WATER POWER REGULATIONS

West Coast Times, 23 June 1909, Page 3

WATER POWER REGULATIONS

IS THERE A WOLF IN THE FOLD? Yesterday the following telegram reached Hokitika addressed to the County Chairman by the Minister for Public Works: — "In reply to your telegram to me "forwarding resolution adopted at "Rimu, I may inform j'OU that Go"vernment has received strong pro"tests from miners at Rinvi against : granting companies or svr-dicates "any conecssions, as the tepresen"tatives of such companies and syndicates are monopolising all ground "that would be available for working i: if a bona fide company preferred to "invest the necessary funds to devel"opa a water power scheme. 'Signed). "R. McKenzie/' It is reported that the following reply was telegraphed by Mr Ferguson: "Reference your telegram as to al"leged monopoly of ground Rimu Flat, "have referred same to Miners T Association as representative mining "body of district expression of opin"ion of miners on matter." ;