POWER OR SCENERY? CHOICE FACING N.Z.
The agitation for. the preservation of natural beauty, which accompanied the construction of any hydro engineering project, was mentioned by Mr J. Gilkison, engineer-in-charge of the Waikato schemes in a paper on hydro-electrical engineering, read before the. annual conference of the Geological Survey. “We have been told that the Huka and Aratiatia dams must be built without spoiling the scenery,” he said, “but I think that New Zealand will have to choose between power and scenery at that date.” The immediate order of construction would be Maraetai, Whakamaru, and Waipapa, stated Mr Gilkiso'n, and it was hoped to turn out a complete dam every two years. The work was divided into three parts; opening up, tunnelling and concreting. As each was finished, the gang would be shifted to' the next site. Tunnelling at Maraetai should be finished in six months, and then the men would go to Whakamaru.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 48, 21 May 1948, Page 8
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154POWER OR SCENERY? CHOICE FACING N.Z. Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 12, Issue 48, 21 May 1948, Page 8
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