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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16622, 14 April 1928, Page 6

Strikingly reminiscent of the arena of a Roman circus is the surge-chamber at. Lake Kaitawa, Waikaremoana, visited yesterday by members of the Poverty Bay Power Board. It has one entrance, through a tunnel, and a three-fold gateway directly opposite is guarded by a, heavy steel screen, designed to prevent the entry into the pipe-line of any sizeable debris, and strongly similar to the harriers erected for the confinement of savage animals. The association of the surge-chamber and 'the Roman circus was evidently running in the mind of a member of the party, who, mounting to the parapet of the chamber, was inspecting the shutter-control gear when from the tunnel mouth emerged a belated group of visitors, who blinked right and left as their eyes adjusted themselves to the glare of daylight, and prompted the stentorian command • "Release Iho lions!" Moving from one point of interest lo another at the site of the Waikaremoana hydro-electric works yesterday, the members of the Poverty Bay and South' em Hruvke's Bay Power Boards crossed trails near the power-house, and paused for an exchange of greetings. The Oishome visitors were under the charge of Messrs. F. f. P. Tregiirtha and 0. Cnthbert. (he latter being personally acquainted with most of (he party, while Mr. W. TT. Gregory had the southerners under his wing. In the brief pause, an exchange of deliohted remarks indicated that the resncclive hoards were highly impressed with what they had seen up to that stage. Later the chairman of each hoard expressed to the- oflicials the thanks of his party for the courtesy shown to the visitors, and received in reply an assurance that such visits were welcomed for the good results thev achieved in keeping the Power Board members in touch with the department's efforts to develop the great natural (source of power.