Report of Board of Inquiry Into the Timber Industry of Western Australia, 9th Feb., 1906

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ISBN: 9781130211450
Publisher: Rarebooksclub.com, United States
Published: 6 March, 2012
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ...9d. or i9s. would be a fair average. About 9s. is the actual railway freight. The Chairman: Question 23. Did the reduction of salaries from five to 40 per cent. referred to by Mr. Garvin in his evidence before the Select Committee on Hardwood Timbers, apply to the Managing Directors?--I do not know whether this has anything to do with the cost of production at all. I have given the cost of production; that includes all those things. I have told you all I intend to about that. I have stated that it costs so much f.o.b.; that includes everything. I say that this matter has nothing to do with the inquiry. The Chairman: Question 24. What particular facilities did Mr. Garvin refer to in Question 56 of the evidence before the Select Committee on Hardwood Timbers when he said Millar's would be unable to compete in the timber trade but for their exceptional shipping facilities?--I suppose he was referring to the company's dock at Purfleet more than anything else. You cannot ask me about what Mr. Garvin said. I take it that there was certain information asked for, and I have got that out as well as I possibly could according to the invitation issued to everybody. The Chairman: Question 25. Has the demand for jarrah paving fallen off as far as your company is concerned during the last three years, and, if so, to what extent?--I think it has. I say that in the jarrah paving markets of the world it has fallen. The consumption in London has fallen off considerably. The world consumption of paving has fallen off, I should say, pretty well 30 per cent. Our sales have fallen off to that extent, and the fall in price is about 15 per cent. The Chairman: Question 26. What is the amount of stock taken over from the companies forming the Combine, and whatstocks were in hand at ...

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