Local Industry.

Manawatu Standard, Volume VIII, Issue 146, 1 December 1884, Page 2

Local Industry.

' |Jr : : WS. Peacock' has t pla^|d'4h theMsffise^ of the : Patea Jfj^isprne samples of starch, farina, gncose 1 , and .British guriai att> manufactured on the ■premises by Mr Thomas n Liddell, o£ | Ifagier,; J>ut of farm produce; . A»j jshowing what can_be done by aii in-^ jdividual onm f«j,rm" if he is inclined tto " lay hfmWelf oiit ? for ; iife,"Hhey are t a very valuable collection, but their jchie'i? value cbnsists in r the'probabiKty ■of the comroencement of a manufactory for these arucks, for which, as they are all articles of large consumption arid daily lisle, we anticipate there ! wotfld -.f be Very • little ><■ diffiklty^ia: ! securing a r ready sale 1 and ! Very large i jdemand/' f'Tfr^ although knocked abdtit a bit b/ their overland joiirne^iieein to 1 be 'good of their; iseVefai Wind**, and well? worthy^in- : sjpebtitin. X 'T:b^B6- exhibits' wilt sremain at this ofiSce for a week, and ate then /to be ; sek forwkrd to^ Netf Plyinooth ) lio- be Bihibited; >at «he iA-gricullfuttil^ Show to be 'heid there netft ; month. ) The "Waipawa Mail, referring to these [ exhibits^ »savs>:^Mr TisLiddell, of i Flemington, "Wanstead, also showed : \vhat<he could) do m a very different ' line pfbUsiuesa.llrom potatoes; and < i wheat grown m locality, he pioduces glucose, jgrjipeaugw, farina, .starch,; faiinacepus food and British guni, all useful articles of commerce, m which : an unlimited amonnfc of trade, may be done. We understand that overtures were;naadetp him with tb<» object of iitilising "his skill, so that we "shall possibly hear of him again shortly. He also awarded a first prize. Mr Liddell also exliiiated a collection of tanned and ; : dyedT sheepskins, as used for carriage an$ v bed-side mats, &c., wh^icli were highly commended by the •judges." y- v :/f