Forest plans
Sir,—The latest dictum of the Minister of Forests (“The Press," September 1) that “content and logical argument would carry more weight than numbers of signatures" is interesting. Two years ago the same Minister brought the Whirinaki debate to a premature close precisely because “content and logical argument” were seen to be demolishing the basis of the management plan. The pending decision on South Westland should test the Minister's new-found criteria. Conservationists’ proposals will allow existing mill contracts to be met, will permit South Okarito, Waikukupa and Ohinetamatea forests to be added to Westland National Park immediately, and will also leave a very much larger volume of rimu timber standing in virgin forest north of the Okarito River in 1990 than that envisaged in the draft plan. Such a policy which satisfies both millers and conservationists should have other attractions in an election year, to the Government, if not to the Minister. — Yours, etc., ERIC BENNETT. September 6, 1981.
Forest plans
Press, 11 September 1981, Page 12
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