THE TIMBER-TRADE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVII, Issue 40, 8 July 1914, Page 4

THE TIMBER-TRADE.

' IS THERE A JUIKi 1 STATE SAWMILL WANTED. Aji important matter that will eome before the Sawmill Workers' Federation at their annual conference, which is sitting in Wellington, will be the question of the establishment of a sawmill in the State forest at Waipoua (northern Wairoa). Mr. E. Phelan (Auckland) will move that the Prime Minister be urged to give effect to the recommendation of the Forestry Commission, and erect a sawmill in the State forest at Waipoua as soon as possible, in ordo- to supply local bodies, and the public if necessary, with, timbsr at a reasonable cost

Mr. Phelan informe?; a N<nv Ze&'aud Times reporter the other evening that the qr.estion_ of accepting tender-; for th? supply of Nov Zealand thphfrv was c>nMde.rod- by the Auckland 'Harbor Board iTfcentlv, and the socretarv reported that only one tender, thtit of the Taupo Totara Timb;- 1 Company, ilwid been received. Several other firms had writtin to say that they could not tender, but were enclosing the list of prir«s current. Tlie chairman (Mr. Oun°on) stated that the one tender received represented the. printed list of the association. 'Leading firms refu.wl to tender and the board was not able to buy to advantage as it had done in tho past._ He said there were assuredly indications of p timber "rmg." The matter was referred to committee and! the. engineer was instructed to report upon the position. Mr. Phelan further stated that it estimated tlut there were over 300.000.000 superficial feet of timbe,- in the Waipoua bush. fc nd 75,000.00 feet was kauri, the best timber that could le found 1 in this country. Therefore, m 1 order tihat timber could be obtained at ft reasonable price it was absolutely efcntial thai a State sawmill should b» opened at Waipoua.