NATIONAL AFFORESTATION 



railway construction and maintenance, ship 

 building and repairing, street-paving, building 

 construction, and for mining purposes gener- 

 ally; while the wheel and cart wright, maker 

 of agricultural and other implements, cooper, 

 furniture and packing-case maker, are almost 

 entirely dependent on timber for carrying on 

 their profession. In every country it is 

 noticeable that the more civilised a commu- 

 nity becomes, the greater are its requirements 

 for timber, both in the round and converted 

 state . In connection with home-grown timber , 

 one of the most instructive and enjoyable 

 mornings that I have ever spent was in ex- 

 amining the five-century-old colossal oak 

 beams and purlins on the roof of Westminster 

 Hall. The roof is truly a marvel of oak 

 timber and engineering construction, and may 

 well be described as " one of the finest feats 

 of carpentry extant." 



