WATER POWER.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 76412, 13 January 1903, Page 2

WATER POWER.

(PBR PRRSS ASSOCIATION.) CHRISTCHORCH, January 12. A deputation, headed by tbe Mayor, waited on the Minister of Public Works this evening, to ask what steps are being taken with regard to obtaining engineers from abroad to report on tbe possibilities of obtaining power from New Zealand rivers. Tbe Miuihtet replied that the Agcn'-Geutral and a prominent Amerioan engineer had each btten asked to select suitnb!e men, and he promised to do his best to expedite the matter. He said he thought the colony should bear the v/bole cost. , CONCIIiIATIOy. iPHB PBMBB ASSOOFATrOK.) WELLINGTON, January 18. Tbe Conciliation Board sat this morn* ing to bear a dispute in regard to the"' Flatterers' Union, who debited several flight changes in the exis mg <awardt After discussion, is was ugreed > that the parties ro the dispute should confer, with <i view to aa amicable sttthune'nt. . BAND CONTEST. v - ' . • . I <PKB PBBBS ASSOCIATION) MASfERTON, January 13. , i At ft meeting of the Brass Band Contest rotntmttee a communication n as received f om the Secretary of the North Island : Brass Bands Association expressing the opinion that Mr Ord Hume was able to Rpt through the work of judging in fonr ( days, and asking rh>t the contest should not be started fall Tuesday, the Brd of F-buary. A resolution whs passed that I the locil oomrniteo coqld riot alter tbe ( dec'sion to commence on Monday,* the . I 2nd of February, as it was now too . late for any alteration to be runde.