HYDRO-ELECTRICITY
DEVELOPMENT IN BRITAIN. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) (Received Jan. 1, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 31. Mr Lloyd George visited the waterpower works in Conway Valley. He regretted that Britain was the most backward nation in the utilisation of waterpower. Germany had long used waterpower for. agricultural and other purposes. He pointed to the Australian opportunities, and said that the secret of the future lay in adequate exploitations of the great natural resources. Cheaper power would revolutionise industry. Labour was demanding shorter hours, therefore something must'' be done to increase production. Willing hands were shrouded in the clouds, which did not demand an eight-hour day. It was true that the clouds sometimes struck, but dams were prepared as strike-breakers and great reservoirs were stored with water while the clouds were on strike. .
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Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14253, 2 January 1920, Page 5
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