OXFORD STATE FOREST

Press, Volume LXXXII, Issue 24983, 18 September 1946, Page 5

OXFORD STATE FOREST

VALUABLE STANDS OF BLACK BEECH

thinning to begin > NEXT YEAR

(From- Our 'Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, September 17. Sawmilling activities ceased in the State forest in North Cai.terJury 50 years ago, but although it may fie many years in the future, this forest » expected to produ’ce further supreset black beech. The State Forest plans to develop this forest, KrL has a high value, as it is in a ®rauty where this species grows parwell The accessible portion ,L tr ‘ e _/ orest will be surveyed into h pPaftments. and dense black beech wiil be thinned to allow fci-rv u St *9 develop more freely, beech is a valuable and durable

the sixties as Harewood , area was worked for hewn sleepers and sawn timber for years until 1895. In 1898 and gazetted as a State forest Erri j 930 experimental thinning was out. but since-then only patrol K~P®etions have been undertaken. The hext year reSt pro^ect commence Bacliff State forest in South nU B J rDur y- which is incidentally the IaPH State forest in New Zeafc iQdS. vag l ng of trees blown down VidpS2} as A begun - and these will profaanv°^ e A lni^er tor acute local needs, cf larJ? tr ® es in forest are ounensions. and natural rerati on of relatively uncommon is evident. The forest was IW c ? ya settler 1377. State forest Plans for the Raincliff dariec ! ? cl H de the clearing of the bounfire glve added protection arainst a continua tion of the salvag-