REPORT FROM THE LAKES
— Press Associazion
By Telearavli-
WELLINGTON, April 8. A rise of six inclies in the level of Lake Waikaremoana since Friday is due neitlier to rain nor the conservation of power, according to an otficial of the State Hydro-electric Department, who said today that morc water drawn otf Taupo to speed the lilling of Karapiro had generatcd more power at Arapuni and so allowed the geueration of less at Waikaremoana. . Taupo 's level dropped three inclies over the weekend, parlly because more water was drawn off for Karapiro and partly because there was no rain in the area. Waikaremoana rosc from 1995.1 feet to 1995.6 feet. The rain that fell, .6-3 •of an incli, was insufificieut to ' be ,ol! lieneflt, the fine weather in the areas of hcavy consumption of electric povvei being counteracted in effect by the fine weather in the watershed Arjeas i, qrf botli .Taupo and Waiikarhmoana So .that no long ter.m beuefit was being deriyed from the drop in power consumption ni the forni of • marked rises in the levels o'f the lakes.
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Chronicle (Levin), 9 April 1947, Page 6
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180REPORT FROM THE LAKES Chronicle (Levin), 9 April 1947, Page 6
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