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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 1, Issue 37, 22 October 1912, Page 4

SEARCH FOR METAL

Works Committee Report. Motion's Quarry Recommended

At Wednesday's meeting of the Pukekohe Unrough Council the Mayor read a report, signed by several Councillors, saying they had vis t.d Mt Hindman's quarry. There was no c!oubt a hrge quantity ot metal at thu quarry. "If there were rot . u;n a I.j. of st.ipping required we would be prepared to reci mmerd getting experts to thoroughly test tfn' quantity of good sto e available, hut we consider, taking all the circumstances into consideration, it would be unwise to spend any mosey on :his quarry at the pr.tcnt time. We also visited J r Halter's quarry, t.ut we ate of l.cr. is not suffi:ier,t stor.e availabl- to warrant us =pen:i;g any time or money g; ing into this quarry unless, perhaps, for small quantities that might te required handy to this locality. Councillors Ham Itcn, Pull ck, hart ai.d beriiman, with Mr CLws (foiemai;) and mys If, visited Mr Motion's quarry. We *culd st.ongly r commend this quairy as thi mo t tuitable for our requirern. Nts as the nutal is easily got at. We corsid r a tam 1 inj cou'd fie iut down to bring the metal up to wijue i could bi got at wi:h the fcto:;e cru.her with.ut much engineer ing" c ifficulty, but we wiuld stro,:gly rccomm-nd thj Council to get; the advice of a practical engineer to give us an estimate of the cost of

ccnstiu."!io jo* tha tram line before an j- iiii»her money is spent, <r any other a-tion is taken." On ( r P. llock's motion it was decided to :-sk Mr R. McLtod fo repot as-to the co:t of construction f 1 nTet