INCREASED SUPPLY OF POWER FOR ASHBURTON DISTRICT.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 17879, 22 June 1926, Page 12

INCREASED SUPPLY OF POWER FOR ASHBURTON DISTRICT.

At a meeting of the Ashburton Power Board yesterday, the secretary reported that a letter had been forwarded 1o the Minister of Public Works urging the need for the construction of another power station in Canterbury. The Minister had tepliert iliat the reeolution was receiving every consicieratThe Municipal Electricity Department (Christchurch) wrote that it would heartily eo-opei*»le in any endeavotu to ensure an adequate future supply ot power Tt asked the hoard for an opportunity of placing before it the proposals of the Christchurch City Council jesardimt power at Ota«epavtmenl vYe\v* ".o'. that tile committee controlling; this undertaking could give the atißSestion more satisfactory consideration. othe^ I> bodies to which the board's resolution had been forwarded. The majority approved it, and only two—the Eyre' County Council and the Reathcote County Council—rejected it. The chairman said il. would not be good strategy on the part of the board to ignore the Ohristohurc-h Council’s proposal altogether until a deputation from the board met the city authorities. On the motion of Mr Dart, it was decided to meet the Christchurch Council, the date t*> ho by 'h» ■ -ha irma-i.