TIMBER CONTROL,

Hokitika Guardian, 28 August 1923, Page 4

TIMBER CONTROL,

SAYY.MILLERS OPPOSED. “PROTEST HAS REEX .MISCONSTRUED.” SAYS MR A. SEED. Mr A. .Seed, Secretary of the New Zealand Saw millers’ Fetleratiou on 1* ridav last informed a “N.Z. Times” reporter that tin* federation lias been adversely eritieised for passing the resolutions regarding the regulations governing the purchase ot timber on private lands, export, and Uovornmont administration and control of private tramways used in the saw milling industry, as published in Samrdav's ‘‘Times.' \YILLLXU TO CO-OPERATE. Air Seed states:—"The moti 11 adopted l>v the general meeting of members ol tho Alain Trunk Timber Protection Guild at Taumariiniti on Thursday last appears to have been misconstrued, for the protest was in no sense against any precautions that may have been deemed necessary for the protection of voting timber trees, or steps necessary to foster regeneration of the fore,is adjnining ill,* tramways. The Dominion Federated Sawmillers’ Association lor some (on-id,.'faille time past lias been collaborating with an oHiecr ol the Slate Forest Service in an endeavour to secure the* most effective spark arrester

i..r use on the hicomotivcs used on hush tramways, and a member ol the Main Trunk Timber Trade Protection ( *uiid ha- willingly agreed to experiments be-

ing tried on tla* locomotives in use on bis tramway-. .->awmillers are nut (inly

willing to co-operate with tin* forest Service in all measures ior the protection of our forests, lot! bare nil a.-ottg shown u keen desire to toster regeneration in such forests as are deemed by the forest Service most suited for perpetual forest crops. D must be remembered, however, that by far the majority of the hushes so tar being worked by the saw mi Hers arc on bunts rltat are mil to remain in forests, but ; .co required for settlement directly the forest crop is removed. This fad may account for the Government palmy of so severely limiting the time for re-

moval of timber from Invest j' 1 policy which the satvtnillors find iiusome' in practice, and which tltev c“li--ider quite opposed to the principle ot conservation. It aptu-ars to the -a ~ miller that the longer he is able to exe nut his holding of standing timber, the longer will he the life of our amiable supplies. HELPING THE LEAH l E. "from the fact that the sawmillcrr ail along have t omprised tin* nrnmipal giant*; in the membership of the New Zealand for- try i-engm*. it will ';<* seen that they Imve evinced ever.v^ desire to further tore-dry ill N'e*» ‘ 1 •'- land. There is already pr, vca**n ior adequate in-peetion ol sawmill Hemwav- and bridges-from Hie -mett point of ti'*tv- -by olfc ers of tin'* I’" 1 '- iie Work- Department, who. it wdl b;kDaiill(.l. should I" more lompetenl tlii servi- '• than f**rest iTmters. •*""' the sawmill'-:-' quite aajcejhrd Dos mm h emu ml i-jm e-mry. ihe plot* • I:,. ii! ;| irit 'iference and (clitri'l of iu-da-iia:. - and privafe httsilicss ttitil"*'takint'-. ’.rhi'-b app'a’*- to .•* on the ~ ~gr ~|* | ..lug eanaed too far in this ,-titlnffv. aid whirl l , a the protest stated, if per i-icd oi wdl < ertalnly still*. ,i,| pi-iv t: ■ initial ivc and eutcr-

