FORESTRY OF JAPAN. JJ 



we had to look to European countries for the supply of this 

 material. A great demand for paper of all kinds and the 

 advancement of the paper industry in Japan have caused the 

 rise of this industry. According to the returns of 1907, there 

 are more than 10 factories manufacturing the wood pulp with 

 steam as a motive power. The wood most employed as 

 material for this purpose is Shirabe (Abies veitchii LindL\ 

 Momi (Abies firm S. et Z.), Tochi (Pice a hondensis Mast.) and 

 Tsuga ( Tsuga Sieboldi Carr.)', Todo-matsu (Abies sachali- 

 nensis Mast.) and Ezo-matsu (Pieea ajanensis Ftsch.) growing 

 in large quantities in Hokkaido and Saghalien Island are also 

 much employed. 



Bamboo baskets, Blinds, and Sticks : These and other 

 bamboo articles are manufactured in large quantities and the 

 amount exported has greatly increased of late. The export in 

 1907 exceeded 1,0^4,400 yen. 



Chip-braid : This is also increasing its output and the 

 amount yearly exported is not at all trifling. The amount of 

 this article in the year 1907 reached 3,414,000 bundles, valued 

 at 884,200 yen. For the material of this merchandise, Doro- 

 no-ki (Populus balsamifera L. var. suaveolens Land.), Hinoki 

 (Chamaecyparis obtusa S. et Z.), Ho-no-ki (Magnolia Jiypoleiica 

 S. et Z.), Hako-yanagi (Populus tremula L. var. villos.i Wesm.) 

 are mostly employed, but there are may other woods that can 

 be used for the purpose. In the manufacture of these chip- 

 braids, the most famous place is Tokyo and Kobe. 



Besides these above mentioned, the chief wood workings 

 are the manufactures of boxes, wheels, kegs, barrels, joinery, 

 turnery, and the manufacture of other articles. The industries 



