Overview
Fri. Nov. 30.
Over to Cheslyn Rise. Winiata + Seymour continued shearing Father’s sheep. Clif + I dagged “old” ewes + assisted in woolshed. The work of fixing the porcelain insulators on the cross-arms of the poles of the Mangahao-Wellington City transmission line has now reached as far as here + I took four 1/2pl[ate]. photos of the operation. The transmission line is a duplicated one + two different makes the of the multiple umbrella-shaped insulators are being used, a Canadian make and the other a “J.D.” insulator (so I was informed). As the current is to be a 3-phase one each pole carries three insulators – the Canadian has seven components + the “J.D.” five – each set is said to cost between £7 + £8. Two men were doing the job: one climbs up to the cross-arms by means of the spikes driven into the pole, taking with
[page break]
him a pulley to which is attached a light “endless” rope – all the tools ([solderny?] outfit, spanner, eye-bolts +c) he requires also the heavier rope + pully by means of which the multiple insulators are hoisted, as sent up to him by means of this. The whole job per pole is fairly quickly done. Photos: (1) Near view of man on ground about to hoist one of the “Canadian” multiple insulators. (2) The insulators half way up with main on pole ready to receive it, transmission poles in background. (3) The man on the top of the pole fastening the hook at top of insulator into eye-bolt on cross-arm. (4) Close up view of one of the multiple “JD” insulators. At the double poles, as on Queen Street for example, a pair of multiple insulators are fastened to [Here Adkin indicates below * section to be inserted at this point and read as such] the ends of the cross-bars.]
[*three of]