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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21621, 16 April 1932, Page 14

CONTENTS OF THIS ISSUE

Pace. Leading Articles 12 Whose Responsibility? The Free State and the Empire. The Arapuni Project. The Branch Railways. Marine Nature Notes .» 3 Letters to the Editor 3-8 Literature 4 The Sunday Circle •• 5 Religious Education S Passing Notes 6 Port Chalmers .. .. 6 The Garden 7 Accidents and Fatalities ■ ~ .. 8 Injury to a Worker .. .. .. 8 The Governor-General .. .. 8 Wairarapa Farmers .. .. .. 8 Child’s Body Found 8 A Fatal Collision .. .. .. 8 Commerce and Finance .. .. .. 9 Legislators’ Salaries 9 Interest on Advances 9 Shipping .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Industrial Disputes .. .. .. ..12 Cable News .... • • 8,13,14 Personal .. .. .. .. .14 Fire in a Church 14 Visitors to the City ........ 14 Parliament .. .. .. .. .. .. ;. 14 Primary Schools’ Swimming .... 17 Unemployment 18 Economy in Education 18 Provincial News 19 City Police Court .. . 20 The Industrial World’.. .. .. 20 Intellect Sharpeners ........ 20 Sporting 21 Racing News. Trotting. . Masterton Racing Club. New Zealand Farmers’ Union .. 22' British,Art .; ........ .. 22 Meeting of Creditors .... • .... 22 Feeding the Light .. .... .. 23 Moagiel Police Court .. .. .. 23

Has one ever wondered why Britain's standard gauge of railways should be 4ffc BJin? During excavation of parts of the Great Wall, built 1800 years ago by the Emperor Hadrian, chariot marks were found in many places. When they were measured, it was discovered that the distance from wheel to wheel was 4ft BJin. The Roman army’s measure of _ distance wag the “ pace,” or double stride—left-right-left. The length of a Roman mile was 1000 paces, so that pace was, 4ft BJin. All Roman chariots and all military vehicles were made with a standard track of one pace or 4ft BJin, to facilitate the building of roads and causeways. British engineers designed the Continental railways, giving them almost exactly 4ft BJin gauge. The Xew Zealand gauge is 3ft Gin.

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