POWER POSITION PRECARIOUS
By Telegraph — Press Association i WELLINGTON, July 2. Witli the lovel of Lako Taupo at the j ; lowest it has ever been, there is uo I ! ehange in the electric power position as f it all'ects the Nortli lslancl. ! Lako Waikaremoana rose from i ! 2000.1 feet on Friday morning to 200;) 'feet this morning but is still seven feeL : below the spilhvay lcvel. For several days Taupo has been steady at a lovel ' of 1 171.85 feet. | "We are .not getting enongh rain to compensato for the d rough t in the ! Taupo catchment area," said an ofticer of the State Hydroelectrie Departinent , todav. "We still need economies in the ' use of power especially in cold spells. The more the people mu 'haywire' with its use the more will restrictions be ncedod. ' ' llecent spells of bad weather liad occured in the coastal areas and had increased the demand for power there but had not penetrated inland to ulleviato the water shortage in the lakes and at the power statitms^htr iteid-.'*-' «
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Chronicle (Levin), 3 July 1946, Page 2
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