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Show Tidal Waves in Harness. A proposal is on foot a Hikuraki, In New Zealand, for the utilization of the tidal waters of the place in the generation gener-ation of electricty. The plan is to build a tunnel through a narrow neck of land at Pelorus sound, eighty-eight feet in length. The rise and fall of the tide at this place varies from six feet and seven feet to ten feet and eleven feet, and the tunnel would, it la said, command 50,000 acres of tidal water. It is not stated how the power would, be generated, but presumably the tunnel would be made below the level of the lowest ebb tide and turbines tur-bines would be installed at either end of the tunnel. The scheme has been taken up by a local company, which has a capital of $375,000. |