VALUABLE SERVICE
SENDING OFFICERS ABROAD.
The Hon: J. G. Coates, Minister of Public Works and Postmaster-General, speaking at. Stratford, paid a high tribute to Mr. Shrimpton, Chief Electrical Engineer, and Mr. M'Namara, ActingSecretary, Post and Telegraph Department, who had risen from the lower grades of the service, and stressed the value of New Zealand sending departmental officers abroad to gain experience. Quoting instances, he mentioned that an hydro-electrical engineer while in England had been able to save the country over £40,000 on the Awapuni scheme, while Mr. Shrimpton also saved a similar amount by being able to recommend alterations in specifications for telegraph equipment as a result of experience gained while abroad. He said the Government intended to send its young, men abroad, and he hoped soon'to send a railway officer.away,'when he could acquire up-to-date knowledge concerning the competition of motors with trains.'
The Minister urged that this was a serious question for New Zealand, and they had to decide, which was in the best interests of the particular locality affected. In some cases motors might give better service than trains and vice versa, and they had to decide which was the better economically.
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 147, 23 June 1924, Page 8
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