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"Argument.'V-The longest bridge in New Zealand- -is that over the Hakaia, ftivcr, in North. .Canterbury, .which . is : n great' deal longer than tho bridgo over tho Wairau, near Jiernvicktown. 'L'he first town to bo lighted by electricity in this country was Heofton. Tho (Into ivas 1887. It is believed that it was tho first town south of the equator to bo lit by electricity. Tho longest tunnel in New Zealand is t.he Lyttelton tunnel, which is considerably longer.than that at Deborah Bay. The longest tunnel over attempted in this country is tho Arthur's Pass tunnel, but it has not 'yet been cut through.
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 40, 10 November 1917, Page 6
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106ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 40, 10 November 1917, Page 6
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