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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LV, Issue 136, 26 October 1912, Page 5

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| THE NEW ZEALAND OIL INDUSTRY. SHIPMENT OF PLANT. By Telegraph—Own Correspondent. Wellington, Last Night. Writing under date 21st September, the London correspondent of the Post says the steamer Niwaru, which is now due to leave Glasgow for New Zealand, will take an additional 320 tons of the refinery which is being erected at New Plymouth, for the Taranaki, New Zealand Oil Wells Co., Ltd. The vessel should reach New Zealand about the middle of November. The first shipment, some 170 tons, was made at the beginning of August, and it is expected that the last one will be made about a month from this date. The work of making and erecting the Tefinery, which when completed will be capable of handling 250 barrels of oil per day, is being done by Messrs. A. I l '. Craig and Co., of Paisley, and everything is being made to have the rcfiincry completed in March or April of next year. Mr. •). ]). Henry, the company's 'expert, haft visited Paisley this week for the purpose of making a progress report for the Earl of Ranfurly and the directors. Tt is possible that there may be some delay in getting delivery of the boilers. This is due to an extraordinary congestion of orders at the steel works, and Messrs. Craig and Co. are finding- it impossible to get supplies of plates at the present time. Otherwise the work is well advanced. The total weight of the plant and machinery will not be under 700 tons. The new Parker rotary drilling machine has been shipped to the property, and four of the leading members of the refinery and drilling staff have already reached New Plymouth.