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stud-book, and with coloured illustrations officially marked 

 as the types. All recommendations as to prizes and other 

 honours for supposed new horticultural creations, should be 

 subject to the approval of the Council of Horticulture. I 

 believe that if the Council had but this one function to 

 perform, its work would result in purifying records, and in 

 crowning the meritorious work of hybridists and others, 

 with the result that a very important filip would be given 

 to the advancement of horticulture in our State. Other 

 powers and duties could be conferred on the Council by the 

 societies concerned from time to time, as they might deem 

 desirable. If there were Councils of Horticulture in the 

 various States, they should elect a supreme Australian 

 Council, for discussion of the largest questions. 



9. Some Forestry Notes. Wood Pulp. — The subject of 

 forestry occupied a larger share of my last address than it 

 will do in the present one. Our forest areas are being 

 defined, and I trust that wise counsels will prevail in the 

 allotment of certain tracts in perpetuity, or for as long a 

 period as it is possible to bind posterity. With wise 

 counsels, I am confident that few conflicts need arise as 

 between agricultural settlement and the interests of 

 forestry. Coastal New South Wales is one of the most 

 richly endowed countries in the world as regards forest 

 wealth, and an aspect of the matter calling for consider- 

 ation, is that we are destroying many trees whose uses are 

 unknown. If a certain tree, after due investigation, shall 

 be proved to be worthless, I have no intention of pleading 

 for its retention, but I do ask that the research staff shall 

 be very largely increased, so that we shall have the satis- 

 faction of knowing what to destroy and what to retain. 



In this connection let me mention wood-pulp. The world's 

 supply is diminishing, while the demand is increasing. 

 Practically nothing has been done to ascertain the adapt- 



