RAYONIER TIMBERLANDS LP
10-Q, 1996-05-14
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              UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-Q



(Mark One)

(X)     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
          EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    
        For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996
    
                                                  OR
    
( )     TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
          EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
    
        For the transition period from ........... to ............
    
    
                        Commission File Number 1-8997


                         RAYONIER TIMBERLANDS, L.P.


                       A Delaware Limited Partnership

                I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 06-1148227


                 1177 SUMMER STREET, STAMFORD, CT 06905-5529

                        (Principal Executive Office)

                      Telephone Number: (203) 348-7000
    
    



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90 days.

YES (x) NO ( )

As of May 1,  1996,  there  were  20,000,000  Class A  Depositary  Units  of the
Partnership outstanding, of which 14,940,000 Class A Depositary Units were owned
by Rayonier.



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                         RAYONIER TIMBERLANDS, L.P.

                              TABLE OF CONTENTS


        
        
        
                                                                         PAGE
                                                                         ----
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                         
                                                                       
         Item 1.  Financial Statements                                 
                                                                       
                  Statements of Income for the Three Months Ended      
                  March 31, 1996 and 1995                                   1
                                                                       
                  Balance Sheets as of March 31, 1996 and              
                  December 31, 1995                                         2
                                                                       
                  Statements of Cash Flows for the Three Months Ended  
                  March 31, 1996 and 1995                                   3
                                                                       
                  Notes to Financial Statements                          4 - 7
                                                                       
         Item 2.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial    
                  Condition and Results of Operations                    8 - 10
                                                                       
                                                                       
                                                                       
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION                                             
                                                                       
         Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                         11
                                                                       
                  Signature                                                11
                                                                       
                  Exhibit Index                                            12
                                                                       
                                                                       
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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.  Financial Statements

The following unaudited financial statements reflect, in the opinion of Rayonier
Forest Resources Company, the managing general partner of Rayonier  Timberlands,
L.P.,  all  adjustments  (which  include  only  normal  recurring   adjustments)
necessary for a fair  presentation  of the results of operations,  the financial
position and the cash flows for the periods presented. For a full description of
accounting policies, see Notes to Financial Statements in the 1995 Annual Report
on Form 10-K.

                         RAYONIER TIMBERLANDS, L.P.
                            STATEMENTS OF INCOME
                                 (unaudited)
             (Thousands of dollars, except per unit information)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>                                     
                                                                       Three Months
                                                                      Ended March 31,
                                                                      ---------------                                              
                                                              1996                      1995
                                                            ----------                --------
<S>                                                          <C>                        <C>
SALES                                         
  Timber sales                                
    Unaffiliated parties                                     $39,882                    $36,842
    Rayonier                                                   5,615                      9,242
                                                             -------                     ------
                                                              45,497                     46,084
  Timberland sales                                             1,345                      2,471
                                                             -------                     ------
                                              
                                                              46,842                     48,555
                                                              ------                     ------
COSTS AND EXPENSES                            
  Cost of timber sold                         
    Unaffiliated parties                                       5,678                      5,042
    Rayonier                                                     814                      1,253
                                                             -------                     ------
                                                               6,492                      6,295
                                              
  Cost of timberland sold                                        398                        639
                                              
  Forest management, overhead and general     
    and administrative expenses                                2,883                      2,740
                                                             -------                    -------
                                              
                                                               9,773                      9,674
                                                             -------                     ------
                                              
OTHER OPERATING INCOME                                           344                        223
                                                            --------                       ----
                                              
OPERATING INCOME                                              37,413                     39,104
                                                              ------                     ------
                                              
OTHER INCOME AND DEDUCTIONS                   
  Primary Account interest income from Rayonier                  951                      1,224
  Secondary Account interest expense to Rayonier              (3,503)                    (3,136)
  Minority interest of General Partners in RTOC                 (349)                      (372)
                                                            --------                      -----
                                                              (2,901)                    (2,284)
                                                             -------                    -------
                                              
PARTNERSHIP INCOME                                           $34,512                    $36,820
                                                              ======                     ======
                                              
INCOME PER PUBLICLY TRADED CLASS A UNIT*                     $  1.78                   $  1.84
                                                              ======                    ======
INCOME PER RAYONIER OWNED CLASS A UNIT*                      $  1.78                   $  1.84
                                                              ======                    ======

</TABLE>


* Refer to calculations on page 6.


