332 SALE AND TRANSPORT OF PRODUCE 



SILVER FIR : 



Uses. It can be used for the same purposes as Spruce. 



The imported timber is often known as "White" 



Pine. 

 Prices. 4d. to ?d. a cubic foot. 



THUYA GIGANTEA: 



Uses. The timber is very durable and, in its native 

 habitat, the timber is very valuable, and is used for 

 gate posts, " shingles," outside weather boarding, 

 and also largely in house construction and interior 

 work, though it is not so suitable as the Douglas Fir 

 for this purpose. The timber could be used as a 

 substitute for Larch in many cases. 



Prices. It seems reasonable to anticipate a price of 6d. 

 to lod. a cubic foot. 



PIT TIMBER FOR PROPS, ETC. : 



Almost any kind of timber can be used for such 

 purposes ; though coniferous timber is more frequently 

 used than the timber of broad-leaved trees. 



Almost any tops or poles down to 2j to 3 inches 

 diameter at the small end can be used, if they are 

 straight. They are used in various lengths from 2 feet 

 2 inches and upwards. 



Prices. Poles suitable for pitwood are usually sold by 

 the ton weight, or by the load, etc. The actual 

 price in the forest will chiefly depend upon the 

 distance from a colliery. About i, 2s. a ton is 

 paid by some collieries for suitable poles delivered 

 at the colliery ; so that, the price in the forest 

 would be about i, 2s. a ton, less the cost of 

 haulage, say is. a ton per mile (for road haulage) if 

 there were no middleman's profit to be allowed for. 



RAILWAY SLEEPERS : 



Within recent years foreign timber has been 

 almost exclusively used for this purpose, but formerly 

 home-grown Larch was chiefly used, and sometimes 

 Oak. 



