STREET-LIGHTING WITH GAS.
The following interesting table with re* gard to street-lighting in various towns throughout the oolony is from the Timaru Herald :—
The demand for tho groat Amorican remedy, Hop Bitters, in thia part of the world haa become co great that tho Hop Bitters Co., whoso headquarters are at Rochester, New York, U.S.A., have been compelled to open a laboratory in Melbourne. It is in charge of Mr M. H, Bergb, a gentleman of several years' experience with this Company, and the trade may be assured of receiving goods equal to the parent house, and the most courteous treatment. The H.B; Co. have establishments at London, Paris, Antwerp, Belgium, Breda, Holland, and Toronto, and their American Bitters are probably the best known medicine in the world. "KEATING'S POWDER" destroys BUGS, FLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES, and all other insects, whiist quite harmless to domestic animnla. Id exterminating Beetles tho success of this powder is extraordinary. It ia perfectly clean in application. See the article you purchase is " KEATING'S," as imitations are noxious and ineffectual. Sold in Tius, Od, le, aud 2s Cd each, by all chemists.
.Name of place. Constitution. Number of lunar months per an'm. dumber of days per annum. ! of hours per annum. Average hours per night, j cubic feet per hour. Xumber of street lamp 3. Cost of gas for lighting. Cost of cleaning ana repairing. Cost Of gaa per 1000. s d. Christchurch .. Auckland Wellington Company. 13 312 25S 270 2184 3354 1500 IS 5 4A 5" 335 254 230 £ s. d. 6 0 0 7 3 4 4 5 0 Included Included By Corporation, no record Included By Corporation. no record £1 17s 6d By Coloration, no record !) 0 >' H I Caversham Lyttelton )> 313 20S 187S 1248 6 6 5 20 27 5 16 0 6 14 13 6 Timaru HokltLka ii 200 312 20SO 1872 8 6 5 5 61 39 6 12 C 5 IS 9 14 2 I 12 6 j ii G-reymouth "Wanganui Napier . . New Plymouth Ashburton Port Chalmers Dungflin Oamaru Invercargill . . > T elson ii " » ii " ii 8 13 365 12 1 144 351 320 2100 1200 1572 86i 720 2106 2254 6 5 6 5 6 7 6 10 5 4 4 5 5 5 23 52 55 44 38 11 08 9 17 0 4 0 0 7 15 0 2 0 6 5 5 0 9 0 0 5 14 6 4 5 0 GOO ■J 4 0 £1 0s Od Included £1 10s Od Included Included £L 5s Od no record £1 is Od £1 12s Gd J 12 6 14 0 11 6 15 0 8 0 14 0 10 0 . 10 0 Corporation. 9 13 " 225 260 1095 2600 1 5 5 . 5 8 1 „ I
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5899, 11 May 1886, Page 2
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461STREET-LIGHTING WITH GAS. Wanganui Herald, Volume XX, Issue 5899, 11 May 1886, Page 2
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