TO MEET PAPER SHORTAGE.

Taranaki Daily News, 18 June 1920, Page 5

TO MEET PAPER SHORTAGE.

DOMINION INDUSTRY PROPOSED WEST COAST POSSIBILITIES. By TMcitttb.—Proa Asaociuien. Greymouth, Last Night One of the matters brought to the BOticV of the Parliamentary Party now touring ttte West Coast was the question of writing pafcer from wood pulp in tfci« district. Mr. Lynch, president of the Chamber of Commerce, pointed out that large areas of timber were available from Otira downwards towards the coast which were quite unsuitable for commercial milling timber, but were suitable ,tot making, and he urged that the tint wis opportune when practical atop* should be taken to provide the necessary plant for making pulp for conversion into paper, particularly in view of the Shortage of paper. A 40taber of years ago, he said, areas were Wen up with this object in view, but co little encouragement was given in the Dominion that practically nothing further HfM dohe. The conditions had mattfrtftily altered, so much so that what at one time might have been speculative, was now a sure industry. He suggested the Government assist eitfcedirectly or subsidise private enterprise. It was ectimated the eapital necessary was £860,000, bat that was a small ttft compared with what the Doicini(a baa to pay outside suppliers for paper. Be was glad Sir George Fenwick had taken the matter up.