LAKE COLERIDGE SCHEME.

Press, Volume XLVIII, Issue 14349, 8 May 1912, Page 6

LAKE COLERIDGE SCHEME.

COST OF THE SUPPLY. "

Mr E. Parry, chief hydro-electric c* gineer to the Government, arrived ia '' ' Chriswhureh yesterday morning and con, '■ : f erred with tin* Mayor, tho town clerk,"- ' and other members of the Council, with reference to the supply to tho city of electric current from Lake Coleridge. In the afternoon he conferred with tie Klectrical Committee of tho Council v.ith regard to tho price to bo charged ' the city for the supply of the current. ! The meeting was not open to the Press. Mr Parry was also engaged during tlw day in discussion on the matter with M r t>.'Vickerman, Public Works Engineer- ' in ("hristchureli. Mr Parry courteously declined 10 grant an interview to the ! reporters. but stated that- lio would ! probably bo leaving for Lak>> Coleridge ; to-morrow, to fix up operations for :ha I transference of ih<> current to the city, ' The tenders for the machinery hato I cloy.ml, but tenders for the transmission ' poles will he open for some time. It is understood that the meeting T>otw»n ;Mr Parry and the Electrical Coiumitti* jOl tl.-> Council yesterday was but a pns litninary one. whon various details were - ! discussal but. nothing done. Tho'con. niittoo will supply a preliminary roporj t<i the Council on Monday night. jl|( the details., ho\v«nvr. have by no mains ' been gone into, and it will be MunetiniA yet lielore the prici* ot tho curreil [\ lix-d.