MANGAHAO WORKS

Evening Post, Volume CV, Issue 91, 17 April 1923, Page 8

MANGAHAO WORKS

"PROGRESSING SATISFACTORILY"

IHE MINISTER IS SATISFIED.

(II lELEORAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) ' . PALMERSTONN., This Day. An;official visit to the Mangahao hy-dro-electric works was paid yesterday by the Minister of Public Works (the Hon. J. 6. Guthrie). Interviewed, the Minister'said the work was progressing quite satisfactorily, as regards the engineering part of the scheme. Those concerned cannot do more than at present. "I was satisfied with what I saw, and the Department is doing all possible to push on the work. We expect to finish about next June. Of course everybody knows the difficulties experienced with the foundations, which add greatly to the cost and time. Still, good progress is being made. The concrete works will be starting in a; day or two now, and the same applies at Arapeti. It would be unreasonable to expect the undertaking to be handled any better than it is, and men down' there are doing good work. It ■would be quite possible to waste thousands of pounds at Mangahao, but everything, is being done to conserve the cost to a minimum. lam satisfied with what is being.done. That, I think, sums up; my impressions.!' -..■■V ..- •.-.. ■■■'■■■! -M. S