§ 63. Mr. Errollasked the Minister of Fuel and Power what work his area electricity meter examiners performed during 1951; and if he will give details of the faulty meters they discovered.
§ Mr. Geoffrey LloydThere are seven area meter examiners with 20 meter examiners working under them. Their duties are laid down by statute and are mainly: (1) examination and certification of meters submitted to them by the electricity boards; (2) satisfying themselves that the meter testing instruments provided by the boards are maintained in proper order; (3) adjudication of disputes between consumers and boards referred to them for settlement.
During the year ended 31st March, 1952, 2,112,495 meters were submitted for examination and certification. About 100,000 sample meters were tested, 733 being found faulty: as a result, 6,822 of the meters submitted were rejected. Five hundred and seventy-six defective items of testing apparatus were dealt with. Sixteen disputed meters were referred to the meter examiners, and two meters were found faulty.