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the Cofnmiffioners of Naval Revifion, bearing al- 

 ways in your recollection two eflential confidera- 

 tions. The firft is, to take the moft effeclua! 

 meafures to hufband and preferve, for the ufe of 

 the Royal Navy, as much of the timber now re- 

 maining in the kingdom as you poffibly can. The 

 fecond is, to begin, without delay, to provide, 

 within the kingdom, for the means of fupplying 

 the future wants of the navy, when the timber 

 now growing mail be exhaufted. 



" Adverting to the predicament in which we 

 ftand with refpect to naval timber, and confider- 

 mg how diftant the period is at which we cant 

 look to the refult of the moft wife and vigorous 

 rneafures we can now refort to for providing a 

 permanent fupply hereafter, it is moft confolatory 

 to reflect, that, in the interval, there are colla- 

 teral refources to enable us to hufband and eco-< 

 nomize the remaining flock of home timber, with- 

 out being reduced to the neceflity of making any 

 ferious diminution of our naval ftrength. " 



His Lordfhip then proceeds to mention the re- 

 fources to be found in our American colonies, 

 our Eaft Indian poifeffions, and the Ifland of Tri- 

 nidad in the Weft Indies ; recommending, in the 

 flrongeft terms, the encouragement of the timber 

 trade with America, in preference to the Baltic, 

 fhould that refource be again opened to us. He 

 particularly notices the value of the teak-wood of 



