ARAPUNI POWER SCHEME.
PREVENTION OF EROSION. WORKING MODELS OF SPILLWAY. (Peh United Peess Association.) WELLINGTON, November 28. Before commencing the remedial measures recommended by Professor P. G. Hornell to enable the Arapuni power Plant .*?. resume operations, the Minister of Public Works (Mr W, B. Taverner) has decided that complete plans and efetimates must' first be made available. Work has been proceeding on these lines. , . One of the most interesting features is the consideration of measures to prevent further erosion of the country below the spillway dam, which will be one of the most expensive parts of the project. The Minister has. approved of the construction ot models of this part of the country, and yesterday he witnessed some interestmg tests with these which are capable or demonstrating the behaviour of the overflow from the spillway under varying conditions which may he imposed by-the protective works , under consideration, the model is on a scale four feet to the The experiments are being made ruth the object of designing baffles to fair le ra^e ow between each .T, 116 .. Ministe r expressed satisfaction a whioh woul d save a good deal of money and enable the fi<W° nCe Started t 0 P rocee d with con*
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21196, 29 November 1930, Page 11
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204ARAPUNI POWER SCHEME. Otago Daily Times, Issue 21196, 29 November 1930, Page 11
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