asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will give particulars in relation to rural electrification in the form of a reply of the 22nd July, 1959.
Written Answers. - Rural Electrification.
82.
The reply which is in the form of a tabular statement is as follows:—
|
Year ended 31st March |
Number of miles of line strung |
|
1954 |
3,769 |
|
1955 |
4,977 |
|
1956 |
6,196 |
|
1957 |
5,149 |
|
1958 |
3,332 |
|
1959 |
2,700 |
|
1960 |
2,600 |
83.
asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will state the number of areas developed under the rural electrification scheme in the year ended 31st March, 1960 in the form of a reply of the 9th June, 1959.
The reply is as follows:—
The number of areas developed under the rural electrification scheme in the year ended 31st March, 1960 was 40.
84.
asked the Minister for Transport and Power if he will state the number of consumers connected by the Electricity Supply Board under the rural electrification scheme for each of the years 1947 to 1959.
The reply which is in the form of a tabular statement is as follows:—
|
Year ended 31st March |
Consumers connected |
|
1947 |
Nil |
|
1948 |
2,203 |
|
1949 |
9,262 |
|
1950 |
13,688 |
|
1951 |
15,803 |
|
1952 |
18,067 |
|
1953 |
18,818 |
|
1954 |
23,477 |
|
1955 |
27,316 |
|
1956 |
34,257 |
|
1957 |
34,627 |
|
1958 |
17,725 |
|
1959 |
14,997 |
|
1960 |
14,000 (estimated) |