LAKE COLERIDGE SCHEME.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1916, 26 November 1913, Page 5

LAKE COLERIDGE SCHEME.

J'HOG'R KSS TO DATE. The following -.oforencc to tlio progress So- far made with (he development of the Lake Colcridffo _ hydro-electrical scheme is made by the* Hon.-AY. Fraser ill ilio annual Public AVorks Stnlcmontpresented to Parliament yesterday:— "Satisfactory progress has hccu made with the Lake Coleridge pmver-works. The works now under constriction provide for head works aiid buildings for supplying 10,000-horse-power, whilst the plant <m order is eapablo of supplying 4000 horse-power after allowin? for one spare unit. Transmission" lines will be erected in duplicate between Lako Coleridge and Ciiristclmrcli, whore a substation will be built containing the necessary transforming plant, also in duplicate. 'In commotion with this substation a- standby plant consisting of oil engines driving'three-phase generators will bo installed so as to maintain the cnppl.v to Clirisieinirrii and district in liio event of failure of the transmission line. From the sub-station, which is situated in A<i<lim;ton, power will bo supplied to Christchureh and to tlio siirrounding district for a radius of twenty mile;? or'thereabouts. "In connection with, these wor.cs a tola lot fortv-Uro contracts* have been entered into,'iho con tract siims ammint-:;-irr jo £167 in audition to winch the Department is carrying out, by direct labour or or. the. co-operstivo principle, inlet- worlrs st tlio lylvo.cnlvjuico sil l«o -tunnel and outlet works at the connection between the tunnel and the pipe lines, foundations to pipe lines, excavations for nowcr-hrusc foundations and for iail-ruco maintenance of roads between Coalgatc .md Colcridire, ana transportation and erection of plant. "The total expenditure K> date is £82.83". whilst the liability amounts to £I°l 23G and it. is estimated tliafc it sum'of £48,481 is required to complete, tlio works now under consti'iiction, fnak* Ins a gross total of £M2.61v. ~"\ 'contract has been elerocl into with t-ho Clu-istdmreli' City Cmiucil to suppi,- them with power as from May 1 next at. varviup: rates, according to tlio load. At- present there is a prospect that the works will be completed m time, tim detcrmiuinje feature heme: PiPf line, the contract for which is niiicn behindhand. "Vesroiiations for a supply of pouoi to Iho Christcimrcli Tramway IW , a K nroeeedinc, and similar negotiations Hill shortly he opened with. other .power users,' and local authorities within the area of supply from the sub-station. T „ c( , TCar <„ 1 expenditure in connection with til? development of wotoMJOvrer amounted to £35.003. and for tlio rutS year a vote of £900,000 IS provided." '