The Tai Tapu Dairy factory. The pioneer of dairy factories in Canterbury. It was opened on July 19, 1888.
Caption: The Tai Tapu Dairy factory. The pioneer of dairy factories in Canterbury. It was opened on July 19, 1888. During the second year of its operations its output of butter was 133, 496lb, and the total amount of milk received was 3,561,946lb. Last year the output of butter was 351,200lb. and the amount of milk received 8,416,368lb. At the commencement the company had eight shareholders, it now has over 200.
Description:
(photographer) F. C. East
Source: The Canterbury times, 16 Jan. 1901, p. 37
General Copyright and other restrictions
This material has been provided for private study purposes (such as school projects, family and local history research) and any published reproduction (print or electronic) may infringe copyright law. Please contact Christchurch City Libraries if you have any questions relating to the use of this material. It is the responsibility of the user to obtain clearance from the copyright holder.
