. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. closed d!>wn. The system of sui)ply rtcoinnieiuled by Mr. (jood-man was three-wire direct current, with 46() voltsbetween the outer wires. This was Ietained at theKings Whai-f Station, to deal with tlu cential Cityarea, and provision was made for adding a high tensionthree-phase alternating current supply at (),6I)() vcltsto deal with tlie outer areas. The capacity of thefirst installation at Kings Wharf was kilowatts. In 1914, contracts were ente)-ed into for adding2,200 kilowatts of direct current and 1,500 kilo
. Municipal and official handbook of the City of Auckland, New Zealand. closed d!>wn. The system of sui)ply rtcoinnieiuled by Mr. (jood-man was three-wire direct current, with 46() voltsbetween the outer wires. This was Ietained at theKings Whai-f Station, to deal with tlu cential Cityarea, and provision was made for adding a high tensionthree-phase alternating current supply at (),6I)() vcltsto deal with tlie outer areas. The capacity of thefirst installation at Kings Wharf was kilowatts. In 1914, contracts were ente)-ed into for adding2,200 kilowatts of direct current and 1,500 kilowatts ofalternating curient supi)ly. Owing to the outbreak ofwar, these contracts weie not finally cnmpleted until1920. Fiom the beginning, the Council has steadilyincreased its area of ojjeration. In the yeai- 1920, on the recommendation of . it was decided to furthei inci-iase the capacityof the Kings Wharf Power Station by l3,ii()o kilowattsof alternating machinery, in order to iirovide sufficientpower to combine the whole of the electric supply of ). ELECTRIC POWER STATION: SWITCHBOARD.
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