WHITE ISLAND SULPHUR.
COMPANY READY TO' START. Arrangements are well in hand for the commencement of operations ;\t White Island, where an English company is preparing to work the immense sulphur deposits. Major Kent-Johiisoii, consulting engineer and general manager of t he company, left by the Matangi last evening for Opotiki en route to White Island. lie expects to be away from Auckland for about three weeks, and while at the island hopes to get the work started. Major Kent-Johnston stated that he had let a contract for the erection of a wharf, and that work was proceeding with .the erection of the houses intended for the accommodation of the workers. He mentioned that it, was'the intention of the company to do all the work of getting out the sulphur by contract. He was unable to estimate the quantities the company would be able to produce, butindicated that under the system proposed it was expected that the best results would be obtained.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16497, 1 August 1924, Page 8
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162WHITE ISLAND SULPHUR. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume L, Issue 16497, 1 August 1924, Page 8
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