7CS Forestry Quarterly. 



is made and a copy sent to Manila. The manifest shows the 

 name of the licensee, location of cutting, dimensions and value of 

 each log cut, and the name of the tree species. A glance at this 

 cop3' in Manila shows whether the regulations are being followed. 



Under the Spanish administration licensees cut what they 

 pleased. Trees to be felled were not selected, no minimum size 

 was prescribed, valuable rubber and gutta percha trees were felled, 

 and the most valuable woods used as fire wood. 



The Philippine Islands contain about seventy million acres, of 

 which about fifty million are covered with forests. In the neigh- 

 borhood of densely populated centers and along the main travelled 

 routes timber is scarce. More distant from these sections "vast 

 virgin forests are met with, rich in valuable hardwoods, dye- 

 woods, gums and other products." In the southwestern islands 

 the virgin forest extends from the water's edge to the topmost 

 summits of the mountains. 



The number of tree species in the islands is astonishing to the 

 American and marvellous to the European ; .six hundred and 

 sixty-five have already been listed, one hundred and sixty are in 

 common use. The qualities and values of these woods vary 

 greatly. 



For purposes of sale the government has classified these into 

 six groups, the prices, in Mexican money per cubic foot, paid for 

 state timber in these groups is as follows: Superior, 14 cents; 

 First, 10 cents; Second, 8 cents; Third, 3 cents; Fourth, 2 

 cents ; Fifth, i cent. Only groups three, four and five may be 

 cut for fuel. 



The present output of native timber is entirely inadequate to 

 supply the home market, and large quantities are imported. The 

 prices current in Manila for superior and first group woods are 

 $1.50 to $6.00 Mexican per cubic foot. Rough lumber brings 

 from 25 to 50 cents Mexican per running foot. 



Timber : A Coynprehensive Study of Wood in all its Aspects. By 

 Paul Charpentier, translated from the French by Joseph 

 Kennel. Scott, Greenwood & Co., London. 1902. 8°. Pp. 

 437- 



The dearth of English books on forestry in general, and espe- 

 cially on specific branches, leads us to look with eager anticipa- 

 tion at the announcement of any such work. 



