TIMBER TESTS.
Considering the excellent qualities undoubtedly possessed by New Zealand timbers, and the evident dssire of the Government to encourage their export to the United Kingdom and other countries, it is, says the "Builder," rather surprising that no systematic ,ofliciyl tests have been conducted for the purpose of affording reliable and adequate data for the guidance of prospective users. Actuated by the desire to place definite and trustworthy data before their readers the "guilder" communicated with the High Commissioner for New Zealand, asking for records
of any official or other reliable timber tests conducted in the Dominion, and were informed that no such information was available.... The hiatus so revealed clearly shows that the Colonial Government do not appreciate the requirements of architects and engineers in this country, to whom they must look in no small measure for removal of the difficulties which always attend the operation of placing new woods in old markets.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3123, 25 February 1909, Page 4
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155TIMBER TESTS. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3123, 25 February 1909, Page 4
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