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Cars competing in the South Island Alpine Rally had to undergo all sorts of tests and hazards in Nelson before they were able to proceed on their way. Here, officials watch a car, backing through a slalom course, in Gloucester Street.

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Bert Read's "Aqua Lady" had an inauspicious re-launching after being completely stripped and rebuilt. The tide was a little low and the "Lady" dipped her nose fairly firmly into the mud.