EXPERIENCE ABROAD.
GOVERNMENT OFFICERS TO ,&s£, . TRAVEL. >ty'<tfß (spiciai. to "th» PEasß.") r "s#zjt? WELLINGTON, The Hon. J. G. Coatea, Public Worts and speaking at Stratford, paid a tribute to Mr Shrimpton, trical Engineer, and Mr Acting-Secretary of the Post an |f|||p[v gvaph Department, who had riMBH|Pp the lower grades of the BeiT Minister stressed the value oM|fek?»|j?« /, land sending s „• abroad to gain experience. * stances, he mentioned that pVhydro- *> electrical engineer while in . had' been able to save the country *W~W( £40,000 en the Arapuni scheme,* Mr Shrimpton also saved a similar ,_;* ■,% amount by being able to recommend alterations in specifications for telegraph equipment, as a result of expen- *j ence gained while abroad. > ti ', t Mr Coatea said the Government „"»•/",r tended to send its young men and he hoped 1 soon to send a railway officer away, so that he cou.d acqurte' up-to-date knowledge concerning tne r competition of motors with trains. Ine Minister urged that this was a ser\oua question for New Zealand, 'and tney t had to decide which was in the bfcii ,» interests of the particular IowWJ ,' * affected. -In some cases motors might , give better service than trains, ana vice versa, and they had to decide wmctt f « was the J*J \ * -
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18107, 24 June 1924, Page 6
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