THE HUTT POWER SUPPLY

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 121, 16 February 1920, Page 8

THE HUTT POWER SUPPLY

Sir,—l do not say that tho Eutt water supply should not bo brought into town, ns it will bp required, and more besides. But the cost of laying some 20 miles of main service piping will bo tremendous for the next vear or two, even if it can bo trot at all; also tlioro is tho danger of the necessary dam required. As to the hydro-electric power which the river will give, at th? last survey it was estimated that the ITult River would give 10,000 h.p., sct-S'l.OflO, as some late speakers mentioned. To bo sftfe, in a verv dry summer, I should think 8000 h.p." would be tho limit. But why not hold to Mr. Evan Parry's estimate of 24,000 h.p* from tho Mangahao? Surely that, gentleman is more reliable than any other authority wc could possibly have. And as Christchurck has had to be content with SflOO h.p. only from Lake Coleridge for some time past 24,000 from Maugahao should supply all the immediate wants of the southern half of Wellington province. When more is reo.uired then the supply from Lake Waik'aremoana was to Iv linked on the Mangahao. Why not let us keep to Mr. Parry's proposals?—l am, etc., RTJSTICUS.