Interior machinery for a flour windmill, including 3 pairs of 4ft French Burr millstones, flour dresser and smutter, but not the wooden tower, offered for sale after the bankruptcy of timber merchant Frederick Jenkins.
Unclear if this was an unused imported set of machinery, or a dismantled New Zealand mill.
IN BANKRUPTCY. NOTICE OF FILING OF PETITION.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF BANKRUPTCY, Holden at Christchurch.
In the matter of "The Bankruptcy Act, 1883."
NOTICE is hereby given that I FREDERICK JENKINS of Christchurch in the Provincial District of Canterbury in New Zealand Timber and Coal Merchant have this day filed in the said Court at Christchurch a petition to be adjudged a bankrupt.
Dated this 17th day of March 1884.
F. JENKINS.
Wynn-Williams and Deacon, Solicitors for the Bankrupt.
IN BANKRUPTCY, In the Estate of F. JENKINS, Timber Merchant and Millowner, of Christchurch.An auction was also arranged, the announcement for which gave more details of the stock: Press, Volume XL, Issue 5806, 23 April 1884
Tenders are invited, and will be received, by the Official Assignee, until Friday, the 25th April, for the purchase of the whole or part of the stock belonging to the above estate, comprising
Timber and Builders’ Sundries (stock lists can be seen at my office) Also, 1 pair of oscillating marine steam engines of 55 h.p. nominal, cylinders 28in diameter, 3ft 6in stroke, with paddle, shaft, floats, and funnel, refitted and ready to place in hull; 1 marine 3 furnace multitubular boiler 10ft 9 1/2 in x 9ft x 8ft 6in, about 160 3in tubes, has been retubed, new tube plates, and is ready to place in hull.
Also, machinery for windmill without wood tower, 3 pairs best 4ft French Burr mill stones, 1 7-sheet exhibition flour dressing machine, 1 No. 1 patent economic smutting and wheat dressing machine with separator,
E. C. LATTER, Official Assignee. Christchurch, 10th April, 1884
IN BANKRUPTCY.It's not entirely clear whether the flour mill related items were new/imported stock, or whether any of them were second hand materials removed from a New Zealand windmill, but it seems unlikely that they were actually operating machinery of the business itself.
TO BUILDERS, CONTRACTORS, FLOUR AND SAW MILLERS, ENGINEERS AND OTHERS.
IN THE ESTATE OF F. JENKINS, MILLOWNER.
W. H. HARGREAVES is instructed by the Official Assignee to SELL BY PUBLIC AUCTION (Unless previously disposed of by Tender), ON THE PREMISES, CITY SAW-MILLS, Corner of Lower High and St. Asaph street. ON MONDAY, 28th APRIL, The whole of the Stock of Building Materials, Sundries, Windmill, Marine Engines, Boiler, &c., comprising —Also,
- Kauri, red and American pine
- Bed gum, doors, sashes, architraves
- Moulding, skirting
- Wheelwrights' materials, turnery
- White lead, raw and boiled oil
- Ironmongery, &c.
- 2 fireproof safes, office furniture
- Spring carts, drays
- Buggy, horse and harness
- Oat-crusher, chaff-cutter
- Screw-jacks, scroll saw frame and fittings
- Saw gulleting machine
- Millers' wagon, weighing machine
Also,
- 1 pair of oscillating marine steam engines of 55 h.p. nominal, cylinders 23in diameter, 3ft 6in stroke, with paddle shaft, floats and funnel. Refitted and ready to place in hull
- 1 marine 3-furnace multitubular boiler, 10ft 9iin x 9ft x Bft 6in, about 160 3in tubes. Has been retubed, new tube plates, and is ready to place in hull
Sale at 2 o'clock.
- Machinery for windmill without wood
- 3 pairs best 4ft French burr mill stones
- 1 7-sheet Exhibition flour dressing machine
- 1 No. 1 patent economic smutting and wheat dressing machine, with separator.
