Harnessing Thermal Power New Zealand's thermal activity, an untapped source of wealth to the countrj', .said the. Secretary of the Auckland Manufacturers' Association. Mr A. F. T. Churl ton, in an address to the Auckland Creditmen's Club last Wednesday. Our hot springs were important for two reasons —firstly for their minerals, but more 'important lor their steam. For dehydration purposes, the steam from hot springs tapped below the surface was considered to be of al-. most ideal temperature. Most industries using Avoodpulp required tremendous quantities of steam and large quantities oL heat Ave re required. in the process of converting the water into vapour. With steam aA~ailable 'in unlimited quantities' the problem of. raising it to the requisite temperature was a minor one. He forecast that in future years, industries connected Avith dehydration. Avoodpulp and paper making Avould tend to be. located in the A'ieinily of those deep fault lines which would provide the. necessary supplies of live .steam.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 7, Issue 31, 7 December 1943, Page 8
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