30 TIMBER 
Shipped in well-converted planks and boards, similar 
to the manner of Kauri, it is, when well seasoned, 
free from all defects and has found a fair number of 
consumers. It is largely used in the colonies for 
packing-case making, and the wood may be seen in use 
if the boxes, in which New Zealand butter reaches the 
British market, are examined. 
Rimu.—Known in the colonies of New Zealand 
as ‘Red Pine.” This is another wood which holds 
an important position in the Islands. Very little has 
however, been exported, and it is not sufficiently 
known to have become an established article of Com- 
merce. The timber can be obtained in long lengths 
and up to 24 in. or more in width, is deep red 
in colour, and occasionally has a certain amount of 
figure. It is of fine straight grain and would probably 
work in a satisfactory manner. For building purposes, 
joinery and cabinet work, it is in general use throughout 
New Zealand. 
Totara.—Next to Kauri this coniferous wood shares 
with Rimu the most prominent position as a general 
utility wood among the native timbers of the Islands. 
Similar to Rimu, it is of deep red colour, clean and 
straight in the grain, durable both for outside and inside 
purposes. It is procurable in long lengths and wide 
widths, and is used in the colony for general building 
purposes, joinery and cabinet-making, bridge con- 
struction, paving and other work. There has been 
practically no export to the United Kingdom. 
