BEST TIMBER FOR HARBOUR PURPOSES.
J Apropos of fefitr tjttesttom as t*> th« fcest fctotnf«r for harbour pttrposcs. wi' extract the- M-T-'Swing from the " Ilaw&ea liny Herat*! " ;1* connection with the breastwork the mure i; qnestion ©f the ttse of trntaw. as «|»- i;t> that of jarrah, fuvt to lie gone tbto>. a- verdict has been given in tavern- of tner. It has been fottro;! that at the i» and Watts wharrss at the Spit, tave now been ten jrtsaF* ereutuii. a many of the tutara fitted arid tu ghfy gpmt preservation. wbtle most. : those that have suffered. have sttfnty slightly at the- ontsiiie. Only two b, oat of a large nnmf>er, have been Itw any considerable extent, and these-. m proved, had been fantty at the ttnte are- put in. having been what i.* tanned combed.* This, apparently. facilitated ttement of the tnseot in thero. The ttlea- fen the- same wharf, and |>teces of m close beside the totara piles. it ts white to remark, have been completely "ed. and white pine, front the teat which has only been in the sea a year, ere network of holts. In regard to we have- no focal samples of it which wlergone any teat. It has, therefor*?, icsssary to» fall back ttpon snch inforas can l>e obtained by tne|ttiry. Mr. Ross, a most competent ami trustauthority. reports that he has seen lecimens. of Jarrah taken front portions: wharf in Attcklan*! which ore com* destroyed by the ami similar eome &w» many other quarters."
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Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 10, 3 May 1876, Page 4
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251BEST TIMBER FOR HARBOUR PURPOSES. Oamaru Mail, Volume I, Issue 10, 3 May 1876, Page 4
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