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

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Available Flow: Available Average Power Nearest City, g Source of Power. j Position of Power-house. Cubic Feet | on 60-per-cent. Port, or § per Load factor. Deep Water. « Second. ! 5 North Island. North Auckland District— Ft. H.p. Kw. Miles. Wairua Falls .. .. Wairua Falls .. 150* 130 3,200 2,400 Whangarei .. 18 Omapere .. .. Utakura Stream .. 11* 550 1,000 750 South Auckland District— Kaituna .. .. Kaituna River .. 500j 784 65,000 50,000 Tauranga .. 25 Auckland .. 125 VVairoa River .. .. Wairoa .. .. 420* 80 5,600 4,200 Tauranga .. 20 Waikato River .. .. Aratiatia Rapids .. 4,400f 170 136,000 100,000 Auckland .. 154 Waikato River .. .. Orakeikorako Rapids 4,400f 35 14,000 10,000 Auckland .. 148 Waikato River .. .. Aniwhaniwha Falls 4,400+ 80 32,000 24,000 Auckland .. 142 Waikato River .. .. Atiamuri Rapids .. 4,400t 25 10,000 7,500 Auckland .. 139 Waikato River .. .. Arapuni Gorge .. 5,300f 165 163,000 120,000 Auckland .. 105 Waikato River .. .. Horahora Rapids .. 5,300"j" 27 13,000 10,000 Auckland .. 97 Pokaiwhenua River .. Horahora Rapids .. 165* 170 4,600 3,400 Auckland .. 97 Marakopa Falls .. .. Marakopa .. .. 90 420 3,100 2,300 Te Kuiti .. 27 Wairere Falls .. .. Wairere Falls .. 160* 60 1,600 1,200 Te Kuiti .. 22 Ha wire's Bay District— Waikaremoana .. .. Upper Waikaretaheke 530f 1,100 97,000 75,000 Gisborne .. 50 Waikaremoana .. .. Lower Waikaretaheke 530f 360 32,000 24,000 Napier .. 60 Te Reinga Falls .. .. Te Reinga Falls .. 124 125 1,300 1,000 Gisborne .. 35 Waikohu River .. .. Waikohu .. .. 45f 847 6,000 4,500 Gisborne .. 28 Wanganui District— Mangawhero River .. Raukawa Falls .. 125 90 1,000 750 Wanganui .. 45 Mangawhero River .. Wanganui River .. 125 680 7,100 6,950 Wanganui .. 24 Rangitikei River .. .. Makohine .. .. 1,500t 300 75,000 56,000 Wanganui .. 48 Wangaehu River .. .. Wangaehu River .. 260 70 1,500 1,100 Wanganui .. 25 Karioi .. .. .. Karioi .. .. 300* 180 8,800 6,600 Wanganui .. 60 Taranaki District— Waitara River .. .. Waitara River .. 400 140 4,600 3,600 New Plymouth 12 Waiwakaiho .. .. Waiwakaiho .. 150f 250 6,200 4,800 New Plymouth 4 Manganui River .. .. Waitara River .. 415+ 340 26,000 19,400 New Plymouth 25 Wellington District — Mangahao River .. .. Shannon .. .. 1601" 895 24,000 18,000 Wellington .. 65 Makuri River . . . . Makuri Gorge . . 100* 384 6,400 4,800 Palliatua .. 20 Waiohine .. .. Woodside .. .. 120* 120 2,400 1,800 Masterton .. 15 Hutt River .. .. Mangaroa .. .. 2001" 330 11,000 8,300 Wellington .. 24 Tauherenikau .. .. Featherston .. 150* 440 11,000 8,300 Wairarapa .. Kourarau .. .. Kourarau .. ... 20 755 2,680 2,000 Masterton .. 12 Totals—North Island .. .. .. 776,080 582,650 • Signifies dally storage available to utilize 50-per-cent. load factor. t Signifies seasonal storage made available.