The Largest Sand Pits

Dominion, Volume 21, Issue 240, 11 July 1928, Page 7

The Largest Sand Pits

A very old-established firm in Tonks and Andrews, sand, gravel, and cartage contractors, Yule and Coutts Streets, Kilbirnie, were entrusted with the carting ■’ the gravel and sand required f-r the new theatre. Tonks and Andrews are the owners of the largest sand-pits in Wellington, and by real service have built, up a large business in this necessary, commodity. At one time they employed as many as 60 1 . ses, but to-day motor-trucks have tak; i the place'of a number of t' ?se.

~'ic horses, though, are absolutely necessary in the sand pits, where the motor-trucks cannot go.. Going back into old history, Mr. Tonks, of this |! f xhi, remembers when he used to cartfs.j. shells from the Evans Bay beach • for the garden pat!., at the homes of / two old Wellington residents, the late* Dr. France, Boulcott Street, and the late Mr. John Plimnier. Messrs. Tonks g :. ' Andrews ..Iso carted the sand and ’ gravel for the General Post Office, be- T rites many other public buildings.