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Forestry says : ' It is at best a guess, and no one can truly 

 say whether the amount be too much or too little. Our 

 opinion is that it is not safe to conclude that there will be any 

 supply of moment at the expiration of thirty years from the 

 present time (1913), and that unless more stringent methods 

 are adopted to conserve the supply as far as possible, the 

 period of supply may be even shortened.' 



FOREST SCENE, BRITISH COLUMBIA 



The forests of India, too, are exceedingly valuable, especially 

 those of Burmah, whence the bulk of the world's requirements 

 of teak are supplied. 



SUMMARY. Although the forests of Canada and Newfound- 

 land are so extensive, the bulk of our imported wood (with the 

 exception of teak and mahogany) comes from foreign countries. 



With regard to all kinds of firs and pines, Russia stands 

 head and shoulders above all other contributors, though we 



