▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁bush ▁had ▁been ▁fel led . ▁A ▁fire ▁bur nt ▁down ▁the ▁saw mill ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁but ▁the ▁Ell is ▁V ene er ▁works ▁and ▁offices ▁were ▁saved . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁they ▁were ▁producing ▁about ▁ ▁of ▁p lywood ▁a ▁year . ▁ ▁O ng ar ue ▁▁ ▁Ell is ▁& ▁Burn and ▁bought ▁the ▁Ta umar un ui ▁Tot ara ▁Co ▁mill ▁and ▁started ▁to ▁replace ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁one ▁at ▁O ng ar ue ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁O ng ar ue ▁mill ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁and ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁with ▁ ▁of ▁tram way . ▁By ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁the ▁tram way ▁extended ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁mill ▁and ▁had ▁ 2 ▁locomot ives . ▁During ▁the ▁period ▁of ▁maximum ▁output ▁the ▁annual ▁production ▁was ▁ 1 6 m ▁feet ▁of ▁native ▁tim ber . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁tram way ▁has ▁formed ▁the ▁Tim ber ▁Tra il . ▁ ▁W ai hou ▁and ▁Her ries ville ▁ ▁Ell is ▁& ▁Burn and ▁began ▁its ▁first ▁mill ing ▁of ▁plant ation ▁grown ▁P inus ▁radi ata ▁near ▁Te ▁A ro ha , ▁at ▁Her ries ville ▁and ▁W ai hou , ▁both ▁on ▁the ▁former ▁East ▁Coast ▁Main ▁Tr unk ▁railway , ▁from ▁at ▁least ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁to