Wilson, J. and Co., (Nathaniel Wilson and James T. Wilson), Proprietors of the Portland Cement Works, Warkworth. Mr. Nathaniel Wilson first established this industry in 1872, and he was joined by his two brothers in 1885. By consistent perseverance and hard work, the firm has built up a very successful business and overcome the early prejudice against the colonial manufacture. The firm always puts the qualities of its cement to practical tests, and in spite of competition and reverses, it has proved equal to the imported article, as well as cheaper. The firm has executed large orders for the New Zealand Government and for the Napier Harbour Board, to which the Messrs Wilson supplied 100 tons weekly for about a year. The firm also supplied 700 tons of cement to the Waihi battery, Upper Thames goldfields.