DELAY IN ARAPUNI POWER.

Auckland Star, Volume LVIII, Issue 128, 2 June 1927, Page 8

DELAY IN ARAPUNI POWER.

ANTICIPATION OF SHORTAGE.

SPECIAL CONFERENCE CALLED (Hj T< Jo{rr.-.]-b —Si»«ial to "Star " ) WELLINGTON, this day. A mnfcieiKv of \hc elertrir prm-or amhoiiii.-- operating in the Atirklajid and Wflikalo district* is to be held at Hamilton "ii .Time 9 for the purpo^ , of <-• li-iderinj: niran* of 00-<vr«cratinj: to Make the inoM of the available hydroclectrir and •■li.aiij power for o]<virk-a] Mir-viK-*. j-rndinjr the oojnr<3«Mion of tbo A;.ii>i!iii i-<>!iir.irt. uhirh i« bchiud time. Electric |"o«ri )* being obtained irojn Tamanga β-rand Junction Mining Oojnpany. ani' lh<* Dcpaniiidit'' station as Okerc FjiUk. The Auckland Ktwini plant i» for \hc f-uppiy of AurkUnd city. Thf potrer demami i* «.r» mpidly that w»roe i«chenie of tv»-opera- I li<-.n anions j-owcr autboritie* f«»r iidmg the difficult VM-riod ahead i» iictr'Miry. PUrM.KESS C>F CONSTRUCTION (P.? Tcl<~sraph.—Oira Convfr»f>t)<S«>iiJ.i HAMILTON. Wednesday. E\<--cr.t for the trouble at the pow«- ' hoiiH- fnundatoin*. where tb<- frfwiicr of water >« c-awsinj: difjinilty. \hc Aia ■ puni hydro-eie<-ttic <:-on»-trHcti<>n «oik» aie pr<»cv<-ding satisfactorily. f.aid Mr. F. XV. llandman. ag<-nt for the oontra<-io7>. to-day. The transformer station «a' pompletetl. aiTd work on the spillway -«a<e nearly finish***!, (iornl was hr-ing mado wjtii the penstock' and th<> lining of the penstock tunnels wiih coocfote was alwut to be commenced.