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and expressed the opinion that, if grown on a long rotation, 

 it would give good results for carpentry and joinery purposes. 

 The linings are to be used for ceiling and inside wall linings, 

 for which purpose the estate architect considers them well 

 suited. Frank Scott. 



Production of Timber in Great Britain. 



The Report of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, on 

 inquiries made in connection with the Census of Production Act, 

 1906, contains information as to the area under woodland, and 

 production of timber, in Great Britain in 1908. 



A special return of the area of woodland was obtained in 

 1905, and the inquiry of 1908 was directed, in the first instance, 

 to ascertaining what changes in area had occurred since that date. 

 The schedules were, as far as possible, sent to the same persons 

 as those by whom the returns in 1905 were made, the figures 

 then returned by them being entered on the schedule with the 

 request that they would supply the corresponding figures as at 

 4th June 1908. The total area under all woodland, and the area 

 returned as plantations, i.e. land planted within the preceding 

 ten years, are shown in the following table for both years : — 



There were thus 2,782,000 acres of woodland in Great Britain 

 in 1908, of which 128,000 acres were described as plantation. 

 This represents an increase of 24,000 acres of plantation, the 

 net increase in the total area of woodland in the three years 

 being 14,000 acres. 



The schedule also asked for particulars of the acreage of pure 

 woods, distinguishing the kind of tree in each case, and of 

 mixed woods whether of all coniferous, all broad-leaved, or of 

 both together. The schedule further asked for the number, 



