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FOXWORTHY. 
VI. TIMBERED AREAS AND FUTURE SUPPLY. 
INDIA. 
Tropical India is said to be a dry country. It contains many splendid 
woods, but the supply seems not to be great enough to do much more 
than supply the great population. It is not necessary for the owner of 
timber supplies to look farther when he has so great a home market. It 
is unlikely that India will ever do a very great timber-exporting business. 
It is true that quite a large number of very valuable ornamental woods 
are found in India, but the valuable ornamental woods can never be 
expected to provide a really great export trade. There are large sections 
of India where there is a chronic timber famine and where it has been 
necessary to undertake forest planting on a rather large scale to supply 
the needs of the local markets. There will doubtless be much more of 
this planting done in the future. 
BURMA. 
This section is more fortunately situated than is India proper. The 
sal and teak forests of Burma constitute most of its supply of export 
timber. The quantity of this is considerable and will stand exploitation 
for some years to come. 
SIAM AND COCHIN CHINA. 
These two countries are still but little known, but it is known that 
there are fine teak forests in Siam which are now being exploited, and 
there are considerable areas of dipterocarp forests in Cochin China. 
There are also a number of valuable ornamental woods still but little 
worked in these two countries. 
MALAYA. 
The Malay region is the part of the tropical east which is most rich in 
commercial timbers. 
In the Malay Peninsula the best forests seem to be in the states of 
Iveddah, Ivelantan, Tringganu and Pahang. In the forests of Iveddah 
and Tringganu are fine supplies of chengal ( Balanocarpus spp.) and 
other dipterocarps. There is also a goodly quantity of merbau ( Intsia 
bakeri) and there is a fair sprinkling of other valuable trees. The states 
of Kelantan and Pahang seem to offer some promise; although they are 
comparatively little known and offer considerable difficulties in the way 
of transportation. 
SUMATRA. 
This great island has extensive forests. It is reported to contain 
great quantities of the valuable billian ( Eusideroxylon zwageri) and 
chengal ( Balanocarpus spp.). It certainly does contain great quantities 
of dipterocarp woods. It sends considerable quantities of timber to the 