' AIA Y 11A YE TO !! 1*! .1’ RiV M.S. “\Yt* have reason lo believe that tinproposals in respeii to sawmill tramways are for tin* purpose •*! U"t emy eouipelliiig the miller to n-c hi; tramway and plant, luti to compulsorily make him render service h.v way ol conveying the timber from other :•:■>! P*--sibly ha-tile and rival icier;*.!c- over Id- tramways. I’raet i* ally all 'if Ihe existing sawmill tramway- have It bail; rad * ,;iipii.■< 1 purely to meet tac and p!:,.n. Ib*n* ,*. ear li </ th. • Ikm - v. a v and eqttip.iient i ■ already n-ml na t i it - ; I! c.•■ • t*.,:tii.• 11 1 it 1 1 . and it add*tiona! t: ntiic i- ,!.• lii:ni,l,• ii aildi; ior,.: i baahig" plant and Hank w..aid be rejll alii, . and raldit tonal .-lall would b" i '•* |o>>' j I'R I" IT':- OE Til Eli: I.ARDt R. I si;, I! -t i mo,; L a! ; ; at ex pen-■*. and j oil cm under great difih nlucs - h.,-iilc-(■iiening up that part it ttl.tr miller's ore;! of timber also make accessible on adjoining laud,, timb.-r t.hi, li tt'oidd h. • I:,. s j,■!*,.,- i- , i.inti-■!!•*•.! i" carry over ! id*, train ways limber from other areas j tlian hi: ov. i*. tla* adjoining <>*.*. imr trill ! then - mire th:* whole of lb.* bcuviit of j the lira mil! ■!■':; t*iiu*rari •• and . ran all t i ■• risk- a- to whether hiS wait ore were to la* imaurially a sue , -:. j or a lailni .*. Thai: i his ta k i- m.i in{•'itisiderah!,* the uttmher! io-.-'1 :* ll. ~*- of abandoned -.ttvinill unilertal.iii:;.- ihro*ighooi N.vv /cah'illd tun]>l y testily. Mt.i'. iver. t*ompu!a«"v !:■ •• oi inavate sawmill t ratan ays v.ouM aduiii i In* principle of c«>t"|»t!-ory '!-'* of jniva'.e p roin'Vi y. It tr.oon’iog i- r* In* coinpul.-au-v why not niilling. and il milling. wl;v m,t marketing? _ ! ! would | be plitying into t he I :t",ds ol tm* -pent- j lot if" b'lvar of I '■•-'ll who would take j it 11 a j lie* * * ol it! herwi-e inms -:!>!,*. j rad theretore for tin* t ime I icing, valueless hush, lo wait until ‘ome | rivee | tram bad put a value mi it : It" would j then sititolv he ::hh* to tb-tuaud the of such iram. n> aha.! •>r it. ■■Mori'f.vcr, the nropo.-a! tie are appr.*l„;ii:.it.- of w.ctid -iinplv enmr ! the wav- timber. v.hi Ti ''*"dd ■ 1 In niifi* into imutcdiale utni a'-Dvi* c,iiupe‘i• n-'i j with their ott n I'omuiodil V. ‘L* - iingni j very ct.in-eivably |ail the fir-t mill"'*'] out bit-ttie;*-. a- lb" imd-er "" bis I area might* be trier.-* s.-.aitere,! *.n rougher country, and : ""t* diflice.lt* aval more ill,* timber on an r.df.iiiing v * ,lM *' hH tratnwtty might liave mmh* m -

ccsiihle. . j t jjg |, yy.\Y:E RA V INC I'• 0 1 ‘The sawmilh*!' t p;*rtornint‘* a*” !! - a„d necessary futuiioti in '■!'•(• _ MM; j useful cmumodily -om,*tliite:: '.vlia'li can- J not he utilised in its nalura! >iat*- >-»'• du'Jt ides" inNew Zealand, sttv;.,tilling is admittedly the most risky hnam tally, for not only i.- tla* in -dir t .'•' :i! tlie mercy of suddenly Ik" '•naltug tntir- *. ,*t eoaditions. but the saw tmli'-r h ;■• to ti-lu i neon,para lily gvenier natural «•<•- slades and physic;,l odds than anyone | enc'ii'-ed in nnv ollier industry. -•>“;i over.' it i- the largest wage-pay,ug m- I tl!;strv in New Zealand, and breed- a j hanlv im!epi*ndciit-m;uu-*1 ami geth,*r desirable ■ inzett in U- *';■•'•' iy and instead of being _ shat sled *t.t*» overimtch control and iiuertcreu"** * finvcnmifia Report moms, it snoe.l.t . * - teivc "Very possible encottragemem amt -upport from the j-.'i’-f'i's 1 :!;: * l e.