The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
The Otapiri Gorge Sawmill
The Otapiri Gorge Sawmill (Southland Timber Company, proprietors), Otapiri Gorge. This mill was started in 1902, and is working on private property. The plant includes an eight horse-power portable engine, two benches, a planing machine, and a crosscut saw for boxwork. Twelve persons are employed, and the daily output of timber is about 3,000 feet. The timber is carted by road to the Centre Bush railway station, about five miles distant.