Another Shipment Of Coast Rimu For Sydney

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 August 1948, Page 4

Another Shipment Of Coast Rimu For Sydney

No action is being taken by Australian timber importing interests to cancel a scheduled shipment of rimu timber from Greymouth to Sydney, as has been done in the case of Canterbury pinus radiata. following the exchange rate adjustment which has made New Zealand timber much more expensive in Australia. _ The Matthew Flinders is expected at Greymouth next month to load a full cargo oi. rimu for Sydney, probably over 1,000,000 board feet if bar conditions are favourable, and. following advice from Australia, received at Greymouth this morning, West Coast sawmills will commence cutting to Australian specifications as soon as the approximate date of the vessel’s arrival in New Zealand is known. It is likely that the Matthew Flinders will not arrive at. Greymouth in ballast, after discharging hardwood at North Island ports, as was the case on her recent trip. Preliminary advices indicate that the vessel will have a considerable number of hardwood sleepers for discharge at Greymouth. In this event, the vessel’s stay at Greyjr/outh will be longer than on the previous occasion. An officer of the State Forest Service will be temporarily stationed at Greymouth to inspect the .Australian timber for signs of termites and other insect pests.