The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]
Paterson's Flaxmill
Paterson's Flaxmill (James Paterson, proprietor), Wyndham Road, Mataura. This mill was started in 1903, and is driven by a ten horsepower steam engine. The output is over four tons of fibre weekly, and about twenty-four persons find employment at the mill.