A FOREST POLICY FOR AUSTRALIA. 
There arose the question then of how great an area in comparison to 
the total area of the country it is necessary to keep under forest for the supply 
of timber for the general needs of the community. This matter has been 
supplies. 
BLUE GUM PILES IN TASMANIAN FOREST 
BEING FELLED FOR ADMIRALTY WORKS. 
j Output 30,000 super feet per day. 
thoroughly investigated, and it has been laid down that an area of forest equal 
‘to one-quarter of the total extent is the bare minimum necessary in a well- 
developed country. ‘There are not many countries that possess this proportion of 
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