ARAPUNI POWER SCHEME.
CONTRACTORS ACTIVE. (SPECIAL* TO "THE rMESS.".I AUCKLAND, Augu.~i 1. iiio routes to Arupuni Lavt become a scene ol activity. IVaffic Itaa groaily iiscreased, vbile r.vo bridges are in course of erection. A smaJl staff or -workmon engaged, by Messrs Armstrong. Wiiifcwortli an<l Co. is on the ground, and will proceed io crtot, iiniiKsdiate!y a uutnoer of dwei'ings ior tho adminsstratiTO staff. A prelimin-ary-order of 1,000,000 feet or" timber for houses has been placed at Potarnrn. It is estimated that 60, CMS) tons of ceescat will be ueed iu consrirnctional work, 30,000 tons of which vill be put inro the dam alone. This cement vrlli be conveyed by a spedal train raining bctvoen tfae cement works at Whangarei and' Pttt-aruru.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 18141, 2 August 1924, Page 11
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