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entails upon timber merchants, something should be done. 

 The timber arrives in much the same condition as when 

 Laslett reported unfavourably upon it owing to these 

 defects thirty years ago. 



Eucalypti timber, planks at any rate, can be seasoned so 

 as to ensure very little damage to the wood, as a piece of 

 Karri plank has lain upon the author's mantelpiece, in 

 various temperatures, for over six years and is as perfect as 

 when received. 



