520 
(Sloetia sideroxylon), and “ Balan” (Parinarium oblongifolium), 
timbers of the Dutch East Indies and the Malay Peninsula, are 
recommended as substitutes by DeCoque (Trop. Agric. xxxix. 1912, 
P- , à fine timber-tree of the Malay 
Isles and Polynesia, ‘‘ Melila,”’ xi British New Guinea, is some- 
before sowing. ey may be sown at stake, raised in nursery 
beds, bamboo pots or baskets, and as the plants develop a long 
tap root they requi are in transplanting to permanent 
be regenerated, where the seedlings can be transplanted a month or 
two after sowing (Mascarenhas, Indian Forester, xli. 1915, p. 147), 
and the same practice is common in Java (l.c. 1392, p. 289). 
In the nursery the seedlings will require to be spaced at least a 
foot apart, and in the plantation 10 ft. by 10 ft., thinning out as 
required. 
On alluvial soil the growth in length is estimated at the rate of 
about 6 ft. a year and later at the rate of about only 1 ft. a year; 
trees with a girth of from 25-34 in. are from 77-87 ft. high, and, 
under favourable conditions throughout, they may be expected to 
attain a height of 150 ft. in soil of this description (l.c. Ist ed. 
(1881) p. 287). It is stated that plantations made on gneiss and 
laterite show a much slower rate of growth (l.c. p. 286). 
elling is recommended to commence when the average girth at 
breast height is 6 ft. 6 in., and the period of exploitation 1s given 
ears ; on first-class soils [alluvium] and 140 years on second- 
elass soils [laterite] with a total yield per acre of 3000 and 2000 
cubic ft. respectively. Under conditions of “ high forest with a 
clean felling of the final crop and artificial regeneration," the final 
crop on first-class soil giving not less than 40 trees, and on second- 
class soil not less than 50 trees, per acre (Lushington, Rep. and 
Working Scheme Nilambur Teak Plantation, 1898, p. 41; Watt. 
Comm. Prod. India, p. 1070; Gamble, Man. Ind. Timb. P. 528). 
The above figures are recorded from Nilambur where the climate is 
approximately that of the Niger Delta. 
The value of the wood in London (Feb. 1915) c.i.f. per load or 
ton (50 cubic ft.) was quoted—for Timber £14-£30 (Java, £8- 
£22); Flitches (Hewn Java, £12-£20); Planks, £15-£30 
