Portland Cement Company

Progress, Volume VIII, Issue 6, 1 February 1913, Page 323

Portland Cement Company

At a recent Directors’ meeting of this Company, the Works Manager (Mr. W. J. Wilson) put in a report in which he stated that he was prepared to recommend a site for a wharf, which would give a minimum depth of 25ft. at low tide, thus enabling loading to be carried out at any time. He had also made a close inspection of the property with a view to the erection of a suitable site for the works and quarry, and was satisfied that an excellent site, adjacent to the ‘wharf, could be obtained without difficulty. Other necessary work had been carried out by him with a view to an early start being made with the commencement of active operations regarding the installation of the necessary plant. The question of the early acquirement of plant and machinery of the latest and most suitable type was also discussed with Mr. Wilson. It was decided to provide a suitable guarantee in connection with the installation by the Whangarei Borough Council of electric power, to be generated from the Wairua Falls. A sub-committee, consisting of the Chairman (Mr. Reed), and Messrs. N. Wilson, S. J. Nathan, and G. Winstone, jun., was appointed to confer with the Works Manager, and arrange other matters requiring attention. The Company allotted another 12,000 shares, bringing the total contributing shares up to 80,000. It is gratifying to the building trade to find that the prospect of getting so much of this useful building material is as good as it is reported to be.