IN exercise of the powers
conferred on the Secretary
responsible for Lands and Natural
Resources by sections 22(1) and
23(2) of the Timber Export
Development Board Law, 1985 (PNDCL
123) this Instrument is made this
3rd day of February, 1986.
Section 1—Transfer of Assets,
Rights Obligations and
Liabilities.
(1) The assets, rights,
obligations and liabilities of
Ghana Timber Board are hereby
transferred to the Timber Export
Development Board and the Forest
Products Inspection Bureau.
(2) The distribution of the assets
of the Ghana Timber Marketing
Board shall be as specified in the
Schedule to this Instrument.
(3) All actions pending against
the Ghana Timber Marketing Board
and any other action in connection
with the dissolution of the Ghana
Timber Marketing Board shall be
prosecuted or defended by the
Timber Export Development Board or
the Forest Products Inspection
Bureau in the appropriate case.
Section 2—Commencement.
This Instrument shall be deemed to
have come into force on the same
day as the Timber Export
Development Board Law, 1985 (P.N.D.C.L.
123).
SCHEDULE
PART I—DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS OF
THE DISSOLVED GHANA TIMBER
MARKETING BOARD TO THE TIMBER
EXPORT DEVELOPMENT BOARD
TRANSPORT
Vehicle No. Model
Remarks
GV 770 .. .. ..
Peugeot 504 .. ..
.. Old and inoperative
GV 785 .. .. .. Land
Rover .. .. ..
Old and inoperative
GVA 7648 .. .. Toyota
Gressida .. .. Old
and inoperative
GVA 4485 .. .. Nissan
Patrol .. ..
New
OFFICE ACCOMMODATION
House No. Location
Description
21/12 .. .. ..
Harbour Business Area ..
2-storey Timber Block
17/13 .. .. ..
Harbour Business Area ..
2-storey Sandcrete Block
— Trade Fair Site, Accra
.. 2-storey office and
Guest House.
— Aflao .. ..
.. .. .. Shed Lumber
Sales Depot
— Bolgatanga ..
.. .. Shed Lumber Sales
Depot
— Industrial Area, Tamale
.. Lumber Sales Depot
(Suspended).
— Industrial Area, Accra,
.. Lumber Sales Depot
— Industrial Area, Accra,
Tema/Motorway. Site
proposed for building
— Ambassador Hotel, Area
Planning Scheme. Site
proposed for Accra Branch
Office.
— (New Head Office Block
Harbour Roundabout).
6-storey Block of offices with
workshop and Canteen Annex
(Suspended).
LONDON OFFICE PROPERTY
16 TEDB Fairholme Gardens
25 Diamond Corp.—Wren Avenue
101 TEDB —Vinvent Gardens
13 TEDB —Lorian Close.
RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION
House No. Location
Description
83/11 .. .. ..
Superior Residential Area,
Takoradi. Single-storey and
Servants’ Quarters.
140/11 .. ..
Whin River Layout—SRA Takoradi.
2-storey and Servants’
Quarters
B/13 .. .. ..
New Effia Estate .. ..
.. State Housing SH 3
B/60 .. .. ..
New Effia Estate .. ..
.. State Housing SH 2
A/63 .. .. ..
New Effia Estate ..
.. .. State Housing SH
3
M/18 .. .. ..
South Effia Kuma ..
.. State Housing SH 6
83/11 .. ..
Circle Road Superior Residental
Area, Takoradi.
Single-storey Guest House
Airport Residential
Area, Tamale Site for
staff quarters
Uncompleted .. .. Whin
River Layout Superior Residential
Area, Takoradi East Legon –
Residential Area, Accra. 2-storey
Executive House, New CE’s
Res.
18 .. .. .. ..
South Effia Kuma Estate ..
SH Type SH 2
M17 .. .. ..
South Effia Kuma Estate ..
SH 6
L2 .. .. ..
Bolgatanga Estate .. ..
.. Single-storey Type SH
6
ACCOUNTS
A. Creditors as at 28-10-85
¢ ¢
1. Afric & Auson ..
.. .. .. ..
74.46
2. Tema Sawmill Ltd. ..
.. .. ..
4,061.52
3. Logs & Lumber Ltd. ..
.. .. ..
