Forest Damage
Nearly 300 acres of forest in the Canterbury conservancy of the Forest Service suffered to some degree in the storm. An assessment of the damage was made by air yesterday by the senior forester (Mr H. H. Wilson). The principal ranger (Mr T. E. C. Bridge) said yesterday that the most extensive damage had occurred In the Ashley forest where about 140 acres of trees in patches throughout the older part of the forest had been thrown by the wind In saturated ground. Four-year-old trees had also been blown over. These would be straightened and staked until the roots had consolidated.
About 40 acres of trees on the eastern side of the Eyrewell forest and a smaller area on the western side had been blown over. Some stands of four-year-old trees had also been blown over but these would be propped up, Mr Bridge said. No damage was reported in the Balmoral and Hanmer Springs forests. Mr Bridge said that 500,000 cubic feet of timber had been damaged at Ashley forest. Sawmillers would be asked to take their timber from trees blown over in both forests instead of felling trees
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Press, Volume CVIII, Issue 31656, 17 April 1968, Page 1
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