THIRTY YEARS AGO.
EXTRACTS FROM S'! ' Y'DARD.” DECEMBER 9, 1906. Reports compiled by Government officials showed that if the Mangahao and Tokomaru streams were harnessed for a hydro-electrical undertaking, 11,000 to 12,000 horse-power could be obtained. It was suggested that one power-house be built and the water from both streams brought to it. The winners on tho second day of the Woodvillo races bad been To Uira, Assayer, Victoria Park, Polyanthus, Marseillaise, Pink ’Un, Kai Errin, and Ladylike. The fund in connection with (he All Saints’ Children's Home had reached £IOO. If '£soo were raised before Christmas the Ifome would receivo a gift of £2OO. Tho offer was only a few days old. Negotiations were under way in England for the formation of a company to exploit great ore deposits at Parapara, Golden Bay. The deposits were described as a "mountain of oji,” the visible quantity being 100,000,000 to 600,000,000 tons. The annual cruise to the West Coast Sounds from Wellington was to be made by the s.s. Waikare.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 9, 9 December 1936, Page 2
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169THIRTY YEARS AGO. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 9, 9 December 1936, Page 2
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