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yuantiDj available. — rientiful. 



Eed Mahogany {Eucalyptus resinifera, 

 Sm.) 



Kame— This is the timber called ma- 

 hogany, because it reminded the early 

 settlers of the Central American wood, 

 which is, however, of much less weight 

 than our timber. Our timber-getters and 

 saw- millers as often as not call it simply 

 ''mahogany," but, in view of the better 

 known mahogany so largely used in the 

 northern hemisphere, it M^ould only lead 

 to confusion, if our timber were exported 

 without some (qualifying adjective. .1 

 would, therefore, express the hope that it 

 be consistently called, by way of distinc- 

 tion (at all events in the export trade), 

 "red mahogany,"' a term which is, of 

 course, very largely applied in the Colony 

 to this timber. 



Other local names.— "Forest ma- 

 hogany" is a term often used. 



Characteristics.— Of a rich red colour. 

 Very durable, and becoming very hard 

 with age, even as hard, or harder than 

 ironbark. Eesistant to white ants, and 

 does not discolour paint. 



Principal uses. — For general building 

 purposes and for fencing, as it is a very 

 durable timber. It is an excellent tim- 

 ber for wood-paving, but while not de- 

 preciating its value in this direction for 

 a moment. I would point out that there 

 is just a little danger of our forgetting 

 the merits of other valuable paving tim- 

 loers. Eed mahogany is often sold as 

 jarrah, which it closely resembles, and for 

 which I believe it is a perfect substitute. 

 But there are fashions and fads in paving^ 

 blocks, as in many other things, and 

 European users of our hard woods should 

 be reminded that we have a number of 

 other meritorious timbers to offer them. 

 It is of a handsome colour, and works up 

 well. It may be recommended for large 

 turned work, and for heavy furniture. It 

 is useful for weather-boards. 



Distribution. — North coast distiicts. 

 Quantity available.— Fairly plentiful, 

 though not so readily accessible as for- 

 merly, owing to the great demand for it. 



PUNCTATA. 



No description available. This and 

 the following timber are most highly 

 spoken of by Mr. Maiden. 



POLYANTHEMA. 

 No description available. 



QUEENSLAND BEECH. 

 Queensland Beech, known as White 

 Beech in New South Wales :— A tall tree 

 with grey bark, the leaves rough, oval, 

 three to six inches long. Flowers white, 

 stained with purple, in terminal panicles. 

 Fruit blue, globose or half-globose, one 

 inch or more in diameter. Coast scrubs 

 of Southern Queensland and New South 

 Wales. Wood light grey, close grained, 

 extensively used for planking for ships 

 decks and flooring of verandahs : it is not 

 readily attacked by the white ant. 



Pound Notices. 



THE stock impounded as hereunder 

 will be sold, unless previously re- 

 leased, on the 4th September next :— 



New Germany.— Bay horse, about 13 

 hands, sprinkled white on back, m^ne 

 and tail cut short, old sores on back, 

 otherwise in fair condition. 



Woodstock.— Black cow, white on 

 belly, half moon out of each ear, tip off 

 left ear ; two-year-old black steer, calf 

 of the alwve, white spot above each eye, 

 white spot on forehead, tip off left ear, 

 half-moon out of right ear. 



Weenen.— Black pig i,bcar), about a 

 year old. 



Springfield.— Black ox, forward horns, 

 slight white under belly, branded F6; 

 black ox, forward horns, branded X ; 

 black ox, up horns, branded FG. Eun- 

 ning on Mr. Brown's farm, Glenard, blue 

 mare, branded SL indistinct ; very thin. 



Umsinga. — Dnn-and-white heifer ; 

 black heifer; red heifer ; black itole, 

 white tip to tail ; black itole, white mark 

 on face ; bay mare, 14.1, faint broad 

 arrow off rnmp. 



Richmond.— Bay gelding, 13 'S^ hands 

 high, a white spot on forehead and nose 

 and on the wither, left hind foot white, 

 no brand. 



Estcourt.— Bay mare, black points, sore 

 back, low condition. 



