44 FOREST CULTURE AND 
quoted on this occasion, a large allowance must yet 
be made for the enormous mass of wood from the felled 
trees, which is left unutilized in the ranges, the dis- 
tance, in many cases, being too great to convey the 
off-fall of the timber for the purpose of fuel. 
The fol- 
lowing data convey some information on the annual 
consumption of wood in various districts : 
Ararat (underligense) jarenmeis erence cit iter 
eC. SCH without mae gi) caies recat eke ctl t ive eutonweta tes pence 
Blackwood Mining wDivision’s. sn schisel ice steers 
Ise ONE oe Fo Gus odousdo Ou sana so ocOcOUoHeL pono nC 
Colac (for saw-mills, 6,000 tons ; posts and rails, 6,000 
tons ; shingles, 2,000 tons ; fuel, 30,000 tons).... 
Creswick (sawn timber for Clunes, 15,000 tons ; sawn 
timber for Amherst, 2,000 tons ; sawn timber for 
Creswick, 2,500 tons; fuel for Clunes, 30,000 
tons ; fuel for Creswick, 20,000 tons)........... 
Castlemaine xe dive ss Motta slcucmiwatclseescusis Waitraege meneurouVe ese 
Dunkeld—sawn timber, 800,000 feet; rails, 20,000 
pieces ; Red Gum posts, 10,000 pieces. 
HIGHAM sss See ac oaeeceee Cte ROR Cetin eee 
BP EVETSUO WH (nic cn'-' en bs Sle lenin emtevelsta ole chee ate eee 
Geelong .cctie chet ee si vei ees eee ee yaks 
Mary bono bitas: Sy isiq s < eiciatesd iets hele isials. sat oben erste ae 
Nunawading (cut under license)i. 2,-2.2. sce. esse one 
*s (i Sewithout Vr x se se eke aneereane 
SER AGUTII SC UR Arita OES BRA ory ee are nrg toy Pen RE Br A 
( Another informant gives the approximate quan- 
tity used solely for fuel at 160,000 tons. ) 
StsAPMAUG ven cede case cemee eee. clita bee 
Talbot (Shire of) and Borough of Amherst—Domestic 
fuel for 2,887 houses, at 6 cords or 19 1-5 tons, 
55,430 tons ; mining timber, 18,368 tons; mills, 
3,200 tons; charcoal, 3,328 tons ; public institu- 
tions, 2,560 tons ; bakers, etc., 1,600 tons ; fenc- 
ing and building, 6,400 tons...........s.sseees 
Tons. 
13,146 
13,146 
12,000 
40,000 
44,000 
69,500 
37,500 
14,000 
70,000 
13,600 
57,200 
52,000 
4,600 
200,000 
10,000 
190,000 
300, 000 
6,500 
