The work of putting the telephone cables underground is now proceeding apace. Conduits, or ducts, have been laid up Shortland-strect and along Waterloo Quadrant, with manholes at irregular intervals through which the cables will afterwards be drawn. A similar work is now. in progress in High-street. It is intended to lay ducts to Parnell, up College Hill, and along Karangahape Road, and a section in Ponsonby Road. Queen street will be taken in hand shortly. By the time ducts are laid in these and subsidiary' streets, about 12 months will have elapsed. Meanwhile excavations- are being made for. a largo manhole in.front of the , post office through which the cables will.be passs6 : •
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14209, 4 November 1909, Page 5
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