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THE TIMBERS OF THE WORLD 



this is to bum a small piece of the wood. Jarrah wiU leave a black ash 

 and karri a white. 



The State Royal Commission on Forestry, reporting in 1904 on the 

 available supplies, stated that virgin jarrah forest to the north of Black- 

 wood River, which is suitable for milUng, is estimated at 2,000,000 acres. 

 To the south of this river there are also considerable suppHes of this 

 timber, while in addition to these areas there are several millions of 

 acres of jarrah country not of sufficient commercial value for milling 

 purposes, but which will afford immense scope for sleeper hewing. 



Hauling a Big Tree from the Poorest. 



Photograph by the kind permission of C. E. Lane- Poole, Esq., Forest Department, 

 Perth, Western Austraha. 



Quoting the report of the late Mr. O'Connor, Engineer-in-chief of the 

 State of Western Austraha, JuUus says : " For durability and general 

 construction work of all classes, jarrah is undoubtedly one of the best of 

 aU State timbers. In buildings where there is much traffic, and also in 

 private houses, jarrah planks furnish a durable, cleanly floor capable, if 

 desired, of high pohsh. Skirtings, dadoes, rails, architraves, door frames, 

 transoms, mullions, doorsteps, staircases, more particularly in public 

 buildings and large houses, have been and are being increasingly made 

 of this wood with very handsome results." 



