The preparatory work prior to the construction of one of the Kaupokonui Co-operative Dairy Company's factory buildings.

The company produced its own electricity from 1900 at its central factory by means of a small hydroelectricity plant, which housed a few water turbines.

The area in the photograph is a low-lying section of a group of paddocks. There are large concrete drain pipes within a work area containing lifting equipment. The paddock fence is down where the work is being carried out. A pile of rocks can be seen on the slope of the paddock, with a shute leading to another pile of smaller rocks.