WATER A PENNY A GLASS

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 83, 6 January 1928, Page 8

WATER A PENNY A GLASS

HAMILTON’S PLIGHT EFFECT 01 ; ARAPUNI OPERATIONS Auckland, January 5. Owing to the great discolouration of the Waikato River water, due to its impregnation with pumice as the result of Arapuni operations, spring water is being retailed in shops at a penny a glass. The long spell of dry weather has aggravated the situation as many tanks holding a reserve supply have run dry and pure water is at a premium. The town water supply is so dirty that people are eschewing baths, and as the river is unfit to swim in there is a gen- 1 eral rush to the lake, which is low and is also being well churned up. There is no fear of a shortage of water,, but municipal filters are unable to cope with the great weight of impurities. Washing day is definitely off in Hamilton till the water clears. It is absolutely- impossible to attempt to wash clothes in a tub of what looks like swamp water, so that until some effective step to improve the supply is taken the possibility of keeping really clean is remote.