PARIS POWER SUPPLY.
FROM FAR-AWAY RIVER, France, under the leadership of Andre Tardieu. Minister of Public Words, is working hard in the development of its natural resources. Recently an extensive electrification of Ihe railroad in the southern pari of the country has been rompleted and now a scheme has passed the first, slage for harnessing the niver Dordonne, in the eenlre of France, fo supply Paris with electric current'. The Senate passed the necessary appropriation of 328.000,000 francs. and the Bill will he rusher! Ihroueh the Chamber before the close of ihe session. Of 600,000,000 kilowatts which it is proposed to obtain 400,000,000 will he brought to Paris and the sale of electric current is calculated to produce 00,000,000 francs'B year. • Pari of the work on the waterpower development is being done by using German materials delivered a. 6 rci'jaraUcm payment.
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Waikato Times, Volume 103, Issue 17365, 29 March 1928, Page 8
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141PARIS POWER SUPPLY. Waikato Times, Volume 103, Issue 17365, 29 March 1928, Page 8
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