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price, and that all timber under 12 inches quarter girth be at 

 another price. (Often half-price). 



Note. (The totals filled in at the office). 



OAK. 



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When the vendor's agent and the purchaser are measur- 

 ing timber together, both parties book the measurements ; 

 and, at the end of a day's measuring, the measurements in 

 one book should be read out and checked with the other 

 book, and any discrepancy made good there and then, and 

 each party should sign each other's book. 



If the purchaser has felled the timber, all tops and branch 

 wood under 6 inches quarter girth will, in the ordinary course 

 of affairs, belong to him, unless otherwise agreed; and they 

 will not be measured. 1 For in the case of large timber they 

 will about equal the cost of felling; though the allowance 

 would be absurd in the case of long poles. But, if the vendor 

 has felled the timber, such tops and branch wood will belong 

 to the vendor, and are usually sold separately as stacked cord- 

 wood. However, the vendor's agent should always endeavour 

 to sell to the merchant any tops, even if they are under 6 inches 

 quarter girth, for any price over about 2d. a cubic foot will 

 usually be more profitable than selling cord wood at 8s. or los. 

 a cord. In most cases, however, the merchant has no use 

 whatever for small branch wood. 



1 Vide Chapter XIV. 



