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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 138, 13 June 1922, Page 2

, On his return from the Tongariro j National Park the Mayor (Mr. ./ H j Cunsoiil yesterday visited the site of I tiie hydro-electric works at Arapuni He ' found that a good deal of preparatory ' work had been done, and that a resident ; engineer and a small gang nr c 10-ated ! there, but if the Oovernment is to carry j out its contract to supply the Auckland '< I ower Hoard with current by 1 <i*2« some '' expedition will b„ necessary" in pushing!' on the big undertaking. One pom, tha" : ' impress,..! the Mayor was the early ueccs- I ' mtv oi del, rinining „pon some quick!' method ot transport between Putaruru i' and Arapuni for the largo quantities' „f ■' material that will be required for tbo work. The disiancc is about nin,. miles !' and a tramline or coiicreie road -ii* l' pcarcd to 1.,. tbe only alternative, as ihe ; ' clay roads would be quite impossible t, jr ■' heavy work. He was pleased t„ hear : ' that the l.tis'u scenery io the gorge—one" of the. finest pices "of its kind in ,h e -North Island—is to he preserved. jl l "' X ■'■'■'- k] < 'l""Li of tne Uimutaku's: 1 immigrants arri.rd X- M a ;,, i r; „ tk to . I day. 3 li-v wero ail nominated by friends! here, who met them at the riatiun. The Immigration Officer. ( aptain Oa\i-. ,-,f the Salvation Army, had no need to ioncorn him-clf regarding employment re* | thcni. - - I