are yielding. This is generally admitted by Norwegian 

 foresters. They say, however, that the discrepancy will 

 disappear in the development of new forest areas now under 

 way. For the present, expansion of the saw-mill industry has 

 stopped. A decline in the other classes of wood products during 

 the next few years is generally anticipated. 



As already indicated, more than half of the productive 

 forest lands of Norway is represented by small holdings, 

 principally peasant properties. The small proportion owned 

 by the industrial companies represents land acquired many 

 years ago. Most of the pulp and paper companies of Norway 

 have to depend upon purchased timber for their raw material, 

 a development which, according to some of the companies, 

 places them at a distinct disadvantage in comparison with 

 similar companies in Canada and other pulp and paper 

 producing countries, and renders their profitable operation 

 somewhat difficult. 



Competition between Norwegian wood-buyers for the 

 available supply of domestic pulp-wood is becoming increasing- 

 ly keen. Most of the mills are located in the south-eastern 

 part of the country on the Glommen, Drammen and Skien 

 Rivers, which afford access through their water connections 

 with the best timber areas of southern and central Norway. 

 Contracts for wood supply are made to run for six months' 

 periods and call for delivery of the wood at the river bank, 

 roughly barked and cut to standard lengths. Timber is scaled 

 and stamped by the purchasers' agents or through competitive 

 timber-driving associations which handle all the timber floated 

 on the principal rivers. Costs of handling wood from point of 

 delivery to mills are pooled and distributed on the basis of 

 quantity and distance. Both buyers and sellers are organized, 

 but conditions do not favour the elimination of competition 

 altogether. 



Here, as in Sweden and Finland, much attention is given 

 to the education of foresters, and the personnel of those in 

 charge of the forests the forest-masters and engineers is 

 very high. The State maintains a number of schools for the 

 development of engineers and rangers, the courses including 

 practical forest experience with theoretical instruction in the 

 class-rooms. A university course in higher forestry is about 

 to be established. 



