THE PRODUCE OF FORESTS. 



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limits, the timber required by the several nations. I may add, 

 that the deficiency is increasing. The total annual increase 

 in net imports of all European countries of late years 

 amounted to 600,000 tons. If the same rate of increase 



NET IMPORTS AND EXPORTS 

 (Average Data, calculated from 



OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. 

 the Returns of Five Years.) 



Net imports into Europe 



2,620,000 



lasts for another 10 years, and there is every sign of it, an 

 additional 6 million tons a year will be required. 



But it will be said, w 7 hy not work the forests in the exporting 

 countries more heavily? In reply, it must be pointed out 



