COMALCO PACT
Agreement “Changed” (N.Z Press Association) BLENHEIM. The Leader of the Opposition (Mr N. E. Kirk) said in Blenheim last night that the ; National Government had changed the original Manapouri agreement with Comalco in 1963. i While the original agree--ment required Comalco to pay for the development of the Manapouri scheme, the Government when Comalco found it could not economically do so—offered to pay for the scheme and provide Comalco with power from Manapouri and use the power for the national grid, Mr Kirk said. Lake Manapouri could provide all the necessary power for the smelter without the lake’s level being raised. II was the addition to the scheme that required the higher level. The Government could change this agreement, he said. Exhibition. The Canter bury Society of Mode) and Experimental Engines wil; hold a model engineering ex hibition in Christchurch fr.ru today until next Sunday The exhibition will contain radio-controlled ships and boats and a small steam rail way on which there will be rides. The exhibition will be held in Andrews Crescent Spreydon
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32220, 12 February 1970, Page 17
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