View report page

4
water at the point of ignition, instead of .5 ; this
provision they considered ought to be made to meet
any contingency, should the pressure in the Mains at
any time get below .6, (this being the minimum
pressure the Company is bound to maintain by Act of
Parliament,) there then being a possibility that the
friction of the Meter might slightly influence its correct
registration. The alteration, so far as the Governors
are concerned, has been the means of producing a better
light at 4.6 cubic feet per hour than when formerly
burning 5 cubic feet per hour, therefore in working
at a lower pressure directly under the Burner, the
greater amount of illuminating power of the Gas is
obtained.
The annual testing of Meters, in situ, for friction
and accuracy of registration, has been successful, but
this work entails more labor and time than when the
above-mentioned apparatus was taken to the Vestry
Hall, and tested by the Gas-holder there.
During the year the Gas Company have been
served with 113 Notices for the rectification of stoppages
and defective supplies in their service pipes, all
of which they have cleared.