HYDRO-ELECTRICITY

Feilding Star, Volume 5, Issue 1131, 20 June 1927, Page 5

HYDRO-ELECTRICITY

POPULARITY OF POWER. ABOY E EX RECTA lOX S. (Per Press Association) Wellington, June 18. Premier Contes outlined the achievements of hvdro-electricity ui New Zealand and hoped that improved facilities would stop some oi the. 1 drift from the country to urban centres. The total waterpower available hi sources of 1000 horse power or more is about 770,000 horse power in the North Island and 4.110,000 horse power in the South Island. The most important development of hydro-electric power is its extension to farming and dairying. The total number of electrically driven milking machines at March 31, 1920. was 4850 compared with 3581 for 1925 and in 1923 there were 1310. Regarding expemliutre Mr Coates said ,-C5,733.000 in the North Island and 01 J 40,000 in the. South Island, and 42 Power Boards 'have been formed of the 54 provided for. in the original scheme. The total area covered by these hoards is 05,4-10. square miles or 01 per cent ot the Dominion’s area. The tcdal population concerned is 803,041, or 01 per cent.- The; demand per person had greatly exceeded all expectations.