Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Port Chalmers Gas Company . Established, 1888. Directors: Messrs John Watson, junior (chairman), Andrew Thomson, John Campbell, D. C. Sharpe, and R. Bauchop. Manager and Secretary, Mr. Robert Curham. These gas works are situated at Mussel Bay, Port Chalmers, and the company has a capital of £6000 in £1 shares; 5060 shares are fully paid up. The works have a gasholder with a capacity of 12,000 cubic feet, and about 4,000,000 cubio feet of gas is used annually by the residents of Port Chalmers. Only Brunner coal is used, and the coke is sold in the town to private consumers.