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Patea Mail, 14 June 1881, Page 3

Dishonest Contractors. —A Wanganui journal says that in taking down the old bridge at Upokongaro the other day it was found that “ blind” bolts formed the rule and not the exception. To join the timbers together the bolts should have been at least 20 inches long, while as a matter of fact the majority of them ranged from 3 inches to 6 inches. When is a fish fit for a Lunatic asylum ? When it is in Seine,

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