TIMBER AT HANMER

Hokitika Guardian, 18 February 1931, Page 6

TIMBER AT HANMER

i Realising that ;i consider,' l l> I<> <(u;intity oi' Limber would be required for j boxing m eoiuieet.ioii with the building !in concrete of the new Lodge, ;it H.anmer Springs, the State Forest Service has offered to (supply requirements on a royalty basis, which the | contractors have accepted. A mill is being opened by private enterprise | md it is estimated that about 10,0!iQ I feet of timber will he required for ! boxing and other purposes. The timber will be milled from a stand of Finns insignis about twenty-four years old, along the edge of Dog Creek. This stand contains some splendid timber, including trees with a long, straight bole, estimated to contain ■IOO to 000 feet of timber, it is understood that Forestry Department experts estimate that there is about half a million feet of milinble timber in the stand. This will be something of a. revelation to the average person who ifs under the impression that the plantations at Haumer are still jn the making. It is reported that the Forestry Department is also supnlying all lareli poles which will he required for scaffolding on the job.