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                           RAYONIER TIMBERLANDS, L.P.
                                 BALANCE SHEETS
                                   (unaudited)
                             (Thousands of dollars)

                                     ASSETS

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                                             March 31,              December 31,
                                                                                               1996                     1995
                                                                                             ---------               -----------
<S>                                                                                          <C>                       <C>
CURRENT ASSETS
     Cash                                                                                 $       678                   $    282
     Receivables, net                                                                          10,751                     10,739
     Inventories                                                                                  520                        584
     Prepaid logging roads                                                                      3,595                      3,946
     Primary Account short-term investment notes of Rayonier                                   44,500                     33,300
     Trade and intercompany receivables from Rayonier and affiliates                            4,148                      4,278
                                                                                               ------                     ------
         Total current assets                                                                  64,192                     53,129

LONG-TERM RECEIVABLES                                                                           2,336                      1,333

PRIMARY ACCOUNT LONG-TERM INVESTMENT NOTES
  OF RAYONIER                                                                                   5,000                      5,000

FIXED ASSETS, NET                                                                                 911                        924

TIMBER, TIMBERLANDS AND LOGGING ROADS,
  LESS DEPLETION AND AMORTIZATION                                                             277,956                    276,094
                                                                                             --------                   --------
                                                                                             $350,395                   $336,480
                                                                                             ========                   ========


                        LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL

CURRENT LIABILITIES
     Advance deposits                                                                         $ 9,740                    $ 6,420
     Accounts payable                                                                           1,820                      2,887
     Accrued liabilities
         Taxes                                                                                  2,023                      1,738
         All other                                                                                501                        569
     Current timber obligations                                                                   171                        159
     Advances from Rayonier                                                                       105                         75
                                                                                                 ----                        ---
         Total current liabilities                                                             14,360                     11,848

SECONDARY ACCOUNT LONG-TERM NOTES
  PAYABLE TO RAYONIER                                                                         173,500                    166,400

LONG-TERM TIMBER OBLIGATIONS                                                                      337                        486

MINORITY INTEREST OF GENERAL PARTNERS IN RTOC                                                   5,080                      5,035

PARTNERS' CAPITAL
     General Partners                                                                           5,033                      4,989
     Limited Partners (20,000,000 Class A Depositary
       Units and 20,000,000 Class B Depositary Units
       issued and outstanding)                                                                152,085                    147,722
                                                                                              -------                    -------

                                                                                             $350,395                   $336,480
                                                                                              =======                    =======
                                                                                              
</TABLE>


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                           RAYONIER TIMBERLANDS, L.P.
                            STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                   (unaudited)
                             (Thousands of dollars)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                  Three Months
                                                                                                 Ended March 31,
                                                                                    --------------------------------------
                                                                                      1996                           1995
                                                                                     ------                         -----
<S>                                                                                <C>                             <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
     Partnership income                                                             $  34,512                      $ 36,820
     Non-cash items included in income
         Depletion, depreciation and amortization                                       2,000                         2,475
         Minority interest of General Partners in RTOC                                    349                           372
     Increase in receivables                                                              (12)                         (315)
     Decrease in prepaid logging roads                                                    351                           349
     Increase in advance deposits                                                       3,320                         4,282
     (Decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities                     (850)                          320
     Other changes                                                                        224                            93
                                                                                        -----                           ---
         Cash provided by operating activities                                         39,894                        44,396
                                                                                       ------                        ------

INVESTING ACTIVITIES
     Capital expenditures less sales and retirements
       of $320 and $573 in 1996 and 1995                                               (3,849)                       (3,028)
     Increase in Primary Account investment
       notes of Rayonier                                                              (44,500)                      (47,700)
     Settlement of Primary Account investment
       notes of Rayonier                                                               33,300                        42,700
     Increase in long-term receivables                                                 (1,003)                         (600)
                                                                                      -------                       -------
         Cash used for investing activities                                           (16,052)                       (8,628)
                                                                                      -------                        -------

