SAW MILLS.
As the Thames district abounds in fine kanri timber, with easy access to it, we had hoped long ere this, that the Natives would have erected, at their own cost, a saw mill, which would havebrought them in a steady income; but in this respect they do not seem inclined to follow the good example set them by their European neighbours. On the peninsular of which Cape Colville is the Northern extremity, there are no fewer than seven saw Mills, four of which have been supplying the Auckland market with timber for a considerable period, too nearly completed, and one about to be built. At Coromandel Harbour, there is one at the Waiau creek the property of Mr. Tothill; at Te Tiki, Messrs Heron & Co., proposed to build one; one at Te Rauotehuia, belonging to the Messrs. Ring. At Kikowhakarere, one, Messrs. Callaway and Butland; at Umangawha one, Messrs. David, Heron &Co.; at Harataunga, one, Mr. M'Gregor; at Whangapoua,one, Messrs. Craig &Co.; and at Mercury Bay, one, Messrs. Schapp and Ansenne. The Natives look on, and admire the enterprise, energy and industry of their European friends in carrying on the limber trade; but the Maori fail to put forth their own energies in a similar manner, and no
advantage in consequence is derived by them from the presence of large quantities of timber, beyond the inconsiderate sums given from time to time for the kauri trees.
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Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume III, Issue 6, 18 July 1863, Page 5
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238SAW MILLS. Maori Messenger : Te Karere Maori, Volume III, Issue 6, 18 July 1863, Page 5
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