ELECTRIC POWER

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume XXIV, 4 August 1928, Page 7

ELECTRIC POWER

the waitaki scheme. PROGRESS OE THE WORK. In eonneetiuh with the Waitaki '■■-.■J- power scheme, the program»r tor the construction of the dam, principal feature of the scheme, been laid out. I"’ the conveyance of machinery, “n-nyle, etc., to the site, the survey -'been completed of a light railway r w miles and three quarters in which will connect the presterminus <>t the Kurow branch “W with the site of the dam. Jbere are at present 110 men Ming there. J 1 is planned tn complete the. new Pr nistalktti,.,, i n three years. ' s to ,>e built ina procedure followed seh P . 11 "’ tk hydro-electrical u n , ° thcr T nr,< of thp world, " ! ’. teil hitherto in New ZeastX.- " Plans Provide for the inta.S £ ener ating units. 15.b00k.w. (double the eaC *ri,to thf lar " e,t ” nits at Lake IU P "i/ Ps a instalment; Phonal ,„ lhs . eaeh of th ,. ten-ar/’’'"'"-' - '■ installed afar<l. as requir,.,]. s ri4th7 " :1 ' 1,1 !,!;llk ' next week iu\,-\ ~f ,| |( , transmission ■ ‘o'* 11 the W./, i ■ site tn ( i ,akl power house I ,e ? av T- It v.ill consist of a lin ' ■ < ' towers, eaeh be carrying two ■ noir/ 0 ' mak ' n ” four in all >3l hi n , at "hi'-h the Waitaki lines ng Titnaru-Oamaru lt ■ lll bl> ne '”hbourhood of bni I, ,‘'J'°l’ to have the surthe end of October,