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BOULDER LAKE

(To the Editor) ' Kir—Mr Berryman has written to your paper condemning Boulder Lake as a hydro-electric scheme for the Nelson l’rowince, and although I like to hear Mr Berryman explaining his theories, 1 suggest that-he confine his views to subjects with which he is familiar, and not go out of his way to interfere with other people’s rights, and thereby inflict ruin to many people who • are at ■tiro moment anxiously waiting for cheap -power from, some source or other. Knowing the Bay’s and Boulder Lake and the Collingwood district in general, with its ■potentialities, rich mineral deposits, its wonderful cement works, and the immense deposits of lymonite iron, to say nothing about the rich-deposits of marble that await the assistance of capital to bring them into prominence, I think that the people are correct When they stand up for their rights and disallow anyone to run Boulder Lake down as a hydroelectric scheme for the whole district. What Mr Berryman says about the Government engineers and the Golden Bay cement works’ directors condemning Boulder Lake as a good scheme is coil; trary to fact, and I am prepared to sav. Sir,’ that no engineer of repute that knows his job that has inspected Boulder, Lake with its 3000 acres of catchment area, and 3200 feet fall, and a rainfall of 2CO inches per annum has ever said; ; anything but praise for Boulder Lake/its ■ a hydro electric scheme for the district.' 1 Looking at an 6ld edition of the Year Book of many years ago, I notice two - schemes only mentioned for the whole Dominion, namely Boulder Lake and ■Lake Coleridge, at Christchurch. Evety.hndy knows the huge success of Lake -Coleridge, and what a great asset it is to .the people in the south, who daily -use its cheap power. Why are we asleep-ill this end of the Dominion in allowing such a source of power as Boulder Lake to lie dormant so long, when we have mines, sawmills, cream factories, etc., to S ay nothing of-the iron works and cement works all calling out for cheap power. Boulder Lake,'Sir, as a scheme for the u hole district stands out alone, and is I he finest scheme of its class in this Dominion. There are no great engineering difficulties to.be overcome, and the great body of water flowing from the lake, tumbling down some 3000 feet in the form of cataracts is surely a wonder sight. Why docs Nelson allow this great supply, of energy to go unharnessed so long? The lake itself is 147 acres in area* and has a depth of 150 tent, but by putting a very small embankment on -the front (which is very narrow), 50 feet more head of water, causing the lake to expany in area to several hundred acres, could’he got, and a splendid supply of power equal to 20,000 horse power daily. With so much storage capacity, and the huge fall, and rainfall in the neighbourhood of 200 inches per annum, Boulder Lake could keep on supplying Nelson with, its 20.000 horse- power, even if it, rlcvo r rained at the Lake for six months. Boulder Dike and all the adjoining lands arc Crown lands, so any powr.r hoard or

company that starts operations up at the lake would not have to buy any rights, etc. Everything is plain sailing. I would suggest- to' Mi’'Berryman that hi! inspect tho lake before again writing and condemning it, and that he takes an engineer .with him, and if lie does tin’s l ihink ho will admil that anyone of ordinary intelligence must admit the great amount of power lying dormant at Boulder -Lake, and* also that it is a scheme out on its Own as far as New Zen land is concerned Failing Mr Berryman going to Boulder Lake to inspect il, T Suggest I hat ho apply to the cement directors for a copy of the engineer’s report on Boulder Lake, and also apply to the Minister of Public Works for a copy of Mr Anderson’s report, on Boulder Dike.. It is very hard, to. say these, engineers condemn Boulder Lake when such is not the cute.' —P am. etc., BIG BOULDER. Nelson, Ist Aug.

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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 4 August 1931, Page 8

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BOULDER LAKE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 4 August 1931, Page 8

BOULDER LAKE Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIV, 4 August 1931, Page 8

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