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Hokitika Guardian, 28 December 1927, Page 2

“Lx Australia they are living on wood capital, and they are not doing anything sufficiently large to cover the amount, of timber that is annually cut from their forests. ' r With this impression Professor Hugh Corbin, of the Auckland University College, returned to New Zealand last week, after making investigations in the Commonwealth concerning forestry education. While away, the professor took the opportunity of viewing the results of experiments started by him .some years ago. He also collected a good deal of data relative to the growth of trees which is of considerable interest in the fVfld spent

much of his time in chocking up comparisons with trees grown in New Zealand and those that are indigenous to Australia. Questioned as to what steps Australia, is taking in an effort to preserve its forests, he said that it was pursuing reafforestation schemes on a relatively small scale. Tli only hope for the country, if it was to produce timber for commercial purposes, was to encourage legitimate private enterprise to undertake reafforestation. Farmers, private bodies, and bona fide companies should all he indued to take the matter up, and the. country must use every stick in an effort to eliminate wastage. It was equality important to use their timber (supplies economically as io grow more timber. Referring to bis particular investigations, Professor Corbin said lie thought the growth in Now Zealand, owing to the less rigorous climate, was probably greater than in Australia. It was also possible to grow a wider range of species cl flees here than in the greater part of the Commonwealth. 'I be trees in the Dominion carried great height and straigliter poles, and consequently made better miliahlo timber. “ hiking Australia generally. 1 think they are spending tar too much money, added the professor- in touching on the general impressions ol bis tour, “and I here is serious depression noticeable. Tilings are slack, and there is no doubt, about it. It is very nice. I assure you, to get back to the Dominion. There is a terrible lot of unemployment on I,lie other side, particularly in South Australia where the railways pul off 0(100 men a short time, ago.”