FINANCING ACTIVITIES
     Decrease in timber obligations                                                      (137)                         (126)
     Increase in Secondary Account long-term notes
       payable to Rayonier                                                              7,100                         4,650
     Partnership distributions                                                        (30,105)                      (40,000)
     Distributions to General Partners of RTOC                                           (304)                         (405)
                                                                                        -----                       -------
         Cash used for financing activities                                           (23,446)                      (35,881)
                                                                                      -------                     ---------

CASH
     Net increase (decrease) in cash                                                      396                          (113)
     Balance, beginning of year                                                           282                           150
                                                                                        -----                        ------
     Balance, end of period                                                             $ 678                        $   37
                                                                                        =====                        ======


Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

     Cash received for interest - Primary Account                                    $    951                      $  1,224
                                                                                      =======                       =======
     Cash paid for interest - Secondary Account                                      $  3,550                      $  3,184
                                                                                      =======                       =======
</TABLE>

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                           RAYONIER TIMBERLANDS, L.P.
                          NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (unaudited)
               (Thousands of dollars, except per unit information)

1.   ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Rayonier  Timberlands,  L.P.  (RTLP),  a Delaware  limited  partnership,  began 
operations  on  November  20,  1985  succeeding  to substantially  all of the
U.S.  timberlands  business (the  Timberlands)  of Rayonier Inc.  (Rayonier). 
Rayonier  Forest  Resources Company (RFR), a wholly owned  subsidiary of
Rayonier,  is the Managing  General Partner of RTLP and Rayonier is the Special
General Partner of RTLP.

RTLP operates through Rayonier  Timberlands  Operating  Company,  L.P. (RTOC), a
Delaware limited  partnership,  in which RTLP holds a 99 percent limited partner
interest  and  RFR  and  Rayonier  together  hold a 1  percent  general  partner
interest.  RFR is the  Managing  General  Partner  of RTOC and  Rayonier  is the
Special General Partner of RTOC.

In  addition  to its  General  Partners'  interests,  Rayonier is also a Limited
Partner and owns 74.7 percent of RTLP's issued and outstanding Class A Units and
100 percent of RTLP's issued and outstanding Class B Units.

The officers, directors and employees of Rayonier and RFR perform all management
and  business  activities  for RTLP and RTOC.  RTLP and RTOC  have no  officers,
directors or employees.

ALLOCATIONS OF PARTNERSHIP INTEREST

RTLP records all of its activities in two accounts,  the Primary Account and the
Secondary  Account.  The Class A  unitholders,  the Class B unitholders  and the
General Partners all participate in both accounts, but in different percentages.
The participation in the revenues and expenses of RTLP is as follows:

                                        Primary              Secondary
                                        Account               Account
                                        -------              ---------
        Class A unitholders                95%                    4%
        Class B unitholders                 4%                   95%
        General Partners                    1%                    1%
                                         -----                 -----
        Total                             100%                  100%
                                          ====                  ====

In accordance  with RTLP's  Partnership  Agreement,  the Primary Account will be
closed at the end of the Initial Term on December 31, 2000.  Subsequent  to that
date, the Class A unitholders  will participate in 4 percent of the revenues and
expenses of RTLP and 4 percent of its cash flow after all Secondary Account debt
has been repaid.

NATURE OF BUSINESS OPERATIONS

The Partnership is engaged in the timberlands business,  which includes forestry
management,  reforestation,  timber  thinning  and  the  marketing  and  sale of
standing timber and logs from the Timberlands. The Partnership will occasionally
purchase,  for  short-term  resale,  standing  timber  from third  parties.  The
Partnership's  business  plan  is  to  operate  the  Timberlands  for  sustained
long-range  harvest and to satisfy the  Partnership's  need to generate  regular
cash flow to fund its cash distribution  policy, as determined from time to time
by the Managing General Partner's Board of Directors.

The  Partnership  negotiates  and  contracts  for the  sale of  standing  timber
(stumpage)  at fixed prices with buyers who  generally cut and pay for the trees
during the  contract  period.  Current  contracts  usually  entail a  20-percent
deposit and/or  performance bond and generally have a 12- to 24- month life. The
Partnership  conducts,  or contracts  for third  parties to conduct,  harvesting
operations and sells logs  harvested if the Managing  General  Partner  believes
that the timber  cannot be sold as  profitably  as stumpage or that the tract in
question is particularly environmentally sensitive. In addition, the Partnership
may sell or exchange  portions of the Timberlands and acquire  additional timber
properties for cash, additional Units or other consideration.


