ya 
Western Australia,” circulated in the Colonial and Indian Exhibition 
of 1886 it was stated that vessels which have been constructed solel 
dei on their condition pb a be forwarded to Paris, and the certi- 
indesiu n ble 
The fóllósitig correspondence on the subject of the apc o of 
Jarrah wood for road paving has been received at the R Royal Gardens 
' No. 1. * > 
The SURVEYOR, the Vestry of St. Betyg, Islington, to a 
ROYAL GARDENS, Kew. I oe 
Vestry Hall, Upper Street, Islington, : 
Dear Sir m Ma rch 1 gion, 
E highways committee of this vestry have bad their icd w b 
rawn n a species of Australian wood known as “Jarrah” timber A 
yo Ner marginata), as being highly suitable for the PPM of m 
paving the carriageways of public stre us 
As the nature and qualities of this vus are not generally known in 
this country, and as it has not yet received a thorough trial as a material a 
for paving purposes, and my committee being desirous of laying downa . 
by the climatic variations of this ao than is yellow deal and beech, s 
at present in use as paving, and-a whether it would be likely to 3 
withstand the heavy ME traffic to which it would be subjected asa — 
metropolitan pavemen 
I am informed th W a large quantity of this material has been laid 
down in the streets of Melbourne and is giving every satisfaction, "ES 
m, &c. 
“Gin LE Baiit, 
Surveyor, 
No. 2. i ma 
The Surveyor, the Vestry of St. Mary, Islington, to Rorat 7 i i. 
GA 2 s, Kew ied 
Xa Hall, pem "ah x; 
7 March 
Dear Str, 
popes out the book upon the gum trees of Australia. : 
perplexed as to what I should. do to obtain an opinion ; out 
the Tire which seems to be a comparatively unknown and and untried — 
wood in this country ; but it occurred to me that I mabe possibly gét- 
to know E about it from Kew, although I was not by any 
means certain that any of the gentlemen there would give information, 
for I can quite understand that to commence such. a practice might be - 
