'Impasse’ reached on timber price
By
OLIVER RIDDELL
in Wellington Negotiations with Canterbury Timber Products, Ltd, to set new prices for its supplies of State wood have reached an impasse, according to the Forest Service. In its briefing papers to the Government, the Forest Service said the company had broken off negotiations and objected direct to the then Minister of Forests, Mr Elworthy. The company had argued that the stance taken by the Forest Service on the revision of wood prices was unreasonable.
Mr Elworthy had supported the Forest Service stance, but after advising the company of this, he had received a further approach from it. Arrangements were made to resume negotiations but, since March 1, 1984, the company has been charged the new prices set by the Forest Service anyway. Now that the Government had imposed a new price freeze, the Forest Service said that a legal opinion was needed as to the operative date from which any finally-agreed new price could be applied.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19841106.2.108
Bibliographic details
Press, 6 November 1984, Page 19
Word Count
165'Impasse’ reached on timber price Press, 6 November 1984, Page 19
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.