HYDRO-ELECTRICTY.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16975, 5 March 1926, Page 11

HYDRO-ELECTRICTY.

(IV the Editor of the Herald.) ■Sir, —-To those who so strongly 'advocated Waikaremoana as' the source of electric power for the GisboMe district at the time, when the Waikoliu hydroelectric scheme -was .started, the prospect of securing that power' from this great national source at an early date must be most pleasing.

Though the Power Board has not yet placed the full results of its negotiations before the public it is understood that the reduccion which it secured in the guarantee, required by the Government places this district in a very favourable position. According to the inform'ation already supplied, the Government have, undertaken to erect and maintain the transmission line from Waikaremoana and deliver power to the Power Board at the centre of the. Board's district at about half the present cost of producing power at the power house. The whole district lias been anxiously awaiting the time when electricity would be available, at cheap rates for cooking and power purposes. Besides being cheaper than either coal or gas, cooking by electricity is much easier, cleaner and better. It means a tremendous Saving of work in the home, and the time is not far distant, when if will be almost universal throughout New Zealand. There can be no doubt of the tremendous benefits thai if will bring to Poverty Bay: and the tha-nks of the residents are due to Mr. Wildish and others who have worked to secure for US the benefits of (lie national scheme. While ratepayers have no fault to find with the Power Board for the careful way in which it has thus far handled its affairs, it is hoped the Board will place all the cards on the table as soon as possible, as the poll of the ratepayers is advertised to be taken in three weeks' lime. The Board would he well advised to give the public the fullest possible information in regard to its future plans. Poverty Bay cannot afford to miss the first, opportunity of securing hydroelectric power, and failure .to carry the poll wou-ld be a calamity for the district., but ratepayers expect the, Board |o place the* whole of negotiations before them and to take I hem fully into its confidence. —I am, etc, j ADVANCE GISBORKE.