Street Lighting.

The city is lighted by gas supplied by the Christchurch Gas, Coal, and Coke Company, Ltd. There are 384 single incandescent lamps, 21 double incandescent, and four arcs. A scheme is now (1902) on foot to obtain water power for electrical and other purposes, including the lighting of the city. A special committee has been set up to consider the advisableness of utilising the Waimakariri or some other river in this connection, and it has also been suggested that an electrical plant for lighting the city might be established in conjunction with the destructor.