XXXII.] RED PINE. 355 



Contracts are annually made for the supply of 

 Canada Red Pine timber for the royal navy, according 

 to the following specification and condition, namely : — 

 The Red Pine timber to be of the first quality, fresh cut, 

 good, sound, merchantable, and well-conditioned, from 

 II to 15 inches square, averaging 12 inches, 20 feet and 

 upwards, averaging not less than 30 feet in length, and 

 the spine must be seen from the butt to the top on each 

 of the four sides. 



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