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essential facts given in the statements, and omitted matters of 

 less importance to the general reader. The result is a clear 

 and systematic exposition and survey of our forest resources, 

 as known at the present time, and the manner in which the 

 subject is presented enables the reader to form an opinion 

 regarding the immense value and variety of the timber supplies 

 of the Empire. 



There is a table of contents at the beginning of the book 

 divided according to the following headings : — Part I., the 

 Foundations of Forest Policy. Chapter i, the Utility of 

 Forests ; Chapter 2, the Factors of Forest Production ; Chapter 

 3, the State in Relation to Forestry. 



Part II., Forestry in the British Empire. (A) General 

 Summary ; (B) Forestry in Great Britain ; (C) Forestry in 

 British India; (D) Forestry in Canada; (E) Forestry in New- 

 foundland : (F) Forestry in the Union of South Africa ; (G) 

 Forestry in the Commonwealth of Australia; (H) Forestry in 

 the Dominion of New Zealand, the Crown Colonies, and 

 Protectorates. 



The book will undoubtedly serve as the basis of further 

 works on the same subject in the future, but in the present state 

 of our knowledge it leaves little to be desired. It should form 

 an admirable work for students and teachers of forestry. 



Lumber: Its AIa?iufacture and Distribution. By Ralph 

 Clement Bryant, F.E., M.A. Published by Chapman 

 and Hall. Ltd., London, 1922. Price 23s. net. 



All who wish to make a close study of timber conversion 

 will welcome this text-book by Professor Bryant. The work 

 has been done thoroughly, is systematic and up to date. The 

 subject is dealt with under the three main headings of saw- 

 mill equipment and the manufacture and marketing of timber. 

 The book is based upon the author's experience of forest 

 utilisation, and embodies the results of exhaustive enquiries 

 into lumbering conditions in the United States. It is essentially 

 a technical book, intended for those who are, or will be, 

 personally engaged in the saw-milling business, who will 

 therefore have to deal with the manufacture of timber in 

 actual practice. 



