NORTH ISLAND TIMBER STOCKS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume 76, 25 October 1941, Page 4

NORTH ISLAND TIMBER STOCKS

SHORTAGE IN SOME TYPES Commenting on the accumulation of stocks of timber on the skids on the West Coast because of the shortage oi coastal jhippirg. Mr A. Seed, secretary of the Dominion Federated Sawmillers’ Association, said in Wellington yesterday that the matter had been discussed with the representatives of the shipping companies, and the association was satisfied that they were giving the best service which they could. The weather, which had contributed to the delay, was beyond their control, and the only possible way of offsetting this was a greater effort in turning round the ships quickly. There was, he said, a definite shortage at present in the North Island of particular sizes of limber required for making boxes for Army supplies for th“ East. Some perturbation was felt about the supply of timber in the North Island for cheese crate battens, and the ad visability oi securing it from the West Coast had been considered, but, becausj of the shipping difficulties, endeavours were being made to secure sufficient quantiles from North Island sources. “We are already drawing supplies of upward of 1.000,000 silver beech cheese-crate battens from Bluff." said Mr Seed, “and very large supplies of pinus insignis are coming *rom Can terbury and Nelson. All these are being shipped to New Plymouth for Taranaki dairy factories."