610 JOURNAL OF FORESTRY 



May 13— C. p. Winslow, Director, U. S. Forest Products Labora- 

 tory, Madison, Wis. : "A Forest Products Laboratory and National 

 Defense." 



May 15 — R. S. Kellogg, Secretary, News Print Service Bureau, 

 New York City: "The Manufacture of News Print Paper." 



May 20 — R. S. Hatch, President, Technical Association of Paper 

 and Pulp Industry, Holyoke, Mass. : "Standards in Raw and Finished 

 Products." 



May 22 — George W. Sisson, Jr., President, American Paper and 

 Pulp Association, Potsdam, N. Y. : "The Manufacture of Wood Pulp 

 Paper in America." 



May 27 — Jno. S. Bates, Superintendent, Forest Products Laboratory, 

 McGill Universit}^ : "The Future of the Paper Industry in America." 



Wood Fuel in Argentina 



The practical shutting off of the importation of coal has led to 

 the creation of a temporary industry of getting fuel from the que- 

 bracho tree. This wood cannot compete with coal for fuel in normal 

 times, but it has prevented many industries from closing down during 

 the past three years. It requires about 2^ tons of quebracho wood to 

 give the same amount of heat as i ton of coal. This fuel sells locally 

 at about $15.50 a ton. 



Millions of tons of native woods have been consumed as fuel since 

 the war, being utilized by every industry requiring power. It is 

 expected, of course, that with the return of normal freight rates and 

 cheaper coal, this business will gradually die. 



Except hardwoods for fuel and interior fittings, such as office par- 

 titions, door and window casings, and cross-ties, Argentina depends on 

 imported lumber. 



The native trees are stunted in growth, making it nearly impossible 

 to obtain a board more than 10 feet in length of clear timber. 



Forestry in New Zealand 



"National forestry in New Zealand has been transferred from the 

 region of academic discussion of botanists and of scenic reserves to the 

 region of trained foresters and of practical politics," says the Austra- 

 lian Forestry Journal. 



The preservation of the necessary proportion of forest is one of the 

 Government measures to be considered in the present session of Par- 

 liament. 



