250 ACTUAL COSTS AND CAPACITY OF GASWORKS. 



Total 14,586 3,998 



Service, meter and fittings. The cost of service, meter 

 and fittings averaged, per consumer, ^4, 53. The meters 

 are nearly all 3-light slot meters, as, indeed, are those used 

 in works No. i. The lower total cost, per consumer, is 

 accounted for by shorter average services, and by the 

 purchase of meters at a specially low rate. The houses, 

 too, are in bigger blocks ; consequently, there was less 

 time wasted in passing from one job to another, and better 

 supervision was also possible. 1,250 services, meters and 

 fitting installations, at ^"4, 55. each, ,5,312. 



Provisional Order. This company have already obtained 

 a Provisional Order. Although an agreement had been 

 made with the rural district council, which amply protected 

 them in the matter of upkeep of roads, and also protected 

 the consumers with regard to gas testing, price of gas, etc., 

 the hands of the company were, nevertheless, forced by the 

 action of a proposed rival company, who gave notice of 

 intention to promote a Bill for supplying this and other 

 adjoining areas. In the end, the Bill was abandoned, but 

 as a result of the opposition, the company's Provisional 

 Order cost ^650. 



Total cost. Summarizing the figures given, we now get 

 the following as the total cost of this undertaking, with a 

 total of 1,250 consumers. 







Works, including land, etc 5,798 



Mains 3,998 



Meters and installations . . . . 5,3*2 

 Provisional Order 650 



15,758 



