John Arnold<p>_The Evening Post_, 22 March 1924:<br> HYDRO-ELECTRICITY<br> TAUMARUNUI WORKS OPENED<br> "COMING CITY WITH A GREAT<br> FUTURE."<br> ——<br>(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)<br> TAUMARUNUI, 21st March.<br> The hydro-ele[c]trical works erected by the borough at a cost of £521,000 [ca. $64M today] were officially declared open by the Prime Minister this afternoon in the presence of a large gathering of townspeople at <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Piriaka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Piriaka</span></a>, about five miles from <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Taumarunui" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Taumarunui</span></a>.<br> The works are said to be the second of the kind erected in the Dominion. The power generated will… supply the town and the district for many miles around. The power is obtained from the Wanganui River…<br> Mr. Massey… said that Taumarunui had made wonderful progress and was no doubt a coming city with a great future before it. He referred to the general development of hydro-electricity throughout the Dominion… later [in the power-house] the Prime Minister switched on the electric current amid loud applause.…<br> To-night the Prime Minister will be entertained to a dinner… and will later address citizens in Main street, which has been festooned with coloured lights for the occasion.<br><a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240322.2.114" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/news</span><span class="invisible">papers/EP19240322.2.114</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PapersPast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PapersPast</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/HydroElectricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HydroElectricity</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PowerGeneration" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PowerGeneration</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/WhanganuiRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WhanganuiRiver</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a></p>