TIMBER TRADE

Evening Post, Volume CXI, Issue 83, 9 April 1931, Page 14

TIMBER TRADE

Keturn's' furnished by the Customs to the Forestry Service state that, during February the following timbers were imported:— Country. ' Value. ,£ Australia a. 433u Canada "•*> United States 4201 Japan 2o^ Other countries 13 In addition to the above there were imported cheese crates and butter boxes as follows:—Finland £366, Sweden £2267, Canada £522, United States £353. Exports of New Zealand timber were as follows: — Value. £ Kauri ....;:........, 603 Himu «««,«. »••.. 68 White pine , M w'»«trt" w*d Beechwood ».i.»W.. 769 Other kinds Butter boxes >» The destination of exports -was almos/t entirely Australia, with about £1000 of ,the total for Pacific Islands. COAL, OIL (N.Z.), LTD. Omata No. 1 Bore.—Drilling report for week ended 4th April: "Milled over drillstem to 2462 feet. ■ Bottom length of ll%in casing again caused trouble, pulled casing and found that this bottom length had parted. Making casing spear to pull damaged length of casing." MOTUROA OIL FIELDS. Moturoa Oil Fields, Limited, report for week ended 4th April: No. 2 well drilled to 760 feet in grey shale, and cemented 12 inch casing. FIRM EGG MARKET. Eggs are very firm in price to-day at 2s 4d to 2s 6d per dozen wholesale. FOREIGN EXCHANGE. (Received . 9lh April, 11 a.m.) ■: , .. BATAVIA, Bth April. Sterling exchange 12.12% guilders to £1. (Received 9th April, 11.15 a.m.) MONTREAL, Bth April. Sterling exchange 4 dollars ) 86% cents to £1. PRICE OF GOLD. (Received- 9th April, 11 a.m.) . LONDON, Bth April. The price of gold is 84s 10 3-8 d per oz.