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Schedule of Sawmills. — Central and Southern Portion of Wellington Land District.

•Tame of Sawmill. Locality. Whether catting on Crown, European, or Natire laud. Varieties of Timber-trees cat. Horsepower of Machinery in Mill. Cuttingcapacity of Mill per Annum. Output per Annum. Number of Hands employed. Purpose (or which timber is utilised. 1. Turangarere Sawmill (Gardner Bros.) Turangarere Native land Bimu, matai, totara, kahikatea. Chiefly matai and white-pine at present White - pine, matai, totara. Chiefly white-pine 36 Bup. ft. 2,000,000 Sup. ft. 1,000,000 20 j Used locally, Public Works Department being principal customers. 2. Hautapu Steam Sawmill (Bartholomew Bros.) 3. Moawhango Sawmill (Smith & McKean) Taihape, Seotion 50, Oraukura If Crown lands leased to Europeans 25 2,400,000 1,920,000 20 White-pine sent to Sydney, totara and matai sent to Wellington and Waneanui. This mill has only been cutting since March, 1904. Small quantity sold locally, remainder sent to Wellington market. This mill has only been outting since November last. Small quantity sold locallv, remainder sent to Wellington. Only started work in May last. Utiku Distriot, Section 2, Blook XVI., Ohinewairua Pukeokahu Distriot, Seo. 39, Block IV., Hautapu Mangaweka, Awarua Iα, No. 2 West Ditto Totara, matai chiefly, with little white-pine and rimu 16 1,000,000 650,000 13 i. G. Gardner and Sons Leasehold and Crown lands Principally totara, with little kahikatea, matai, and rimu 36 2,000,000 1,500,000 20 5. Kawhatau Sawmill, Manawatu Timber Company 6. Pukerimu Sawmill (Goodbehere and Eng.) 7. Orangipongo Sawmill (E. McGregor) 8. Apiti Sawmill (Mr. Watson) 9. Table Flat Sawmill (Banks & Carruther) 10. Umutoi Sawmill (Mr. Dick) Native land Totara, matai, and white-pine 25 2,200,000 1,750,000 20 White-pine exported outside of colony. Totara and matai sold locally and in Wellington. Bangiwahia, Seo. 24, Blook XVI., Hautapu Otamakapua No. 1, Mangaonoho Apiti Township Leasehold land Bimu, matai principally, little white-pine and totara 16 1,200,000 650,000 13 Sold locally, and in Peilding, Palmerston, Wanganui, and Wellington. Will be cut out in about two years. Sold locally and in Wellington. Freehold and Native Bimu, matai, white-pine, and totara Eimu principally, with little matai and white-pine Bimu and little matai 25 1,560,000 958,000 21 Freehold 8 800,000 120,000 9 Sold about the district. Apiti Distriot, Seo. 25, Blook VIII., Apiti Salisbury Blook, Apiti Distriot Leasehold land, Section 1, Block VII., Umutoi Leasehold land, Section 6, Blook X., Umutoi Crown lands Principally rimu, with a little white-pine 24 8 2,000,000 500,000 800,000 200,000 13 8 Sold locally, and sent to Peilding and Wanganui. Local requirements. 11. Palmerston Sash and Door Faotory Mill Salisbury Blook, Upper Pohangina Distriot Bimu U 2,000,000 Palmerston market. Has been closed down for the last twelve months, but is now about to resume. Wellington Market. 12. Pohangina (Pohangina Timber Company) 13. Bangikakau (McGregor Bros.) 14. Shannon Steam Sawmill. (Schmidt and Saunders) 15. Shannon Mill (Prouse Bros.) Pohangina Valley Matai and totara 18 2,000,000 1,200,000 12 ! Pitzherbert West European Bimu only 15 1,800,000 The mill is only being erected, and has not yet started work. Used in Wellington market and looal sales. Shannon Township, Manawatu White-pine only 21 1,500,000 1,100,000 20 Section 704, Block XI., Mount Robinson, Shannon Manukau, Section 10, Blook VII., Waitohu White pine and little rimu .. 20 1,250,000 720,000 12 About half expirted, remainder sold locally and in Wellington. 16. Manukau Steam Sawmill (Messrs. Bird Bros.) * * * Bimu only 16 1,200,000 480,000 8 Chieflv local requirements. Small quantity sent to Wellington.