2,042.81
4. Timber Export Agency
.. .. ..
1,782.64
5. H. E. Ryall .. ..
.. .. .. ..
310.45
6. Hardwood Marketing Agency
.. ..
3,011.78
7. Anyinase Timbers & Trad. Co.
.. ..
50.00
8. Wi-Bros, & Wood Workers
.. ..
118.92
9. TVLC .. ..
.. .. .. ..
..
2,111.60
10. A. A. Mussey (Retention)
.. .. .. 42,
756.00
11. Ahey Ltd. .. ..
.. .. .. ..
138,670.00
12. Charles Oppong & Co.
.. .. ..
84.20
13. Kyem Ent. .. ..
.. .. .. ..
126.30
14. Prident ..
.. .. .. ..
.. 6,860.00
15. Tepa Sawmills Ltd. ..
.. .. ..
250.00
16. A.T. & P. .. ..
.. .. .. ..
3,624.87
17. Mamphey & Jets Electrical
.. .. ..
30,198.00 236,133.55
B. Outstanding Statutory
Deductions
1. Social Security & National
Insurance Trust 498,000.00
2. Income Tax .. ..
.. .. .. ..
225,000.00
3. Provident Fund ..
.. .. .. ..
990,000.00 1,713,000.00
C. Gratuity due to Staff who have
Retired or Resigned
1. Salifu Busanga
.. .. .. ..
236,898.00
2. Sarah Arthur
.. .. .. ..
350,000.00
3. J. K. Mensah
.. .. .. ..
100,000.00
4. Monica Koney
.. .. .. ..
93,000.00
5. S. K. Grant ..
.. .. .. ..
312,826.00
6. T.N. Yeboah
.. .. .. ..
300,000.00 1,392,724.00
D. Other Accounts Payable
1. Medical Bills ..
.. .. ..
..
90,528.00
2. Rents Payable
.. .. ..
.. 17,440.00
3. Water Bills ..
.. .. ..
..
5,494.00
4. Repairs to the Feedmill
.. .. ..
4,000.00
5. Repairs on Electric
Typewriter .. ..
8,080.00
6. Repairs on Air
Conditioner ..
..
40,600.00
7. Cost of Water Tank ..
.. .. ..
109,718.61
8. Cost of Paints, etc.
.. .. .. ..
50,550.00
9. Purchase/Printing of
Stationery .. ..
380,000.00
10. Outstanding refund to the
Silviconsult Consultants ..
.. .. .. ..
106,000.00 812,470.61
GRAND TOTAL ..
.. .. 4,
154,328.16
TEDB Debtors on 3% Levy
¢ ¢
1. African Timber & Plywood
.. .. .. 182,
814.15
2. A-G. Timbers ..
.. .. .. ..
606, 297.11
3. Asamoah Ntim Timbers
.. .. ..
19, 166.52
4. Asoromaso Sawmills
.. .. .. 71,
640.84
5. Bibiani Logging & Lumber
.. .. .. 112,
414.00
6. Bibiani Wood Complex
.. .. ..
73,914.48
7. Ejisu Forest
Products ..
.. ..
118,643.88
8. East Forest
Products ..
.. ..
86,817.51
9. Gliksten (WA)
Ltd. ..
.. ..
132,283.56
10. G. D. C. .. ..
.. .. ..
..
613,353.26
11. Hardwood Timber
Products .. ..
206,970.06
12. Mim Timber Co. Ltd.
.. .. ..
1,564,230.48
13. Maxwell Owusu Timbers
.. .. ..
70,219.70
14. Mahogany Furniture Co.
.. .. ..
385,145.44
15. Novotex Ltd. ..
.. .. .. ..
16,006.35
16. Nkwantabisa Timbers
.. .. ..
83,349.25
17. F. N. Oppong & Co. ..
.. .. ..
250,425.43
18. Charles Oppong ..
.. .. ..
44,630.70
19. Oda P’Wood & Veneer
Co. ..
..
98,593.83
20. P. K. Sagoe Timbers
.. .. .. ..
8,433.32
21. Priorities (Gh) Ltd.
.. .. .. ..
8,850.75
22. Pans Sawmills ..
.. .. .. ..
