Depletion Of N.I. Indigenous Forests

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31143, 20 August 1966, Page 1

Depletion Of N.I. Indigenous Forests

(New Zealand Press Association) WELLINGTON. August 19. Indigenous forests in the North Island, were fast approaching depletion, the DirectorGeneral of Forests, Mr A. L. Poole, said today.

Mr Poole was replying to comments made by the New Zealand Timber Merchants’ Federation on the shortage of imported timber for housing and general construction. A steady reduction in the use of timber from the dwindling indigenous forests was inevitable, Mr Poole said. “We should be concerned that future generations should have some, what little there may be, of this timber.” Mr Poole said New Zealand could not be expected to afford high timber indefinitely to offset the increasing loss in production of indigenous timber. The substitution with exotic timbers would have to be

Fire In Roof.—A small fire in the roof void of the premises of Chirpy Food Products, 3 Garlands road, at 12.46 p.m. yesterday caused slight damage. Woolston firemen attended.

accepted, he said, in spite of the fact that the forests were not yet producing the long lengths of clean timber to which the trade was accustomed. The timber industry, however, was showing commendable resourcefulness in its use of the clean cutting between knots.