NEW SAWMILL.
MODERN MACHINERY. INSTALLATION AT EDGECUMBE. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) WHAKATANE, this day. The work of installing machinery at I Messrs. G. Symes and Company's new mill at Edgecumbe is being started. The sawmill was erected some time ago and the machinery is now on the. ground. It is expected that it will be erected in time to start operations in five months. The mill will be equipped with laboursaving machinery, including twin break-ing-down saws, travelling bench, breast bench, and deal frames. Power will be provided by a 90 h.p. boiler fitted with a forced-draught furnace, burning tawdust and other waste. The mill will be capable of cutting 15,000 to 20,000 super feet per day, and will give employment to a large number of men. The tramway line is the joint undertaking of three firms interested in Mataliina lands, the Matahina Rimu Company, of Auckland. Messrs. G. Symes and Company, Ltd., of Haw era, and Mr. R. W. Smith, of Ractihi. It will be completed shortly. The railhead is 15 miles from the Edgecumbe railway station.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19291030.2.26
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 257, 30 October 1929, Page 5
Word Count
176NEW SAWMILL. Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 257, 30 October 1929, Page 5
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.