32,011.90
23. Rad Forest Products
.. .. .. ..
52,128.86
24. Ridge Timbers ..
.. .. .. ..
13, 932.51
25. Star Sawmills ..
.. .. .. ..
53,568.04
26. A. E. Saoud ..
.. .. ..
..
77,629.43
27. Takoradi Timbers Ltd.
.. .. ..
219,029.00
28. Willie Timbers ..
.. .. .. ..
79,163.07
29. Wood Industries
.. .. .. ..
290,396.77
30. West African Hardwoods
.. .. ..
89,183.45 ¢5,650,242.46
OUTSTANDING EXPORT PROCEEDS
UNREPATRIATED
Date of Shipment
Destination Amount
Outstanding
12-6-77 .. .. ..
.. Saudi Arabia ..
.. .. US$
46,032.17
12-6-77 .. .. ..
.. Saudi Arabia ..
.. .. US$
22,346.56
18-6-77 .. .. ..
.. Iran ..
.. .. ..
£ 33,300.91
20-3-80 .. .. ..
.. Syria ..
.. .. .. FF.
15,842.75
20-3-80 .. .. ..
.. France ..
.. .. ..
£ 15,560.41
DM
393,640.96
FF.
321,810.06
US$
111,000.00
20-3-80 .. .. ..
.. Syria ..
.. .. ..
FF. 16,623.51
20-3-80 .. .. ..
.. Pakistan Railways
.. .. US$
56,500.00
18-4-80 .. .. ..
.. France ..
.. .. ..
FF. 313,486.81
1-5-80 .. .. ..
.. Nigeria
.. .. ..
£ 105,815.37
4-6-80 .. .. ..
.. U.K.}
U.K.} .. .. .. ..
.. £
161,384.67
U.K.
20-8-80 .. .. ..
..
12-2-81 .. .. ..
..
¢
TOTALS ..
.. £ 316,062.56
— 24,681,324
US$ 233,878.73
— 13,331,087
FF. 667,763.13 —
4,389,362
DM. 393,640.96 —
7,922,530
50,324,306
List of Debtors—TSD
The Technical Supplies Division
(ceased to operate in October
1984). Balance standing in the
Accountants as at 31st October,
1985 was:—
¢
Ghana Commercial Bank ..
.. .. 18,219.90
Merchant Bank .. ..
.. .. .. 258,862.62
The Division’s debtors are as
listed
below:
¢
1. C. B. Dougan ..
.. .. .. ..
.. .. ..
432.44
2. Ashanti Curls & Lumber
.. .. .. ..
.. ..
104.00
3. Franco Timbers Limited
.. .. .. ..
.. .. 15,862.00
4. Ofori Engineering Co. Limited
.. .. ..
.. .. 19,327.00
5. Ayim Poakwa & Sons
.. .. .. ..
.. ..
8.00
6. A.C.O. Pabi ..
.. .. ..
.. .. .. ..
72.00
7. Nana Adu Gabriel ..
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
1,377.00
8. A. Y. O. Timbers ..
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
4,024.00
9. Opanyin Kwabena Dwemoh
Enterprise .. ..
.. 82.00
10. Geobryan Addo &
Sons .. ..
.. .. ..
2,860.00
11. Napoleon Kwofie &
Co. .. ..
.. .. ..
264.00
12. Cofka Timbers
Limited ..
.. .. .. ..
243,568.18
13. L. N. Kyei Timbers
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
1,360.00
14. Col. K.A. Quarshie ..
.. .. ..
.. .. 1,392.00
15. Nana Kwaku Duah
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
340.00
16. S. A. Marfo
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
1,596.00
17. Timber Buying
Agencies .. ..
.. .. ..
10,884.00
18. Garbrah Bros.
Enterprise ..
.. .. .. ..
242,745.00
19. Adansiman Timber Products
Enterprise .. ..
.. 543.40
20. N.K.A.S. Timbers ..
.. .. .. ..
.. .. 40,000.00
21. Iscan Wood Enterprise
.. .. .. ..
.. .. 400.00
22. Timber Export Agencies
.. .. .. ..
.. .. 22,000.00
23. Konadu Timber Co.
Limited .. ..
