"MERELY TINKERING"
(Press. Assn
mr. semple on engineers' recon stru ction at arapuni
. — By Telegraph— Copyright).
Hamilton, Wednesday. "My visit to Arapuni yesterday satisfied me that they are merely tinkering with the problem," said Mr. R. Semple, Labour M.P. for Wellington East, when interviewed to-day. It was obvious, he added, that the engineers were working in the dark, and would ultimately have to dewater the headrace. As it was over half a mile from the end of the lined -portion of the headrace to the dam, the absurdity of boring holes over this area was evident. Mr. Semple expressed the opinion that water was flowing beneath the lining of the headrace and under the power-house through fissures and eracks caused by the former hreak. Moreover, the No. 1 turbine had never worked at normal capacity since the breakdown. The officials denjed this. * ' " ." Mr. Semple complained at the attitude of the engineers and other officials, who, he said, refused information and were discourteous. There was obviously a conspiracy of silence.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 2, Issue 304, 18 August 1932, Page 5
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