THE CITY'S POSITION
Reporting to the City Council last night, the' Mayor said there was a good deal of evidence of a forward movement. He understood that some men had left and afterwards returned, showing that
conditions were not quite so bad as stated. He admitted frankly that the Government was doing ita best in the way of housing workers and other conditions to expedite the work. It had been stated by members of the Progress League that Wellington would receive very little of the power. Hs did not know on what authority those statements were made,, but the council must press for a- decision as to the allocation of the power. He did not wish to dissociate himself from the Hutt scheme, but they must have Mangahao first, and nothing should stand in the way of concentrating on that work. He believed that he would live to see the Hutt used also, as well as many other sources of power. Nothing should stand in the way of building up their tramway and power schemes to meet the demand even if they had to scrap and sell -the plant afterwards.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 124, 26 May 1920, Page 7
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190THE CITY'S POSITION Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 124, 26 May 1920, Page 7
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