HARDWOOD TIMBERS

Greymouth Evening Star, 5 September 1938, Page 2

HARDWOOD TIMBERS

AUSTRALIAN COMMISSION’S VISIT [PEE PBESS ASSOCIATION.] AUCKLAND, September 5. To confer with the authorities of New Zealand, on trade and departmental relations, in connection with Australian hardwood export and general forestry matters, a commission comprising four members of the New South Wales Forestry Division arrived by the Aorangi; E. 11. F. Swain. Forestry Commissioner, R. Cook, chief Timber Inspector; W. B. Welch, Chief of the Division of Wood Technology, and E. L. Westbrook, Timber Economist. The party comes by invitation of the Electrical Supply Authorities Engineers’ Association. Mr Swain said that New Zealand was one of the most fortunate countries in the world as regards forests and timber. He referred to the fame of the kauri, pine and rimu, and said the rapid growth of pinus radiata was phenomenal. However, one serious omission was there was no eucalyptus and hardwood, the strongest and most durable timbers in the world. Australia. Uius was’ in the fortunate position ol being able to supply the Dominion with immense quantities of hardwood poles.

Mr Welch and Mr Cook have prepared data to submit to the Association relating to timbers other than itonbark, which can come to the rescue, should the supply of iroubark become seriously depleted.