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Northern Advocate, 30 January 1922, Page 8

A resident of New Plymouth who recently went away for a few weeks' holiday had a rather unenviable experience on returning home when he found his dining-room 'covered with about two inches of water. The inconvenience mr.y be better imagined than described, while the damage sustained must havo been considerable. The trouble aros., through some defect in the high pressure water system in the house, liis was known to the occupier of the house, Tvho had called in a plumber to effect repairs. Some temporary work was done, but the whole work was not completed, though several efforts were made pric. to the holidays by the household® • to have the repairs effected. Without respecting any serious consequences, however, the house was shut up for the space of nearly a month, with the Jesuit stated.