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clear of sap, and shall be 25 to 35 feet in length, averaging not less than 

 30 feet. The deals of 2 inches thick shall be cut 7^ inches in breadth, and 

 shall be 7^ inches clear of sap for the greater part of their length, and nowhere 

 less than 7 inches clear of sap, and shall be 20 to 35 feet in length, averaging 

 not less than 28 feet. 



Longer deals of each thickness may be supplied, but only 10 per cent 

 over the greater lengths shall be considered in ascertaining the required 

 averages. 



The deals of each thickness shall be delivered at each Dockyard in the 

 proportion of not less than 70 per cent Crown quality, and the remainder 

 Crown Brack quality. The whole shall be bright, clean, sound, yellow wood, 

 converted in the country, of an equal thickness and square edged, and shall 

 be clear of unsound sap, shakes, injurious knots and defects, according to 

 their respective brands, and thoroughly air-dried before inspection. 



In colour it is similar to the other pines. It is even and straight in 

 the grain, tough, elastic, and easily worked, and moderately hard in 

 texture as well as of light weight. It is employed for heavy timbering 

 and general constructional work. Used as piles for piers in fresh tidal 

 water, its life is about 16 years, while pitch pine, for instance, lasts for 

 25 to 30 years. 



Pine, Huon. Dacrydium Franklinii, Hook., f. Weight, 33 lbs, 

 Tasmania. 



" The Huon pine, so called from the Huon River, where first found, 

 is a pine which grows to a great size in the river-bottoms of the West 

 Coast; it has a diameter of 8 to 10 feet, but the ordinary size of the 

 tree will give a plank of from 14 to 30 inches in width and up to 

 20 feet in length. The wood is straight grained and heavy for a pine, 

 of a bright yellow straw colour, and very full of an essential oil, which 

 causes it to be almost rot-proof. When made into furniture, the oil 

 slowly oxidises, and the wood turns to a smoky fawn colour with age. 

 It is a splendid joiners' wood, and is especially useful for boat-planking, 

 as the teredo objects to the essential oil. 



" The supply is little more than sufficient for the local demand, but it 

 is a timber>that is well worth systematic cultivation, Huon pine being one 

 of the most durable timbers known. It is not a tough wood, having 

 rather a short fracture, but it steams and bends well. Some trees will 

 cut very handsome figured panels. It has a strong and, to some people, 

 rather a sickly odour" {Tasmanian Timbers). 



Pine, Japanese Red. Piniis densiflora, S. and Z. Weight, 24 lbs. 

 Japan. 



This wood is known in Japan by the name of akamatsu. According 

 to Goto there are two species of pine, which the Japanese distinguish by 

 the names " akamatsu " or red pine, and " kuromatsu " or black pine. 

 The former " is the most widely distributed of all the coniferous trees in 



