jan 3, 1880 - 26 sawmills on peninsula

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Of the 26 sawmills established prior to 1880,22 the two largest in terms of potential output were William White's at Little River (1864), and
John Thacker's at Okains Bay (1872) which could produce up to 60,000 and 70,000 super feet per week respectively, although Henry Piper's Duvauchelle sawmill was probably the most productive overall, churning out more than 20
million super feet over the course of two decades

Source: Wood, V., & Pawson, E. (2008). The banks peninsula forests and akaroa cocksfoot: Explaining a new zealand forest transition. Environment and History, 14(4), 449-468.

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