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(6) No person shall cut withies except on payment to, 



and as directed by, the forester. 



(7) All coppice to be made up by 1st April (in many 



cases a month or two later), otherwise a fine of 2 \ per 

 cent, on the purchase money. And if not made up 

 and carried away 1 by I5th April, a further fine of 2\ 

 per cent, making 5 per cent, and so on for every 

 fortnight's delay. 



(8) Only duly authorised roads and drives shall be used 



for the removal of the produce. 



(9) No responsibility is taken as to the accuracy of the 



sale catalogue. 



(10) If the purchaser fail to comply with the above 

 terms, he shall forfeit his deposit money ; and his 

 lots shall be resold ; and he shall be liable to make 

 good any deficiency in respect of the original 

 purchase price, occasioned by the resale, together 

 with the expenses attached thereto. 



(n) Any purchaser found poaching on the land, or 

 possessed of nets and other poaching tackle, shall 

 forfeit his deposit money, and also his lots and the 

 value of any labour he may have bestowed upon 

 them, besides being liable to ordinary legal pro- 

 ceedings. 



The following are some of the chief uses to which under- 

 wood is put : 



Spanish Chestnut 



12 to 1 6 years old : Hop poles, split gate hurdles. 



17 to 20 years old : Straining posts for hop yards. 



12 to 1 8 years old: The patent split pale and wire 



fencing. 

 6 to 9 years old : Best grade barrel hoops. 



Ash 



12 to 1 6 years old: Hop poles, crate wood, split gate 

 hurdles, chair legs, tool handles. 



1 It is convenient to be allowed to stack the produce in the rides up 

 till the ist of June, so as to await the demand for bean and pea sticks, etc. 



