PULP MILL PROPOSAL

Press, Volume CII, Issue 30316, 17 December 1963, Page 19

PULP MILL PROPOSAL

Objections To Nelson Dissatisfaction with proposals to establish a pulp mill in Nelson and carry timber to it from Canterbury was expressed at last night’s meeting of the Kaiapoi Borough Council. It was decided to write to the member for Rangiora (Mr H. L. Pickering) objecting to the idea of carting timber away from Canterbury, and asking for the early establishment of a timber utilisation plant in the province. It was also decided to seek the reestablishment of a committee which had earlier discussed the establishment of timber works in the province. Cr. H. O. Hills said that as he understood it the idea was to establish a mill in Nelson 10 years ahead of suitable yield from the forests in that area being available. To supply it in the meantime, timber would be "arried from Canterbury. The logs were wanted here for Canterbury mills, he said. To cart timber to Nelson would be uneconomical and wasteful. Cr. Hills said he was not opposed to a mill in Nelson. There were large forests in the area which would eventually supply an export industry. The Mayor (Mr O. M. Wii-j Hams) pointed out that the! forests in Canterbury were j larger than those in Nelson and nearer to maturity. He ! said the timber should be used in Canterbury. Cr. T. M. Ayers said the! Nelson mill looked like a "peace maker” for the district because of the failure to establish the cotton mill Ship Signalled Flags flown from the old time-ball station at east Lyttelton yesterday marked the one hundred and thirteenth anniversary of the arrival of the First Four Ships. A senior boatman of the Lyttelton Harbour Board (Mr D. Baker) hoisted a red flag at the south yardarm at 8 a.m. This was once a normal procedure to indicate the arrival of a ship off the heads. The numbers of the Charlotte Jane were hoisted at 10; aan.. the time the ship was! signalled on December 16.; 11850. 1