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                          RAYONIER TIMBERLANDS, L.P.
                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                 (unaudited)
             (Thousands of dollars, except per unit information)

INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES

The excess of operating cash flow generated by the Primary  Account over amounts
distributed  to  unitholders  is invested with  Rayonier in accordance  with the
Partnership Agreement and is repayable on demand.  Interest is due quarterly and
the stated interest rates are at least  equivalent to the rate Rayonier would be
charged by an outside party for equivalent borrowings.

The Partnership has  expenditures  that relate  primarily to timber that will be
harvested after the Initial Term, such as costs of site  preparation,  planting,
reforestation  and  pre-commercial  thinning,  all of which are allocated to the
Secondary  Account of the  Partnership.  Rayonier  funds these  expenditures  on
behalf of the Partnership  and, in accordance  with the  Partnership  Agreement,
RTLP incurs obligations to Rayonier that mature on January l, 2001.

Under the terms of the  Partnership  Agreement,  cash  credited  to the  Primary
Account may not be loaned or  otherwise  used for the  benefit of the  Secondary
Account.  Accordingly, the Partnership is not permitted to use proceeds from the
Primary  Account  Investment  Notes of Rayonier to repay the  Secondary  Account
Long-Term Notes Payable to Rayonier.

PARTNERS' CAPITAL

An analysis of the  activity in the  Partners'  Capital  accounts of RTLP for
the three  months  ended March 31, 1996 and 1995 is as follows:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          Limited Partners         General Partners              Total
                                                          ----------------         ----------------              ------
        <S>                                                   <C>                       <C>                  <C>
         Balance, January 1, 1996                             $ 147,722                 $ 4,989               $ 152,711
         Partnership income                                      34,167                     345                  34,512
         Partnership distributions                              (29,804)                   (301)                (30,105)
                                                               --------                   -----                --------
         Balance, March 31, 1996                              $ 152,085                 $ 5,033               $ 157,118
                                                               ========                  ======                ========

         Balance, January 1, 1995                             $ 173,785                 $ 5,253               $ 179,038
         Partnership income                                      36,452                     368                  36,820
         Partnership distributions                              (39,600)                   (400)                (40,000)
                                                               --------                   -----                --------
         Balance, March 31, 1995                              $ 170,637                 $ 5,221               $ 175,858
                                                               ========                  ======                ========

</TABLE>


In addition to the RTLP  distributions,  RTOC  distributed  $304 and $405 to its
General  Partners  during the first three months of 1996 and 1995, respectively.


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                          RAYONIER TIMBERLANDS, L.P.
                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                 (unaudited)
             (Thousands of dollars, except per unit information)


2.   COMPUTATION OF INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT

The  Partnership  Agreement  provides for the allocation of  Partnership  income
among the  General  and  Limited  Partners.  The  following  tables  present the
computation of income per Class A Unit for the three months ended March 31, 1996
and 1995:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            1996                                  1995
                                                              -------------------------------      --------------------------------
                                                                  Primary         Secondary            Primary           Secondary
                                                                  Account          Account             Account            Account
<S>                                                              <C>               <C>                <C>                <C>
Timber and timberland sales                                      $ 45,468          $ 1,374            $ 46,084           $ 2,471
Interest and other income - net                                     1,011           (3,219)              1,271            (2,960)
Costs and expenses                                                 (8,577)          (1,196)             (8,187)           (1,487)
Interest of General Partners in RTOC                                 (379)              30                (392)               20
                                                                    -----              ---               -----               ---

PARTNERSHIP INCOME                                               $ 37,523        $  (3,011)           $ 38,776          $ (1,956)
                                                                   ======           ======              ======            ======

<CAPTION>
                                                                  Publicly         Rayonier            Publicly        Rayonier
                                                                   Traded            Owned              Traded           Owned
                                                                   A Units          A Units             A Units         A Units
                                                                 ----------        --------            --------       ---------
<S>                                                              <C>               <C>               <C>               <C>
Income for Class A Units
     95% of Primary Account                                      $  9,019          $26,628            $  9,320         $  27,517
     4% of Secondary Account                                          (30)             (90)                (20)              (58)
                                                                   ------             ----                ----              ----

