LAKE COLERIDGE.

Press, Volume L, Issue 14980, 29 May 1914, Page 10

LAKE COLERIDGE.

The v.-ork of driving a tunnel under Lake Coleridge is proceeding. One drive is now -17Jt in, and tho other is about 30ft. In about a fortnight's time the water wiii probably be let in to tho flood-gates, 'mc plasterers hare now completed thwr worK there, except about one chain, and then tncy are going to work in the .surge chamber. Ino pipe-line is well up tne nili, and A. line will be nnisneu for testing in about eight days. At kisiolton everyone is busy, and every eflort i> being made to get tho cunent started as early as possible. Inside tho power-houso a. 11 h.p. Anderson's motor has been installed, and is driving a seven kilowatt general electron generator, for the purpose of drying-ofi the transmitters, so as to get them into their room, in order that they may be completed and loaded; also the generator which is to drive th& large crane. The fitters will now be able.to get on more quickly with their fitting up of the turbines and generators; in fact, the first turbine is completely put together for work. The contractors for the buildins have nearly finished, only two plasterers, three joiners and four labourers and a painter being left on the job, and they expeer, vo be done in a fortnight c time. The centre shaft is now concreted up to tho level of the ground, and the concrete gang have been paid off. The cable gang is now carried at Kisselton, and on .Monday they yot one. lino of three cables connected on to the roof of the power house, so now there is one set of cables right through to Christchurch sub-station. ? h V v bc p*n their journey back to town uitb tho second lino on Tuesday. I

The Post Office was. on Monday night, dismantled at Wbakamatau, and all the gear brought down to Kisselton Post Office, where all business will bo conducted in future.

The contractor for the tunnel (Mr McWilliam) has arrived here, with a staff of men to stars pulling down tho huts and machinery, and clearing all things up.