LIME DEPOSITS.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 135, 31 October 1914, Page 4

LIME DEPOSITS.

IMPORTANT DKYKf.OPMK'XT Hi Wj-LWaUIOiIONA DISTRICT. A COMPANY FOJi.UKI). The increased growth of clover and all crops in Taranaki when lime has been added to flic soil pi ore* that its nso is imperative where the best results are desired. The cost of railing it from t'lie Waikalo and llawkc's li;iy works lias restricted the gciim-al use of lime 'here in tile past. Shell reek deposit* showing .1. bSjjk pwwntsijje of lime have been known to exist in the Mratforil-Whanifaiaioiiioiia dis: ric.L for years past, and recently a small plant has been working at Tokt» and to riling out an article which is being used by fanners. Manv interested persona have, searched ifiie diKrict for suitable lime deposits, and .it is reported on good authoritr thai lime of high quality haj been "struck'' on tile Str:i:ford side of Wh-aiiganionvona. T !, .e Quality is excellent, and ihe quantity yvaeticallr 1111liniited. A special feature is t-he proximity of tihc railway l ; ne. from which a. short siding will run .thus enabling loading to be done direct into railway trucks. Thi.s will save the serious expense of carting and double hauling, such as is l'h». case with (lu; Toko company. Tiie rights Siave been acquired erev this new area, and a private fißipanv is being formed to irect up-to-date works. It is intended that ,thev shall be of nich size as yri!) enable farmers from !v.-\\ Plymouth to Waaganni to secure agricultural lime nromptlf and at, a price which will encourage it* use in agriculture.