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preci have been sag ea into Hobart, and thus these 
s have come into much demand amon 61 the sawyers, thoug 
hitherto they have ay in @ Measure spar ey are both 
splendid trees, but the beech, for elegance of folinge—that is to 
say, in shape, denseness, a nd for colour, which varies in every 
shade from light orange to a rich dark glossy green—has no 
backings for vases of flow ers oF eect ‘It is to be 
regretted that it is not used more to vary the monotony of the 
Moreton Bay fig in our streets and parks; it is quite equal.to it 
as a ee tree. 
brou ught up from these places to Hobart Town in small cutters or 
“ crafts” as they are amet ery much like the oyster dredgers 
or herring ketch of the British Channel. 
Quite a flotilla of se small vessels are employed in the 
trade, and the port of Hobart is principally occupied with them. 
Were the export trade of timber to fail in Tasmania pe harbour 
would look barren indeed. There is a considerable trade with 
New Zealand as well as with Australia; the former icland sends 
timber, kauri pine ammara australis), to Tasmania, and 
receives hardwood (blue gum an u 
The question naturally arises whether the supply of timber is 
likely to fail. I have had the opinions of some of the most 
experienced sawmillers, and they were unanimous that the 
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where the sawyer could precede the settler. Under the pre resent 
(1876) Waste Lands’ Act of Tasmania, the 24th section binds 
purchasers to reside for fourteen years upon the ground he 
y worth ing s the roe? 
aera and weathering is termed. The consequence is, that 
pee is daily greater difficul sperinnced 3 in finding ‘suitable 
young Pung were allowed to grow up to supply those 
which have been felled, the supply might be eet ics teen al 
at 
-haustible. But this is not the case. If the ground has 
