TUAKAU WANTS ELECTRICITY.
WHERES CAN IT BE OBTAINED? FROM PUKEKOHE OR HORAHORA. The advisability of having Tuakau electrically lit was advocated at Tuesday’s meeting of the Town Roam by the chairman (Mr. Dynes Fulton), who said that for some time past he had thought that sufficient power to light Tuakau could be obtained from the Pukekohe Borough Council far cheaper than it could be obtained from the Hunua scheme.. In the first instance the reticulation from Pukekohe would be less expensive than from the Hunua scheme. He was strongly of this opinion, and contended that the Board would be well advised to obtain information from the Pukekohe Borough Council as to the possibilities of a supply from this source.
Mr Sim suggested ascertaining from the Premier, how long it would be before the line from Horahora would reach Auckland. He was sure that the supply from Horahora would be far cheaper. The chairman agreed with MiJ3im that the power from Horahora would be cheaper, but he maintained that it would be many years before the line was through to Auckland. Mr. Sim said he believed it would not be _very long, as the pull from Auckland was so great thafc he understood the Auckland people would construct a line fr'om Auckland to meet the line from Horahora. The chairman said that when the question of providing electricity for Franklin was under consideration by the* Pukekohe Borough Council and the neighbouring local authorities, it was mentioned that it would be a good scheme to have the whole district linked up in readiness for the Government scheme. He understood that the Pukekohe Council, when its electric light extensions were completed, would have ample power to - light Buckland and Tuakau. As soon as the Horahora scheme was completed, Pukekohe would switch op, and have its own plant as an auxiliary in case of a breakdown in the big plant. Tuakau could do no harm in linking up with Pukekohe.
Eventually it was decided to obtain the Premier’s opinion as to when the line from Horahora wouldl be through.
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Franklin Times, Volume 9, Issue 605, 4 February 1921, Page 6
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