DRAINING HOLLAND
I’UM ITXC OUT THE ZUIDER ZEE. RIG WORK INITIATED. (Times Cable.) (Received Feb. LI, 0.5 p.m.) THE HAGUE, Feb. .il. The first stage of the herculean taslc of pumping, out the Zuyder Zee was initiated, when the Minister m|‘ Works stalled tlie. pumps to drain a small section near the island of Weiiingen, which forms one harrier againsi the, sea while a new dyke reinforces the old harrier. The area which is to lie dried im hides eighty - acres of rich agricultural land. The pumping stations are working dav and night. It is expected to clear this in eight mo lh>, reducing the water level less than half an inch every twenty-four hours. Even when the area is clear the stations must continue ; u order to keep down the water. The originator of the scheme. ex. Minister Lily, started his campaign to chain the Zuyder Zee in 1386. ITe died two ears ago. One pumping sta. kioin has been given M. Lily’s name.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXX, Issue 11128, 12 February 1930, Page 5
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