THE FOREST RESOURCES OF THE WORLD. 



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CEYLON, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS, INDO-CHINA, ETC. 



These minor countries of Asia are too little known and their for- 

 ests are too little explored to give any basis for definite predictions. 

 However, it may be said in a general way that they will not develop 

 sufficiently for many years to import much structural timber and their 

 exports are solely of valuable woods which are not important in this 

 discussion. 



BRITISH INDIA. 



The exports of India consist of teak and other valuable woods, and 

 it is found necessary to import structural timber. Thus India, while 

 an export country from the point of view of value, is an import coun- 

 try if only common woods be considered, and will no doubt so con- 

 tinue, for any greater supply made available by better transportation 

 facilities will be offset by greater consumption, following develop- 

 ment of industries. The following table gives the exports of India 

 for 1903-4, and shows the kind of forest products exported. 



Exports of India, 1903-4.^ 



Material. 



Quantity. 



Value. 





Tons. 



90 

 11,781 



$115, 732 



Lac . 



9,079,320 



Sandal, ebony, and other ornamental woods 



403, 163 





5,652 



61,480 



73,913 



128 



657,904 



Myrobolans' 



1,403,429 



Teak timber 



3,048,536 





112, 538 







Total 





4, 820, 622 









a Schlich, Forest Policy. 

 JAPAN. 



Conflicting figures are given by different statisticians on the timber 

 trade of Japan, according to how much they include under timber. 

 If only structural timber is considered, Japan is an importing coun- 

 try by a small margin, while if all woods be considered it is an export- 

 ing country. Japan can supply home needs when all the forests are 

 accessible, but will probably not be able to export any saw-log timber. 

 Certf»inly this country can not look for any supplies from Japan, for 

 any surplus will in all probability go to Manchuria, since the shorter 

 distance and Japan's interest in developing that country would enable 

 it to outbid the United States. The following table gives the exports 

 and imports of wood and wood products, except match wood, in 

 recent years. 



Value of exports and imports of Japan. (^ 





1892. 



1896. 



1900. 



1901. 



1902. 



1903. 



1904. 



Export 



$135,000 

 40,000 



$460,000 

 145,000 



$980,000 

 450,000 



$655,000 

 355,000 



$660,000 

 380,000 



$980,000 

 335, 000 



$1,335,000 

 255,000 









95,000 



315,000 



530,000 



300,000 



280,000 



645,000 



1,080,000 







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I Endres, 1 



oc. cit. 











