THE TIMBER INDUSTRY.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 13727, 18 April 1908, Page 6

THE TIMBER INDUSTRY.

OREGON PINK IMPORTATION,, M .' '.. y EXPORT DUTY OX KAURI. .■. . ■ i i>V TM.KttßAl'ff. —PK*-SS ASSOCtAtWit*. : . t Ww.uxriToy, Friday Tit*; high price of Sew Zealand limb***, V and the upward tendency of the ttnrfent. has been followed by fairly h«*ty import, ' lions of Oregon pin*- The stealer I> m of Kulhven, recently in Wellington, had 5.000,000 ft on board, dad ninth of si s for Wellington, while another order of l,000,000f& is on its way from N'rtrth.w«| - America to Wellington. In the course of con versa wjife ».'•'; ■ representative of the Post, a timber sr»r. ' chant expressed his firm belief that Oregon '' - j pirn- had come to stay. For the past Jive %<,»f* ' he added, supplies o» local timber h«e fl been minimi: short, so much *o that r.;, tain lines, such a* heart or matai „ n j kauri, are only supplied conditionally thai " they are obtainable. When cjuestionwl &0: the suggested removal of the duty on tins. ber, the merchant observed, "Witt' resp«.i to that. I consider that any commodity that becomes a -necessity niton Id have j&X' duty placed on it at all. Asked if tire ". ber dealers in Now Zealand wotil<» fetus? an increase of the export, duty on kauri, the merchant stated, "So far *» I Bft . . personally concerned, certainly not, an£ " for this reason: Kauri has become so palsable in the outside world markets thifc' there is no reason why we should siofc l*t : it all go if we can import a suitable Li®. her at a cheaper rate to take it* place. If people are prepared to pay a. high prie» for kauri let them have i".." The opening up of-vast timber areas by ifcj> Main Trunk railway wis referred to, and, the question was asked if this new ssfercs of supply would relieve the stringency of the Wellington market, but the reply *«%;;>■£/■;■ to the effect that Wellington would net gain very much by this new* factor, be. caime the country towns along the mot* were increasing so fast that, they could, and would, take almost us much &» the mills could turn out.