EARLY SURVEYING DAYS.
AN INTERESTING RELIC. [BY TELEGRAPH. OW* CORRESTOKDEJTT. 1 WANGANTJI. Friday. While the gardener at Moutoa Gardens was removing some weeds from & lawn he came upon something solidj which he took to be stones near ths surface, so he decided to remove them. Procuring a spade, he was surprised to find a neat concrete block about a foot square with a square brass plate inserted, and in this was a small hole in which lead had been placed. He then discovered that a strip of concrete led from this base under the turf on the lawn, and this he traced for a distance of a chain, when he came to another square block with two metal hooks. Mr. E. Marchant, surveyor, was sent for, and recognised an old measuring baso for' checking "what was known as gunter chains. These were used in the davs before steel tape chains were invented, which is a great many years ago.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19720, 20 August 1927, Page 13
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159EARLY SURVEYING DAYS. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19720, 20 August 1927, Page 13
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