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Central Portion. 1. The most northern mill is owned by Mr. Irvine, and is situated in the Hautapu Valley, about a mile away from the Turangarere Railway-station site. The mill has only just been finished, and has only started to work. The cutting-area is all Native land, the principal timbers being rimu and matai, with a little totara and white-pine, but owing to from the market it would hardly pay to cut white-pine for export at present. 2. Situated south of Turangarere Township, and owned by Gardiner Bros. This mill has been established about four years, but owing to the difficulty of access it has just started sending timber out of the district. The owners have secured a first-class cutting-area of Native bush, rimu and matai being the principal timbers cut. The plant is a first-class one. 3. Proceeding south down the Main Trunk line, the next mill reached is Smith and McDonald s Mataroa Mill, situated close to the Mataroa Township. The cutting-area is on Crown sections held under lease by Europeans. So far the timber has only been sold locally, but as soon as the train is running it will be sent down to the west coast markets. Rimu and matai are the principal timbers cut. 4. Continuing to the south-west down Murray's Track we come to Palmer's Mill, in the Tekapua Block. This is only a very small mill, and only cuts for local orders. It is not working more than half-time. It is about twelve miles distant form the Mataroa Railway-station. 5. Proceeding south towards Taihape we come to the Pukenawa Mill, owned by Bennett and Jacobson. This is a very good milling plant, with cutting-rights over a fairly large area of good Native bush. This mill is now well established, most of the timber being sent to the west coast markets. Matai and white-pine are the principal timbers cut, with a little totara. 6. Coming back to Mataroa and continuing south down the Taihape-Mataroa Road we come to Berge Bros.' Hautapu Mill, which is situated on the banks of the Hautapu, about four miles north of Taihape. The cutting-area, which is on Crown lease, is only a small one, and the timber will probably be all cut out in twelve or eighteen months. Matai is the principal timber cut, with a small o quantity of white-pine. 7. About half a mile nearer to Taihape than No. sis Zajonskowskie's Taihape Mill, situated between the road and railway-line. This mill was formerly cutting at Silverhope, but has lately been shifted to its present position. It is cutting entirely on Native land. Totara, matai, and white-pine are the principal timbers cut, with a little rimu/ The timber is Jill sold in between Wellington and New Plymouth. 8. Continuing south down the Taihape Road for about a quarter of a mile, and thence to the west up the Pukenawa Road, Mr. R. W. Smith's Taihape Mill is reached. This is a first-class milling plant, and the owner has secured cutting-rights over a large area of Crown settlers' lands. It is a good timber bush with a good variety of trees, but the land is fairly rough and expensive to work. The timber cut consists of matai, totara, and rimu, very little white-pine being cut'atjresent. Nearly the whole of the timber is sent to the Wanganui markets. 9. Proceeding to the junction of Kaka Road, and continuing down that road towards Taihape, we come to the Kaka Road Mill, owned by Beban and Gardiner. Cutting-area is on Crown The timber cut consists of rimu, matai, white-pine, and a little totara. Most of the timber is sent'to the west coast markets, but a small quantity is sold locally. 10. The next mill is on the opposite side of the Taihape Stream, about a quarter of a mile from the last-mentioned mill. It is known by the name of Taihape Sawmill, and is owned by the Manawatu Timber Company, having been lately bought by the company from Mr. J. H. Knap. The company have improved the plant, and have cutting-rights over a considerable area of Native land. The bush is a first-class one, but rather an expensive one to work. Rimu, matai, white-pine, and a little totara are the principal trees milled. Most of the timber is sent to the west coast markets, Wellington, and the white-pine to Sydney. 11. Proceeding" down to Taihape Township we come to the Hautapu Mill owned by Mr. Bartholomew. This mill is cutting entirely on Crown lease, rimu, matai, white-pine, and a little totara being the timbers cut. The output is sold locally, and between Wellington and New Plymouth. It is expected that this mill will be cut out during the year. 12. Travelling south along the Main Trunk Road, Goldfinch and Anderson's is the first mill reached. It is only a small plant, cutting almost entirely on Crown leases in the Taihape Improved-farm Settlement Extension. The timbers cut are totara, matai, white-pine, and rimu, Wellington and New Plymouth being the markets, with a little white-pine'to Sydney. It is expected'that this~mill a will be cut out during the year. 13. The next mill reached down the same road is Wright and Carter's mill, which is cutting on Native land between Utiku and Taihape. The cutting-area is a small one, and it is expected that the bush will be cut out in a year or two. Most of the timber is sent to markets between Wellington jind New Plymouth; the white-pine principally to Sydney. Matai, totara, rimu, and white-pine principal timbers cut. 14. Syme's mill, between Taihape and Utiku, is next. Cutting-area is Native land. Matai, rimu, white-pine, and a little totara. Most of the timber is sent to New Plymouth and Wellington Districts. 15. Natural Bridge Mill, on the same road, and close to the last-mentioned mill. Owned by Mr. Bosher. Cutting-area, Native land. The timber cut consists of matai, rimu, and white-pine, most of which is sold between Wellington and New Plymouth, and the white-pine is exported to Sydney. -16. Travelling south still along the same road, Sawersby's Main Trunk Sawmill Company's mill is reached. The cutting-area is also Native land, the timber cut being the same as cutjby'the last mill. The timber is mostly sent to Wanganui and Wellington, and the white-pine to' Sydney. 17 and 18. Utiku, where Perham and Larsen have two mills cutting, the output from which amounts to about 5,000,000 superficial feet per annum. The cutting-area is all Native land, the principal timbers being white-pine"and'matai. n Part of the timber is sold locally, part between Wellington and New Plymouth, and the white-pine mostly to Sydney.