Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-12-26

| mere is, IuOuSu, lO SiSClIiCdI vi
magnetic connection between man or
instrument and underground water
! that will enable the one or the other
! TO point to the existence OF streams
! beneath the surface"
OF the Rev Mr.. Mason's feats else
! where the New Zealand Herald gives
! the following strongly laudatory &C
! count:
! The vicar Of Otahuhu. the Rev. II.
/ Mason, who is leaving New Zealand
! by the Zealandia today on a trip TO
| Honolulu and the Old Country, has
given some Interesting particulars of
his water-di timing in different parts of
the countrys and of the great future
possibilities, more e. pecially in regard
| TO the Auckland province. Apparent
| ~ In extensive waterless areas there
| are underground ineXhaustible
streams of pure water. and probably
no part Of the country need be with
out an abundant supply. Mr.. Mason.
without the use of divining-rod and
depending entirely upon peculiar sen,
sations i'm his body. has been able to
discover water wherever he has gone,
| and in some cases he stated the exact
depth at which the water would be
| found.
Finds Three Streams.
Otahuhu is indebted to Mr.. Mason
/ for a great supply OF most excellent
| water, which he discovered on one of
the hills in the township at depth of
| % feet At this spot three streams
| meet, each flowing from crater. The
yield Of the we'll is 10000 gallons per
| hour. .
| At Frankton Junction Mr.. Mason
was equally successful. discovering a
large supply in the center of the dis
| trict. At Jukekohe he located sew
| eral small springs, which he traced
10 their source. A bore was put down,
and the water is now being pumped
] to a reservoir on Pukekohe Hill.
AT Patea Mr. Mason found water at
a considerable depth on rise above
the town. At Remuera he located a
| strong underground stream flowing
| from Mount Wellington to st. Johns
| Lake. A shaft was sunk about 40 It.
and a supply of $4,000 gallons per
hour obtained; but the main stream
has not yet been reached. For the
! Mount Albert Road Board Mr.. Mason
| traced an underground flow from the
original district supply to. its source
in the Mental Hospital grounds. For
| the Mount Roskill Road Board Br.
Mason found at the Three Kings, on
the slope of the hill, fine supply OF
good water, and at the exact depth
he named. At Wairoa, in the Hawkes.
Bay district, he discovered an abun-
dant supply of water, but it was found
| to be highly mineralized, and conse-
auently was unsuitable for a town
| supply. Mr.. Mason has also located
water in several suburban districts,
but these supplies have not been
tested. He is satisfied that the Auck-
land district is peculiarly well sup
piled with underground water, and
! that in the volcanic formations water
may be found in well-defined streams.
AuekIand's Underground Supplies.
Mr.. Mason adds: Il have pros
pected almost every crater about
Auckland, and am satisfied that there
| are enormous supplies OF water De-
low each. Here may be found grand
supplementary supplies for Auckland
City. would be only too willing, on
! my return, to locate places for future
| boring if the City Council would pro-
vide a surveyor to accompany me and
note the places on a plan. l would
give my services freely for this, as
am convinced the water supply OF the
future great city will otherwise be
problem. Considering the vast unpol-
lutable supplies available, and the low
cost involved, it is unnecessary and
| wasteful to spend further huge sums
on the Waitakere supply. should
look upon it as a privilege to do this
for much-loved Auckland"
Assisting the Government
The government has also sought MT.
Mason's services, and he was success
full in finding water on the Aratakl
and Ruakura State experimental
farms, and also at Waerenga. ~
| Recently, at the. request OF the gov
eminent, Mr.. Mason paid a flying
| visit to the State experimental farm
! in Central Otago. The water supply
there was a most important question,
the country being of vast extent and
at present barren, but with wonder
full possibilities If watered. In regard
to this journey to Otago Mr.. Mason
says: 1.-The distance is 1890 miles from
Auckland. accomplished the whole
journey and return, including 20 miles
by road, in nine days, and located nine
places where water may, am con-
WINGED, be found. On the return
| journey Mr. Mason, at the urgent re-
quest of the government, visited the
Mental Hospital at Tokanui. He has
also located supplies at the quaran-
tine stations at Quail Island anu
| Motuihi. -.
On his way to England Mr.. Mason
proposes to make a stay at the Ha-
waiian Islands. and endeavor to locate
water there; also on the island oil
Molokai. Big sums have been expend-
ed fruitlessly in some parts OF these
islands in trying to obtain water.
An Interesting Theory
in concluding his statement, Mi.
Mason said: For any services which
| may have rendered to this DoIEin-
ion, | consider that thanks are due
1 g.