PROGRESS DELEGATION

Hokitika Guardian, 8 August 1922, Page 3

PROGRESS DELEGATION

VISIT TO COLERIDGE

SPECIAL TO GUARDIAN. CHRISTCHURCH, Aug 8. The Progress Delegation visited Coleridge yesterday. Messrs Evans and Butler remained in tho city oil business. The remainder of the party had a very enjoyable outing under the guidance of Mr MeAlpine. Tho ■trip was an education, said Mr Bruce to a “Lyttelton Times” reporter last evening. “We were met at Lake Coleridge by Mr Blackwell (Engineer in Chai-'el who first showed us over the nower house. What impressed us greatly was the huge generator of 3000 k.w. We s-mv preparations in progress to ••.-•tat a second generator of 3000 k.w. After visiting tho transformer room where the power is broken down, we went on the roof and saw tin* safety value of the power house, .otherwise the lightning conductor scheme, by means of which lightning is trapped and put over various gaps until it reaches the earth through induction coils. It is a highly elaborate scheme.

After going over the Penstock and tunnel, seventy chains ill length, carrying over 200 head of water, we were

conducted to the intake at the lake. There the engineer pointed out the precautions taken to ensure that noth inq passes through hut pure water. Nothing is left to chance. Lake Coleridge furnished altogether a sample of excellent engineering. We were struck by the size of the Lake which we were told is eight miles and a half in length and an -average of 3 of a mile in width, with an area of 8000 acres. I am an old mining man and am certain that when fully harnessed you have sufficient power at the lake to serve the whole of Canterbury with out any subsidiary schemes whatever. Every member of the party thorough lv enjoyed the visit and feel extremely

grateful to the Canterbury Progress League people for giving us the opportunity of seeing the works. . and in addition appreciate the attention paid ns by Messrs Blackwell and Sweeney. Mr ,J. Steer (Chairman of the Grevmouth Harbour Board) is at present visiting Christchurch, and will attend the Conference to he heal to-morrow evening when the A\ est Coast reps, will discuss various matters with the members of the Canterbury Progress League. “Over there they are all looking forward to the opening of the tunnel.” said Mr Steer in an interview. “As soon as the isolation is removed we expect to participate in the general prosperity that must follow as a result of the linking up of the two ( . oas ts There arc various opinions as t „ what will happen in connection with Greymouth harbour, hut personally I did not think there will be Mich » falling off in trade as some people imagine. As time goes on the West Const is sure to see the wisdom of co-operating in the direction of securing transport between Australia ami Greymouth lor mails and passen-,,,,,-s Grevmoutli Harbour at present can accomodate easily a vessel drawing up to Ui. feet, fast boats of whteh there are plenty in New Zealand ports, seldom get stuck ether gomg in or coming out. so any .Irawhack on that score is limited. Around Grej- „ F still vast fields for mouth tlieie ts im development in timber, coal and m,nenls generally. Another |>mnt is have a largo quantity of Kmc deposits that would answer splemhdb „r crushing purposes, the cod of crushing being estimated at os pc ton. The expenses tn the "a .marrying would he slight. . s -• 1n,.; could he utilised for protect,on works and only the ordinary waste stone used for crushing. Tt « «m possible that these limestones ""I ’ v , large and important part n devein,mtent of . the Coast and that quantities will he demanded h> Canterbury.

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1 Tip. ladies hockey team for to-mor- . . r 1 Walker. P. Thumpo. st«piS' 1.-- «• i: mv. W rii.uttpsoti. M. SMiiou , u,d I Brown. Players are requested

have. Following the hockey match on Wednesday on Cass Square the Socce. Club will ph’-y the Grey Club, ****“ team being .1. T. Askew, " • »«««, M- \ Laughton. E. Lovett, T. Kearns. D ; B ,.ee«e. A- Re.vmdds, F- Wllson - V Wogau. and A. Wogau.

V revival in the dried milk industry as a result of the tariff agreement with \listr.iliii was predicted by Mr • • A. Young in the House last week. He said that at present we purchased large quantities of Australian goods and Australia bought little or nothing from usAlrenrtv as a. result of the tariff, enquiries were being made from Australia. and orders were being placed for dried milk. Tie mentioned that hundreds of thousands of pounds had been sunk iu factories and plant, and the dairy farmers had been saddled with the interest on the capital outlay, while these plants were lying idle. The revival. now promised, would bring a tremendous amount of money into the country, and this would net as a set off nooinst any loss that might he made in some of the minor industries through the operation of the treaty. He claimed that, there wore many small industries which were not worth fostering, and it would he hotter if the effort and enpial involved were devoted to the dairy industry.