TIMBER TRADE

Hokitika Guardian, 1 November 1927, Page 4

TIMBER TRADE

IMPORTS DECREASE.

WELLINGTON'. Oct. 30. New Zealand timber imports for tho first eight months of the year showed a decrease of ■>{ million I'eet compared with 1026. Exports have brightened during the last three months, but figures are still below those for the corresponding period last year. Despite the import drop, duuglus fir. redwood and Australian hardwood all report individual increases, the most marked being the hardwood total. In addition, although hemlock and spruce showed considerable slackening. imported cheese crates, which are manufactured mainly from hemlock, came into the country in increased quantities. C--dar. hemlock, spruce, and oak showed considerable decreases on the import table, cedar and hemlock t igethor falling off hy over 7.090,0!): I feet.

The drop in exports i» expected to he wiped out hy the year s end and if is fully ant icipa led that when Deeemher comes the timber exports will slightly exceed last year's figures. Nevertheless, the trade will have experienced a very lean year, the worst period for the past 26 years. The balance of trade has been decidedly in favour of New Zealand in comparison with the same period for 1926. This year importations have decreased from !I. !3o,0!)0 feet to 29.09-1.-0(H) feel, while exports have decreased from 26.098.000 feet to 2d.127.1H11) feet which gives the Dominion a balance of II million feel more in her favour than she possessed in 1926. When il is realised that lilt l balance was I million feel against New Zealand for the first five months of Ihe year it will he seen that the trade lots improved considerably. High imports for the last three months recorded account for this position.

Tobacco consumption varies very much with the smoker. Some men are content with an ounce a week, while others will consume an ounce a day. Literary men painters, musicians, chess players, scientists, mathematic* ans. and brain workers generally are mostly heavy smokers. Well, even heavy smoking is alright so long as the tobacco is of the hcsl and not full of nicotine. That’s the worst of Ihe imported brands, they contain so much nicotine that they are hound to cause trouble sooner or later. They are liable to affect the heart, nerves or digestion. The purest tobaccos in the world and the freest from nicotine are our own New Zealand grown varieties which you can smoke for hours at a time without fear of consequences. Cool, sweet, and fragrant, these delicious tobaccos arc largely indebted for their line smoking qualities tn the farl that the leaf is toasted in the process nf manufacture -quite a new idea. Any tobacconists will supply them. Ask for "I’ivcrhead Cold" mild. ‘ Navy Cut ’ (Bulldog' medium, or ''Cut Plug No 10” (Ihillshead’l full strength.—Advi.