Ninety per cent, of the material picked up in the Masterton County by the Main Highways Board magnetic truck, which recently toured the district, would cause punctures, according to a report presented to a meeting of the Cmiiity Council. Large quantities of fencing staples were picked up off the country roads. The truck operated over gravel roads for a total period of 22 hours, and during that time, in which a distance of 145 miles was covered', a total weight of 1041 b. of material was collected.
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XXI, Issue 306, 10 December 1931, Page 7
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