Householders In the Borough ax noticed in this issue that the wate supply will he cut off for two days Bememher to fill every utensil witl water to-night hefore going to hed. Court day in Alexandra to-morrow. The work of laying the new pipe lin aeross the Alexandra bridge is noi nearing completion. On Monday extn men were taken on to carry out th. heavy work. The handling and placm the pipe in, position was carried out b, a mobile crane mounted on a lorrj The connecting up of the new line wi be done on Thursday and Friday o this week when the water will he cu off in the Borough. Mr W. A. Bodkin, M.P., left yeste dav for Wellington. We understan that while there he will give his a tention to getting the Meg eleetnci wheme authorised by Cabinet and ah to try and get the Thompson's Crec and " the Tipper Taieri i«igati( schemes undertaken by the 1 uol Works Department at an early dal There is no doubt that irrigation wor in Central Otago arc among tho fine works that can be undertaken as 1 lief work. The problem of imeniplo ment promises to be a very acute o this winter and we know of no Lett themes for the relUf of unemplc ment than the big irrigation scheni of Central Otago. We trust that - Bodkja will *»** _ ,
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 1737, 14 May 1930, Page 5
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