KARORI BOROUGH
MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. ! The fortnightly meeting (f tiie Karori Borough Council, was held on Tuesday, tho Jlayor (Mr. 13. 0.. H. Burn) presided, and the:o were present.—Councillors J. Caughley, J. C. Fulton, E. Harrison, B. I; Tingey, J. Hums, 1\ F. Laureuson, L. (V Porter, and T. A. Munt. ■ : The report of tlie Vigilance Committee of the M'angahao Hydro-Electric Power, League was fuaij. ' The report, stated (hat contracts had been let for tho formation of a'road to the top of the ndgo leading to the dum, a distance of about livo miles. At tho present 13 men were employed 011 the work independent of the engineering staff. A considerable amount of" preparatory work had been done bv the engineering staff. Contracts had been let for supply of strain-driven electrical plant for working the compressors fpr driving tho" tunnels, but this plant had to como from England. Tho committee recommended getting the wholo of the money required for the carrying out of tho work to completion voted this session, and prlssiivg for the establishment of a non-political Board of Construction, as ret out in' Mr. Parry's report of 1918, charged with the duty of constructing the installation with as little delay ns possible. ' The council decided to ask tho member for the-district to give liis support to Ihe propositi. .. . - '
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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 309, 25 September 1919, Page 2
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221KARORI BOROUGH Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 309, 25 September 1919, Page 2
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