THE DRIFT TEST.

Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, Issue 18084, 28 June 1924, Page 8

THE DRIFT TEST.

FURTHER RESULTS OBTAINED. NO SOUTHERLY DRIFT.

\i the Timaru Harbour Board lncetyesterday the resident engmeer reported that since the last niectKic, blocks hud been recovered, lorn on (b e AYaimataitai Beach, and 31 on .he Ninety Aide Beach. The totals ot mo various .lumbers recovered to tUxo u-ere- ‘>4-0 47-1, 51-2, 32-3, 43-1. 3S-o, -q g 7 u ,t;d 203. In addition io this number another 100 had also been a<counted for on the Nmetv All ; B^ch, a hmt.c'wm also dropped I - .he .Ltd"'' on Hatch 13th, and was .drl-ni about mur miles north ol !V,p \dwiv ALL. Bmwil. r ',., .1,. Hr John-done, the scero- , " s) ', u . 1 that although a close ,-h'hnd bon kr-pt upon the dredge lie" block- hnd been picked up in fh.o n 'yi’, 1;n ick stated that quite a number of people were still under the imif that the dumpings from Die drifted had; into the harbour, >j v, a.s now obvious that this v/as llr Turnbull staled that the rca-oil mr making the W-l was to a •certain 'l 'here we-- .„ u - dvifr. n. the s.ti'li. \ . rr .sul; :if ihc P-Sl it wn- evident dial I here v. m im drift in that diroci am.