NON-POLITICAL CONTE

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 13228, 19 August 1943, Page 4

NON-POLITICAL CONTE

DOMINION’S Hv„i WORKS 1 Administration (. Commission T DiseussionVchai Commerce A suggestion that it I port the move made at , of farmers in Tauranga have the Dominions removed from political J'f administered by a made to the Tauranga Commerce at its inouthkM on Monday evening but u "T , , , uul II W: ; . V ed to take no action in , v ." time.

The Proposal was made J Cx. Tennent. who stated tIT opinion it would be a tt e J step forward to have thT electric works of the der the control of a coinmh-f stead of the Government, ij' that engineeis under poliii trol had a hard row to t l{; ] move, he thought; was a H and one in which the chaniCi. interest itself. He mentalin Tasmania the works hi ? taken from the control of tp f eminent and placed under dj,l trol of a commission, and the•.l was a tremendous improver I As an instance of the undtT ity of Government control Hr - f nent mentioned one hydro-? - -1 scheme in the Dominion, | Minister had interfered and the work. That action, he sai: | put the undertaking back a j®;| knew of other instances but (it. I Avas the most glaring. ‘‘lt’s a thing that affects bJ concluded Mr Tennent. The opinion of Mr F, X. Ctrl Avas that the chamber shou!;. ■ preach the subject with the giJi care. He mentioned that Tac had its OAvn hydro-electric sek and it might not be a good thiii | have them taken over by a co:: i sion. The president (Mr L. E. fe said there were advantages tok the schemes taken out of poKi control, but, as had been pel out, the commission might take, control of the private underlet as Avell.

Mr Tennent said he thoct commission would he less litt!' take over the local schemes tte Government.

It was decided toMake noaa in the meantime, Mr Tennent k asked to raise the subject a® a later date.