WESTLAND POWER
Reticulation I In South (Parliamentary Reporter) WELLINGTON. July 11. A question on the reticulation of power in South Westland was asked the Minister of Electricity (Mr Goosman) by Mr P. Blanchfield (Opposition, Westland) in Parliament this afternoon. Mr Blanchfield asked whether the Minister would advise what action his department was likely to take to accede to the request of the people of South Westland to extend the reticulation of power beyond Hari Hari. “so that the power supply will be able to meet the growing demand from local residents as well as the proposed Franz Josef Hotel and a timber processing plant.” In a note to the question. Mr Blanchfield said: “The shortage of power at, present strangling development in this area must be overcome, either by additional costly local generation or by reticulation from the State Electricity Department."
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29563, 12 July 1961, Page 16
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