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The last phase in the felling and removal of the two big bluegum trees on Church Hill facing Nile Street, was completed when both were uprooted and dumped.

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This new bulb piler at work on the site of the Ministry of Works new workshops and offices in Rutherford Street, provoked a lot of interest. A dry concrete mixture is rammed down a long spout and spreads out under pressure at the required depth. Natural moisture in the earth solidifies the mix in a bulb shape. The mix is still rammed as the spout is withdrawn, to give a pile with an excellent foundation. This same system was used on piles at the cotton mill site.

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A class in the Nelson Motor Cycle Club's training school receives Instruction from Traffic Officer T. R. Hoskin and chief instructor George Wedekind (centre standing). By graduating from this school, motor-cyclists can cut the period of their L plate licence from six month to six weeks.