1 EXHIBIT 24 POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints GERALD J. POLLACK and JOHN B. CANNING his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power in each to act without the other and with full power of substitution and resubstitution to sign in the name of such person and in each of his or her offices and capacities in Rayonier Inc. (the "Company") the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 of the Company, and to file the same, and any amendments thereto, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Dated: March 21, 1997 /s/ RONALD M. GROSS - ------------------- Ronald M. Gross Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director /s/ WALLACE L. NUTTER - --------------------- Wallace L. Nutter President, Chief Operating Officer and Director /S/ RAND V. ARASKOG - ------------------- Rand v Araskog Director /s/ DONALD W. GRIFFIN - ---------------------- Donald W. Griffin Director /s/ PAUL G. KIRK. JR - -------------------- Paul G. Kirk, Jr. Director /s/ KATHERINE D. ORTEGA - ----------------------- Katherine D. Ortega Director /s/ BURNELL R. ROBERTS - ---------------------- Burnell R. Roberts Director /s/ CARL S. SLOANE - ------------------ Carl S Sloane Director /s/ NICHOLAS L. TRIVISONNO - -------------------------- Nicholas L. Trivisonno Director /s/ GORDON I. ULMER - ------------------- Gordon I. Ulmer Director