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Otago Witness, Issue 3983, 15 July 1930, Page 36

“ I am eure we are not going to have bad times for ever. Though we are suffering the results of the war and the extravagance that followed the war, old New Zealand is in a sound position,” said Mr H J. Otley at a recent meeting of the Canterbury Park (says the Christchurch Times). “ The depression can’t last long if we all get down to it and face the position. The desperateness of the times exists mostly in the minds of the pessimists.” The pioneers of Howjck (Auckland), when they formed the main street of the township many years ago, did the task so thoroughly that their handiwork is proving difficult to remove. The contractors who are excavating the roadway preparatory to laying it down in concrete soon discovered that the foundation was of stone packed very neatly and solidly by hand, forming a hard layer that could not be broken without much labour. “ It is surprising what a large body of expert engineering opinion we have available,” remarked Mr T. Bloodworth at a meeting of th e Auckland Power .Board recently. “ Since Arapuni broke down nearly every man one meets in the street seems to be a qualified engineer. A good many of them knew just what was going tr happen—after it did happen.” Members of the board, including some who had expressed their views about Arapuni at length, smiled and agreed that there were many lay experts about.