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once. You have already lost enormous quantities of 

 valuable timber through its destruction by ignorance, 

 waste, vandalism, and preventable fires. If you allow 

 this to continue inichecked for a few years more, it must 

 result in the exhaustion of your timber, and disaster to 

 thousands of people depending on this branch of industry; 

 but if a bold comprehensive scheme to conserve what 

 you have, and to plant for the future, and for the practi- 

 cal and scientific development of agriculture in all its 

 branches be adopted and carried out, not only will you 

 reap an abundant reward in the present, bvit coming 

 generations will profit by and bless you for the efforts 

 you have made to promote and protect one of the most 

 important industries in this Island. 



In conclusion, if, either here or on my return to 

 England, my services can be of any use, they are, 

 as far as my official duties will permit, entirely at your 

 disposal, either for reference, information, or advice. 



I can assure you that I will always not alone think it 

 a pleasure, but consider it a duty, to do my utmost to 

 advance the interests of Tasmania, to which I am so 

 much attached, and where I have met with so much 

 kindness. 



