Re: MP says emissions plan will meet goals (TGH, July 19) is based on a false premise. No one can disagree with the fact that there are millions of tonnes of pinus radiata to be harvested. It is incorrect, however, to say the money produced benefits the community via the offices of Trust Tairāwhiti. 

The beneficiaries of the trust are the householders and ratepayers of the Gisborne District Council and those connected to the electricity supply. No household has had a benefit since the trust was formed in 1993, except for the second year — 1994 — when all households were paid a “dividend”. 

Winston Moreton