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(clear of pipe). From sap to heart the timber was of one uniform bright 

 yellow colour. In a word, the Tallow-wood we saw here was, without excep- 

 tion, the largest and finest we have seen in the State. 



The Tallow- wood is the chief glory of this magnificent forest. A monster 

 fell a few hundred yards from our party, and the noise of falling- was like 

 the roar of a park of artillery. We took the following dimensions of this 

 prostrate giant 15 feet of stump had been left. It was 02 feet more to the 

 first fork, and its girth was 27 feet 4 inches at 3 feet from the ground. A 

 log was 14 feet 2 inches in girth in the centre, and 8,820 feet was calculated 

 in this log. Many trees will give 12,000 or 14,000 feet of timber each. We 

 came across a fine tree 65 feet to the first branch. (Maiden and de Coque, 

 in 1895.) 



Habitat. It is confined to New South Wales and Queensland, and does 

 not usually extend more than 20 or 30 miles inland. 



The most southerly locality is Cooranbong, 26 miles south of Newcastle. 

 It again occurs at Port Stephens, and thence along the coast ranges until 

 Queensland is reached. In Queensland it is plentiful on most of the coastal 

 ranges and other ridgy country. There is a large quantity of handy size 

 and excellent quality on Fraser's Island, 



While usually very yellow almost canary -yellow when freshly sawn, 

 there is a good deal of Tallow-wood of a reddish cast on the northern rivers ; 

 and so intermixed is it with the yellow kind that in some places it would be 

 difficult to fill a large order for Tallow-wood of one tint only. 



The only place in my district in which Tallow-wood is to be found is an 

 area about 4,000 acres in the neighbourhood of Cooranbong, 20 miles south of 

 Newcastle'. I believe that Tallow-wood crops up again at Port Stephens. so 

 that there is a gap between the two places (Cooranbong and Fort Stephens') 

 where Tallow-wood does not grow, and why it should be found only about 

 Cooranbong is more than I can tell. The Tallow-wood here grows in patches 

 is not plentiful. Appears to like sheltered, well-drained localities, such as 

 banks of creeks, heads of gullies, and spurs of ranges soil sandy loam en- 

 riched with leaf mould. (Forester John Martin, late of Gosford.) 



It occurs, more or less, all through this district, excepting on its higher 

 elevations on its north-western parts, but is now most prevailing between 

 Bullahdelah and Cooloongolook, and in the southern parts of the parish of 

 Alfred, commencing about 14 miles in a northerly direction from Dungog. 



The best and largest timber is usually found in undulating scrubby forest 

 country. 



In localities mentioned it is in considerable quantity, but in most places, 

 near to mills, it is getting relatively scarce since it is a favourite, as it cuts and 

 turns out well. It fetches a higher price than most other timbers. (Late 

 Forester A. Rudder, Booral.) 



It extends from about S miles south of the Maeleay River to about Johns 

 River, a distance of about 45 miles, and backwards about 10 miles. 



In abundance about nexfto Blackbutt, and an average of two per acre, 

 averaging from 20 to 2H feet to first branch. (Forester G. R. Brown, late of 

 Port Macquarie.) 



It grows pretty well all over this district, but is now rather scarce in the 

 vicinity of water carriage, but plentiful further back. (Forester II. R. IIux- 

 ham, late of Graf ton.) 



It is found plentifully scattered all over the flat country in the county of 

 Richmond. It is also growing in a few places in the counties of Rons, Drake, 

 and Buller. (Forester W. F. Crowley, late of Casino.) 



It is to be found in all stages of growth (up to 10 feet girth) on the eastern 

 falls of Glen limes and Tenterfield Districts in fair quantities. (Late Forester 

 E. J. Deverell, of Glen limes.) 



