ARAPUNI SITE INSPECTED.
*&. ' ■■'. ■ PROSPECTIVE TENDERERS. ' COMPETITION FOR CONTRACT * [BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT,] ' PUTARTJKU. Tuesday. Tho Minister for Public _ Works, th» Hon. J. G. Coates," and Mr. J. A. : Young, M. P., visited * Arapuni this afternoon, '-arriving *by motor-car' from : Tokaanu, via Taupo. At v P'utaruru they were met by Messrs. C. G. Alcorn and J. R. 0. Loch- , head, of the }; Futaruru District Develop- ■ ment Board; who ! took the opportunity to thank i Mr. Coates for his <support in codstituting the Putaruru-Taupo.railway dis-i tnct. , . . ' ** • : Discussing the works '. at . Arapuni, Mr. Coates; mentioned . that several representatives Xof r prospective , ■ tenderers had already inspected the site, -and he. antici-' v Eated the ' Government would get . the , enefit of a good competitive price. • Of course, if tenders were unreasonably high, the ; department"would ;have:-. to iunder! the scheme ' itself.'. , Such an ' alternative, however, was not anticipated. ,•
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LX, Issue 18388, 2 May 1923, Page 8
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