I20 TRANSACTIONS OF ROYAL SCOTTISH ARBORICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



The present report is principally directed to the examination 

 and tabulation of the contents of the crops of certain birds in 

 each month of the year, so that an opinion may be formed of 

 the benefits or injuries caused by these birds at all seasons. 

 It will be found of interest to foresters as well as to farmers 

 and fruit-growers. 



Forestry in New Zealafid. Report by William C. Kensington, 

 Under-Secretary of Lands. 



The Colonial Government having called for a report dealing 

 not only with the state of the indigenous forests and the timber 

 industry (which had previously been reported on), but also with 

 the whole question of demand and supply, the utilisation of the 

 produce, the need for conservation, the steps that have been 

 taken to augment the local supply by raising trees on State 

 nurseries and plantations, and the likelihood of additional supplies 

 being obtained from abroad — such a report has been prepared 

 and submitted by Mr William C. Kensington, Under-Secretary 

 of Lands. 



The report, which covers 1 1 8 foolscap pages and is illustrated 

 by 29 full-page plates and 2 maps, gives full particulars on the 

 above points. It shows the areas of land still covered with 

 forest, the quantities and descriptions of milling-timber remaining 

 in each district, the estimated duration for commercial require- 

 ments of the local timber supply, the sources and amounts of the 

 supplies that may be expected from abroad ; and it gives also 

 detailed results of the operations of the Afforestation Branch of 

 the Department of Lands. It is therefore valuable, not only as 

 a record of present conditions, but also as a guide to what may 

 be expected in the future. 



The Colonial Government is to be congratulated on the 

 important step it has taken in preparing this valuable report. 



Webstet^s Foresters' Pocket Diary. Seventh Edition, for 1909. 

 Completely revised. Eighth Edition, for 1910. Revised. 

 London : William Rider & Son, Price 2s. 6d. each. 



This well known and compact little diary contains many 

 useful tables and notes relating to the duties of a forester, and 

 is brought up to date annually. 



