ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY
PLANS FOE WEST COAST OUTLINE BY MlNlSTEß(Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, this day. Following! three months oi invcsUga '.ion of sources ot hydro-power tor tin West Roast of the South Island. Hu Him. R. Semple. Minister of I’ublh Works, states Unit the scheme* relying m sources of supply on the coast in votvcl construction work which 'would o,
too expensive. As he was impressed with t lie urgent need for additional power to meet Hit demand of mining and other activities, he had, on the advice nl officers ol Jh< department, decided to conned, the West (load with the ('uleridge and Waitaki .srhrnus hy means ol a high-voltagi transmission line via Arthur’s I’ass. The Cabinet had approved the pro postil, subject to certain conditions regarding guaranteed contracts. The engineers had been instructed to proceed urgently with the prehiniiiarv work ol construction and to proceed iininediateß with the materials available. Ilms chi' ling power to be supplied 18 months lienee.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19025, 27 May 1936, Page 15
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160ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLY Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19025, 27 May 1936, Page 15
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