WATER FOR SHIPS
"My reply to Mr. R. McKeen's proposal that the Corporation should take over the servicing of the ships on the waterfront with water," writes Mr. Andrew Fletcher, "is that it is just as sensible as if he were to suggest to the Railways Department—which, by the way, pays the City 10d per 1000 gallons, as against 3s per 1000 gallons paid by the Harbour Board —that the Corporation should service the engines in the railway yard. Or, since he is a member of Parliament, he might suggest to the Corporation that the Government, which supplies electrical energy in bulk to the Corporation, should take over the assets of the. electric light department at their written down value, and supply light and power direct to the citizens of Wellington. lam afraid if he did so that he would not get .much, .of .a .hearing."
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 100, 30 April 1938, Page 7
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146WATER FOR SHIPS Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 100, 30 April 1938, Page 7
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