Big Conference on Timber
ROTORUA, April 12. Two hundi'ed representativcs of timber and forestry iuterests in both Australia and New Zealand are visiting Rotorua to talie part in the timber and forestry conference, .which was opened by the Commissionpr of St'ate Forests (Mr. Skinner) this 'morning. The conference Is tlie largest of lts kind cver held in the Dominion. "Timber is cne industrv in New Zealand which faces a vcrv bright future, " said Air. Skinffer at tlie opening. "Vve,.are in a country ...wliere exot'xc trees grow quieker thah in any other 1 part of tlie world, and we must take advantage of new methods and developmenfs. I do hot tinui there has ever been a time in our history to make co-operation between the members of the British Commonwealth ot Nations more necessary. The bulk ot the exports must be softwoods. Whai the ligure will be I will not venture to predict. "Australia should weleome exotie softwoods from New Zealand rather tlian America pr the Baltie eountries," added -Mr. -Skinner. "Australia has many things which New Zealand ■ needs. There are hardwo.ods 'and. steoJ materials of all kinds in Australia. The obstacles are in gettong macliinery and shiDDinm"
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Chronicle (Levin), 13 April 1948, Page 7
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