Title: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]

Author: Cyclopedia Company Limited

Publication details: The Cyclopedia Company, Limited, 1905, Christchurch

Part of: The Cyclopedia of New Zealand

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 New Zealand Licence

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The Wakapatu Sawmill (William John Perry, proprietor), Wakapatu. This mill, which has cutting rights over some fine timber country, is situated close to the Wakapatu siding, with which it is connected by a tramway. It has an up.to-date plant, including a twenty horse-power boiler and engine, planing machine, and ten horse-power hauling engine; and there is an output of from 60,000 to 70,000 feet of timber per month. The proprietor owns another mill at Oraki (between Colac Bay and Riverton), at which the monthly output is between 50,000 and 60,000 feet; and this mill also has a complete and up-to-date plant.