"Mr. Halliday of Shortland-street just completed a beautiful set of implements to be used on the occasion of the opening of the Thames tramway. There is a wheelbarrow, the body and wheel of which are made from the best mottled kauri, while the carriage part consists of rimu beautifully worked up. On either side of the barrow is inlaid a wreath of totara wood, bearing inscriptions in gilt letters. On one side are the words “Province of Auckland – his Honour John Williamson, Esq., Superintendent, 1869; and on the other side “Thames Railway – Charles O’Neill, Esq. Engineer-in-Chief, 1869.” The handles and legs are handsomely turned, and the whole is highly polished. A pick and shovel have also been made of the best steel and partly bronzed, the handles being of rimu and tastefully carved. They are of the highest order of workmanship, and display a great deal of taste and skill on the part of the makers.”