E. Denton, photo. LOCAL BODIES ADVOCATE AN EARLY START. A conference of representatives of adjacent local bodies was called recently by Mr D. Crewe (Mayor of Pahiatua), for the purpose of considering the Government's proposal to establish an electric power station at Makuri, as part of the big hydroelectrical scheme, now engaging the attention of Parliament. The delegates visited the Makuri Gorge, and afterwards in conference decided by a unanimous vote that the Makuri scheme should be one of the first to be carried out by the Government. The upper photo, shows the delegates who attended the conference, and the lower picture is a view of Makuri, the quiet village, that hopes to be an important town if the scheme goes through.

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E. Denton, photo. LOCAL BODIES ADVOCATE AN EARLY START. A conference of representatives of adjacent local bodies was called recently by Mr D. Crewe (Mayor of Pahiatua), for the purpose of considering the Government's proposal to establish an electric power station at Makuri, as part of the big hydroelectrical scheme, now engaging the attention of Parliament. The delegates visited the Makuri Gorge, and afterwards in conference decided by a unanimous vote that the Makuri scheme should be one of the first to be carried out by the Government. The upper photo, shows the delegates who attended the conference, and the lower picture is a view of Makuri, the quiet village, that hopes to be an important town if the scheme goes through.