HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LVII, Issue 17392, 12 February 1920, Page 4

HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER.

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IK I TELWSRAPH.— i COBBtSPONDENT.J '' TE AWAMUTTJ. Wednesday. f '■■ The initial ; meeting of the ToX Awamuta Power Foard was held \ to-day. Earlier in thel day the committee,, -which ; promoted, the constitution of the power district met to wind up Its business, and a presentation was made to Mr. A.G. Waiburtffir; who acted as secretary, of the committee. The cost of organisation and of the preparation of. plans on ?which the license 'will; be obtained .was £455. ' : ■'">.'" : - " J The newly-constituted Board met in the afternoon, when , Mr.-; J. T. Johnson was elected chairman. ,< \J*. ;''- "/".*", The. Prime Minister ;sent< congratulations upon i the > enterprise which resulted in the Constitution of the' power district, and expressed $ his » wishes :. for S success in " the important work which the board was called upon to undertake. * "/[ ? ' ~// ■- ' \'* 1 ,The secretary's salary was fixed at £500 per annum. Mr. H. F. Toogood was appointed engineer.',/.', ■ ■■:.■} ,'.:.'•.' '. :' Application "is v to lis made to the MiniseriQr Finance for : consent to borrow £120,000, and the chairman was deputed to* proceed to Wellington hi connection with finance/. 1 '-v •■ ■'■■ ; - "*' ''*vJ .• ;"• 1 The engineer was < authorised ■ to.take up the application for a' power,license on the plans.already lodged with the Department. ..'f ? •■;..;.; \£'/: '• t ■ TEE CAMBRIDGE BOABD. ' ELECTION OF; MEMBERS. . [ll ' fttMBAPH.—OWN COBMSPONDKMT.] ~'..' ; : j, CAMBRIDGE, Wednesday. • An electron'of members for the Cambridge Power' Board' took place to-day, thero i being contests in three of 'the dietricbv . Messrs. .'. A Wilkinson and M. Wells were elected to represent Cambridge Borough, Messrs. W. H.'-Harbutt/; and E. H. 'Hammond for the Pukekura district, and Messrs. J. W. Garland . and J. S. Fisher for the Cambridge Road Board. The new board will consist of those mentioned, the addition of Messrs.. W. J. White and The*.' Martin who were elected unopposed for the Leamington and' Rotoorangi /districts respectively. The first meeting of. the new board will be hold on Wednesday next. v '¥N' r> '■ ' -v