MESSRS SHERRATT AND CO.’s SAWMILLS.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1189, 22 December 1883, Page 3

MESSRS SHERRATT AND CO.’s SAWMILLS.

Our reporter paid a visit to the above sawmills the other day, and gives the following description :

—Availing myself of an invitation given a few days ago of a drive into the Baukapuka bush, at Geraldine, I am enabled to lay before your readers a description of the sawmill works erected in the bush belonging to Messjs A. Sherratt and Co. The firm some little while ago purchased 60 acres of maiden bush, ten acres of which are now cleared out. It is in the middle of the latter that the open sawing shed is erected. It is a building 76ft in length by about 25ft in width, covered with galvanised iron roofing, with spouting all round to catch the rain water. The water is conveyed by pipes to a large reset voir a little way back at one end of the shed. Of this reseryoir I will speak presently An engine is situated in the lower end of the shed, and is of eight-horse power. Lately Messrs Sherratt and Co. have had several improvements effected in connection with the engine. A blast is placed underneath it so that all the waste timber can be burnt, no matter how green it may be, a waste pipe conveys all the steam condensed again into water into a barrel, so that scarcely a drop of water is lost. The engine itself whilst at work pumps its own water and fills the boiler when required. On one side in the shed is a travel ling bench, on rollers, on which the trees are first placed and cut through by twin circular saws placed above each other in strong frame work. Ihe logs when thus sawn through, are placed on a small trolly on the other side of the shed, where there is a circular saw bench, and cut up into all kinds of lengths and sizes, even up to 30ft lengths. A very good contrivance is used in regard to fastening and unfastening the belts, whereby they can be undone and put on the different saw benches m a few minates, instead of having, as is generally the case, to be unsewn or unstrung. At the eastern end of the building is a small shed wherein the saws are sharpened. The logs are brought from the bush by bullocks, and rolled down into the shed by mean* of skids on to the travelling bench. The reservoir outside the build • ing is 6ft in depth, protected by concrete walls, and is connected by means of a culvert with a well near the engine,, so when the latter is nearly empty the water from the reservoir can be ran into it and filled. It is from this well that the water is pumped up into the engine. In one part of the cleared land the timber when sawn is stacked, and we were informed there was no less than 40,000 feet of timber ready for being taken away. Near the engine, and outside the building, is a circular saw, used for cutting up the waste timber for firewood, to be used in heating the boiler of the engine. We had almost forgotten to state that at this mill an emery wheel is used to gullet the holes in the circular saws, which is a great saving, instead of using manual work. Messrs A. Sherratt and Co. in another part of the bush, a short distance from the sawmill works, have several men engaged in cutting firewood, thus giving employment to a large number ol hands ; and their enterprise appears to be well appreciated and patronised, as large quantities of timber are. daily sent away from the mills for various parts in Sou'h Canterbury,

