THE TIMBER COMMISSION.
FINAL SOUTHLAND SITTING k = By Telegraph.—Press Association. Invercargill, Last Xight. The local sitting of the Timber Commission ended, to-day. Mr. MeCreadic, District Railway .Engineer, said that creosoted New Zealand wood sleepers last about 20 years, against 6 or 7 years uncreosoted.' Th l price for creosoted sleepers here was 3s Oy a d each, of which Is 5%d was for oreosoting. The average cost" of jarrah sleepers lauded here was 3s !)d. The life of jarrah was about 40 years. The more hard wood sleepers used the safer tracks could he kept. Even on straight sections there was considerable trouble iwith soft wood sleepers, on account of "cutting in" and loosening of the "dogs." Totara was really the only wood suitable for sleepers obtainable in Southland. Matai was undependablc, Puriri was quite equal to Australian, and he would be very pleased to be able to get it. The new system of creo- j soting might result in a considerable | saving. His figures did not allow for <luty for jarrah, because the Department I paid no duty," neither had he allowed for the Government's l'/ 2 d royalty on New Zealand wood.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 57, 1 April 1909, Page 3
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194THE TIMBER COMMISSION. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 57, 1 April 1909, Page 3
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