OUR TIMBER WEALTH.

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10632, 3 July 1920, Page 3

OUR TIMBER WEALTH.

“Tho forest lands of South Westland are notable for the quality of Jtheir crop” (says the Hokitika ‘‘Guardian/ “Some' of the finest rimu and totara areas in New Zealand are to bo found in the southern district. There is a variety of excellent timber also- embracing silver and white pine, besides matai. It is not an extravagant estimate to say; that great tracts of the country win yield 30,009 feet to the acre. In many cases, the length of the bole and the number of trees to the acre proclaim the majesty of this forest, country—which it might well be called in preference to mere bush land.” • ~ . , A largo area of forest near the, port ol Okarito, South Westland—an area of 10,000 acres—is to be opened up in the near future bv The Great Western Timber Company, Ltd., which is now (being formed with a capital of /1120,000. Mr 11. Gladstone Hill is managing director. Full particulars of the splendid investment thus offered are given in a bookletentitled “New Zealand Monarchs o, the Forest.” This publication, together with prospectus and application forms, is nbtai-”iU' u from anv branch of the Bank of New Zealand, or from Mr Arthur Pctherick, F.1.A., N.Z.. 1.P.A., N.Z., Public Accountant. '' inder s Buildings, Wellington; Mr J. A. Bruse, 27, Panama street; op Messrs l-rank Graham and Son, Christchurch.—Advt.