A NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81890, 11 December 1906, Page 3

A NEW ZEALAND INDUSTRY.

WiUon's Brand Portland Cement, is an essentially colonial-ma-teriiil. l-ike all true Portland Cement, is a hvdraulir cementing material, made by calcining at high heat an ultimate mixture of carbonate ot hino and claw and grinding the resulting clinker i<> powder. It «-,i» Ihvt made l,v John Wilson and to. at Jlahurangi. near Auckland, in ISSS, and w.w the first Portland cenienl commercially made in Australasia. At that time, all the Portland cement used 111 the Colonv was imported from KniiUnd. Fn-'im-cvs ami architects wi've •rcnerallv prejudiced 111 favour of the imported cement, and iimeli ellovt was required to convince the public that the product of a colonial factory could be equal to the foreign article. Tlie Inch quality of "Star" brand cement has, however, long been recognised, and, to meet the increased demand the plant has been Gradually extended to'a capacity of over 20,000 tons per "I" brand Portland Cement is made from the lincst raw materials, under expert supervision in every decut of the works. It will be found to be to any other 1 "itland cement manufaetured, and is guaranteed to pass, in every detail, the •• British Standard Spcciiicatin,, tor Portland Cement," as adopted by the lSn«'i»<Tviii{£ Standards (omiuittoe, London. Novi'inlior 24tli. IM4. The extent to which "Star" brand is known, and the high reputation which twciitv one years of successful iw ha- given it among architects, engineers, and contractors, venders further diMii-sion of its quality 1111,u -sir-y. ThU cement is the leadin- brand, and has of friends all over the country. -May it a'way; succeedl