OUR TIMBER TRADE.
The importance of the- colonial timber trade is being recognise. I m England, (observes the Napiei Evening News) and no doubt before long that industry will take good strides. Mr P. li. Simmonds, at a meeting of the Society ot Arts, England, read a paper on timber supply, m which he poinfed oat that a very small quantity of timber came from Australia to England. Mr Simpson drew attention to the immense value of the jari-ah wood of Western Australia. As Sir Charles Tupper, who presided at the meeting- said, it is satisfactory to knownot only that England can turn to her dependencies for her timber supply, but that by so doing she will unite herself to the colonies by the powerful bond of self-interest. It is about time some Kteps were taken to bring New Zealand timer iuto notice m England, for our unsurpassed native timber m this district would well rep;iy the attention of English capitalists
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 62, 14 February 1885, Page 2
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161OUR TIMBER TRADE. Manawatu Standard, Volume IX, Issue 62, 14 February 1885, Page 2
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