I went through the race from one end to the other, and found that the race for about three-fourths...
Wainuiomata: News (Page 12)
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Mr Loughrey gives a deplorable account of the condition of the concrete race, and states that to repair it...
Mr Nicholas Merchant, C.E., has made a special inspection of the Wainui-o-mata Waterworks. Read his his report on the...
He condemns the adoption of a “well” instead of an iron standpipe, and of a concrete race instead of...
Fresh leaks were discovered and signs of careless workmanship. It is estimated that two million gallons of water have...
That an independent report be obtained: As to whether the race has been fairly constructed according to specification.
The Wellington City Councillors paid an official visit to the Wainui-o-mata waterworks on Saturday and closely examined the race.
The city councillors paid an official visit to the Wainui-o-mata works and closely examined the race in which the...
The 'crack' in the Wainui-o-mata water race is 26ft long and two or three inches wide. Wanganui Chronicle 01...
The city councillors paid an official visit to the Wainuiomata works yesterday and closely examined the race in which...
The anticipated arrival of the Wigtonshire with another consignment from Glasgow will prevent the necessity of even the slightest...
Whoever informed our representative that the 25-feet crack in the water-race at Wainui- o-mata was known to the Corporation, had misled...
A crack existed a long time back, and it was also known that the work was defective when the...
As far as they could gather the race had been leaking for some time—he would say for about six...
It is said that over millions of gallons leave the Wainui reservoir daily for distribution in Wellington, or more...
A crack existed a long time back, and it was also known that the work was defective when the...
With reference to the recent complaints as to the sudden stoppage of the Wainui-o-mata water supply, the City Surveyor...
The daily flow to be 4,320,000 gallons; practically speaking, the whole of this quantity passes through the concrete race.
The water-supply of this city is obtained from two sources – one from the Kaiwarawara Creek and the other...
Securing a block of 2000 acres of land above the reservoir, so as to prevent the destruction of the...
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