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definite encouragement for every owner to carry out forestry 

 operations, and to manage his woodlands upon systematic lines, 

 in order to be put upon the higher scale, and with this would 

 come increased employment all through the country, and 

 encouragement to rural workers to remain upon the land. 



On the motion of Sir Hugh Beevor, Bart., the following 

 resolution was put to the meeting and carried unanimously : — 

 " That it is desirable to appoint a committee, and to draw up a 

 statement of the case of woodlands, as affected by the present 

 system of assessment, for presentation to the Government." 



" The best means of encouraging the Consumption of Native 

 Timber" formed the subject of the paper read by Mr Murray 

 Marshall, Deputy-Chairman of the English Timber Section, 

 Timber Trade Federation, in which he pointed out the importance 

 of setting out timber that is for sale as long as possible before 

 the season for cutting, and of taking care to mark the trees so 

 that they may follow on in rotation, and may be easily seen. 



The right seasons for cutting timber should also be considered, 

 as a great deal of timber deteriorates from being cut too late. 

 The cutting of timber should also be regulated by the demand, care 

 being taken to prevent a glut of any particular kind of timber ; 

 an overcrowded market is no good to either seller or buyer. 



With regard to the substitution of foreign for home-grown 

 timber, Mr Marshall remarked that " landowners, architects, and 

 agents on many occasions use a large quantity of foreign timber 

 when English-grown timber could be used ; moreover, its use, 

 while increasing the demand, would employ labour profitably and 

 generally help the growth and consumption of native timber." 

 He also drew attention to the recent tenders sent out by the 

 Postmaster-General for the supply of telegraph poles, 2000 in 

 all, and said he very much doubted if any native timber 

 merchants tendered for these, as the conditions were so stringent. 

 He then proceeded : " Now there must be thousands of larch 

 poles in England and Wales suitable for this work, and yet they 

 are not used. The following explanation will, I think, give the 

 reason : — The contractor is required to send his poles to a 

 certain port to be creosoted. This with cartage and railway 

 carriage costs, on the average, yd. per foot. Moreover, the 

 poles have, before being delivered, to have the outer and under 

 bark completely removed, and after this expense has been 

 incurred, they may be rejected at the port, and the rejected 



