WHITE PINE TIMBER

Hokitika Guardian, 1 August 1924, Page 4

WHITE PINE TIMBER

SAWMH-I.EKS’ A*l KWS

I’ltllTTdT HV KKDEIIATIOX. A |>nilc -t against. the suggested jii"«>— liiliitimi cl* the export of while pine timber lots lieen forwarded to the Government hv the Dominion Federated Sa wmil let s' Aissoria t ion. ■‘The doir,vine interests.” .state* the re-. ■ Inti- n. “are tutting the Government to i rohil it the export of white pine timber ostensibly on the plea that •siirh measures will i ■nnserve tivailahle supplies fi ;• I'm tiro years, hot the real object is .simply to create a state of over-jtrodm ti(ni within New Zealand and thus bear down pi ices and values, tsileh a policy weald inevitably lead to

excessive waste of available le-oniaes. and thi- is diametrically opposed to tree a onxorvn t ion.' which can only he achieve 1 by th highest j itch of utilisation. While the duiiying interests hi a- hand thus slaw .such ex-■es-iv.v to.al for allegedly ‘conserving’ white pine, they are at th- same tint' le ■airin'.; themselves to he independc at of tic’s timber, and arc new ini- • art in;; largo rpiantities i!' .Swedish s] nr ■ buses at a price at which the grade they demand in white pine ceidd not hr pro-in: eI. last yea - the dairy eoinpaiiies impc fled c heap * American hemic k I axes. The h i.'egoi ng shows Verv ideally that the whole noil a t ion to liclid.it the export e! while pine is sineplv a naive' t c I’c r e a redact inn ti: |in e inc spr i've c:I iii.t relercoic!' to the i.st d* prod nr lion, oi to any c ini'iclei at ioa i. the immense waste that would immediately ensue. NM WIIIIK I■ IN K Mil! i:sts.

■‘Kaid.v in l'.tlS a C'l.mnii'sion wtis sel up li.v the Government t> [fiotciujjchlv

ilive st I'tat ■’ the while ] ine sitlinlian and it is iiadet stood that that ('eatniissi.ei cotthl t.ot find that rest riel ion of export weald elfeet any conserving ef supplies. There, are no largo white pine loiests T. *'t .spending in New Zealand. Inn white pine exist - in s altered patches c r mixed with other forest trio and it is no mere p "sibh- to • the -aw miller to cut ottl only the other specie . and reserve the white piite for fit! lire needs than it is possible ic.r a hut! her diet. only the. ] rime cuts of a bvr.st and h i\e the next grazing, for n-c in lean tiate-. White pine iinvaiiahly loiital c n ri. h * r comparative,|y tic h land, ami s-'ltloi: have .seldom wtiitcd for the advent nf the .sawmiller to ilear their gpiuml, hut have Idled tile hush ill tile largo aretis. era-sc 1 it. and sin lied it with 'laity ill Ills. If there is lo he no I c.sl lic t inn on this cdt'libeiate destruction of whit:'

pine. 11 •11 why should the- sawmiflcr aloia- l,e slnglel out to •carry the dairy la.lii!er'.s h.t’y;' It ha. hern fully dvnmnstratetl tltitl in working mixed hush it is iinnoi-sibh" to leave any particular milling trees ttntilled lor litlure lit!-h operations. G.'ners of a teas containing white pine already alienated from the ( taw a for logitimuto nline 1 lift i .iMI• •• l I e e\| e< led without i .on] t-li - t ii hi n reinin iltrsr holding- until 'Hell linn.- n- l i's' white i ine can he pre lilahiv its d on the In. .iI nan ltd, any more than could settlers having white line cat their

