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lot, the kinds of timber, a space for the name of the 

 purchaser, the forester's estimated value, and a column 

 for the sum obtained. This will furnish full details 

 for present and future use. 



In the meantime and for (say) three weeks the 

 auctioneer will advertise the sale in the best timber 

 journals, not forgetting to be explicit as to quantity, 

 varieties, dimensions, and so forth. This will enable 

 merchants to judge if the sale is worth their con- 

 sideration. If these details are withheld, and for the 

 sake of expense the advertisements are curtailed, it 

 will either lead to a large number of letters of inquiry 

 or deter merchants from attending. During this 

 period intending purchasers will view the lots, and 

 every assistance should be rendered them to make 

 their work easy. 



The next matter to engage the attention of both 

 auctioneer and forester will be the conditions of sale. 

 In large and important sales these are of consequence. 

 It is quite unnecessary here to give seriatim the 

 rules and conditions of an ordinary sale. They are 

 somewhat stereotyped, but, nevertheless, the forester 

 must see that arrangements are made for careful 

 cutting and removal, that standing trees are not 

 injured by the falling timber and this is best met 

 by providing that for all trees so injured double 

 the market value should be paid that the roads 

 specified should alone be used ; and other such like 

 provisions. The auctioneer will, on his part, see that 

 arrangements are made as to bidding, payments, and 

 so forth. It should be borne in mind that a deposit 

 must be made by each purchaser at the time of sale 



