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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Parawa Flaxmilling Company's Mill (I. W. Raymond and Co., Invercargill), Parawa. This mill is situated about a mile from Parawa railway siding, in a gorge of the Mataura. Cutting rights are held over 13,000 acres, and the flax supplies fibre of exceptionally good quality. The plant comprises an eight horsepower portable engine, a Pelton wheel of ten horse-power, and the latest stripping and scutching machinery. About twenty persons are employed.