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and " rime." The Brush Box previously mentioned has combative properties 

 in this respect. Reporting on wood-paving in the (il<tx<i<nr Municipal Enter- 

 prise, I extract :i short paragraph bearing thereon, which reads: "Wood- 

 paving has been in use to a limited extent for a considerable number of years. 

 Experience luis shown that soft woods rapidly wear out under the influence 

 of our moist climate and the wear and tear caused by the shoes of horses, 

 the mode of shooing adopted for the horses in the city being very detrimental 

 to this class of paving. The only woods that have given any satisfaction are 

 the hardwoods from Burmah ( pynkadoc) and Australian jarrah." After read- 

 ing this I came to the conclusion that Glasgow had yet much to learn about 

 timbers suitable for paving purposes, and that an expert from this State was 

 badly wanted to " convince and convert " as to the superiority of New South 

 Wales timbers over all others hitherto experimented upon. I carried back 

 with me a sample of the Burmah article, and while placing it before jarrah, 

 must say that against either I place turpentine and brush box as the timbers- 

 best adapted for street-paving throughout the United Kingdom. (Balinain 

 Observer, 7th October, 1905.) 



Baric. The tree has brown deciduous sub-fibrous bark on the butt, with 

 smooth brandies. It has been stated that this bark is occasionally used for 

 tanning, but it does not appear to promise much in that direction. 



Habitat. It is confined to Eastern and Northern Australia, chiefly to 

 northern New South Wales and southern Queensland, in the coast districts. 

 The most southern locality known to me is Port Stephens. It is found 

 generally in mountain brushes near watercourses, and in gullies near and 

 on the coast and eastern slopes of the Dividing Range; occasionally in 

 the open forest. 



It thrives in and about the edges of brushes, along creeks and shady hol- 

 lows, but not to any great extent, and is not found in belts in this district. 

 (Mr. Forester Brown, Port Macquarie.) 



Plentiful in places in this district, Macleay, Nambucca, Bellinger, and 

 Clarence to the Tweed River. Generally in mountain brushes near water- 

 courses, and in gullies near and on the coast, and eastern slopes of the 

 Dividing Range, occasionally in the open forest. (Mr. Forester Rudder, 

 Booral.) 



Found to a large extent growing on the crests of forest ridges, its presence 

 generally in mountain brushes near watercourses, and in gullies near and 

 about Murwillumbah. 



This is one of the most plentiful timbers we have in the brush forests here. 

 (Mr. Forester MacDonald, Kempsey.) 



Queensland. Sandy Cape and Keppel Bay, mouths of the Burdekin 

 River, Rockhampton, Edgecumbe Bay to the Brisbane River, Moreton Bay, 

 &c. (B.F1.) It is plentiful on the ridges near Brisbane, but is of no 

 great size. It grows in the scrubs near Double Island Point, and in 

 similar places up Moggill Creek, and in these places it is a tall straight 

 solid tree. (Hon. W. Pettigrew.) 



Size. Up to 150 feet, with diameter of 5 feet. (Mr. Forester Brown, 

 Port Macquarie.) 



40 to 50 feet. (Mr. Fqrester Green, Casino.) 



Generally about 3 to 4 feet in diameter, exceptionally up to 7 or 8 feet; 

 height up to 120 or 130 feet. (Mr. Forester Rudder, Booral.) 



On another occasion Mr. Rudder stated : " This tree is of large size, not 

 unfrequently up to 17 and 18 feet in circumference. Of eighteen I 

 measured, their average girth was 17 feet 4 inches." 



" A tree was measured with a girth of 29 feet at 3 feet from the ground. 

 It was growing 1.800 to 2,000 feet above sea-level on Bulga Mountain, head 

 of Ellenborouc-h River." (George S. Hill, Bungay, Wingham, 27th Novem- 

 ber, 1906.) 



