PAHIATUA ELECTRICAL SCHEME.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 5359, 17 February 1916, Page 4

PAHIATUA ELECTRICAL SCHEME.

VISIT OF MR E. PARRY

Iho C'hiei Electrical Expert for the Dominion (Mr. fc. Parrv) accompanied by Mr E. A. Shrimp ton. |>i*. trict Iclegraph Engineer. were visitors to Pahiatua to-day. Armed with a plan ot the proposed electrical supply area ot the Borough, prepared tv -Mr E. J Fenn, A.1.E.E.. Auckland, consulting engineer to the Borough t otineil. Mr Parry made an inspection of the Borough. The object of Mr Parry s visit is in connection with certain matters which have to U' attends! to before the necessary license tor the sehenie is issued bv the De-

partment to tho Council and a mutual adjustment regarding the telegntpli and ehvfrie lines lias to he mn<le N't ween the Council and tho Post and Telegraph Dejxi rtment. Mr Parry interviewe<l the Mayor and also saw one or two of the Councillors.

Messrs Party and Shrimpton motor, ed to Pahiatua via. Eketahniia and Pongaroa. A halt was made for >t short while at- Makuri, wheo Mr Parry bad a look at the Makuri river, which at one time was in prxsminenee ns a promised son ret' of (tower tor generating electricity. Measure-

ments of the winter power were taken some time ago ami a report furnished to the Department. Mr Cameron, of Makuri. was granted a license some time ago for lighting the Makuri township bv Coctrioity.