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Hokitika Guardian, 5 January 1926, Page 3

NEWS BY MAIL

WOMEN’S HIGH BOOTS. LONDON, October 29. Manufacturers are unable to cope with the demand by women for the new Cossack 1.-oot, which has resulted in full-time employment and even overtime, in many factories in Lcieestei, Northampton and elsewhere. Economically minded women have adopted these high hoots because they protect silk stockings from the mud of winter.

SEVERN RARRAGE. LONDON. October 59. ]t is understood that the Government has appointed a special committee of the Civil Research Committee, under the chairmanship °f Lieut.-Colonel ioore-Brabazon, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, to examine the project for constructing a barrage across the River Severn with a view "to harnessing the tidal waters for electrical generation purposes. This is a definite step towards the realisation of a scheme which has been under the consideration of successive Governments and follows the findings of a small committee of experts who recently reported that there are no natu-. ral obstacles. j \ perfect model of the waters at this point was made so that the possible silting effect of the barrage on other | reaches of the river might he studied. I |n due course the scheme will be considered in its relation to the more general plans of extended national electrification which are now before a Cabinet Committee. The cost of building ttie Severn barrage has been estimated recently at not less than £15,000.000.

90 acres in grass and feed. All fenced, road frontage on one side, several small paddocks, bouse of six rooms, spring water laid on, dairy and cowshed, Alva Laval Separator, pig-sty. 14 cows (10 in full milk), six calves. Ten minutes walk from railway station; handy to inill or bush work.—Apply N>. Berwick, Runtapu.