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Table Q. —Available Water-power in New Zealand: Schemes of 1,000 Horse-power and over.

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Source of Power. Available Flow: Position of Power-house. Cubic Feet per Second. Available Head. Average Power on 50-per-cent. Load Factor. Neare»t City, Port, or Deep Water. Ci a | .a R North Auckland District — Wairua Falls Omapere North Islanj ). H.p. Kw. 3,200 2,400 1,000 750 Milei 18 i Wairua Falls .. 150* Utakura Stream .. 11* Ft. 130 550 Whangarei .. South Auckland District— Kaituna Kaituna River .. 500f 784 65,000 50,000 Tauranga Auckland I Tauranga Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Auckland Te Kuiti Te Kuiti 25 125 20 154 148 142 139 105 97 97 27 22 Wairoa River Waikato River Waikato River Waikato River Waikato River Waikato River Waikato River Pokaiwhenua River Marakopa Falls Wairero Falls Wairoa .. .. 420* Aratiatia Rapids .. 4,400f Orakeikorako Rapids 4,400f Aniwhaniwha Falls 4,400f Atiamuri Rapids .. 4,400f Arapuni Gorge .. 5,300f Horahora Rapids .. 5,300f Horahora Rapids .. 165* Marakopa .. .. 90 Wairere Falls .. 160* 80 170 35 80 25 165 27 170 420 60 5,600 i 4,200 136,000 100,000 14,000 10,000 32,000 24,000 10,000 7,500 163,000 120,000 13,000 10,000 4,600 3,400 3,100 2,300 1,600 1,200 Hawke's Bay District — Waikaromoana Waikaremoana Te Reinga Falls Waikohu River Upper Waikaretaheke 530f Lower Waikarotaheke 530f Te Reinga Falls .. 124 Waikohu .. .. 45f 1,100 360 125 847 97,000 75,000 32,000 24,000 1,300 1,000 6,000 4,500 Gisborne Napier Gisborne Gisborne 50 60 35 28 Wanga iui District — Mangawhero River Mangawliero River Rangitikei River Wangaehu River Karioi Raukawa Falls .. 125 Wanganui River .. 125 Makohine .. .. l,500f Wangaohu River .. 260 Karioi .. .. 300* 90 680 300 70 180 1,000 750 7,100 6,950 75,000 56,000 1,500 1,100 8,800 0,600 Wanganui Wanganui Wanganui Wanganui Wanganui 45 24 48 25 60 Taranaki District — Waitara River Waiwakaiho Manganui River Waitara River .. 400 Waiwakaiho .. 150f Waitara River .. 415*j* 140 250 340 4,600 3,600 6,200 4,800 26,000 19,400 New Plymouth New Plymouth New Plymouth 12 4 25 Wellington District — Mangahao River Makuri River Waiohine Hutt River Tauherenikau Kourarau Shannon .. .. 160t Makuri Gorge .. 100* Woodside .. .. 120* Mangaroa .. .. 200f Featherston .. 150* Kourarau .. .. 20 895 384 120 330 440 755 24,000 18,000 6,400 4,800 2,400 1,800 11,000 8,300 11,000 ! 8,300 2,680 j 2,000 Wellington .. Pahiatua Masterton Wellington .. Wairarapa .. Mastciton 65 20 15 24 12 Totals —North Island 776,080 |5S2,650 Marlborough District — Clarence Waihopai River South Island. Blenheim Blenheim Erieaburn .. 640 Waihopai Gorge .. 130* 158 96 8,300i 2,000 6,300 1,500 45 2S Nelson and Butler District— Boulder Lake Rotoiti Lake Itotoroa Lake Inangahua River Four-mile Creek Aorere River .. 50* Buller River .. 200f Gowan River .. 900J Blackwater River .. 78 Four-mile Creek .. 24* 2,600 600 400 125 450 22,000 20,000 60,000 8,000 2,000 i 16,000 15,000 45,000 6,000 1,500 i Golden Bay .. Nelson Nelson Westport Westport 10 50 60 20 4 Westland District — Lake Brunner Kumara Water-race Otira River Rolleston River Kanieri Lake Toaroha River Whitcombe River Kakapotahi River Wanganui River Wataroa River Stillwater.. .. 1,750 Kumara .. .. 87 Otira .. .. 40 Otira .. .. 36 Kanieri River .. 100 Toaroha River .. 150 Hokitika River .. 250 Kakapotahi River .. 100 Hende's Ferry .. 830 Wataroa .. .. 1,360 200 330 700 700 330 760 800 580 580 700 29,000 2,400 2,300 2,000 2,800 10,000 16,000 4,800' 40,000 80,000 22,000 1,800 1,700 1,500 2,100 7,500 12,000 3,600 30,000 60,000 Greymouth .. Greymouth .. Greymouth .. Greymouth .. Hokitika Hokitika Hokitika Hokitika Hokitika Hokitika 10 12 52 52 12 17 20 26 36 -IK Canterbury District — Clarenco River Clarenco River Waiau-ua River Waimakariri River Waimakariri River Lake Coleridge Acheron River Harper River Wilberforce River Jollie's Pass .. 200 Conway River .. 1,150 Culverden.. .. 1,600 Gorge Bridge .. 1,000* Otarama .. .. 1,000*, Rakaia River .. 100f Rakaia River .. 50f Rakaia River .. 320f Rakaia River .. 1,100 -ailable to utilize 50-por-cent. load-faotoi 1,160 1,050 200 90 150 480 480 480 480 20,000 100,000 27,000' 15,000' 30,150 8,000 4,000 25,000 44,000 15,000 75,000 20,000 11,000 22,500 6,000 3,000 18,000 33,000 Christchurch.. Christchurch.. Christchurch.. Christchurch.. Christchuroh.. Christchurch.. Christchurch.. Christchurch.. Christchurch.. 90 90 75 30 42 65 65 66 65 * Signifies dally storage in t SI ignifies seas jonal storag -e made available.