POWER AFFAIRS

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 76, 18 October 1939, Page 5

POWER AFFAIRS

SUPPLY IN WHAKATANE

DISTRICT

SERVICE TO RECLAMATION

Mr F, J. Burt at the recent meeting of the Bay of Plenty Power Board asked ?!' supply could he given to Onepu settlers on the Te TekoRotorua Road. He expressed the opinion that with a farther block coming into development that the extension would be warranted.

Mr J. D. Dicker explained the position at some length and pointed ont that the board could not go into extensions without having a sound guarantee of the proposition being a paying one. In his opinion the board would not be justified in making the extension, but if satisfactory arrangements could be made with the department which controlled the farm schemes it would be a different matter. Members supported the engineer's stand and it Avas decided to write to the department having jurisdiction over the lands in question. Mr Dicker, in referring to the portion of reclaimed land in the Yv Thakatane borough, said that at present neither the Whakatane Borough Council nor the Bay of Plenty Power Board had a right to supply power to the area. He suggested that the Whakatane Council be notified of the position so that this area could be included in the same application as for the Whakatane Heads.

rind so save unnecessary expense to the council. Members agreed that the board did not want the area in the reclamation.

Included in the inward correspondence were several letters dealing

with tine proposed acquisition of land in the Whakntane borough for building purposes. It was decided to proceed in the endeavours to secure the necessary power to acquire the land-