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NATURAL RESOURCES OF QUEBEC

The Gatineau Power Company has completed a combined initial installation
 of 378,000 horse-power in its Chelsea, Farmers and Paugan stations
on the Gatineau river, five, six and forty miles respectively north of Hull
and in all three has made provision for very considerable additional installation.

The Gatineau Power Company has also acquired and is operating
the two stations of the Ottawa and Hull Power Company at Chaudiére
Falls, Hull, on the Ottawa river, the Bryson station, also on the Ottawa
river and formerly owned by the same interests. and a number of smaller

Power house and dam at Chelsea. Gatineau river, Quebec

plants in the districts. The Chaudiére Falls stations have a combined
installation of 36,600 horse-power while the Bryson station has a present
installation of 25,700 horse-power which will be doubled early in 1929.
This company in addition to its local distribution supplies power
to the large pulp and paper and fibreboard mills of the Canadian International
 Paper Company and has commenced delivery of power under
two contracts with the Hydro Electric Power Commission of Ontario.
The first of these contracts is for an ultimate supply of 260,000 horsepower
 delivery being made at 220,000 volts at Chats falls on the interprovincial
 boundary for transmission to Toronto and the second calls for
the delivery of 60.000 horse-power with an additional 40.000 horse-power