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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Wellington Provincial District]

Taratahi Steam Saw and Planing Mills

Taratahi Steam Saw and Planing Mills (Wm. Booth and Co., proprietors), Taratahi, near Carterton. This business was established twenty-two years ago, and has been continued to the present time without interruption. The timber supplies are likely to last for ten or twelve years to come. The property of the firm comprises a freehold estate of something over 6000 acres. The part (more than 4000 acres) from which the timber has been removed, now grazes about 5000 sheep and 400 head of cattle, besides horses. The business has for many years provided steady employment for a large body of men. For some years the railway freight paid by the firm averaged from £5000 to £7000 per annum. The timber yards are at Carterton, Wellington, and Christschurch.