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trees have attained a height of 20 feet, and bear a crop, which is 

 every year consumed by imported birds. These trees will be of 

 value to the owner, as they will afford cuttings and grafts of 

 C. olivo-vero, whenever proprietors of laud near the sea coast 

 have the good sense to plant this valuable tree. I think it was 

 in 1883 that the Government imported a number of olive eyes 

 and grafts, not knowing that the tree was flourishing here. 



This paper refers only to the trees of the North part of this 

 Island. As regards the quantity of timber remaining in the two 

 Islands, it is probable that the next generation will not feel 

 much want of supply; but, with demand and consumption 

 increasing every year, it is plain that 30 or 40 years hence 

 timber will be of great value. 



"Let posterity take care of itself" is an adage often used, 

 but it must not be the creed of him who plants forest trees. 



Table of the Rate of Growth of Transplanted Trees. 



Estimated Produce of Plantations at end of Fifty Tears, planted 

 with 1,000 Trees of 10 different sorts, per acre : — 



£ s. d. 



First thinning 

 Second ,, 

 Third 

 Leaving at 



10 years 

 20 „ 

 30 ,. 

 50 „ 



300 



300 @ 1/6 

 300 @ 2/6 

 100, worth 10/ 



22 10 

 37 10 

 50 















£110 



