MANGAHAO.

Otaki Mail, Volume XXVIII, 30 April 1920, Page 4

MANGAHAO.

PROGRESS OP THE WORK. EXECUTIVE’S REPORT.' Tho executive have prepared the following report on the progress of the work at Mangaiuio:—“With reference to ihe Miingitluto li.vdro-cleetrie power -itiiei.ii'. your executive delayed their usual i-epofl pending an inspection by i Ik* 111-evident. Tit is has now been made, and the accompanying report is .mi eodelusions formed on his visit io till- works. He was accomiMhiet! i.v Mr Nash; M.P., and Colonel ...i i ij ,,-l j. MU'. Mi- Field, M.P., had inlemi.'d to intniay the party, but I, ns it it a hie to lie present. “ l.al.intr. - About GO men are at proi nt at u-ork, bill this number is coninunllv li mg and falling, a very large i.iimir only slaying a few days. Wo till 111 ink day labour should be increased to to.;, as the present rates arc below current rates ruling in the ! hjiitiiiion. “Work accomplished.—So far the dsief -.'.or!; dots- has been roadiug. The a! To!;.imam road has been ...,.;,i iv i:: tj>io vi- <! and re-metalled : Itrutm'ioiit. I t i hoped to finish this 1.. • i<ir- lac winter sets in. Prom the ,!.! . ; ihi Tohoaiaru road a road has 1.. r i....nr .1 round the site of the Tokoaiaru data to the ridge overlooking the ylattgaliuo. a (lit ranee of about 44 miles. About i Itr'-e miles of this is metalled, flu road from the ridge to the bottom uf ilii- uLniigniuio gorge is started, ano , cun ai"raid..- : ittoiiiit of earthwork duiie. bn; tlic reck work on this is no 1 vi-1 io d. .Vo other work has yet i i let l e Hi) lie- MatlgtlllUO site, UU(' ~ v. ill 1,1 f.l . ■ weeks before the site | Hanoi pn-n tag niuchincry is ready 11 |},,. ;,g: i.yulia-i ctnl. ft will bo noees . r , ; d j■ 1 1 ihe metalling oi t i. ... .. any niacliincry can t, i;,...... t if.- power house site. , ; ...... i nii- of the mountain . ... ... , ■ hie in emit of excavation, i, eti f":c in preparation foi ~f i, ... -i . ’ quarters, men’s ;\ .“.-HI lias also been . . i • tntin I inc. etc., at the ;,j ... ~t , u erel of t-tu Mangahao tunnel. ~ iti',. spell to be removed to a j.. i„ . i lie. din,i site. The sawmill ,1,1 s working. and timber is being f,.,r men’.- iiiiarteis. etc., but the breaking (he,. It sew is not yet in posij j u11, Tim engineer in charge not being ure.imt. ill.- po iiion re machinery ~o ul ,| llof, 1)0 - ftainod. but. we pro- . nine some id I hi.- is da the way, as i.t . did, (~ be ..rihtrcd several month)

'Vr.id.our. Till-- is the. key of he r-it iitrl ion. sc la r as no ran leant Itteti aci-.U'lonie-l Io the V.orl; are not. now tnuiplaiiiiug as t" ihe price offered loi ce-ii act V. Id k, and for in'en willing to v ..pud fa-- is available. But the . , d |; . -i : . l lie uecommodalion. , at j,;-, . out very 'insufficient. ■C,,t hp.p V available for rneil but till! leni. v.ilh no fire-place and no r,, r drviag clothes, etc. As aware iko v. -,-aiher in the midst I-- is continually misty .. t .... t in! such conditions ,d i iilll l uct’. i• in comfort. Thu ,„,K pb"' o I Ip- men have to meet on .. , la iin rook house, which is ~jv i„, -ii,!,. to use for the purposu. i., i, ~. i i.,!. wo understand, to intit.,.,, eondil ions without delay, . ; I ... , ,-,v, a year since the work i. ii is mil aii ogei lu-r creditable ; n, ps 1: meat ihat such an tut- .- p,, a,i;,.,i has been allowed 1,, As it is, it will bs ~. ..j-,- |. ,ibb- 111 remedy tilings b«c ~ ,i, ,i. am! we fully expect ■’llls Iti-r depletion of labour . ... -sc; ion with the con,i;, j o \ word ot praise should be j j.fp i)p .M.0.A., who have ,i secretary on the spot , i .... . r \\ r I>. A. Morton. TP,.-, i c,. marquee erected nt ; i, ( . a..: : trip, and are doing t..., pm,vide a lit tie social life , .. ii,- Morion would wel- - of literature, etc., and it« ~ -- . .do! e hi? plea. Any gift? of ' ~:, ;ot iva idod to Mr Morton, ~j works, Shannon, ,s)t :... .cdheid in for the benefit of ; ft ig it. a tip marquee?, etc.While, how,, v, r. -. ya all credit to the '

x -j t , -TTiu- feel thiamat- , . : v, it:;vc 1.-tf ii attended to . i.v -I-,,, til :.?!■) meat. Under pre;..,it if ■ vi.:.til; torts it i; useless to ex* ~ . t ,, ; up ;• utric-ient labour fores i ; n(tf ... ,i vo.a li: ions of life for the . ~, of v.ntking hours are rea- j sonaldv , iftiT. and we have no. t-:. :. i.U iii stating c-mphati- 1 , t, ,1.;;. V I that J S UOt tllC j r ., . ;, ■: ~- tv. This is particu,.,iv t, .i-mtu. as til present 200 to j ;t'i r .,, : m ea.-'ly and profitably j , ,j j- .vnns in us now advisDeparlment should pur on its own uu instead of depending eeitr, !- „n I i-vd teams, which are not uvntiul.lt ;, i -utiicient numbers. Four tin ;iiv i-uTi.ior now at work could be r-t ft-i t•;nl r ir-Oil.

• <V..... roiaminoe cannot but repeat the expressed in their r.revk'i/reports re the slow progress boh , mode with thi> great national nmiennki: "While recotmtsing the C:av. IjuesTs i k Depart meat arc labour- ; _ j lt abnormal labour ;p;.. -.c .-iKirtage of materials, etc., ..ve are mid ~r opinion "renter progress zon'd -d. id : have been made. Too i liiU'-h time is v.anted in decisions on . :ml necessary supplits I

■-Y. - ---Mi-; ato the notice of thtf new Mini dor for Public Works tho of :-:':'uir? at Mangaliao and tho tt;,-. -s being made, feeling sum that it '.- ill take- the matter in hand, ’ - : s v. ;■ do he is fully advised - ait at need of the provision of hvdro-eleetrie power to enable ft fuller development of the economic and industrial life of the nation, more especihliy in view of the troublous times which -.vast come when the preseat ioi inflation end?.’’