The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 69
Lighting
Lighting.
All the principal towns in the colony have gasworks, some of them belonging to private companies, but the majority to the Corporations. The native coal from Greymouth is stated to be one of the best in the world for making gas. The streets of Wellington and Reefton, and the harbour of Lyttelton, are lighted by electricity.