TOUR IN THE NORTH.
■, ' ■ • NAPIER; Last Night., The Hon. R. McKenzie arrived) in Napier on Saturday night from Gisborne via Wairoa, and received several, deputations in connection with the East Coast railway. He said that before the Napier end could be started it would have to be authorised by Parliament, and money voted r tq carry it. on.-''Meanwhile he pro*posed to start a branch of the "Public' Works Department in Napier? and send an engineer here to do preliminary works. The wjiole failway ought to be -completed' in ten years. .The-Government fully made up their minds that the line' of the Main Trunk lines of the Dominion ought to be-finished as soon a-s possible. There was no reason why it should not be pushed on- energetically. As soon as Parliament approved of the necessary funds a start would be made at the Napier end. He, had been very pleased with' the country he came through, which was much , better than he understood it --to be.
j Mr Q. Nelson waited on the Minister ,on behalf of the Napier-Hast-ings relative Waikaremoana. hydroelectric scheme, and: other speakers j.also urged its claims: Mr McEenzie said the Government: ivas quite familiar with all reports. U the Chamber "would get • to work and show what power they were prepared to ta'kej and.; what,. \ they would;pay for it v they i; could, then .ta-Vvirom a InmnSEs'poinioi' ,view. la the phambers decided to take .3000 horse Jjower.it: v.oild' be ■; •stav^^;an^ >^:^/;:^a^;.. ; that, the distilWuld; take .8000 at £8 per horse power they could deal with the Government on -a business 'standing. Hydro-elec-tric power was a national undertaking, and the Government did not in-, tend-to let anyone step in and have to ; buy them, out . afterwards. ; If local bbdies. guaranteed "to take/ a certain amount -of v the at a given rate they would be pretty; safe : ; in l-eckoning that; the.. Government with the- woEk- at ■■Waikaremoana. '/'.'■;'•;";'.., ,-;".;'''■ '''.'-.■ Other deputations i concerning purely Igcal matters waited ton* Mr '.-',' 'McKenzie., -'-. : ■■■' The Minister leaves for Wellington '; to-morrow morning.; / >
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10197, 27 March 1911, Page 5
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337TOUR IN THE NORTH. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10197, 27 March 1911, Page 5
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