• DUNEDIN, Feb. 10. The ehances of New Zealand suffering a power shortage this year similar to that of last year are not considereil likely by .the chief engineer of the Wtate Hydro-Electricity Departmenl (Mr. F. T, Kissel), who is visiting Dunedin for the conference of the Xew Zealand Institute of Engineers. He said this morning that the eoun try wotild suffer similar power shortage only if there were a prolonged dry period like'1 that -experienced last . year. but the cliahee's "were not that way. Tlie y.ears 1947 and 1948 wero tlie mosi critical; for s.oiue;'/tihj"e,. but 1947 had "'Leen was a I lecord drouglit.
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Chronicle (Levin), 11 February 1948, Page 5
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