.. .. ..
112.30
24. W. V. Timbers ..
.. .. .. ..
.. .. ..
4,084.35
25. Kojo Addo Timbers ..
.. .. .. ..
.. .. 7,663.90
26. N. O. B. Timbers
.. .. .. ..
.. .. ..
5,899.00
27. J. K. Kyeremateng
.. .. .. ..
.. .. ..
140.00
28. Ehumah Timbers Limited
.. .. .. ..
.. .. 329.00
29. Ackah & Sons Timbers
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
1,363.00
30. J. E. Manu, Jnr. ..
.. .. .. ..
.. .. ..
2,400.00
31. Obour Gyamfi Co.
Limited .. ..
.. .. ..
678.00
32. Peter Adiyiah Timbers
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
46.00
33. Asona Timbers .. ..
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
22,184.35
34. Frank Adu Sakodie ..
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
1,981.00
35. S. A. Yanzu ..
.. .. ..
.. .. .. ..
1,200.00
36. Foresta (Gh) Limited.
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
220.00
37. Addai Bros. & Lumber Co.
.. .. ..
.. .. 760.00
38. J.K. Boateng ..
.. .. .. ..
.. .. ..
788.00
39. Ejisu Forest Products 7
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
944.99
40. Willie Timbers ..
.. .. ..
.. .. .. ..
50.00
41. J. B. Peprah Timbers
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
1,043.00
42. Nkasiem Sawmill/Wood
Products .. ..
.. .. 1,176.00
43. Yaw Asamoah Peprah
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
818.00
44. Eaglet Ent. (GH) Ltd.
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
465.00
45. Alhaji Sulemana
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
188.00
46. R. K. Peprah
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
36.00
47. Yeboah & Boansi
Timbers .. ..
.. .. ..
551.00
48. O.K.S. Timbers
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
8,845.00
49. S.N. Mensah & Co.
Ltd. .. ..
.. .. ..
50.00
50. Asamoah Ntim Timbers
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
1,472.00
51. Mars Timbers Ltd.
.. .. .. ..
.. ..
40.00
52. Pate Timbers Ltd.
.. .. ..
.. .. ..
56,000.00
53. Regional Administrative
(Western Region) ..
.. 8,320.00
¢
753,091.03
2. The Wood Supplies Division
The Division owns two articulated
Benz trucks. Only one is on the
road now.
3. Timbod Mills Division
The division has three Forestmills
4. Poultry Farm and Feedmill
It has a large number of birds at
the moment. There is also a
feedmill attached to the farm.
5. Subsidiaries
(a) Ghana Timbers Ltd.—The Ghana
Timbers Ltd. is heavily indebted
to Banks and companies.
(b) Ehwia Wood Products.—This is a
sawmill with very old equipment.
(c) Kumasi Furniture & Joinery Co.
Ltd.—The furniture producing
company formerly has very old
machines but the company has taken
delivery of a set of new equipment
ordered for it by the Board.
(d) Saw Doctoring School.—The Saw
Doctoring School is to be taken
over by the Kumasi Technical
Institute.
(e) Blackwood Hodge (GH) Ltd.—The
Board holds 31.25% shares, i.e.
125,000 ordinary shares in
Blackwood Hodge (Gh) Ltd. at a
cost of ¢425,000. Only two
dividends — ¢16,000.00 and
¢33,000.00 have so far been paid
to the Board.
(f) Metal Factory Bibiani
Ltd.
¢
Working Capital ..
.. .. ..
100,000.00
Loans Received ..
.. ..
.. 72,419.70
Other expenses ..
.. ..
.. 450,335.66
Haulage,
etc.
622,755.36
(g) The Factory is no more the
property of the Board. The Board
however, was allocated 15% of
shares which have still not been
paid up.
PART II— DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS OF
THE DISSOLVED GHANA TIMBER
MARKETING BOARD TO THE FOREST
PRODUCTS INSPECTION BUREAU
Vehicle No. Model
Remarks
GV 771 .. ..
.. .. Peugeot 504
.. .. .. Fairly
Roadworthy
GV 772 .. ..
.. .. Peugeot 504
.. .. .. Under
Repairs/Spraying
GVA 4330 .. .. ..
