THE FOREST RESOURCES OF THE WORLD. 

 Imports and exports of France. 



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a Endres, loc. cit. 



France gets most of its sawed timber from Kussia, Sweden, Norway, 

 Austria, and America. / > 



SWITZERLAND. 



The following table shows that Switzerland, with its carefully 

 managed and productive forests, is still increasing imports yearly 

 with the development of industries, and must be reckoned with as a 

 competitor in future bidding ft 



Imports arii 



' Switzerland. 



a Endres, loc. cit. 



The percentage of firewood constitutes over half of the total import, 

 most of which comes from southern Germany and France. The 

 import of sawed material exceeds that of logs, and most of it comes 

 from Austria-Hungary. 



BELGIUM. 



The net imports of Belgium are surprisingly large when the small 

 area of the country is considered, and they are increasing at a rapid 

 rate. In the future they will certainly continue to increase and help 

 swell the demand of western Europe for wood from foreign countries. 



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