ELECTRIC POWER WANTED

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 829, 25 November 1929, Page 10

ELECTRIC POWER WANTED

WARKWORTH’S NEED The people of Warkworth and nearby districts wish to secure power from Arapuni for industrial and household purposes and their need has been brought under the notice of the Waitemata Power Board by Mr. A. J. Murdoch, M.P., and Mr. Wenzl Scholium. It was stated that the population of the township numbering 1,200, together with the dairy factories and .farms along the route, would provide a payable load if acceptable arrangements could be made. It was necessary to ascertain if the board would be disposed to assist if requested. Mr. J. W. Hayden, chairman of the board, with whom Messrs. G. O’l-lal-loran and A. JE. Greenslade, members, and A. Main, secretary, were associated. pointed out that the board’s lines were steadily penetrating into the country along the east and west routes toward the north boundary. In the loan proposals to be submitted at the poll next Wednesday was an allocation of £ 1.000 to extend the 11,000volt line to Wainui and one of £5,000 for an extension of the 11.000-volt line to Silverdale and Whangaparaoa. j However, the board was on delicate ! ground in respect of the areas of j Warkworth, Matakona, Puhoi and others mentioned by Mr. Murdoch, for : they were in another power district, j If an invitation was extended by those interested the members of the board would be able to pay a visit of inspection to the locality, about the end pi