Land Rover ..
.. .. Roadworthy
GVA 4326 .. ..
.. Leyland Truck
.. .. To be sold
GVA 4325 .. ..
.. Leyland Truck
.. .. To be
sold
GVB 3217 .. ..
.. Peugeot Estate 7
.. .. Good
GVB 4484 .. ..
.. Mitsubishi Bus
.. .. Good
GV 790 .. ..
.. Neoplan Bus
.. .. New Engine
Installed. Satisfactory
performance.
FPIB Office Allocation
21/13 .. .. ..
.. Harbour Business Area
.. .. 2-storey Sandcrete
Block
— .. ..
.. .. Q. C. D. Harbour
Office .. .. Single-storey
Timber Block
— .. ..
.. .. Q.C.D. Harbour
Office .. .. Single-storey
Sandcrete Block
FPIB Residential Allocation
84/11—S.K. Grant .. ..
Superior Residential Area ..
Single-storey & Servant
Quarters
100/11—R.A. Boakye ..
Superior Residential Area ..
Single-storey & Servant
Quarters
B103—Ben Sackey ..
New Effia Estate .. ..
.. SH 2
M17—Oben Atiemo ..
South Effia Kuma ..
.. SH 6
B73—E. K. Ghann ..
New Effia Estate ..
.. SH 3
M15—Ben Koomson ..
South Effia Estate ..
.. SH 6
A61—H. S. D. Osei ..
New Effia Estate ..
.. SH 3
O—22 .. .. ..
.. Airport Estate—Kumasi
.. 2-storey &
Servant Quarters
Timber Clinic .. ..
Taywood Cove
.. .. 1-storey Block of
Flats
Taywood
Cove ..
..
Staff Canteen ..
.. Taywood
Cove .. ..
1-Single storey
FPIB (ESTATE DEPARTMENT)
INVENTORIES OFFICE FURNITURE AND
EQUIPMENT
Items Quantity Good
Need
Repairs Irreparable
Executive Tables ..
.. .. .. ..
58 58 —
—
Executive Chairs ..
.. .. .. ..
67 67 —
—
Office Chairs ..
.. .. .. ..
189 189 — —
Office Tables ..
.. .. .. ..
112 112 — —
Arm Chairs ..
.. .. .. ..
81 81 —
—
Steel/Wooden Cabinets ..
.. .. ..
49 42 7
—
Cupboards .. ..
.. .. .. ..
38 37 1
—
Waste Paper Box .. ..
.. .. .. 35
35 — —
Letter Trays .. ..
.. .. .. ..
167 167 — —
Air Conditioner ..
.. .. .. ..
60 12 8
—
Calculator Machines
Various/Pocket Calculators
.. .. ..
55 44 8
3
Calculator (Various)
Geomg Fans/Standing Fans ..
.. .. 45
26 10 9 written
off
Sumlock Machines .. ..
.. .. ..
5 3 2
—
Fridges .. .. ..
.. .. .. ..
17 11 6
2
Accounting Machines ..
.. .. ..
2 2 —
—
Photocopier Machines ..
.. .. ..
6 — 3 3
written off
Typewriters .. ..
.. .. .. ..
4 18 3 3
written off
Wall Clocks .. ..
.. .. .. ..
6 6 —
—
Carpets .. ..
.. .. .. ..
19 19 —
—
OFFICE EQUIPMENT AND FURNITURE IN
THE CUSTODY OF ESTATE
A
Workshop at Taywood Cove with the
following equipment:
Crosscut Saw ..
.. .. ..
1 Grinding Stone ..
.. 1
Surface Planner
.. .. ..
1 Dust Extractor ..
.. 1
Thicknesser
.. .. ..
1 Sharpening Machine
1
Spindle Moulder ..
.. .. 1
Clamping Machine .. —
Compressor
.. .. ..
1 Bricketing Machine }
At Warehouse .. }
1
Panel Saw
.. ..
.. 1
Circular Saw
.. .. ..
—
(c) Electrical Fittings and
Kitchen equipment imported for the
Head Office Building which are
stocked in the Board’s Warehouse
under Estate’s care.
J. G. A. RENNER
Secretary for Lands and Mineral
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