DOMINION ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 December 1923, Page 3

DOMINION ITEMS.

[by telegram—i-rai press association.] POWER. SERVICE. -MASTERTON, Dee. 2d. The Wairarapa Elecirie Rower Board's hydro power station, energised by the Konrarau stream, on the side of Sir W. linclianan’s Tupiirupuru .station was uiietrs! to-day. tins enrlout being utilised in town for the first, time to-night. The plant which ,-o-t £32.071 to iustid, generates i2(»> horse power, sufficient for the preKent wants nt the whole of the district for household, dairying. and commercial purposes. It will lie utilised to the full extent till cower i- available from Mangahao. when tin* lot-til plant will he commission”.l as a stand-by for any emergency'. The plant commence..; operations with approximately 1.000 consumers. jSi.r ML Buchanan performed Die opening in the presence of the lien <L J. Anderson (Minister of Labour), and hundreds of representatives cf the farming and commercial eommmiity. '(he plant was installed by Air IT. R. dilute, who has expedited the work against adverse weather since its commencement in February. Including the reticulation scheme, the cost to date is £l-10,000. DEATH IN HARBOR. .AUCKLAND. December 21. William Betts, aged 02. a man of • o defined tJr de. was rescued alongside the whorl in the harbour at mide.pht. and died in the In,spiral this morning. R 1 TIRING. AUCKLAND. December 21. Major-General Sir W. Chaytor. Genet ai Oificc commiindiiig the New /calami Military Forces u-lires -arl.v in tin* New Year. He leaves tdmitly with I tidy Chavtot on a vis;r te England. SELLING BEER. AUCKLAND. D-c. 21. At the I’olici* Couri. Margaret Douglas, a ("infectinner of Yiitoria St. was filled thirty pounds for selling beer without a so. Sin- purchased the liquor retail at ninepetu ,* ami Mild it at a shilling a bottle, to help mil her takings. | ELECTRIC BOWER. CARTERTON. Dec. 21. Wairarapa hydro-electric power system was inaugurated yesterday at Tepiirupuru wiien t,ow**r was itirued on Ly Sir M’aiter Bmhaimn. A number of guest-; were i-nte] tallied at altcruoii tea and felicit tons speeches were made. The cn-t of 11"- work was L'251.1M9 iiu-ludiug £11.990 lor Ituaitcjng householders installing the (Urrent. The current was tunic.' on through Me -tort,in last night and the supplywill be extended I i Carleri mi ::: in.' next, day or t wo. The speakers yesterday included | Inn Anderson. Sir W. Buchanan. Messrs Mcl-eod and Svkes M's.l'.