THE ILLUSTRATIONS

Dominion, Volume 19, Issue 48, 20 November 1925, Page 5

THE ILLUSTRATIONS

The illustrations on this page give a slight idea | of the Niven plant, which is now in operation j at Rongotai, while the picture on the left s. shows a different type (enclosed), which was | designed and installed to the order of the § Napier Borough Council. The special stor- 2 age and loading device is illustrated abovp, and | shows the storage hopper in actual operation. | This is one of the many outstanding features of j the Niven plant, and results in a great saving | in time and labour over the old system. All J delays have been eliminated, and this patented | device means that a supply of "hot mix" is j always available, and can be loaded into a I lorry in a matter of seconds. The many i special features connected with the plant cn- i able the material t o be kept at the right tern- ’ perature indefinitely. There is no loss oc- | casioned by the material getting cold, as the S temperature is always correct. The illustra- = tions give but a small idea of the remarkable I efficiency of this plant, which not only does all j that io claimed for it, but makes possible a j considerable reduction in paving costs. Messrs. t Jas. J. Niven and' Co. are to be congratulated j on the success that has attended their efforts, ? and will no doubt be glad to supply » with detailed specifications of any type of plant | required. It is highly satisfactory to again S have concrete evidence that NewKealand can ? more than hold its own with the older countries J of the world in its engineering achievements. |