CATHEDRAL CLOCK
ERECTION IN HAMILTON [FROM OCR OWN correspondent] HAMILTON. Thursday The first all-electric turret clock to bo made in New Zealand has been installed in St. Peter's Cathedral, Hamilton, and is now in operation. A tenor hell, weighing sewt., is struck every hour, and the sound can be heard up to a mile away. The cathedral stands on a hill at the south of Victoria Street, and the sft. dials of the clock can be seen from most parts of the town. Th» cost of installing the clock, about £450, has been defrayed by public subscriptions, one of which was £SO. donated by the Hamilton Borough Council. * The time was first sounded by the clock at 5 o'clock last evenir/;, and in 20 hours only half a second's variation was noted. The ho|>e is entertained by the cathedral authorities that later they will be in a position to instal additional bells in the tower, and to convert the timepiece into a chiiming clock.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21935, 19 October 1934, Page 12
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