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were desirous of obtaining sample logs of some of the 

 woods of the colony. He had brought the matter before 

 the meeting thinking that perhaps the Society might be 

 able to do something to advertise the colony timber. 



Mr. Cunningham said he had done a little business in 

 several woods, but his experience was not favourable to 

 consignments. In the case of greenheart, where a vessel 

 was chartered to carry nothing else, and where the 

 freight was low, there was not the same difficulty as with 

 a few logs of other kinds. Then, there was the difficulty of 

 splitting ; he thought that possibly the limber would arrive 

 in better condition if first sawn into two-inch planks. 



The Secretary suggested that it might be possible to 

 get one of the shippers of timber to include a few speci- 

 men logs, and that in this way the freight would be 

 much reduced. 



Mr. Luke M. Hill spoke in favour of the Society risk- 

 ing a little money to advertise the colony woods, and 

 mentioned the panels which had been sent to Chicago 

 and afterwards to the Imperial Institute. 



The Hon. N. D. Davis suggested that tables of colony 

 wood suitable for smoking rooms, &c., might be made, 

 and Mr. Cunningham promised to prepare specimens. 



The President stated that when in England he had 

 received a communication in reference to the supply of 

 Mora timber for pavements, and to the possibility of the 

 colony being able to supply that wood to compete with 

 other kinds from Australia. 



It was finally agreed on the suggestion of Mr. Har- 

 greaves to postpone the matter until the next meeting 

 with a view to obtaining further information. 



The meeting then terminated, 



