HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER

Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 54, 1 September 1944, Page 6

HYDRO-ELECTRIC POWER

It ill became power boards that, supported the previous Government, which was responsible for adopting the National Economy Commission's report of 1932, to criticise the present Government for blocking the purchase of equipment from Sweden because of the necessity of conserving sterling funds in Britain for war purposes, said Mr. J. Ilodgens (Government, Palmerston North) in the House of Representatives yesterday afternoon. That commission, said Mr. Hodgens, reported that it was definitely of the opinion that the hydro-electric power development at that stage was sufficient for the needs of the Dominion for many years to come. When the Labour Government was elected it realised that in consequence of its legislation there would be a greater demand for power for factories, farm machinery, and electrical equipment in the homes. It had set about to improve the position, and up to the year war broke out there had been a substantial increase in the power output of the generating stations. The Government had done its best to meet the increased demand up to the time war broke out, and had been fairly i successful;

The Rev. Harry Squires, City Missioner, who /is been an Army chaplain for some time, is resuming fulltime activity with the Wellington City | Mission as from Sunday.