FOREST PRODUCTS

Greymouth Evening Star, 19 April 1937, Page 4

FOREST PRODUCTS

GOVERN M E N T U TILIS A TIO N

[PEII FHESS ASSOCIATION.]

WELLINGTON, April 17

The utilisation of the Dominion’s forest products for posts, cases and general home buildings lies behind the recent announcement that the Government intends to erect two mills in the Rotorua district. Interviewed to-ctety, the Commissioner of State Forests t Hon. F. Langstone) said that a very large quantity of boxes was needed in New Zealand for internal requirements, and there wore also other markets, such as the Cook Islands and Samoa, where there was a demand for fruit cases. The extent to which milling would be devejrped depended on the state of the market, he said. “What I have had in mind was the State Forest Service, being prepared to utilise our forest products." said 11 he Commissioner. “The forests in pho Rotorua area are now reaching I the stage when a. lot of trees will be ready for extraction. Management of the forests is necessary so that they Fair render the maximum amount of growth without, injury Io the trees, and proper utilisation must be made of those trees that, are ready for thinning. and should come out to lie made into various products, such as fruit leases, boxes and requirements of that .‘•ort. It. has taken a good deal of planning to establish a plant that will meet those requirements. A lot of the tree-; (hat have been used up to the present were plantings made here, there, and everywhere, and it. must of necessity have involved a good deal of trouble to the millers to find supplies to meet requirements. At i Rotorua there will be a perpetual supply of these classes of timber. and now that the forest is ready for operation it is necessary for the department to prepare, plans accordingly." Mr I.aiigstone said that up to the present, farmers had to rely for posts on durable timbers such as totara and , ilvr-r pine, but it had been kn°wn for yrmr.; that through ereosofing even soft wood nines could ba made very dumb]: He- hoped to establish a cre-osoto plant., and possibly several so~that quite a lot of'thinnings could bo treated.