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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11026, 14 March 1914, Page 7

This morning tlie Hon _A. L. Herd man, Minister of Justice, 3Ccompanietl by Mr C- B. Jordan, Under-Secretary of JustlCG, and Mr C. K Matthews, Deputy-In-spector oi Prisons, visit-eel the u onion 8 gaol at Addington, formerly the .Samaritan Home, and was shown over the. institution. Later on tlio Minister said that ho was pleased with the work that was being done in tlio institution, peciallv in the gardens, where sonic cf the prisoners iiro employed. Tho city's high-prcssuro water supply was enfc ofl this morning through a break in tlio main at tho junction ol Colombo Street and Moorhens© Avenue. The place where tho break occurred had previously caused trouble through tho unstable nature ol tlio ground and to copo with this the mam was laid on concrete foundations when Iho ]) rev ions break took place. \\heie tlio water main crowed tho drainage main a concrete block had with the result that the pressure ofr tJio passing traffic caused the water main which crossed above, the other to bo forced down, thereby causing a joint to break loose. The low-pressure supply from the Svdenhan) reservoir was brought, into requisition whilst repairs were' being ofl'octed to ibe high-pressure main. It was expected that the usual service would be available again by to-1 morrow night.