HARNESSING WAIKARE MOANA.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 656, 5 November 1909, Page 3

HARNESSING WAIKARE MOANA.

.;■;-.,; .roK. '.K '.^o{ ■ IBj -Tcleirritili-SucclM OorrMbindentJ/ ' mi '•"', ! '--' ■-•■', : --!.'," of. electcically, harnessinr/-Lalce^' ; ' ; Waitare,. r and, bringing,:tho .power,. to~Nßpiei',--,vv »as nlwnyß been attempting, prospect in tWa -'" -' .ccolity. -The matter. was revived' at a meet-: ': ing of the. borough council last oveninc iwhcn« •'; ■fWI ™* tho;Wam>a ftroughfeS Co«nwr-.n:vhich,:it\TOs::'sttßgAte'd::a»at,^ift'f'S , -,-' i ' SSh P "*f • H^ . and '■■ -O'sborno,. bodice '1 could Bee their \rith.WaiAa,."and 4 S put in a plant near Waikaro Moana, the cost/.,*' ■ S»i 1 hl!ir l ; mc ? u ■■■•"• K out that.the'.dietanco,by,vwirp,from.the!worisKi'.;: -to Napier, and -Gisborno would be •'• ■"'■'■ miles by the shortest:route,.and the'enormous'-■ '' revpnnethat derived from tho *up- :; s ! cheapJight-and. unlimited power ,wouidv ; ; ; tend to makaVthe'EastCoast a.leadjng maaufao- • n' turuig cehtre. "■.■'■ ~-. -\,■-..-. r- , :-. , Cnuncillor/Nelsbn.Rai'd that ho thoncht-thVr'-'' proposal wa.V one that in.^ : ' : vostigatcd. ■■Ho.-had raised' the. question' about ?*■ four years ago, aud. a w,heme',would then have beou. financed .by private' capital, but for the ' " introduction^abont-that time.,'of producer r: .Counci lor Cfowjey. asked .'if Couricillbr Ncl- !'¥ son,, would state; if tho . power from * Waikarel /:' Moana could, be. brought into Napier in'time ■'■■'''' °mL tlle ,, I,or '" i s' 1 lighting • scheme. '• ■: 'j «Jhojlfayor .V. .Brown, M.P.) statal'■;'?* that it mnst be remembered that • the Governi' , " C- • ment. guarded thMr .watcr^iower' 1 rights ■ verj-w. > )oalously;- ■ : :- -;"-■:■ "->.■■■'■.: ■';•:' .;.""■'-, ■ -% : .:«V -(V:$ , Councillor Nelson -mentioned that, while Jα London 6n tho occasion of. a previous , visit', i< ri ,of Sir; Joseph Ward .(not -the Jast one): he •'' had lntervipwed.the.rrime Minister in.regard'"!--:tj this .Sir -Ipsephi-had.- then, that ha did not contemplate: any difficulty in dealing with the question, arid the Government >M would .give, any., assistarico 'that-. Wai. possible.'.' '.W' Ihoro would trouble in harnossing WaS-.Mi : j-''. bire. ,Moana;,for:thc borouKhA electrical scuemei. ';. One of tho falls at the lake'wasa very laree ■'>■"' one (IWO tot), but this would be very.expen,. : * sive to "develop. There was, llowevor, another '.'■' fall of 300 feet, giving a smaller power, which ,, ?- could .be 'brought''to : Napiec in-two■•'yearsi' y : ' Thoro were : no;■etißihecririg" i 'difficnltics in'th»i.»v way.;;"';-';: ■>;--:;to i - l v\-<\t-*:.*-s. ■;*<.;■'. ' '1 ho MayorV DOj you niean; to' 6ay,"CoiiMilWr.."' Nelson - ;''that' Waikare'Moana' could ; bb"haT.'/j;:'j Hsssed, aud tho power brought to Napier!in ■'■;.' : two'-years'?■V-'-:'.V-.'/. ,, t''..'.': v ' : ':'.-.'''.--'--' ■''':■ ■"'':.?■' .;]■-■.]■'■''.>*:'■:'.s¥■ •'•■ Counoillori Nelson: ■Yes.--'.-v'' , ,',v -v '<■ 'a ': : '''v,> Tho Mayor::,Thiai : I. think the .sooner we'vi. appoint: Councillor; NeUsoii our .dnlegato rand,': - .urgo,'.on\tho schemo,, thoi. better. .-■-;■ -. ~<.,' -..'J;; ': The.- council -^adopted,.a effect. ': ;-.-.!.i|.i..;7,v;,;■.'• /r'-;.V'';'', ~; .:,-\.,';. -'■U^'-''.r'-./'