FILM SUPPRESSED
BURSTING OF A DAM
ARAPUNI APPLICATION
The announcement:wag made by the, Acting-Minister of Public Works (the Hon. ,C. E. Hacmillan) in thVHouse of Representatives last night that he had taken steps to suppress the screening of a film, purporting to show the bursting of the danf at Arapuni. . , • Mr. Macmillan' said; that the film related to a dam-in some other country, but it was accompanied ; by.a title reading: "This is what is likely to occur at New Zealand's hydroelectric installation at Arapuni." He had taken steps to have that inscription withdrawn. The Leader of the Opposition (Mr. H. E. Holland): You are not blaming us for that? •■\ ' .;> .
The Minister: It was started by somer body, .but not from this side of the Housed ■' ". ' .-■ ■' .'. - ■ , ,
Mr. Holland: Does the Minister not know who was responsible? : The Minister: I believe a certain engineer was responsible. It was being shown'in Australia. ' • ■'-
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Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 103, 28 October 1932, Page 6
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