ELECTRIC POWER.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1566, 23 September 1905, Page 3

ELECTRIC POWER.

NAPIER’S WORTHY LEAD TO GISBORNE. 1 PLEA FOR WAIKAREMOANA. (Per Pross Association.) Napier, last night. A large and representative public meet" g was held in the Council Chambers this oniog to consider the question of the ilisation of the water power of Lake aikaremoana. It was pointed out by eakera that a sum of £50,000 had been acod on the Estimates for developing wer for eleotrioal purposes, and that the st amount of water power available at ike Walkaremoana should reoeive the nsideration of the Government., Of tho timated foroe of 500,000 h.p. available im the various sonroes of water power in B-; North Island, Lake Waikatemoana n capable of supplying 140,000 h.p., a aulily more than sufficient for the whole the present needs of the North Island. Mr George Nelson urged that every ort should be made to get the Governjot to develop this source of power, lich could supply Napier, Gisborne, asiings, and Wellington, and intermedis places, and wbioh would oause an menso impetus in tho industrial developini of those diatdot3. Ha foresaw the no when the whole country would be iculatad by lines carrying oleotrio power, d they should oortainuE not neglect such iplendid natural source of power. < A petition was prepared for signatures, dog tho Government to set aside a sum ■ the purpose stated, and the following tigram was forwarded to Mr A. L. D. aser, M.H.R.;—" An unusually large d representative mooting to-night unanloiwjy decided to oiroulats a petition yitout Hawke’s Bay and Poverty JJtging upon the Government to inide in the supplementary estimates this ison a sufficient sum to commence the tial work necessary to utilise tho water wer at Lake Waikatemoana. Please in:m Ministers.” Mr George Nelson was appointed a legato to Gisborne to enlist tho 00-opera-a of the resideate of that district inpreating the petition.