|;. i■; el ties lie exp... till lo refiaiu from felliu;; and burning it if .such process wniilcl lead to earlier profits from the hurl. Many jaretts coiitaiiiiac' white I it.e arc mi situated that the timber (ana,'! he mill'll ]0 "'tidily far local cousnmptioa owing m heavy traitlatioii charges when ex pm led.'' 'The daii.'ing i.nltctry i. |nt ■■ - lit" ills." 'dies the e:aii.,a. ".o' - , .fl, indy aim. I Id pier <.• t.I. i f V"::■ oiltpoit of tile tree. and the lotnniniiig | e li'iu is 111 C|ii:dilies anil si-/- - in wt i ll no remit s.de "xit- in \ • Zi I. If ex] ol t w. re | iobihilcel a very latge | m; ie'l b u oi tl'i- .V> |it cent, would nev-a ily he d .-troyed. *1 iiis v. null! <•hvi.cii.lv mat. rially inIrc • the e: ,-t i•! |re I net i"n ■ ' cbe '*, i i eal. IIAII.’V ( t.M I’ \ M i-.s; INd i !■’. I , K\DK\T. •Idle deity cotiiiiauie- haie r!".iih dc:noast>ale,| hv im ortati .a ■ ’ \t:n.-= i- ■ aii hemlock and. S.'.vdi-h ■ tot c l ev s that they are itale; end: at of while | it.e siioplr. --. and that there are -aiiah'e sa' ti’.til -., tor while | ine. Why. I heo. do l hey se.-k t . i i nliil.it i lie ex ,:n: t f If i oils. 00:1.1 inn of availahj. If- 111; es i> a,ian I at. then tho Gnveroni oil s!•-• ti Id not soil any mo: standing while line lill | resent bushes heime ex; ! iit'd ate nearin'; exhiius- I turn. 1 “As illie.t ratin' Inal the pre eiit agil:i|i«: 11 ihy the dairy inlv:v-l.s lad ,0 1 in to led endeii' oiir lo forte (lie | rice of white pine down irrespective c f ,: !- of pro'hietion. ciinserva,i.ioii. o ; - anv oilier consjcli'iatioii. we have , been informed that a genth-man praiili 111 r.c t. and intinentia! in dairying malters north of Auckland nsently 1 pilfclia-ed standing white | ine •1 • 1 11 returned soldier cot-tiers at coneo-sion

r:iri ; u it!i the cmssi'iit d' the departiii.‘lit in <lmr;re cf lletm ncd S.l li Sfl l-Ifni-’-tits. This |inr l:'v‘ was < i -ii -i I -!y IVr the use ii' •":(i: i« oni- ; :iiii( ~. Iml lhe loirs wore more re-«•(-ii11v .-oli! to sawmill'. ts for <■ 11i i ir> fee export. it is presumed at .11 Im 11 ed |1 i os. Kvid.'iitly relative t" the i .>»•**- '/rime • pisode oii.l i:t oonfi: mo t io'i « »f it. mo lO'civcd a Ichvrram >‘f<>ln M iioitlioni .-a a miller at fol'nivs: ‘lliiny conically sol;l cm lmlf-million line ior export, tlmy com ash-inir expost Xeiv /oalaml pine In stop.' ItMmfst tif mii.i.i:i>. ‘•lt lias lieeii clearly detiloiistiat. d 111 1 lie fare 'linp: tlml it is a |hy.‘-atal impo.ssi'iilitv far saviudh rs t , hold or store tee white | ine in their hushc; for I ul'tre need-, and tins lim'er must I)V milled as it : ■ ones 'in a laic' with ctlietimher.s in the hti-h. ( or • fineiilly. to create a state el over- | iodie tioii of white nine would inevila! !v lead In a state of sr.ltite Waste of the very liml.r- it is solicit to conserve. This federation. however, cn account ol those sawmilleis v. ho me memhers lias jiiveii an itnder(tdjititc 1 hut leeal Meets ','il! he mot lii-st. a.ml this undertaUin.tr is heimr studiously observed. even at coiishlerahie saeriliee. AGITATION IH'K TO I’lifC'K. "In re-pe.t in the pice of at 1 1 it<* pine, whi'li i- the real dux of the jire. 'dll arilatuli. the piC'dit-day royalty value; have a very real hoariutz. us instant .■ tiie sale of timber 011 the .Main I'ntnU iust advertised liv the Star Forest Serviie. inelutiimr white pine. | at an average upset- royalty value of -is ltd per lOo mheroes tile maximum royalty on white pine only a lev years hiv'U "as Is."