PAPERSPAST

A PALMERSTON INDUSTRY.

Our Woodville contemporary publishes the following m reference to an institution which was some time ago described m our columns : — On a recent visit to Palmerston we embraced the op ortunity ot looking over Mr Venn's Woodware Factory, and were considerably surprised at the magnitude of the same and the immense amount cf stock m all stages ol' preparation of doors, sashes, turnery, and furniture of eve-y description. Of coots alone the i proprietor i "firms us that ihere are over 4000 s'ackvd ready for putting together. The plan- is most com* plete, comprising planing and matching machine, mouWiog and pash machine, scribing and tenoning machine, one hand and one steam morticeing machine, iron and wood s?.w benches, band sawing machine, miireing machine, and another machine known as the " devil," and driven by steam, used for teasing and tearing woolen staff For upholsterers work, the whole being driven by an engine capable of ten horse power enclosed m a brick building, The engine also lifts all water used m and about the place to an iron tank placed at a considerable height, the force from which we imagine wonld be veiy useful m case of fire, Bi>d from which a system of pipes leads to the dwelling house. The "whole concern covers an acre of ground, and must be capable of turning out a large amount of join* «ry, furniture, turnery, &, a great portion of which Mr Venn informs us he 6hips to Wellington and the South Island. As instancing the growth of the place the proprietor informs us that 9 years ago it took him a' whole day to find the section, which was covered with ti tree, and on erecting, the first ebed he was told he must be mad Starting an engine there. Since then . however, there has been some* thing HkeL2s,ooo worth of joinery, furniture, turner r, mouldings, &c. turned out, and at tte present time t the factory is doing a larger trade than ever..

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