GISBORNE, Tuesday.
Tub town was lit", with gas last night for the first time. The clh actors entei taincd about forty gentlemen, representatives of piofessional, mercantile, Civil Ser : vice, and the local bodies, The quality of the gas appears to bo very good. MiAtkinson of Auckland, consulting engineer ; Mr Haylev, local manager and engineer ; and Mr Piesse secretary, car ried out the duties in a satisfactory manner. The capital of the company is £10,000. Nineteen years ago one of the speakers pointed ont that the capital of the Christchurch Company, which was now £120,000, was small. The Auckland Gas » ompany commenced with thirteen shareholders. The present capital was £15,000. Cheat confidence was expressed by all the speakers for the future ptosperity of the town and country.
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Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1892, 21 August 1884, Page 3
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126GISBORNE, Tuesday. Waikato Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1892, 21 August 1884, Page 3
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