A Knotty Subject.
TO UHB BDItOB.
018,—We noticed in your issue to«day a looal bavin? reference to lihe "exhibits of niltive r timber prepared' by ' Air Tapper, for the Indian and Colonial Exhibition in London, an 1 the latter portion greatly.suTprised us j we mean, the ppinlon .expressed by M t Tapper with regard 'to the scarcity of totara knots. What he bases bis .opinion on we do not know. ; He 'surely^ could not have enquired far ; ' as we~ can assure that gentleman that if ha likes to look in at our mill, we will show him ISOO to 2000 feet of l f iSg6red . to! ara, ; mostly out of knots. We have sent several hand»ome specimens polished to: the above exhibition, some ;of which were on view at the local secretary's office previous to being forwarded. At the present time it is Well .to keep all of Sputhland's capabilities, to the front, and hot bide any or slight one j and because one person' may not be able to produce a thing, he should not reckon it impossible for any one else!— We are, &c.
J. H.Dawson and Sons. Union Sawmills, 30th Dpc, 1885.
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Southland Times, Issue 90106, 4 January 1886, Page 3
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195A Knotty Subject. Southland Times, Issue 90106, 4 January 1886, Page 3
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