USE OF ELECTRICITY
VISITOR MUCH IMPRESSED "I am very much impressed with the electrification of Now Zealand; everywhere I went there were transformers and transmission lines," said Mr. J. S. Edstrom, chairman of directors of a Swedish electrical company, whon visiting Christchurch. Ho said ho felt as though lie were still in Europe; tho conditions wero the same as in any European country. Even the farmers in Now Zealand seemed to benefit by electricity and the country was to bo congratulated on its wise use. Electrical development was going ahead in Europe according to Mr. Edstrom, who said that there was a certain amount of linking up of countries in tho supply of electricity. Sweden was supplying power to Denmark, and Austria and Switzerland were also linked up. Switzerland also supplied a certain amount of power to Germany by cables.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22318, 16 January 1936, Page 14
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