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Hokitika Guardian, 7 June 1922, Page 2

The maximum capacity of the main Auckland sewer for twenty-four is 60,000,000 gallons. The engineer reported to a meeting of the Auckland and Suburban, Drainage Board that on April 9th., 53,310,000 gallons had been discharged. On that day the rainfall for twenty-four hours registered a Albert Park had been 1.73 m. pJ3le maximum outfall capacity of the sewer had never been reached, he stated. Even during the heaviest rain it had always met the full demand made upon it. Concerning the suitability of pinua in si £ii is for houso-biuldwg, Di > • * Cockayne stated, in an article m ™ “Journal of Agriculture" »» “Piiius radiata (insignis) was first ploved in house-building some 3< years a,r o . when Mr Cathcart Wason had some twenty-year-old trees convex; ■>' into timber. With this material several houses and outbuilding* were erect ed in the vicinity of Barr Hu.. ■> ~ terbury. These are still standing, and the timber, which has been kept pair - ed is still in an excellent state i f pi serration.” ELECTRIC LAMPS: all sizes from 8 to 3000 candle power, half al metallic filament, all vo JJ a ®®,' , L „ ning Machinery Co., 5 ' Redfurd R OTi Christchurch,