RESTRY OF JAPAN. 



the raising- of prices of rough timber which has ultimately 

 enhanced the profit of forests. There were 14 Government 

 saw mills and about 700 private ones in 1909, and the motor 

 power employed in the former was 1,935 H. P. the material 



imed in that year being over 570,000 shakusliime (When 

 night work was done the amount would reach about 970,000 

 shakujimc). The motive power of private saw mills exceeded 

 1 1,500 H. P. (Steam, water power, electricity, petroleum, etc.) 

 and the material consumed was about 8,500,000 shakujime. 



Camphor and Camphor Oil: These are one of the mos 

 important staples of foreign trade. They are made from the 

 camphor trees growing in the southern part of Honshu and in 

 Formosa. 1'he superiority of the quality is well known to the 

 world. The output is exported to America, Germany, France, 

 and England. The amount of these articles exported in 

 1907 was as follows : 



Camphor : over 3,057,600 kin } valued at over 5,026,800 yen. 

 Camphor oil : over 1,870,500 kin, valued at over 367, 700 yen. 



Match-sticks: Besides meeting the domestic demand, 

 the amount of match-sticks exported to China, Korea, and 

 British India is very large. The match-sticks factories are 

 established in the districts where there are large quantity of 

 Doro-no-ki [Populns hahamiftra suavcolcns Loud.) and Hako- 

 yanagi [Populns trenntla L. var. i>tltosa Wcsm.) which are the 



rial for match-sticks. The amount of match-sticks export- 

 ed in the year 1907 reached 6436,650 kin, and the value 

 exceeded 1 09,200 yen. 



The Manufacture of Wood Pulp: This industry has also 

 male a rapid development in recent years, [n former years 



