POWER RETICULATION TO KAHAROA

Rotorua Morning Post, Issue 5311, 25 January 1947, Page 6

POWER RETICULATION TO KAHAROA

Lcncr -Delayecl Work Now Commenced Following further strong represenJntions to the Minister of Works, the • T..n. R. Semple, by the executive oi ■> r;c Lol.mia-Ngongotaha Federated 1 . .■ \cv Zealand, the eommitwa? at'k* yestei'day at the monthly r. iisral meeting to announce that %,vrk was proceeding with the electoral reticulation of the Kaharoa distriet. For many years now, farmers have beer petitioning for the connection of the area, which is fast growing in popularity, and letters which had been sent to the laie Mr. Coates, then. Priir.e Minister of New Zealand, relating to the same rnatter, were mentioned at the meeting. In his reply to the executive's letter, Mr. Semple stated that work would proceed as soor. as practicable, and that a small shipment of hardwood poles from Australia was expected in the Dcminion soon. Apparently these had arrived, for a large number were now at Kaharoa, and a fcw had been erected. A letter had also been reeeived •from the acting-Postmaster-General regardirg the present telephone facilities at Kaharoa. Mr. Roberts said that the present earth return party line would be entirely inadequate when the high-tension power v as reticulated to the district, and that a two-wire connection with the Rotorua cxchange would have to be installed. The Post and Telegiaph Departmenc was willing to supply the line, insulators and poles for the undertaking, but could not promise any immciiate installation. The Wellington bx-anch of the Federation proposed that the present restrictions, which necessitated stock from En 'land travelling to New Zealand via Canada, should be lifted and di .-•.• transportation allowed. The Viu.i.anu branch, hcwever, was against the proposal, and had circularised ail sjb-branches in the provinee for their views. In the geneial discussion that ensued, it was pointed out that the condifmn of cottle in New Zealand was .•.«»! - fN- M 1 Hv experts to be better :.y other part of the world, rhfe condition of sheep was also good, ;rd New Zealand-bred Romneys were -.c;v "ousidered tiner stock than the = •. V. Ireed. ' .>ii a ir.otion presented by Mr. Whitthaus, the branch decided that ' ht ve should be no lifting of the resti'.ctions at the present time.