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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 12092, 3 November 1933, Page 3

“'A man interviewed me the other clay who claimed, that he could ■make two . gallons of tar out of one,” the mayor informed the Blenheim. Borough Council. “I was seep, ideal, hut lie assured me lie could do it, and. was prepared to prove it. Of course, I have heard of making two gallons of milk iout of one, but this multiplication of tar is- a new thing.” (Laughter), Councillor «L Womyss, chairman of the Gas Committee, said! ho had,.met the man referred to ..“However,” lie added humorously, “we tried the same thing at the. gas-, works, but we are now doing the opposite, by taking ’ all the water put- of par tar!” “The home of the pinus. insignis, so well known in New Zealand, is on a peninsula, neat. Monterey, California,’’ said Mr T. 0, List, in an address at New Plymouth. “Curiously enough, the trees did not atttain half the size and height in their native habitat as they- did in the Dominion. In California the miro, taupata, tarata, matipo, and other Now Zealand native shrubs and trees, can : be seen in gardens quit© frequently, 'file Australian gum tree had also’ become so common that California almost claimed it as a native of the State.”