TENDERS are invited, returnable Friday, June 20th, 1884, for the PURCHASE ef the LEASE of those eligible yards lately occupied by Mr F. Jenkins. Full particulars on application.Despite his bancruptcy, and (possible) sale of the yard, Jenkins was still connected with the saw mill 5 years later: Press, Volume XLVI, Issue 7401, 29 August 1889, Page 8
AYERS, ROSS & CO., Auctioneers, Land and Estate Agents, 165 Colombo street.
IMPORTANT SALE OF TIMBER. ... At the Yards connected with Jenkins' Mill, (by permission of F. Jenkins, Esq.), at the ST. ASAPH AND LOWER HIGH STREETS. FRIDAY NEXT. THE 30th INSTANT. Terms at Sale. Sale at Two o'clock p.m.The saw milling plant was still in place when the property was again up for sale seven years later: Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 9511, 5 September 1891, Page 8
VALUABLE CITY BLOCK, SUBSTANTIAL BUILDINGS AND EXTENSIVE STEAM SAW MILLING PLANT FOR SALE.
All that Valuable Block of Land in the CITY OF CHRISTCHURCH, With Buildings thereon, known as the CITY SAW MILLS, also Cottage, Office, Timber, sheds, Weighbridge, &c. The land is splendidly situated at the junction of St Asaph street with Lower High street, hiving 504 feet frontage to St. Asaph street, 173 feat to Barbadoes street and 536 feet to Lower High street. The buildings are all of a substantial character, one large building being of brick with galvanised roof. The machinery is the very best procurable in the Colony, including 12 horse-power horizontal Statz engine, Cornish boiler, and almost evtry machine used in a steam saw mill, and every part is in capital working order, The undersigned have received instructions from the Colonial Investment and Agency Company, Dunedin, to offer the above property and plant for sale by private treaty in one line up to Thursday, October 8th, on which date, if not disposed of, it will be distributed and sold by Public Auction on the premises. Plan of the property, inventory of the plant and full particulars may he had on application to the Auctioneers. This is an opportunity that seldom occurs to secure a splendid site and machinery second to none in the Colony at a very reasonable figure, and should command the attention of those seeking an investment, as well as those interested in the timber trade.
H. MATSON & CO. (Associated with the National M. & A. Company of N.Z., Limited), Auctioneers, Land and Estate Agents.
CITY STEAM SAW MILLS.Note that at this date he was also advertising chaff cutting, so saw milling was not the only type of milling he did.
Planing, Joinery, and Moulding Works
TIMBER AND DEAL YARD
Sumner-road and St. Aspah-street, Christchurch
FREDERICK JENKINS begs to inform the public and the trade generally, that he has now completed the additions to his new and extensive workshops, fitted up with improved patent STEAM MACHINERY, especially adapted for the manufacture of joiners' work of every description, and that he is now prepared to supply the trade with first-class goods at the lowest possible scale of prices for cash. Sashes and frames, doors, flooring, matched boarding, jamb-linings, skirtings, and mouldings to any pattern Greenhouses, hothouses, and conservatories on the most improved principles All kinds of wood turning executed Sawing in all its branches Sweeps cut to any curve Plasterers' laths and slate battens sawn to any lengths.
N.B.—Chaff cut and supplied of the following lengths—1/4, 3/8, 3/4, and 1 1/4; ditto 2 1/2 ins. long for litter and other purposes.
CITY STEAM SAW MILLS.
NOTICE.— The above Mills will be open to the public on and after Monday, December 29, 1862.
F. Jenkins, Proprietor.
He also had interests in flax milling, including the Cam Flax Mills, Kaiapoi, and clearly built up a sizable business, expanding from simple saw milling into supplying all manner of joinery etc.
AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY.
ROBEY AND COMPANY, (Limited.) ENGINEERS, PERSEVERANCE IRON WORKS, LINCOLN.
Manufacturers of portable and fixed steam engines, traction engines, ploughing engines, with steam cultivating apparatus and tackle, improved threshing machines, straw elevators, flour mills, bone mills, clay and pug mills, chaff cutters, grist mills, corn-dressing machines, drills, ploughs, harrows, &c., &s.
Full information can be obtained on application to F. JENKINS, Agent for Canterbury. At his City Steam Saw Mills and Manufacturing Works, Ferry Road and St Asaph Street, Christchurch.
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