212 MANNER IN WHICH TREES OUGHT 



at the time of valuation — and in the same manner I 

 go on with each and every tree that is to he taken 

 value of. 



I may remark here, that every valuator of grow- 

 ing timher, previous to entering upon the valuation 

 of it in any locahty with which he is not well 

 acquainted, should in all cases make himself pro- 

 perly aAvare of the general prices of wood in that 

 district ; for if he do not, he will unquestionably 

 commit gross errors in his work. If, for instance, 

 a valuator were to be called from Edinburgh to 

 value wood in the county of Peebles, or any 

 other inland district, and he proceeded to value the 

 same according to the rate of wood-sales in the 

 neighbourhood of Edinburgh, his valuation would, 

 of course, be about one-half too high ; because, in 

 the county of Peebles, or indeed any other inland 

 district, there is little or no demand for wood : 

 consequently, before the wood could be sold, it 

 would require to be carted by the purchaser a 

 great distance to reach a market ; and seeing this, 

 the valuator should always regulate his prices 

 per foot according to the prices that he knows 

 will be given at the nearest seaport, deducting the 

 expenses which Avill be necessary to carry the 

 timber between the place where it is growing and 

 the seaport where it is to be sold. 



