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Speaking of the Macplierson Range, Mr. Boorman reports : — 
This is perhaps more common than any other species of softwood, save “ Pine,” forming huge trees, 
straight in barrel, producing an enormous amount of good timber, the supply being almost unlimited. 
The following statement was published in the Press in January, 1905, under 
the authority of the Minister for Lands :— 
SUPPLY OF ROSEWOOD IN NEW SOUTH WALES. 
The Minister for Lands having observed that the Commercial Agent in London had been informed 
that it would take New South Wales twelve months to supply an order for 200,000 feet of Rosewood, Red 
and Black Bean mixed, and having regard to the fact that the supply of Rosewood—a timber eminently 
suitable for furniture work—is stated in Maiden’s “ Commercial Timbers of New South Wales” to be 
“ practically unlimited,” the Minister has caused inquiry to be made, with the result that one saw-miller 
in the Bellingen district has intimated that he will undertake to supply 30,000 feet of Rosewood a month, 
while another offers to supply 250,000 feet of this timber per annum. One forest officer in the northern 
district says an order for 200,000 feet of Rosewood could be executed in his district in a very short time ■ 
and yet another one reports that in three places alone in his district there are about 15,000,000 feet 
available. 
The Minister has directed that this information shall be at once conveyed to the Commercial Agent. 
The following extracts from a report are interesting:— 
“ Referring to your circular letter dated 26th November, 1901, asking to be furnished with a report on 
the statement made to the Commercial Agent in London that it would take twelve months to 
supply an order of 200,000 feet of Rosewood, Black Bean, &c., I have the honor to report that 
the statement is not correct, as on Forest Reserve No. 32,130, County of Buller, there is an area 
of 4 miles by 3 densely covered with the best kinds of Rosewood, containing at the very 
lowest estimate 3,000,000 superficial feet of matured timber. 
“ In the Parishes of Gore, Acacia, and Koreela, 'County of Buller, there is an estimated quantity of 
matured Rosewood of 9,000,000 superficial feet, and in the Parish of Beaury, County of Buller, 
3,500,000 superficial feet, to say nothing of numbers of other parishes all along the Eastei'n Fall 
that contain quantities of this timber. 
“I forward an offer from the manager of the Federal Saw-mill Co., of New South Wales, to deliver, 
f.o.b. at Brisbane, 250,000 feet per annum, and if any inducement were offered, two further mills 
could be erected and each supply the same annual output near the Queensland border at a 
railway station named Dugandan in Queensland. 
“ In addition to Rosewood, I estimate that 20,000,000 feet of the following matured timbers could be 
supplied for export purpose at the Queensland border, viz. :—Silky Oak, Tulipwood, Red and 
Black Bean, Native Guava, White Cherry, Bonewood, Onionwood, Maiden’s Blush, Tamarind, 
Cudgerie, Teak, Yellow-wood, Stavewood, Coach wood, &c., to say nothing of Cedar and Hoop 
Pine. 
“ It only requires some inducement to open up an enormous trade with the world in these excessively 
valuable timbers, which would find enormous employment and revenue to the State.” 
The following letter is written by a well-known timber expert:—- 
I have pleasure in assuring you that the supply of this particular ornamental and valuable timber 
(Rosewood) is practically unlimited, extending over almost all the high land in the Eastern Division of 
this State, and I have little doubt that when its undoubted value becomes known abroad, Rosewood will 
be found to be one of the largest exported of softwoods from New South Wales. At present the price 
given for Rosewood is too low to pay teamsters to haul it; but I can assure you there is a plentiful supply 
to be got, and no doubt the price will be given later on, when it has proved its great value abroad. 
Following is the opinion of a Forest Officer :— 
All that is required to find custom for this lovely wood, is to dispatch a million or so of superficial 
fee'; of thoroughly matured timber to London or Germany ; no other introduction is required. Its fame 
will soon be established for all time, and the Coast saw-mills will be kept in motion cutting Rosewood day 