Total income for Class A Units                                   $  8,989          $26,538            $  9,300         $  27,459
                                                                    =====           ======               =====            ======

Units outstanding                                               5,060,000       14,940,000           5,060,000        14,940,000
                                                                =========       ==========           =========        ==========

INCOME PER CLASS A UNIT                                           $  1.78         $   1.78              $ 1.84           $  1.84
                                                                   ======          =======               =====             =====

</TABLE>


          
          
          
          
          
          
          
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                          RAYONIER TIMBERLANDS, L.P.
                  NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
                                 (unaudited)
             (Thousands of dollars, except per unit information)

3.   OPERATING CASH FLOW ALLOCABLE TO CLASS A UNITS

Operating cash flow allocable to Class A Units is calculated in accordance  with
the  Partnership  agreement,  should  not  be  considered  as  contradictory  to
information  provided in the  Statements of Cash Flows and is not intended as an
alternative  to  income  per  Class  A Unit  as an  indication  of  performance.
Operating  cash flow allocable to a Class A Unit is calculated by multiplying 99
percent (Limited Partners' interest in RTLP) of operating cash flow allocated to
the Primary and  Secondary  Accounts by the  respective 95 percent and 4 percent
Class A Unit interest in those  accounts.  In  determining  operating cash flow,
Partnership  results are adjusted for  non-cash  costs and expenses  without the
effects  of changes  in  working  capital.  The  following  tables  present  the
calculations  of  operating  cash flow  allocable to Class A Units for the three
months ended March 31, 1996 and 1995:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    1996                                     1995
                                                      -------------------------------           ------------------------------
                                                         Primary            Secondary             Primary            Secondary
                                                         Account             Account              Account             Account
                                                         -------             -------              -------            ---------
<S>                                                   <C>                 <C>                    <C>                <C>
Timber and timberland sales                           $   45,468          $    1,374             $  46,084          $    2,471
Interest and other income, net                             1,011              (3,219)                1,271              (2,960)
Costs and expenses - other than non-cash
  items and the General
  Partners' interest in RTOC                              (6,633)               (821)               (5,762)               (867)
Capital expenditures                                        (565)             (3,604)                 (565)             (3,036)
General Partners' interest in RTOC                          (393)                 63                  (410)                 44
                                                           -----                 ---                 -----                 ---

OPERATING CASH FLOW                                   $   38,888          $   (6,207)            $  40,618          $   (4,348)
                                                         =======              ======                ======              ======

<CAPTION>
                                                        Publicly            Rayonier             Publicly            Rayonier
                                                         Traded               Owned               Traded               Owned
                                                         A Units             A Units              A Units             A Units
                                                        --------             -------             ---------           ---------
<S>                                                   <C>                 <C>                    <C>               <C>
Cash allocable to Class A Units
     95% of Primary Account                           $    9,347          $   27,597             $   9,763          $   28,824
     4% of Secondary Account                                 (63)               (185)                  (44)               (130)
                                                            ----               -----                  ----               -----

OPERATING CASH FLOW ALLOCABLE TO
  CLASS A UNITS                                       $    9,284          $   27,412             $   9,719          $   28,694
                                                          ======             =======                 =====             =======

Units outstanding                                      5,060,000          14,940,000             5,060,000          14,940,000
                                                       =========          ==========             =========          ==========

Primary Account cash flow per unit                    $     1.84          $     1.84             $    1.93          $    1.93

Secondary Account cash flow per unit                        (.01)               (.01)                 (.01)              (.01)
                                                           -----               -----                 -----              -----

OPERATING CASH FLOW PER CLASS A UNIT                  $     1.83          $     1.83             $    1.92          $    1.92
                                                           =====               =====                 =====              =====

</TABLE>

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ITEM 2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Most of the timber harvested from  Partnership  lands in the Northwest is resold
by the  Partnership's  customers  into log export  markets,  primarily in Japan,
Korea and China. The  Partnership's  contracts in this region generally  provide
for  payment of a fixed  price per unit of volume or weight,  by  species,  with
harvesting  required to be completed within contract periods of up to 24 months.
In the Southeast, pulpwood timber is sold by the Partnership's customers for the
production  of pulp and paper with  sawlog  timber  sold to lumber  and  plywood
manufacturers.  The Partnership's contracts in this region generally provide for
payment of a fixed  price per unit of weight,  with  harvesting  required  to be
completed within contract periods of up to 18 months.

