TIE TIMBER TRADE

Hokitika Guardian, 16 August 1932, Page 3

TIE TIMBER TRADE

V . j **•><*+:** 5 K ORI)ERB ; rNfeRFASE. ' CHRXSTOHURCH, August 15, More timber 1 lias, been railed f° W€st Coast dur-. ingji,, the* pnstv.;,week than - during any week for, -several, months past., Thisv; stimulation fift; the transport of timber coirld bei attributed, in some undw-the Unemployment Board’s sub-; sidy,;- scheme; according to Mr T. N. Gibbs, secretary to United Sawmills, Ltd./ •

Merchants’ stocks were being seriously depleted, said Mr Gibbs on Sat-, urdayj there; Was undoubtedly a' better tone prevailing on the market,, iriyiew.of.the, fact that some- were; taking: advantage of the ' Unempiloymehi.. Board?s subsidies. There was,, much.more. encouragement for -'merr t chants to buy timber ( and 1 , although there were no new developments with regard,/to, the -operations-’of the mill? on. jbhri .Wrist Goa st,- stocks which had. been r there were now. moving: ' "A.;,con.‘ttderahie quantity of timber has also; been shipped from Greymoiith tp Australia of late. This demand, wdd,;Mr.GibW, Whs duetto the increasing use; timber for; pacKhg case 6 for Australian,, butter- /. as well ( <nsc for ;Npw.; Zealan'd . butter. Production..'Was increasing,; and : ' ( the demiMfd was, growing. _ /