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KnaicKjV Geraldine 1 ■?( The -former we\e< c M Asi i ne & by M* and the lattciW 1 Coi> ]) r as umpire ■» Geraldine, a^BL.Rev - F> A 'jßare for the CrMßfbllege boys. ~^ ie Geraldine team'om tho toss, MidJL CS ptain s«nt Lodgfend OgUvie to thmj> ic k etß . Lodge wentty; at the second caught byHasall. After little xai\<d Moore was \y Wood/ and re'ved with aßCorem 0 f 13. Ogjlvrv at laltTsuccumbed to ahljll from "WoodV leavng the wicket Jitter scorirw 7 Templar succeeded, back without adding *> the MaccUnald then tookJthe. wicket, am,playe'd well till fowled bj Studholme for 4. tffifcd. Fish took his pl<%e but was not lorifc' in before he had also to succumb to k hall from Wodd whMi lowered hi.V stuynps. Briscoe neat, took the wicket. EoJ.une. who had keM hi? wicket for a I6ris while, had at lam, to/fitire, and Capt.f Temple hfiriK. Briscoe was'' caught by Coki Pearpoint then went in, and immediately after Cabtain Temple was sent away from the wicfet without scoring, and Hughes took hi>4 place. Pearpoint hnd to retire soon after with a ball from Wood for 2, and th|> first ijm'ngs of the' Geraldine team finished with a total of 49, withHughesjnot out. •f"ne* College boys commenced their innings by sending Harman and Cotterill to the wickets to tho bowline: of Pearpoint and Bethune. The latter cleverly bowled Harmnn out, he retiring with a duck's egg. Hamilton then took the wicket, but retired with a ball from Pearpoint, also with a duck's egg being recorded against him. Studholme took his place and Cotterill lost his wicket for 2. Hassall next went in, but came away soon after with a score of 6. Cox also tried his luck, but was bowled out by Bethune for 5. Rhodes next went to the fore, but Pearpoint Bent him away after breaking his duck's egg. Hargreaves next showed himself at the wicket, but was sent away with a ball from Fish for 7. Perry and Ward were similarly treated with balls from Pearpoint, the former retiring for 7, and the latter with an 0, and the play concluded with C. Hamilton not out, the team scoring 38. Geraldine then went in for a second innings, sending Lodge and Pearpoint to the wickets, but the former went away a few minutes after. Moore took hi(» wicket, but was bowled out after scoring 3. Hughes followed to the wicket. Pearpoint was run out and Ogilvie tried his luck, but came away throngh a ball off his pads hitting the wicket. Bethune then went to the wicket but did not stop in long, his wicket being lowered by Wood. Briscoe then took his bat, but was soon disposed of for 3, being bowled by Wood. Captain Temple succeeded, but met with the same luck as his predecessor, and added nothing to the score. Fred. Fish now showed to the front, six wickets being down for 17. Hughes, after keeping his wickets for a long time, was forced to quit his slumps and give way to Templar, the latter being most unfortunately compelled to retire after a ball from Harmnn. B. Macdonald next went to the wicket. F. Fish made the first double figures in his scoring. Macdonald was caught, and this concluded the Geraldine second innings for 30. The College boys then went in for their second innings, sending Perry and B-hodes to the wickets. Rhodes came away after being caught by Captain Temple for 3, and Studholme went to the wicket, but was retired by a ball from F. Fish. Harman next went to the wicket, and after a short while F. Fish disposed of him by a ball for 2, and Hassall went to the wicket. Perry, who had kept his wicket up till now, was run out, Hargreaves taking his wicket. Hassall was bowled out by F. Fish, and Cox made his appearance. Hargreaves gave way to Hamilton, and during this wicket Geraldine was beaten and stumps were drawn. The following are the scores f Geraldine—First Innings,

Bowling Analysis. !?. H. Pearpoint—7o balls, Btniidens, 7 wickrts, 8 runs, 2 no ball* ; F Bethune —4o balls. 2 maidens, 2 wickets, 16 runs; F, Fish—2l balls, 3 n-aidens, 1 wicket, 2 runs. Geraldine-Second Innings. W, H. Lodge, b Rhodes 3 R. H. Pearpoint, run out 0 W. H. Moore, b Wood 3 T. Hughes, b Wood 4 J. Ogilvie,bWood 1 F. Bethune, b Wood 0 Briscoe, b Wood 3 Capt. Temple, b Wood 0 F. Fish, not out 12 E. H. Templar, b Harman 1 B. Macdonald, c , b Wood ... 0 Byes, 2 ; leg byes, 1 3 Total... ... ... ... 30 BOWLING ANALYSIS. Rhodes—2s .balls, 1 maiden, 1 wicket, 10 runs ; Wobd—s6balls, 2 maidens, 7 pickets,, Harman—3s .ball*, 6 runs; '' , ;•

Christ’s College— Perry, run out v- ; Rhodes, cGapt. Temrfe b BUtdfcs^j^SW.--Hasaall.J^. V ,B *L_ Hnrgre>* b«P. Fish... Hamilton, not out Lcg^eal. >v %i , TA.nalysis. > Pei'rpoint—2s Waifs, 16 rune ;F. Fish— balls, 6 runs ;J Moore—s balls, 1 maiden, / J t J .

W. H. Lodge, cHassall 0 J. Ogilvie, b Wood 7 W. H. Moore, b Wood 13 F. Bethune, b Wood 8 E. H. Templar, b Wood 0 B. Macdonald, b Studholme 4 Fred. Fish, b Wood ... 1 — Briscoe, c Cox, b Studholme 3 — Temple, b Studholme 0 R. H. Pearpoint, b Wood 2 T. Hughes, not out 2 Byes, 5 ; leg byes, 4 9 Total 49 Bowling Analysis. Studholme—70 balls, 4 maidens, 22 runs, 4 wickets ; Wood—66 balls , 3 maidens, 13 runs, 6 wickets. Christ's College—First Inningi. Harman, b Bethune 0 Cotterill, b Pearpoint 2 F. Hamilton, b Pearpoint 0 Studholme, b Pearpoint ..; 1 Hassall, b Pearpoint 6 Cox, bBetlinne 5 Rhodss, b Pearpoint 1 Horgreuvps, bFish 7 Perry, b Penrpoint 7 Wood, b Penrpoint 0 C. Hftmillon. not out 0 Byes, 2; leg byes, 5 ; no balls, 2... 9 Total 38