SUBURBAN WATER

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 259, 23 January 1928, Page 10

SUBURBAN WATER

PAPATOETOE AND MANUREWA Keen interest is being displayed in the sinking of the shaft, in search of a water supply for Papatoetoe, and good progress is being maintained on the site at McLaughlin’s Hill. The. shaft is now down to a depth of 14ft and there are already indications of water It is expected the supply will be tapped when the shaft descends to about 20ft. In the meantime the residents of the, district are suffering frqm the present dry weather. The majority of the house tanks are dry, and the houses at present untenanted are gradually losing their supplies, on account of the regular visits paid by the neighbours. In a number of instances householders have left the district, sooner than put up with the inconvenience of having no water. Quite a number of bores exist in the district, but in the majority of cases the water contains too much mineral for household uses, and is only suitable for the watering of stock. * • * Boring operations in connection with the proposed water supply for the Manurewa Bowling Club commenced on Thursday last, and at midday on Saturday the contractors struck water at a depth of 215 ft. With continuous pumping for three hours during the afternoon, a flow of 900 gallons an hour was registered, the capacity of the pump operating. A new pump is to be installed to-niorrow (Tuesday), when the contractors confidently expect the flow to maintain an output of 1,500 gallons an hour. While the bore is primarily for the use of the bowling club, any surplus of water will be carried to a central part of the town, if suitable for household purposes, for use in cases of emergency. The supply was located by Mr. G. Rogers, of Manurewa, an amateur in the art of water divining.