The following table summarizes the sales,  operating income,  partnership income
and selected operating statistics of the Partnership, for the periods indicated,
by United States geographic region (thousands):


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                         Three Months
                                                        Ended March 31,
                                                        ---------------
                                                1996                      1995
                                                ----                      ----
<S>                                            <C>                       <C>
TIMBER SALES                             
       Northwest                               $31,617                   $25,685
       Southeast                                13,880                    20,399
                                                ------                    ------
                                                45,497                    46,084
                                                ------                    ------
                                         
TIMBERLAND SALES                         
       Northwest                                     -                         -
       Southeast                                 1,345                     2,471
                                               -------                   -------
                                                 1,345                     2,471
                                               -------                   -------
                                         
TOTAL SALES                                    $46,842                   $48,555
                                                ======                    ======
                                         
OPERATING INCOME                         
       Northwest                               $25,868                   $21,249
       Southeast                                12,036                    18,278
       Corporate and other                        (491)                     (423)
                                               -------                   -------
                                               $37,413                   $39,104
                                                ======                    ======
                                         
PARTNERSHIP INCOME                             $34,512                   $36,820
                                                ======                    ======
                                         
SELECTED OPERATING STATISTICS            
                                         
Northwest harvest volumes                
    Stumpage (thousands of MBF)                   45.1                      37.6
    Delivered logs (thousands of MBF)             15.2                       8.5
                                                 -----                     -----
                                                  60.3                      46.1
                                                  ====                      ====
                                         
Southeast harvest volumes                
    Pine (thousands of tons)                     456.6                     590.3
    Hardwood (thousands of tons)                  56.0                      41.0
                                                ------                     -----
                                                 512.6                     631.3
                                                 =====                     =====

</TABLE>


Sales for the first  quarter  of 1996 of $46.8  million  were  $1.7  million,  4
percent lower than last year's first  quarter.  Timber sales were $45.5 million,
down $0.6 million  primarily as a result of reduced  prices  caused by softening
demand from the pulp and paper industry.  Timberland  sales of $1.3 million were
down $1.1 million.

Partnership  income  was $34.5  million  or $1.78  per  Class A Unit,  down $2.3
million, or 6 cents per Class A Unit, from first quarter 1995 results. Operating
cash flow  allocable  to each Class A Unit was  $1.83,  down 9 cents per Class A
Unit.

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In the Northwest region,  unfavorable  market conditions  throughout 1995 caused
many customers to defer  harvesting  until late 1995 and into 1996. The combined
stumpage and  delivered  log volume was 31 percent  above the 1995 first quarter
harvest.  However,  this increase was partially offset by a 6 percent decline in
prices from the prior year. As a result,  sales  increased  $5.9 million,  or 23
percent,  from the first quarter of 1995 to $31.6  million and operating  income
increased $4.6 million, or 22 percent, to $25.9 million.

In the  Southeast  region,  first quarter  sales  declined  $7.6 million,  or 33
percent,  from the first quarter of 1995 to $15.2  million and operating  income
declined $6.2 million, or 34 percent, to $12.0 million,  reflecting lower volume
and prices.  Overall  harvest volume  declined 19 percent and prices declined 16
percent from the 1995 first quarter.  The declines were due to softening  demand
from the pulp and paper industry as mills took market downtime.

Interest income,  earned mainly from the Primary  Account's  investment notes of
Rayonier, decreased $0.3 million to $1.0 million in 1996 due to an overall lower
average  balance of  investment  notes of Rayonier  and lower  average  interest
rates.  Interest  expense,  on  increased  loans and  advances to the  Secondary
Account by Rayonier, rose $0.4 million to $3.5 million.

FUTURE OPERATIONS

For the first three months of 1996,  the harvest levels in the Northwest and the
Southeast represented approximately 36 percent and 25 percent,  respectively, of
the current projection of the 1996 harvests whereas in the first three months of
1995 the harvest  levels in the Northwest and the Southeast  were 26 percent and
31 percent, respectively, of the actual full year harvests.

