The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . be regarded as anindustrial school of thehighest order. The periodof apprenticeship is fiveyears, and but few of. Caney FRUIT AND /EGETABLE MARKET, DURBAN. those who have had their training here are ever at a loss foremployment in the future. The department is divided intosections, each of which is devoted to its own particular the tour of inspection at the boiler shop, thevisitor may see huge sheets of copper and steel in course oftreatment for conversion into boiler plates. Machines forbending the metal
The colony of Natal; an official illustrated handbook and railway guide . be regarded as anindustrial school of thehighest order. The periodof apprenticeship is fiveyears, and but few of. Caney FRUIT AND /EGETABLE MARKET, DURBAN. those who have had their training here are ever at a loss foremployment in the future. The department is divided intosections, each of which is devoted to its own particular the tour of inspection at the boiler shop, thevisitor may see huge sheets of copper and steel in course oftreatment for conversion into boiler plates. Machines forbending the metal to the proper lines of curvature are rangedon one hand, and drilling machinery on the other, while onone side of the building stand, side by side, long lines of boilersin various stages of completion. This building measures aboutlOO by 50 feet. Twenty feet verandahs are added oneach side. Overhead there is a crane with a lifting capacityof ten tons. This runs on overhead rails, and removes theheavy boilers from place to place as though they were mere 1C4 egg-shells. In addition to making boilers, they are herecarefull} tested and examined prior to being passed on forfurther addit
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