TIMBER COMMISSION.
(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, this day At a sitting of the Timber Commission to-day, Andrew Quinlan, sawmill er, of Nireaha, said he had been in business since 1873. He did not know of a more widespread depression in the timber busU ness tha.n at present. If it continued the mills would have to close down, lie did not believe in export duties on timber. Much of the depression was due to the bursting of the land 1 boom. He could not say if the public had benefited by the importation of Oregon pine. There was some, mysterious going on in reference to Oregon timber. Mr Arnold : Do you think tliere is some understanding between merchants, architects, and engineers with reference to specification of Oregon? — Witness: 1 have a very strong suspicion tJiat way. There a mystery at work somewhere — something secret.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11856, 21 May 1909, Page 6
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143TIMBER COMMISSION. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11856, 21 May 1909, Page 6
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