“ The difficulty of getting the timber we want is becoming rather a serious business with us,” said the proprietor of a Wellington woodwork factory t( a “ Dominion” reporter. “ I wanted some red birch the other day for ;■ particular purpose,” he said, “ and tried every mill in the city wither.' success, and eventually had to bu; some from a coachbuilder. I al?* wanted some first-class rimu, in ct-r tain sizes, none of them out of t-h* way, and had the greatest difficult; m getting what I wanted. Eventual Iv I was able to get the sizes required but it took three mills to complete in; little order.”
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 16510, 22 August 1921, Page 5
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