" Suppose," said an examiner to a competitive tin engineering, • '/ you had built an - engine ( yourscK, performed every,' part of, the work, without assistance, 1 and knew that it was in complete order, but when put into a vessel the pump would not draw water, /what wpuld. you., da ?"v-" jG^topthe aide of the'vessel and ascertain if 'there was any water in the river," replied the competitive.
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Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 21, 19 July 1864, Page 2
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66Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 Southland Times, Volume I, Issue 21, 19 July 1864, Page 2
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