. County Council — Golden Bay. Waitemata. Waimairi. Grey. Waitomo. Hawke's Bay. Wairarapa. Company— Horowhenua. Wanganui-Rangitikei. Westport Coal Co. Hutt Valley. Malvern. Cities — Manawatu-Oroua. Christchurch. Marlborough. Dunedin. North Canterbury. Invercargill. Otago. Palmerston North. Otago Central. Wellington. Poverty Bay. Southland. BoroughsSouth Taranaki. Hamilton. Springs-Ellesmere. Napier. It is not generally known that under the Electrical Wiremen's Registration Amendment Act, 1928, it is mandatory to give notice of the installation of private electric plants, and provision is made for the inspection "of these plants before same are placed in service. During the year a number of such installations came under notice, and in some instances inspection has been made as opportunity offered. LICENSES ISSUED. The following water-power and electric-line licenses (32) and permits (12) have been issued during the period between 30th June, 1934, and 30th June, 1935 : Licenses P. J. Delaney, Inangahua Junction ; Christchurch Tramway Board ; L. Keys, Kohukohu ; Hudson and Darling, Clinton; Stuart and Watson, Murchison ; J. E. McKibbin, Kawhia ; E. C. Govan, Te Anau , N. Wells, Mercury Bay; R. Thomson, Poerua ; Hawke's Bay Power Board (amendment); A. E. Speight, Otautau ; W. H. Lowe, Whitianga ; D. Ross, Mawheraiti; Robson and Rogers, Waiau ; Waimea Power Board ; F. Loughran, Ranfurly; Sullivan Bros., Weheka (amendment); T. McMahon, Cronadun ; J. W. Patterson, Reefton ; Otago Central Power Board; E. Norris, Westport; M. Rait, Owen Junction; L L W Heaphy, Berlins ; H. J. Topliss, Inchbonnie ; H. M. C. Dampier-Crossley, Hawarden ; H. B. Walker, Westport; D. J. Barry, Te Puia ; F. 0. Matthews, Waitotara ; Picton Borough Council. Revocations —Hastings Borough Council; Motueka Borough Council. Assignment —M. W. Wallis, Okete. Permits —W. D. Mcintosh, Wa ipa ra; T. Mallmson, Kopara, A. and L. Pye, Huka Falls, J. I. Wilson, Maungatapere ; P. Prendergast, Ikamatua ; E. Scholfield, Norsewood ; A. V. Nisbet, Mahers Creek ; E. Barker, Korere ; W. D. Bell, Raetihi; J. Chartres, Te Anau ; H. L. E. Powell, Opuawhanga ; A. McCaughan, Kingston. ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES BOARD. An opportunity to submit the draft Bill to give effect to representations regarding the sale and use of unsafe electrical appliances did not present itself during the past year. ELECTRICAL ACCIDENTS. During the year there were reported to the Department forty-five electrical accidents, involving the loss of human life in seven instances. Corresponding figures for 1934 were thirty-two and ten respectively. . This year's electrical accidents resulted in injuries (fatal and otherwise) to the following : ■ Electrical employees .. .. • ■ • • ■ • .. 17 Other tradesmen .. ■ • ■ • • • • • .. 3 General public.. .. • • • • • • • • .. 17 Stock .. .• ■ • • • ■ • ■ • 8 Total.. 45 ELECTRICAL FIRES. During the year there were twenty-two fires attributed to electrical causes and reported to the Department by electrical-supply authorities, as per list below. The corresponding figures for 1934 and. 1933 were twenty-six and thirteen respectively. The sources ol this year's electrical fires included the following : Electric irons .. . ■ • • • • • • • • .. 8 Electric radiator .. • • • • • • • • .. 1 Other electrical appliances .. ■ ■ ■ • • • .. 6 Defective installations .. . • • • • • • • .. 7 Total.. 22

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