HYDRO-ELECTRICITY

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17728, 12 September 1919, Page 3

HYDRO-ELECTRICITY

■ «• ;— POWER COMMITTEE MERGED IN EXPANSION. LEAGUE. COMMITTEES APPOINTED. A meeting of city and country members of the Otago Hydro-Electric Power Committee was held, in the City Council Chambers last night. Mt Charles Todd (president of the Otago Expansion League) was in the chair. 'Hie purpose of. the meeting' was to consider the proposals of the Dunedin members for the election of committees to carry out in detail tho work necessary to complete the Power Committee's scheme. The report recommended that in ordi=r to deal promptly, and effectively with tho problem of utilising Otago's potential eourcea of hydro-electric power the committee appointed by the public- meeting of delegates from local bodies and other organisations, held on July 25, bo merged with the Otcgo Expansion League, and become known a& the Hydro-Eleitrie Branch of the League. The funds of this branch however, are to be kept entirely separate' from those of the Otago Expansion League, and statements of revenue and expenditure aro to be submitted periodically to the executive now suggested and to £hc HydroElcctno Branch. It was also recommended that th« following committees be set up to control and concuct tije affairs of the new branch-— Executive—Messrs C. Todd (president, Ota-o Ixpawion League), J. London (chairman Technical Committee), J. Inglis Wright Chairman Propaganda Committee), °E Tambjyn (chairman Country Headquarter* Committee) P. R, Sargoc^chaS!? BuX ness and. Finance Committee); Technical Committee-Messrs J Loudon (chairman* J. B Shaddock, M. O. Henderson, J Orchiston PR. Sargcod. and Dr MV Propaganda Committee—Messrs J. IrUlia Wright (chairman), M. Cohen 4 «! P™ Rhodes, f. M^S^Lf'iSS' T. Spmcrville A. D. Edgar, and H L lapley; Country Headquarters Committee— E. Tambhn A. is. Armour, Orosbv Morris ,T T son, S. B. Macdonald, an d R.' £ LSBusmces and Finance- Committee-Messrs P. It. Sargood (chairman , J. B. Waters ? a ??l S -? OSe, A " T S - Adams > J - Rhodes j' Lethbridge, and J. Loudon. All committees to have power to add to their numbers la moving the adoption of tho report the chairman caller attention to the changed attitude of the Minister of Public Works as shown m connection with the deputation to him that morning—namely, that h,-> was now prepairad to start work simultaneously on the whole of tho generating stations involved in tho Government's elretnVil me - A year ago, he said. Sir William Frarer had stated thit the South I- and would have to wait till tho iWh Island had besn satisfied. The chairman also referred to the financial position, .-nd' stated that tho following donations had been received:—Otago Daily Times. £25CromweU Borough Council, £25: Mr J Orchiston (Wellington), £1 Is: Dunedin Onamber of Commerce, £10; Otago Employers' Association. £10; Otago Harbour B ™ Td ' *50: Borough of Alexandra, £25. -The following sums had heen officially promised :—Clutha County Council £100P.ihrvrston Borough Counoil. £?0- Dtm- . cdm City Council. £300: Wnihcmo Countv Council, £100; Port Chalmers Borough Council, £50. ■ " Tho motion was seconded by Mr J. London, and rnrried unanimously after ,-i discussion in whidi a number of those present took part. It was resolved on the motion of Mr M'Donald, seconded by Mr Rhodes:— "That the executive bb authn.iscd to nrranpo for the hire of an office and the services of a secretary." • A vote of thanks was parsed to the Mayor (Mr W. Bcgg) for tho use of the council chamber.