ELECTRIC SCHEME FOR AUCKLAND.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 21, 24 January 1917, Page 4

ELECTRIC SCHEME FOR AUCKLAND.

THE PRESENT FOSTTIOS. GOVERNMENT ACTION DELAYED. At a conference of local authoritier from suburban bodies in Decenilifr lut it was resolved to urge the Government ~ to commence and prosecute to completke it as early a date as possible the necessary work to provide hydnw>leetr> power in the province o£ Auckland Iβ general public use. Some time ago the Hon. Mr.-Traserv referred to the" hydro-electric m-tsP* tioris, and hie spoken reason for iotpro*, | needing with the work was the *ba*pe»: of sufficient funds. Apart from that th« . war has created insurmountaHe,obet»A% i to the development of large etectrial scheme?. ~ ' The Public Works Act of 1908 ratal the sole right to use the water power el " the Dominion in Hie Majesty, end gWM ; the Government rig!it to develop bu* pbwer, or to delegate it to a local authority. Advantage has been .take* of this Act in several cases, the right a ■' favour of local bodice being free of", royalty! The Aid to Water Power Art or Ji>iO:..empojvere<i:tlv;_State to esUN ; -: lisii liydro-electric installatioiw, andtMSß first of these is now in operation ",*t Cake Coleridge, 70 miles west of Christchurch. The capacity of the plant »■ 12.000 kilo watts, or 16,000 teethe perflation to be served is over 110,000,. : ■Bα. •,. the bulk supply will be to some IS lwtf . bodies for retail distribution. I'dM- , pected delays have occurred in ing tlie undertaking, which, however, * now well advanced. _t With regard to the best source & ; supply for any electric scheme lot Auckland, various proposals iave «« made. The Waikato. Kyet Horahora Kkpids, 97 miles land city, are the nearest hourcee ol unaeveloped water power. Horahor* ut &&»> ot supplying 14,000 h.p., wlule; the Uuk» Falls, 158 miles away, and.'.the A»tiatia Bapids, in the eamelowhty, h»« been- estimated to yieldthe same amount. But theee v«r>MJ sources have not yet been upon by. the Government ±m \Vaihi Goldmining Co. hue 9000, h.p. plant at Horahor*. a «»"■" of 50 miles from the enines,, company has the right to «![**■, authorities en route with power f«Ar tribution. Ultimately not Only.'"B™',and power, but aleo. many of the M" Zealand, railways, will be euppTiedf"* one oc more of the available sourc*.. Sixteen, years ago the power developed, in the United:;■jffl«;;iwae about 200,000 h.p.r >*y * " which, represents « u^ l saving in. fuel. A ecore ot years>o electric railroad was in 1915- the elevated and. lines in New York city alone 2,250,000,000 passengers. , .