POWER FOR WAIPORI.

Otago Witness, Issue 3842, 1 November 1927, Page 61

POWER FOR WAIPORI.

RECOMMENDATIONS TO CITY COUNCIL. At the next meeting of the City Council the Electric Power and Lighting Committee will report that the city engineer has now received instructions to complete with all possible despatch the plans of the Lake Mahinerangi dam, in order that the same may be submitted to the Public Works Department for approval with the least possible delay. A report by the city engineer indicating the arrangements to be made for the carrying out of thewhole work will be laid on the table. After giving the whole matter due consideration, the committee recommends that the work of constructing the dam be carried out by the department, and that tenders be invited by public advertisement for the transport and supply of all necessary material.The committee will also recommend that the tender of Messrs C. Brenssell and Sons, Outram, for the cartage of plant, cement, etc., from Lawrence to Waipori required in connection with the extension of the power-house plant now being carried on be accepted. The committee will report that in order to provide for the next stage in the plan of development at Waipori already agreed upon, it will be’ necessary to order a further 3000 kw. unit for the main station, to be delivered about the end of next year. .Instructions have accordingly been given to the city electrical engineer to have specifications prepared for the necessary plant with a view to tenders being invited by public advertisement at the earliest possible date. The tenders for the SOOOkw. unit, for which preparations arc now being made for installation at the power station, are now in hand, and will be reported on to council at the earliest possible date.

A thoughtless piece of vandalism was perpetrated at the Blenheim War Memorial during the band concert last Sunday afternoon, some careless individual striking a match upon the smooth white plaster in the Chamber of Memories (states the Express). It is almost impossible to eradi cate the ugly mark which has been left.

Eight level crossings in the Ongarue district are being eliminated by deviation jf the road. A kiwi was seen a few days ago on a farm at ICaitieke, King f.eunti.y Un-rn-fn-afclv it wns caught by dogs and killed. It was the first kiwi seen in tho district for many years.