SHORTLAND STEAM SAW MILL.
It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good; and the same proverb might be found as truthful in its application as regards weather generally. The late heavy rain, which, was grievously aggravating to many, has proved a boon to some. The Shortland Saw Mill Company have benefited by it considerably. The heavy swell in: the Kauaeranga presented a glorious opportunity for the transit of logs from the head,.and the occasion was taken advantage of. There are now, as far as can be guessed by a rough calculation, from 450 to 500 log 3 lying at the booms .at Parawai, and more are expected. *Mr. McKay informs us that he will commence bringing them down from their present position to the dock at Shortland to-morrow. The dock at present happens to be tolerably full, so that there will not be room for the whole of the timber; but as much, will be brought down as can be conveniently disposed of. The Saw Mill Company are sending a quantity of heavy timber to the Waikato for the construction of railway bridges.
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Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1761, 25 August 1874, Page 2
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185SHORTLAND STEAM SAW MILL. Thames Star, Volume IIII, Issue 1761, 25 August 1874, Page 2
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