Contract terms allow  customers to harvest their  commitments  over various time
periods,  and therefore,  volume  currently  under contract may not be fully cut
within this fiscal year. As of March 31, 1996, volume representing approximately
88 percent of the  projected  1996  harvest of stumpage and pine in both regions
had been cut or committed  under  contract.  As of March 31, 1995, 93 percent of
the  final  1995  harvest  in both  regions  had been cut or  committed.  In the
Northwest and Southeast regions,  average prices on outstanding  contracts as of
March 31, 1996 were approximately 16 percent and 12 percent, respectively, below
average prices realized during 1995. Therefore,  the Partnership does not expect
full year 1996  earnings or cash flow from  operations to be as strong as in the
prior year.

At March 31, 1996, Rayonier held contracts representing  approximately 4 percent
and 1 percent of the uncut volume under  contract in the Northwest and Southeast
regions,  respectively.  In addition, three customers under common ownership and
one additional unrelated customer held contracts  representing  approximately 26
percent and 13 percent,  respectively, of the uncut volume under contract in the
Northwest.  One unrelated customer held contracts representing  approximately 12
percent  of the  uncut  volume  under  contract  in the  Southeast.  These  five
customers are not affiliated with the Partnership.

LIQUIDITY AND CASH FLOW

As of March 31, 1996, the Partnership was due trade and intercompany receivables
from Rayonier and affiliates of $4.1 million.  In addition,  the Primary Account
of the Partnership held $44.5 million of short-term investment notes of Rayonier
and an  additional  $5.0  million  of  long-term  investment  notes of  Rayonier
resulting  from the cumulative net cash flow,  since  inception,  of the Primary
Account after  distributions  to  unitholders.  The  Partnership  may redeem the
investment notes at any time to fund Partnership  working capital  requirements,
capital expenditures and reserves.

The Secondary  Account of the Partnership had total  outstanding  debt of $174.0
million at March 31,  1996,  including  long-term  notes  payable to Rayonier of
$173.5  million that mainly  represent the  obligations  incurred as a result of
Secondary Account advances by Rayonier.

Capital  expenditures  for the  three  months  ended  March  31,  1996  and 1995
representing reforestation, capitalized lease payments, property taxes and other
improvements  to the land and timber  assets were $4.2 million and $3.6 million,
respectively.  Funding of future  capital  requirements  is expected to continue
from Rayonier.

On March 31, 1996 and 1995,  the  Partnership  made quarterly  distributions  of
$28.6 million ($1.43 per Unit) and $38.0 million ($1.90 per Unit), respectively,
to all outstanding Class A unitholders.  Quarterly distributions of $1.5 million
and $2.0  million  were  also  made to Class B  unitholders  and to the  General
Partners in the first quarter of 1996 and 1995, respectively.

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The Board of Directors of the Managing General Partner  determines the amount of
quarterly distributions that are made to Class A unitholders from cash available
from operations after provision for working capital, capital expenditures, asset
acquisitions  and  other  reserves.  The  Board  intends  to have  distributions
approximate  actual  Partnership  results each year by keeping the  distribution
relatively  constant in the second,  third and fourth  quarters and by making an
adjustment in the first quarter of the  following  year to bring the  cumulative
distribution in line with Partnership results.  Since actual Partnership results
vary each year,  the level of total  distributions  in each year will also vary.
Because the  Partnership  does not expect  full year 1996  earnings or cash flow
from  operations  to be as strong as in the prior  year,  distributions  for the
remainder  of the year and the first  quarter of 1997 are expected to total less
than $6.17, which was the Partnership's cash flow per Class A Unit in 1995.

