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The Pamphlet Collection of Sir Robert Stout: Volume 61

Chrissmas and Company's Tannery

Chrissmas and Company's Tannery.

The leather manufactured by this establishment its excellent quality has been awarded by the [unclear: Tar] Agricultural Society a special prize, while several [unclear: pai] have been sent to outside markets, including England The machinery consists of a 5 h.p. engine, rolling [unclear: mac] with all the requirements for carrying on a [unclear: consid] trade. The tanning agent chiefly in use, is the [unclear: bark] the Australian Wattle. In some parts of the [unclear: s] the objections raised to the cultivation of Wattle have been from its liability to [unclear: destrns] from worms. Breakwinds of Wattles have been [unclear: r] from seed sown broadcast, they flourish and [unclear: shot] page 11 symptoms of insect attacks, or premature decay, and this opinion is grounded on the careful observation of some years. In the neighbourhood of a plantation there is a tree growing, which notwithstanding its age bears evidence of perfect health.

The large number of hides that will be in the market as a resultant from the Freezing Works offers a wide field for this branch of industry. In many spots the wattle might advantageously be raised, and an inexpensive experiment could be tried on portions of the railway line. This subject is one of unusual importance, as Taranaki yields [unclear: no] tanning material capable of replacing the wattle. The [unclear: towai] can alone be considered as an auxiliary, whilst the timber of the rimu, or red pine, is too valuable to allow of the tree being felled at an improper season for the sake of its bark. The abundance of raw material, coupled with the other requisites, lime from Mokau, and the excellent quality of the water, should induce an earnest endeavour towards obtaining locally grown bark.