WHEN WILL MANGAHAO BE READY?
AN EVER-PRESENT QUESTION.
POWER BOARD TO CANVASS FOR CONSUMERS, ' The Horowhenua power Board decided at Tuesday’s meeting to-engage an installation inspector and in the meantime to give him the work oi canvassing the district and securing agreements with prospective consupiers, with a view to forming groups for subsequent installations. Thi's. action was taken on the Engineer’s recommendation.
Mr A. Ross (Foxton) enquired as to the progress of the Mangahao works and whether they would be ready to give power at the stipulated time. Mr Monk, the chairman, said that as flar as he knew the work was going on satisfactorily and the authorities had no reason to doubt that they would be ready at the scheduled time. He had been discussing with the Engineer the matter of linking up users of light lahd power and they agreed that no time should be lost in the matter. Two of their boroughs had no lighting supply at present, while the other two had gas plants. Th r need was not so pressing in the two latter as in the former. The Boa/might find on a canvass, for instance, that Otaki would be a far better proposition than say Foxton. The Boar would Wave to go first where it woub 1 get the most business. The Engineer had made ah offer to Foxton in regard to street lighting and they had reduced the number of lights and wished still further to reduce them. Otaki was more likely to increase its demand, and it might pay the Board to push on with the line to Otaki.
- Mr Ross said that according to hearsay it was going to be two. years before they got the power. Mr Matheson (Levin) supported the intention to get on with the canvass as soon as possible and to develop the districts that offered the best, pro ipe "its of business.
Mr W. H. Gunning (Shannon) said he had been in close touch with the works lately and he could say that it was pretty generally believed by the authorities there that the works would be ready by the time mentioned—August of next year. By June next they expected to be able to give Wellington City power.
The chairman : In that case they will be able to give it to us before then.
Mr Gunning said he had been ever th * ground as late as last Sunday and it \?as quite apparent things were beginning to shape themselves n< w He detailed the progress with the surge chamber, pipe lines, and tunnels. , The heavy castings were coming forward and being got into position. He be-
lieved that the 'authorities had no doubt about being ready. Mr C. Kilsby (Otaki) strongly favoured pushing on with the work of canvassing. The further advanced they were with their reticulation the more; pressure they would be able to put on the Government in the matter. “Let’s be the first horse in,” he (added.
Mr McKay said the Board had to take a little risk as well as the Government.
Mr Monk remarked that he had heard wild rumours such (as that the'Government, would have to abandon Mangahao, but he disregarded such statements.
As stated the Board decided to engage an Installation Inspector and to push on with a canvass of the district with a view to ascertaining the number of consumers likely to be linked up
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Shannon News, 22 June 1923, Page 3
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