One of ! be Gisborne papers fright mcd iho: ewellooraoy of that town by charging them with wasting annoy that waa due to their creditors on theatrical performances, and threatening on the next occasion to publish the names of all those who bad front Beats. The consequenoe was that when Mr Leitch and his company appeared the front seats were on each night, with the exception of some half a dozen bold and presumably out* of-debt personß, empty. I A now system of building houses of stetf plates is being introduced by 11. Danly, manager of the Soci6te des Forges de Chateleneau. It has been found that corrugated sheets, only a millimeue m thickness, are •ufficiently strong for building homes several storiei? high, and ths material used allows of architectural ornamentation. The plates used are of the finest quality, and as they are galvanised after they have been cut to j the sizes and shapes required, no portion ii left exposed to the aotion of the atmosphere. Houses bo constructed are said, to be very, linitai£.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1750, 26 January 1888, Page 3
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175Untitled Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1750, 26 January 1888, Page 3
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