Teviot power scheme planning

ROXBURGH: The Teviot Electric Power Board has arranged with the Dunedin City Council for the services of its Waipori engineer (Mr A.P. Aldridge) to prepare the necessary plans, estimates, etc preparatory to placing a proposal before ratepayers to borrow the necessary capital for a local power scheme. Mr Aldridge has had long and practical experience with the City Corporation, and is well qualified for this position. Once the loan proposal is sanctioned by the ratepayers no time will be lost in developing the scheme, and it is

confidently hoped that in less than two years the whole district from Allans Hill to Island Block will be supplied with electricity. The Provisional Committee was fortunate in securing at a very satisfactory figure the mining plant and water rights of the Roxburgh Amalgamated Company. This carries with it a valuable asset in Lake Onslow, which now becomes the property of the board and under its control. The conservation of water during the dry season will ensure a neverfailing supply in the driest parts of the year.