WATER FOR NIAAIGERE.
SHAFT SUNK SIXTY FEET.
ENCOURAGING INDICATIONS.
The provision of a permanent water supply for the Mangere riding was reported on at to-day's meeting of the Manukau County Council.
The engineer. Mr. J. R, Page, stated that the sinking of the shaft for purposes of locating a permanent supply had reached a depth of (53ft; a strata of water-bearing rock had been encountered and indications for success were good. The rook now being worked through was very hard and the use of a portable compressor for the purpose of further sinking had been authorised.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 12, 15 January 1929, Page 8
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96WATER FOR NIAAIGERE. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 12, 15 January 1929, Page 8
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