OHINEMUTU SEWERAGE

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22225, 27 September 1935, Page 12

OHINEMUTU SEWERAGE

GOOD PROGRESS BEING MADE WORK UNDER DIFFICULTIES [by TELEGRAPH —OWN correspondent] ROTOKUA, Thursday Good progress is being made with the provision of a sewerage system in the Ohinemutu Pa and the Tarawera areas of the Rotorua borough, and the work, which has been proceeding for some months, should be completed before the end of December.

In the early part of the undertaking the laying of pipes in the active areas proved a hazardous task, but work in those areas was successfully completed without any untoward incident, although on at least one occasion the natives employed had a narrow escape when hot mud and water blew out practically without warning under their feet, and wrecked tho trench. The second of two pumping stations is now being constructed on the Marine Parade, some yards from the lake, and, like the first, is being concreted above ground and the sections lowered by excavation underneath. The structure has now been sunk to a depth of about 9ft., and a temporary delay has beou caused owing to the inability of two automatic pumps to cope with the seepage of water from the lake. However, a third pump is being erected, and with all three in operation at the one time, it is anticipated that the water will be kept to a sufficiently low level to enable the men to work in the pit.