WATER POWER.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17225, 16 August 1921, Page 8

WATER POWER.

THE ARAPUNI SCHEME. S :% " NO MONEY AVAXCABLB. <; ' 1 (FBESS association tsuokak.) ;„•/' I ' AUCKLAND, Augurt 15. ;1' A deputation from the $ League waited upoa the Hon. J. ttpjj? f. Coates to emphasise the need for throughout the province, and to om|| '; the nwhtonce of the League in *JMKg§|ll ever way it might bo used for t3§fll speedy uoveiopment of the supply. The deputation waa one of'tjsfllf largest and moit repreienatire f« j|||»| long tin:o, tho majority of the MHgaf bodies of the metropolitan are* aad ti|||s| commercial and industrial orgaaU«tJsii|fll of tho city having members P**MBt>iiiifll Mr Coate9 said they ail reatieri iii|l|| need for cheap power. The <&ee#isjplil|] of tho current was a vital factor. TlrtlK|f§f schemes were of national but tho commercial aspect had to tp^H! 43sudidlerc<!|. They should net €M,*93SmS& sound foundation and pay their «■ without being assisted undofe by-iS'-JRi State, Referring to authorities feVIH power schemes, Mr Coates remiadtd UrWM hearers that, authorities did AM >M§§|£H m'onoy. In regard to the Hbf*fcitt!fjjl| plant, he said that at night there Mfl , a load ijoinjt to waste. He prupiMJi »|w[| offer this surplus amounting to IMttMrJMI I 2000 horse-power to this disttlaMH^H use. In passing, he Mf«Tild«SH possibility of the local MtowMraHj i arranging to "feed in" to the Ka*frsf§Hj| | Horahora. It would be C&«V*||aefll 1 carry current than to carry coal. 'IWH; however, was merely his optsioo. 9wHr; question was one for the Audriattd'MfgH^ pie to decide. The Department sWmHK| had poles for .the line at vanoas Ifj/Bm i tiona, and waa importing copper 'MH I "Now we come to the . flnaiice.'' proceeded the Minister.SMH you want me to find £1,877,000, WBSJMBB from the deputation). 1 b;ve sftHJjjMHH ' said that before I can.buuds *1 SC ! with the exception of potfaiU^Mim^Hm ■ finance must be secured so j. pertinent may be m a position v %mH| '< the project through in five y**%§gßHH| ; tne time work is commenced. fammßm still the position." Until Mr Miss^#jM|| turned he would be unable to *&WBNk the financial position wee. KW^H could be got at * price. 3enw pe9MH» said: "Do not worry about ttsrjMflHH Get the work done." He did <^d»«WBK 'that contractor* would M wflui^Hß ' find money at 6 per cent., bntjf tsjami I were done, the contractori wigttld' t lsMM|| ■it out of them" in another way. >. jHM ; would be far better to wait fHJHB ! country could find the tnenee. BJ*S9B j his humble opinion that toe eMHH should do the work. He wae.fM*'»fii|Hß to be hustled off his feet. mmMMSUm 1 ing to try and keep cabe ■M'gHH I through the scheme ea *ensSM|BfiMW lines., He realised that BOwljsro oJJMbM New Zealand were there *H*>*s£9Gg ties'for the use of bjdrorfleettfl jPi^HH nor where there would be MA e> 'fl^H mand for power. wS&M Reply«ig to a mesne* nim^HH Qovorntuent would cobswot y?*4gM|lW| ■ concession to anyone, mnaasa - .TCIHMIf relop the whole eohewe. the HUM indicated that whle the «<«"«■« would consider ant I* a P^,V l l£PE|nH velopment of power, he *°* h MMEHH I favour of concessions to priviM oaffPaaßß