Wellington has just- installed a street tarring machine. Mr. Morton (tire engineer) considers that the results are very satisfactory It had been recognised from the outset, he remarked, that the work performed by tlie machine was not of a permanent character, and would have to be renewed at intervals of about three months. This beinfj so, the work might be regarded as very satisfactory. Experience had shown, Mr. Morton added, that the tar spraying treatment was effective only when applied to roads of solid formation with a sound surface. It was useless to spray tar over a broken road-surface. Pesohallv. he thought that to secure the best results the roads treated in this way should he tarboulid during their formation, and not water-bound as are most of tlie local streets. It is not intended meantime to use the machine in improvin'* outlying, streets, there being no funds available for the purpose. v Little 80-Peep she lost, her sleep, because her hands were black as a sweep, but she soon found repose, • because, I suppose, she used SYDAL (Wilton's Hand Emolient). Is 6d, chemists and stores.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3148, 18 February 1911, Page 9
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185Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 Gisborne Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 3148, 18 February 1911, Page 9
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