Warning

This information was published in 1966 in An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand, edited by A. H. McLintock. It has not been corrected and will not be updated.

Up-to-date information can be found elsewhere in Te Ara.

Investigations

The Ministry of Works investigates on behalf of the Electricity Department suitable sites for future power projects. Data is collected on the hydrology of many rivers. In 1963 investigations included the Motu, Kaituna, Wanganui, Clutha, and Buller catchments and the Waitaki River basin.

Co-creator

by Victor Albert Le Page, B.A., formerly Administrative Officer, New Zealand Electricity Department, Wellington.