ARAPUNI DAMAGE

Hokitika Guardian, 17 August 1932, Page 6

ARAPUNI DAMAGE

MR SEMPLE’S VIEWS.

gONSpiRACY of silence; 1 /iUvV

(Per Press Association — Copyright.)

, ' HAMILTON, August 17? It was obvious they were working in the dark and would ultimately have to de-water the headrace was the opinion expressed to-day by Mr R. Semple, M.P., after a vist to Arapuni yesterday. He considered they were merely tinkering with the problem. Bores were- being sunk lih. the head-race, and liquid cement forced down in tlhe hope of finding the leakage -somewhere. As there was over half a mile from the end of the lined portion of the headrace to the dam, the absurdity of boring wa-s evident. He was of the opinion that the water was flowing beneath the lining of the headrace and under ithe powedhouse through the fissures and crack® caused by the fanner break.- ;;j-. ... - Mr Semple complained to a Waikato “Times” reporter at the,attitude of the engineers and other officials, who refused information^,- and were discourteous. There .is obviously a conspire?, of silence there, but surely a public, mian called upon to vote money tq ~js£ 'goheme, should b e .treated civilly,\ydie, said. - • • • * vipjoi