XXIII.] 



JARRAH. 



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From the foregoing statements it will be seen that 

 there is great diversity of opinion upon the merits of 

 Jarrah timber, and time only will show whether if 

 imported it will find favour with ship-builders and 

 others in this country.* 



Some three or four years since (about 1871) the 

 Western Australia Timber Company were busily en- 

 gaged in the forests preparing a large quantity of Jarrah 

 for exportation. The company professes, I believe, to 

 select only the best trees, and to cut them at the proper 

 season; the deliveries should therefore be of the very 

 best sort the country produces. I have earnestly looked 

 for sample cargoes to arrive in the London Docks, but up 

 to the present (1875) none of any importance have been 

 reported. 



Table LXXXV. — Jarrah (Australia). 

 Transverse Experiments. 



Remarks. — Each piece broke short. 



* It may now be conceded that Jarrah is a more valuable timber than was 

 formerly supposed, especially where durability is required, as in pile-work, 

 sleepers, ship-building, &c. It has been extensively employed for wooden 

 pavements with success. 



