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best class of work, and it has only to be known how attractive 

 these woods are. All that is wanted really is that it should be 

 possible to get a supply put on the market graded and seasoned 

 so that when an architect specifies these woods he can get them. 

 At present we can only get them in small quantities. Scots 

 walnut is very difficult to get, and it makes a most beautiful 

 room. I see no reason why Scots walnut should not be grown. 

 Another wood is wild cherry or gean. That makes beautiful 

 furniture and panellings. In Scotland it grows to a large size. 

 I am certain that all these woods could be more largely used 

 if people only realised how beautiful and how well adapted they 

 are. Elm and larch make most beautiful veneers. Scots oak, 

 yew tree, laburnum and quite a number of other species are 

 adapted to the very finest class of cabinet work. 



"Speaking as an architect, I think there is a great future 

 before Scots timber if it can only be put on the market in such 

 a condition that architects can utilise it." 



Mr Dansken (Surveyor) said : — " As the representative of the 

 Western Institute of the Faculty of Surveyors, it gives me great 

 pleasure to associate myself with the remarks that have been 

 made regarding home-grown timber. We surveyors very often 

 take our instructions regarding specifications from the architects, 

 but I feel sure when a new industry like this can be promoted 

 it will be welcomed by all classes of the community who have 

 the interest of the country at heart. I can say as a surveyor 

 that we shall be only too glad to specify home-grown timber 

 whenever we can get the opportunity." 



Mr Smith (Edinburgh Council of Surveyors) said : — " I can 

 only corroborate what the previous speaker has said. There 

 is one matter I might mention to the Timber Merchants' Associa- 

 tion. When they prepare their standard lengths they should 

 not make them too numerous. I am asking that specially 

 for the surveyors. You can easily imagine in a big job 

 that the surveyor's work is increased very much by too many 

 lengths. We would only be too pleased to specify Scots 

 woods." 



Mr Benzie (G.N.S. Railway Company) said: — "We have 

 used and hope to continue to use home sleepers. We are just 

 as satisfied with the home sleepers as with foreign sleepers. 

 My company, so far as I know, has only used one small 

 consignment of imported sleepers. Otherwise it has used 



