DUST PREVENTION

Dominion, Volume 18, Issue 56, 30 November 1923, Page 6

DUST PREVENTION

AN EXPERIMENT AT PETONE At Petone yesterday a new preparation for laying dust and at the same time preserving macadamised road surfaces was laid on a quarter-mile section of the Main Road from the Petone railway station northwards, under the direction of Mr. Allan Benham, C.E., of Gisborne. The preparation is a mixture of bitumen, oil, and water, so treated by tho manufacturer that it is capable of being mixed with water in any proportions and sprayed on to the road surface by an ordinary watering cart. In the demonstration yesterday 15 per cent, of the preparation and 85 per cent, of water was used. The demonstration was watched by several prominent engineers, representing the Government and local bodies, and was made pcwsible by Mr. Cowie, engineer to the Petone Borough, providing the necessary facilities for >t. Lord Strathspey, who is a director of the English company manufacturing the preparation, was also present, and stated that lie had no doubt it would be as effective as in England in reducing the dust nuisance, and lengthening the life of ordinary macadam.