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States, but now the position has been reversed, and it seems likely 

 that this change will be further intensified as time goes on, owing 

 to the ever increasing requirements of the United States. 



The above-mentioned three main sources of supply provided 

 9,738,000 loads, including practically all the coniferous timber. The 

 balance of 465,000 loads include teak from Burma, Siam and Java, 

 mahogany from the Gold Coast, Honduras, French West Africa, 

 Cuba, Mexico, and other places. Other furniture woods came from 

 the United States, Australia, Canada, South Russia and a variety 

 of other countries. Austria sent a small quantity of oak and 

 walnut ; the imports from Germany were mostly trans-shipments. 



As regards future supphes it may be said that those of hard 

 woods generally are not endangered, as there are great stocks 

 available in many parts of the earth, some of which have not yet 

 been touched. The supply of coniferous timber depends chiefly 

 on Russia and Canada. Both have areas of coniferous forests so 

 extensive that either of them could supply all other nations for 

 ever, if the forests were managed on the principle of a sustained 

 yield. It is impossible to say at this moment what the fate of the 

 Russian forests may be ; hence, the United Kingdom takes a 

 special interest in the management of the Canadian forests. On 

 it depend the measures to be taken in Britain to secure an adequate 

 supply of coniferous woods in the future. 



7. Imports of Other Forest Produce. 

 Of these the following may be mentioned : — 

 Imports and Exports of Wood Manufactures and Other 

 Forest Products. 



(Annual average of the years 1909 — 1913.) 



