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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000950123-00-005710
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000525
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000612

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			RAYONIER INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000052827
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [2400
]		IRS NUMBER:				132607329
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
</COMPANY-DATA>

		FILING VALUES:
			FORM TYPE:		4
			SEC ACT:		
			SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-06780
			FILM NUMBER:		652970
</FILING-VALUES>

			BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
				STREET 1:		1177 SUMMER ST
				CITY:			STAMFORD
				STATE:			CT
				ZIP:			06905
				BUSINESS PHONE:		2033487000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

				MAIL ADDRESS:	
					STREET 1:		1177 SUMMER STREET
					CITY:			STAMFORD
					STATE:			CT
					ZIP:			06905-5529
</MAIL-ADDRESS>

					FORMER COMPANY:	
						FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ITT RAYONIER INC /CT/
						DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940422
</FORMER-COMPANY>

						FORMER COMPANY:	
							FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	ITT RAYONIER INC
							DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19920703
</FORMER-COMPANY>
</SUBJECT-COMPANY>
<REPORTING-OWNER>

							COMPANY DATA:	
								COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ROBERTS BURNELL R /CT
								CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001028907
								STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 [2400
]<RELATIONSHIP>DIRECTOR
								STATE OF INCORPORATION:			NC
								FISCAL YEAR END:			1231
</COMPANY-DATA>

								FILING VALUES:
									FORM TYPE:		4
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									BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
										STREET 1:		1177 SUMMER ST
										CITY:			STAMFORD
										STATE:			CT
										ZIP:			06905
										BUSINESS PHONE:		2033487000
</BUSINESS-ADDRESS>

										MAIL ADDRESS:	
											STREET 1:		1177 SUMMER STREET
											CITY:			STAMFORD
											STATE:			CT
											ZIP:			06905-5529
</MAIL-ADDRESS>
</REPORTING-OWNER>
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<SEQUENCE>1
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<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4
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                                     FORM 4

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                    U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                  STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

    Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
       Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
               Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

[_]  Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
     obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).


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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Roberts                            Burnell                  R.
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   (Last)                           (First)                (MI)

50 North Laura Street 19th Floor
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                                    (Street)

Jacksonville                         FL                 32202
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   (City)                           (State)              (Zip)

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2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Rayonier   (RYN)
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3.   IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)


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4.   Statement for Month/Year

May 2000
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5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)


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6.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [X]  Director                             [_]  10% Owner
     [_]  Officer (give title below)           [_]  Other (specify below)


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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

     [X]  Form filed by One Reporting Person
     [_]  Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                             or Beneficially Owned
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                                                                                                                6.
                                                                 4.                              5.             Owner-
                                                                 Securities Acquired (A) or      Amount of      ship
                                                    3.           Disposed of (D)                 Securities     Form:     7.
                                                    Transaction  (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)               Beneficially   Direct    Nature of
                                      2.            Code         ------------------------------- Owned at End   (D) or    Indirect
1.                                    Transaction   (Instr. 8)                   (A)             of Month       Indirect  Beneficial
Title of Security                     Date          ------------     Amount             Price    (Instr. 3      (I)       Ownership
(Instr. 3)                        (Month/Day/Year)   Code     V                  (D)             & 4)           (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S>                               <C>                <C>      <C>    <C>         <C>    <C>      <C>            <C>       <C>

Common Shares                       05/25/2000       J(01)     V       500        A     $41.4670   3500           D
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                                                                                                                     SEC 1474 (7-96)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
          owned directly or indirectly.

*    If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
     4(b)(v).



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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
         (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

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<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                    10.
                                                                                                          9.        Owner-
                                                                                                          Number    ship
                                                                                                          of        Form
                    2.                                                                                    Deriv-    of
                    Conver-                    5.                              7.                         ative     Deriv-   11.
                    sion                       Number of                       Title and Amount           Secur-    ative    Nature
                    or                         Derivative    6.                of Underlying     8.       ities     Secur-   of
                    Exer-             4.       Securities    Date              Securities        Price    Bene-     ity:     In-
                    cise     3.       Trans-   Acquired (A)  Exercisable and   (Instr. 3 & 4)    of       ficially  Direct   direct
                    Price    Trans-   action   or Disposed   Expiration Date   ----------------  Deriv-   Owned     (D) or   Bene-
1.                  of       action   Code     of(D)         (Month/Day/Year)            Amount  ative    at End    In-      ficial
Title of            Deriv-   Date     (Instr.  (Instr. 3,    ----------------            or      Secur-   of        direct   Owner-
Derivative          ative    (Month/  8)       4 & 5)        Date     Expira-            Number  ity      Month     (I)      ship
Security            Secur-   Day/     ------   ------------  Exer-    tion               of      (Instr.  (Instr.   (Instr.  (Instr.
(Instr. 3)          ity      Year)    Code V    (A)   (D)    cisable  Date     Title     Shares  5)       4)        4)       4)
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<S>                 <C>      <C>      <C>  <C>  <C>   <C>    <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>     <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>


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EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES
     (01)  Award of 500 shares in partial payment of annual director's retainer.

/s/ John B. Canning
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    John B. Canning, Attorney-in-fact                             Date



**     Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
       Criminal Violations.
       See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note:  File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
       If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.



Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a
currently valid OMB Number.

                                                                SEC: 1474 (7-96)
Roberts, Burnell R.                 Rayonier                         Page 2 of 2

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