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The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Auckland Provincial District]

The Riverhead Paper Mills

The Riverhead Paper Mills. About 1898 a company was formed in Auckland for the purpose of manufacturing brown and grey paper, and after considerable difficulty in finding a suitable place within a moderate distance of the capital, with conveniences in the way of water carriage, the company selected the site on which the mills now stand at Riverhead. The site had the advantage of possessing extensive buildings which could be easily converted to the requirements of the company. They were originally erected for the purpose of a flour mill, and during the early prosperity of the district the mill did a considerable business, but it had been closed for several years previous to its acquisition by the Riverhead Paper Mills Company. Large additions and altertions were made to the buildings, and the paper mill is now a most prosperous concern, furnished with the latest and most improved machinery, and giving employment to about thirty hands. The process of paper manufacturing is most interesting, from its first stage when all sorts of rags, pieces of ropes, and various discarded odds and ends, are thrown together, down to its final production as a strong, handsome glazed paper.