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(clear of pipe). From sap to heart the timber was of one uniforra bright 

 yellow colour. In a word, the Tallow-wood we saw here was, without excep- 

 tion, the largest and finest we have seen in the State. 



The Tallow-wood is the chief glory of this magnificent forest. A monster 

 fell a few hundred yards from our party, and the noise of falling was like 

 the roar of a park of artillery. We took the following dimensions of this 

 prostrate giant — 15 feet of stump had been left. It was 62 feet more to tlie 

 first fork, and its girth was 27 feet 4 inches at 3 feet from the ground. A 

 log was li feet 2 inches in girth in the centre, and 8,820 feet was calculated 

 in this log. Many trees will give 12,000 or 14,000 feet of timber each. We 

 came across a fine tree 65 feet to the first branch. (Maiden and de Coque, 

 in 1895.) 



Hahitat. — It is confined to New South Wales and Queeiiblnnd, and doea 

 not usually extend more than 20 or 30 miles inland. 



The most southerly locality is Cooranbong, 26 miles south of N'ewcastle; 

 It again occurs at Port Stephens, and 'thence along the coast ranges until 

 Queensland is reached. In Queensland it is plentiful on most of the coastal 

 ranges and other ridgy country. There is a large quantity of handy size 

 and excellent quality on Fraser's Island.. 



While usually very yellow — almost canary-yellow — when freshly sawn, 

 there is a good deal of Tallow-wood of a reddish cast on the northern rivers ; 

 and so intermixed is it with the yellow kind that in some places it would be 

 difficult to fill a large order for Tallow -wood, of one tint only. 



The only place In my flistrict in whieli Tallow-\voo(i is to be found is an 

 area about 4,000 acres in tlie neighbourhood of Cooranbong, 2('! miles south of 

 Xowcastle. I believe that Tallow-wood crops up again at Port Stephens, so 

 that there is a gap between the tv,-o places (Cooranbong and I'ort Stephens) 

 where Tallow-wood does not grov,', and why it should be found only about 

 C!ooranboDfe is more than I can tell. The Tallovr-wood here grows in ]]atches 

 — is not plentiful. Appears to like sheltered, well-drained localities, such as 

 biuiks of creeks, heads of gullies, and spurs of ranges — soil sandy loam en- 

 riched with leaf mould. (Forester John JIartin, late of Gosford.) 



It occurs, more or less, all through this district, excepting on its higher 

 elevations on its north-western parts, but Is now most prevailing between 

 Bullahdelah and Cooloougolook, iind in tlie southern parts of the iiarish of 

 Alfred, commencing about 14 miles in a northerly direction from Dungog. 



The be.st and largest timber is usually found in undulatiug scrubby forest 

 country. 



In localities mentioned it is in considerable quautity, but in most places, 

 near to mills, it is getting I'elatively scarce since it is ;i favourite, as it cuts and 

 turns out well. It fetches a higher price than most other timliers, (Late 

 Forester A. Rudder, Booral,) 



It extends from about 8 miles south of the JIacleay River to about Johns 

 River, a distance of about 45 miles, and backwards about 10 miles. 



In abundance ab<nit next to Blackbutt, and an average of t'^vo per acre, 

 averaging from 12(1 \n 2,"] feet to tirst liranch. (Forester G, It. r.rowu, late of 

 Port Macquarie, ) 



It grows pretty well all over this district, but is now rather scarce in the 

 vicinity of water carriage, but plentiful further back. (Forester II. E. IIux- 

 liam, late of (Jraftoh.) 



It is found ]>lentifull.v scatlercd all over the flat country in tlu^ county of 

 Richmond, It is also growing in a i'cw places in the counties ot Uons. Drake, 

 and Buller. (Forester \\'. F. Crowley, late of Casino.) 



It is 111 be found iji all stages of growth (up to 10 feet girth) on the eastern 

 falls of Glen Innes and Tenterlield Districts in fair iiuautities, (Late Forester 

 II. J, Devcrcll, of Glen luucs,) 



