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Loans were available to assist members on condition the harvested timber was delivered through the agency of the primary. In turn NCT would advise and monitor the silvicultural progress of the relevant plantations. CTC then acquired various properties in Zululand, Northern Natal and the South Eastern Transvaal. This does not form part of NCT’s story but it is interesting to note that the current sustained yield from these farms is in excess of 50 000 tons per annum. establishment of secure log stock holding depots in the Midlands, the forerunners being set up at Glenside, Greytown, Harden Heights and Kranskop. The strategic value of these storage points proved their worth when Natal suffered the worst floods for many decades in September 1987. Talk about sublime to ridiculous! The extent of the devastation could be gauged by the John Ross Bridge over the Tugela River being swept away and traffic into Zululand having to be diverted over the old railway bridge further up the river. Huge areas were water-logged, farm access roads impassable and it was in many cases impossible to extract timber for delivery to mills. Stockpiling of timber on these depots proved their worth when it was possible to keep the mills supplied over a difficult period. More holding depots have since been established. First NCT Depots established Another development in the eighties was the

In 1999 NCT operates 12 depots situated in convenient locations for members and markets from Paulpietersburg to Harding. The stock in 1999 on these depots consists of approx imately 85 000 tons of Wattle and Gum with an insured value of approximately R19.2 million

NCT depots are equipped with weighbridge facilities and are fully fenced and guarded

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