SHUTTLEWORTH'S BONE-MILL.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 3198, 12 August 1879, Page 2

SHUTTLEWORTH'S BONE-MILL.

Tiik bonc-milll recently erected by Hoasrs. Shuttloworth Bros., has.been iound to,.wprk •admirably sincq^fc.was'started, , ThcimJAdlifg,' is 50 feet long^y 2ft feet wide, a^d/consistsof two storiosY^Thd portion-of- thVl^'flUdingwhere tho shaft isffxed is 20,jEcet square* and 20 feet high. Tho machinery is o£ thc^ best, "tte'scriptiortfhtfvirtg been made by-the- well*knowif makers—the Bcvorly. Iron and Wagon Company. It consists of two distinct niilld — a coarse oucaud.a flue, 0ne.,.. The, bonus nrc thus treated by two different processes! • In tho first instance they are broken np into small pieces, and then passed through the fine mill and ground to dust. The machinery is driven by an annular sail windmill, known as Warner's patent, which is nominally 5 horse power. The sails are HO foot long, and arc regulated by a screw at tho bottom, which has' tho power "of- stopping them immediately, • in the highest gale,.of wind. There is also a self-acting " backsail," for the purpose of keeping the main sail true to the wind. • The top of the main sail is 57 feet high, and it is provided with a "safety spring," so that when a. strong gust of whul comes when.working, the sail opens and allows the wind to pass through it. The §haft for driving-the' machinery is 43 feet long, and 3£ inches in .diomotpr, and rests on a bed of concrete. In .addition to the two bone,mills!.a circular;saw for; cutting timber, in connection with' Messrs. Shuttlej^orth's timber yard ; a corn crushqr ; and a chaff cutter, have also been fixed, and are driven by the same motive power. The machinery has been fitted and erected by Mr. Pratt, who has.had considerable experience in that kind of work, and ho has given entire satisfaction to the owners. Messrs. Shuttleworth Brothers have provided a fire hose, which can be fixed to the water tanks, and si stream of water turned on immediately, in case of fire. Unfortunately the wind ltas'not been steady, and consequently the mill has frequently remained idle since it has. been completed. Messrs. Shuttleworth Brothers have a large quantity of bones on hand, apd will be able to produce a considerable amount of bone dust this season. We shall be glad to see this local industry progress successfully, and it will save for the district-the money which would otherwise have been spent iv a foreign market for the purchase of manures.

The B.s. Oreti crossed, tho Manukau bar this morning at six o'clock, and may be expected here before dark this evening. She will not call in at the Waitara. - Miss Marie Wilton takes her benefit tomorrow evening, and from the very attractive programme a crowded house may be expected. It will be scon by the advertisement that, the Georgia Mius.trels have also lent their assistance. At the Mutual Improvement Society .last evening, Mr. Taylor brought forward the subject of " Earthquakes and their Origin," and gave a very clear and interesting address on the same. ' The following gentlemen also ■ spoke : — Messrs. Humphries, Collis, and Cudd. The. subject for next evening will be "Universal* Suffrage.' 1 ' " * - • Our Hawcra correspondent telegraphed yesterday that* Mr. Sherwood addressed' a well-attended meeting on Saturday. Jl<j denied he was a Greyite, but said that he was a Liberal. Ho was much applauded at the end; Our Carlyle correspondent telegraphed to-day that £he' Town Hall , was crowded last night to hear an address from Mr. G. F. Sherwood, a candidate for the Egmont district. He pronounced- for Liberalism, but would, not recognise Grey as leader. It was stated in Parliament that the AgentGeneral (Sir Julius Yogel), in a letter to a gentleman in the Empire "city by the last mail, strongly urges the advisability of going in for a ten million loan instead of any smaller sum, on the ground that the present period is tho most favourable which has, or is -likely to. occur for some years to float a loan for public works, there being a large amount of capital idle for lack of eligible investment. - The Wellington Chronicle's&ys it isno'secrct that the Fox-Atkinson party are determined, at the earliest opportunity, to do away with the District Courts altogether, to transfer the business of these Courts to the Supreme j Courts, and to appoint several more resident Supreme Court Judges. The long talked, of. illumination of Ashburton (says tho Mail), by means of gas, will now very, shortly take place, gas having actually been made at the works.' 'A'he un- % expected delay has been cause 1 by a slight accident to the tank, but, this boing .now remedied, it is expected • that tlio.-t&wnship | ■will be lit by gas early this week. In speaking in the House recently," Mr. Barton said that " taxation on the shoulders of the poor, and the land divided amongst the rich, was the policy of those who now composed the Opposition, and this was notoriously the case in that sink of political iniquity, New Plymouth." We extract the following from the hist number of Te Waka. Maori :—": — " Mr. Ileos the other day in Parliament had the effrontery to say that had it not been for. the present Government there would have been bloodshed in the country long ,ago. Really the impudence of these Repudiation lawyers is extraordinary. Certainly the action of the Repudiation party has not been conducive to peace in the country. They have striven to make the natives believe that they have been robbed and cheated and plundered of their lands, and they have drained them of largo fundsfor the purpose of carrying on actions in the Supremo Court which have resulted in nothing but plunging the natives into poverty and wretchedness. It is fortunate for the country that their power for mischief has passed away. The eyes of the unfurl uuato natives are opened, and they will no longer listen to the voice of the charmer." ' ''