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SPECIAL COUNTRY EDITION
ELECTRICITY IN WESTERN DISTRICT
HAMPDEN SHIRE SCHEME.
Terang, Tuesday.
The Hampden Shire Council’s pro
posal to establish a scheme for supply
ing electricity in bulk over a radius
of 40 miles, is being considered by
uvioli boring municipalities. At a con
ference wit-h- tile WuiTuamlxjol City
Council. liii’ quest inn of oxU'ndiujf the
scheme to Warriiambooi was considered.
Mr Lincoln*', ronxiiLino electrical on
yineer to the Hampden Shire. Council,
■point' and am lhai the generation of elec
trhky could lie carried unit much morle
cheaply and cliieienii.y at a central
power siation than at a niimljer
of aiaall individual »Lu.iun.s. The con
struction of a transmission line from
the central power station to Warrilam
hoi, would nut involve a capital cost
equal to tin- cost of tiic installation of
an individual plant. A transmission
line from (.‘aivnc, the boundary of the
Warmanibo:'! •'hire, to Warriiambooi,
would cost, apprpxiniately. fotMIU. That
!iHi- would lie capable of 1 rnhsmitting
up io lit K l kih'Vwatts, equal to UUO
a.p. Transformers tould cost illlOOO.
ami anoilier Cl HUH would be required
for a -üb-stni ion, or a total of, say.
.11 Hillll. Tiic equipment of a sep'arnte
stat ion at Wan namhool to supply -1(1(1
li.p.. -would cost somethiuo' 5 i i;c
tliu.iilai. .Mr i.iiicolnc added thaL his
prog.esit ion bad ihe approval of the
. i l icit v i-ouiioi-sioiu-rs. Torang. hr
added, would h.- the g-ographical ■ iell
iic of a l(i mii raoia -. iakiiiu in I’ort
l-'air.v. Mori la!; -, ('amperdown. (.'oi-den
-iint l.' iiae. ' r Downing (.W.-immm
l.ooL expn -~i and the opinion that as
■Viin , lO'iiiimiii would be tin- largest con
sumer. and (in eoal would be shipped
l hen. 111,.- principal station .should lie
at Warrnamliool. .Ml' I.iiicolnc replied
Lion the only thing to be gained by
ma flue Wn mia m boo] I In- centre would
I•.- lie saving in milage of coal. Vlfi
inaiviv. it wa.s arrived that th, Hamp
den Shire Council should put forward
a i-u!i' reii- proposal regarding the in
clusion of \V:u inn mhool in ill, scheme.
t-nreUi- r with tin- oMimalcd i.osi of
liaii'.mission line.
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