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and rosin. The total consumption of imported pine oils by German 

 industries amounted in 1913 to 57,000 tons, worth 39 million marks. 

 Since spruce yields as much oil as pine, this process opens an oppor- 

 tunity for wood pulp manufacturers, who use both woods. 



W. N. S. 



Besemfelder, Eduard R. Heimischcs Terpentinol und Harz. Forstwiss. 

 Centralbl., 41 :49-53. 1919. 



The Indian Forest Service has announced the 

 Use of Wood preliminary results of experimental wood paving 

 Paving Blocks in India under the adverse conditions of a hot 

 in India. climate and heavy rainfall. At Rangoon un- 



treated teak and pyinkado 6 inches by 3 inches by 

 6 inches was not successful owing to "lift and blister after heavy 

 rains." At Calcutta the experiments were more thorough and dated 

 back to 1902. The chief engineer reported nnfazforahly owing to ob- 

 jectionable smell, contraction, and expansion of the blocks, and high 

 cost. Sal was not as good as Douglas fir but "during the rains of 

 191 G . . . the pavement burst up in places and the blocks had to 

 be taken out and relaid." On the contrary at Bombay the teak and 

 Jamba (Xylia xylocarpa) carefully laid with "a covering of tar and 

 sand ... to prevent excessive moisture from affecting the blocks 

 have worn well" and therefore it may be presumed that wood paving 

 is a proved success as far as Bombay is concerned. 



T. S. W., Jr. 



Indian Forester, Vol. 46, pp. 28-33. 1919. 



According to Greswell, under the stimulus of 



Fir and Spruce war demand, there has been an increased utiliza- 



in India tion of fir and spruce forests in Punjab and 



Kashmir. Beginning with 1916, the output 



from Punjab alone was 80.000 tons and the market price of a beam 



11 feet by 12 inches by 6 inches rose to about $32.00 per thousand 



board feet. With cheap river transportation, cheap labor, and a large 



raw supply, it would appear to the reviewer that these coniferous 



stands might be developed to supply considerable quantities of papef 



pulp. ' ' T. S. W., Jr. 



Indian Forester, Vol. 4,j, pp. 30,5-30:'. 1919. 