WHEN THE INITIAL  TERM ENDS ON DECEMBER  31,  2000,  THE PRIMARY  ACCOUNT OF THE
PARTNERSHIP WILL BE CLOSED BUT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY REDEMPTION OF THE PARTNERS'
CAPITAL  ACCOUNTS.  THE  INTEREST OF CLASS A  UNITHOLDERS  IN THE  PARTNERSHIP'S
FUTURE REVENUES, EXPENSES AND CASH FLOWS WILL THEN DECREASE FROM 95 PERCENT TO 4
PERCENT.  ON A PRO FORMA  BASIS,  USING 1995  RESULTS AS AN  EXAMPLE,  CASH FLOW
ALLOCABLE PER CLASS A UNIT WOULD DECLINE FROM $6.17 TO  APPROXIMATELY  22 CENTS.
IN ADDITION,  THERE WILL BE SUBSTANTIAL  SECONDARY ACCOUNT DEBT THAT WILL MATURE
ON JANUARY 1, 2001.  THIS DEBT  (INCURRED TO FUND  LONG-TERM  INVESTMENT IN SUCH
AREAS AS REFORESTATION AND SILVICULTURAL  ACTIVITIES INCLUDING ACCRUED INTEREST)
IS EXPECTED  TO AMOUNT TO OVER $350  MILLION,  MORE THAN THREE TIMES  1995'S NET
OPERATING CASH FLOW. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, ALL SECONDARY
ACCOUNT DEBT MUST BE REPAID BEFORE ANY  DISTRIBUTION  OF  PARTNERSHIP  CASH FLOW
RESUMES.  AS A RESULT,  IT IS  EXPECTED  THAT THE MARKET  PRICE OF CLASS A UNITS
SHOULD BEGIN TO DECLINE SUBSTANTIALLY SOMETIME PRIOR TO DECEMBER 31, 2000.


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Part II.  OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     (a) See Exhibit Index

     (b) Rayonier Timberlands, L.P. did not file any Report on Form 8-K during
         the quarter covered by this report.






                                    SIGNATURE


Pursuant to the  requirements  of Section 13 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of
1934,  the  registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                 RAYONIER TIMBERLANDS, L.P.
                                 (A Delaware Limited Partnership)



                                 By:    RAYONIER FOREST RESOURCES
                                           COMPANY
                                        Managing General Partner


                                 By:    KENNETH P. JANETTE
                                        ------------------------------
                                        Kenneth P. Janette
                                        Vice President and Corporate Controller
                                        (Chief Accounting Officer)
May 14, 1996

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



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<Caption)
EXHIBIT NO.                   DESCRIPTION                                         LOCATION
- -----------                   -----------                                         --------
<S>             <C>                                                                <C>
    2           Plan of acquisition, reorganization, arrangement,                  None
                liquidation, or succession


    3(a)        Partnership Agreement of the Partnership                           No amendments


    3(b)        Forms of Class A Certificate of Limited Partnership                No amendments
                and Class B Certificate of Limited Partnership
                of the Partnership

    3(c)        Partnership Agreement of Operating Partnership                     No amendments


    3(d)        Forms of Class A Certificate of Limited Partnership                No amendments
                and Class B Certificate of Limited Partnership
                of the Operating Partnership

    4           Instruments defining the rights of security holders,               None
                including indentures


   10           Material contracts                                                 None


   11           Statement re computation of per share earnings                     Not applicable


   15           Letter re unaudited interim financial information                  None


   18           Letter re change in accounting principles                          Not applicable


   19           Report furnished to security holders                               None


   22           Published report regarding matters submitted                       None
                to vote of security holders


   23           Consents of experts and counsel                                    None


   24           Power of attorney                                                  None


   27           Financial data schedule                                            Filed herewith


   99           Additional exhibits                                                None


</TABLE>

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<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
       
<S>                             <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE>                   3-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                          DEC-31-1996
<PERIOD-START>                             JAN-01-1996
<PERIOD-END>                               MAR-31-1996
<CASH>                                             678
<SECURITIES>                                         0
<RECEIVABLES>                                   10,751
<ALLOWANCES>                                         0
<INVENTORY>                                        520
<CURRENT-ASSETS>                                64,192
<PP&E>                                           1,855
<DEPRECIATION>                                     944
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 350,395
<CURRENT-LIABILITIES>                           14,360
<BONDS>                                        173,500
                                0
                                          0
<COMMON>                                             0
<OTHER-SE>                                     157,118
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY>                   350,395
<SALES>                                         46,842
<TOTAL-REVENUES>                                46,842
<CGS>                                            6,890
<TOTAL-COSTS>                                    6,890
<OTHER-EXPENSES>                                 2,888
<LOSS-PROVISION>                                     0
<INTEREST-EXPENSE>                               2,552
<INCOME-PRETAX>                                 34,512
<INCOME-TAX>                                         0
<INCOME-CONTINUING>                             34,512
<DISCONTINUED>                                       0
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                      0
<CHANGES>                                            0
<NET-INCOME>                                    34,512
<EPS-PRIMARY>                                     1.78
<EPS-DILUTED>                                     1.78
        

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