THE ELECTRICAL AGE

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 67, 9 September 1911, Page 8

THE ELECTRICAL AGE

OILBAP POWER AMD LIGHTING. WH AT THE GOVERNMENT IS DOING AND PROPOSES TO DO. Wellington, Last Night. During the course of the Financial Statement the Premier said:—

The first schemes to ibe undertaken by the new engineers will be those evolved and advocated by the late Sir. Hay. lhe policy of the Government is to develop one of the large proposed works, and study the results before embarkm" on a more extended programme. It is also hoped to demonstrate the advantages of electricity for haulage purpose., on the railways and generally. Enquiries are being made with a view to establishing within the Dominion new electro.industries which ' would obtain their .power of supply from the Government mains. One of the most promising is the manufacture of chemical fertilisers, for which there is likely to be a large and increasing demand throughout the world. In my opinion the day is not. .far off in Now Zealand when an abundant supply of efcetrioal enero-y will he available at a cheap rale. It "vilj be within the power of most people to utilise the new power for all the lighting heating and cooking required, without' h'oTf TT°l /, lirt ' d,,st ° r oxecss of , t " (lpr conditions the kit&,r d ir' o, v° a - s c,ean tortabh a, the drawing-room, and domestic duties would no longer benr the stigma under which they labor whale existing conditions prevail. Estimates in connection with the Lake Coleridge project indicate possible prices for the sup>y of current which would warrant the hope that, -such a consummation is within tlierauge of practical achievement in ivew Zealand.

H,r i 'r\lf 1 r rta, ! t mi f ion of the IVvtte ton tunnel, throng which a I'iiigo number of passengers travel annually, has given the Government careful consideration. and the electrical engineer '"as been instructed to report on this viei''°r ?h la ' V ' :U ! ll , l>ropare pLms Avith a vitw to the work being- put in hand at a . n P ', ; v ; lat r- has also been instniete,? io furnish a TOpwti „ t}) utilisation of hake Waikarcmoana for th« supply of power for lighting nnd industrial purposes i„ the Xwtli Island This is expected to be amiJahle at an early date . "