MUDDY WATER.
HAMILTON’S PLIGHT. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) HAMILTON, Thuisday. Owing t-o. the great discolouration of the Waikato river water, due to its impregnation with pumice as the result of Arapuni operations, spring water is being retailed in shops at a penny a glass. The long spell of dry weather has aggravated the situation, as many tanks holding a reserve supply have run dry and pure water is at a premium. The town water Supply is so dirty that people are eschewing baths, and as: the river is unfit to swim in there is a general rush to the lake, which is low and„is also being well churned up. liiere is no fear of a shortage of water, but municipal filters are unable to cope with the great weight of impurities. Washing day is definitely off in Hamilton till the water clears. It is absolutely impossible to attempt to wash clothes in a tub -of what looks like swamp water, so that until some effective step to improve the supply is token the possibility of keeping really clean is remote.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 6 January 1928, Page 5
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