ROTORUA POWER SCHEME

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1076, 13 September 1930, Page 5

ROTORUA POWER SCHEME

MOVE FOR DEVELOPMENT From Our Own Correspondent ROTORUA, Friday. There has been in Rotorua, for some time, a strong opinion that the Kaituna River and Okere Falls power 1 station are capable of further expan- , sion and development, especially at ia time when there is a likelihood of a ! shortage of electric power, i Partly with a view to leading public opinion in the question and bringing jit before the notice of the Government. both the Rotorua County and Borough Councils have recently passed resolutions with the object of bringing under the notice of the Public Works Department, the advisability of considering the potentialities of the ! Rotorua electric power supply, j At this week's meeting of the County j Council, a reply was received from the i Minister of Public Works acknowledg- ! ing receipt of the council’s letter and I informing the council that careful con- | sideration would bo given to its reprei sentations. I Councillors voiced the opinion that ■ apart from the national aspect, from i a district point of view something ; should be done, as the power supplied i at. present was not altogether sufficient i to meet local requirements, particularly ! at peak-hours. It is not unlikely that a public meeting may be called, in the near future, to ventilate the question further.