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Grey River Argus, 30 August 1939, Page 11

KILN DRIED TIMBER

Coast Sawmillers’ Objection ' “It is expected that a deputation re--5 presenting all sections of the industry ’ will wait upon the Minister for Hous- ■ ing and State Forestry in Wellington at an early date,” said Mr. J. Callwell, ; chairman of the West Coast Sa.w- -• millers’ Association, referring to the decision to close mills on Fridays. Mr. Callwell said that his use of the term “oi’dinary building lines” appbared to have been misunderstood. The posx- ; tion was that ordinary building, known as “O.B.” scantling quality, ) was actually in good demand. The dif- ; Acuities created for the sawnullers ' was in the slackening of orders for clean lines —weatherboard, flooring; and lining qualities and sizes. In other words, the utilisation of the log was out of balance. “If the sawmillers are to meet the i. full demand for scantling qualities it ' can only be ' done by cutting clean ) timbei’ and accumulating'it at the mills. This necessitates the stripping and seasoning of such timber with little prospect of its future disposal. An impossible position has thus been J created and sawmillers are insisting 1 that balancing must be effected now I —not carried forward to the future.” j The difficulties could be overcome 1 by the Government authorities adjusts' ing their specifications to permit the \ use of air-seasoned timber in State houses and houses built with State ' Advances funds, which were most of 1 the houses at present being erected.