Milling on coast
Sir,—Peter Allan, deputy chief of the Forest Service in Westland, claims that conservationists are “hell-bent on stopping all logging of native forests so that all New Zealanders will ultimately be denied rimu, silver beech, red beech, etc., for furniture, turnery and panelling.” (December 30). This claim has formed part of departmental advice given to Ministers for many years. It has fostered mistrust and stiffened the resolve of Governments against yielding any more land for reserves. However, under an agreement signed -in November by the timber industry and conservationists, sufficient areas of forest will be managed on a sustained basis to meet New Zealand market needs for native woods for furniture, turnery and panelling purposes. Extensive reserves are also being given protection. I would welcome Mr Allan’s acknowledgement that the major forest conservation organisations are signatories to this agreement and consequently that the claim made in his letter was untrue. — Yours, etc.,
GUY SALMON, Director, Joint Campaign on . Native Forests. December 30, 1986.
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