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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

Page. Preface .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. • • 3 Part I.—Our Native Forests :— (A.) General remarks .. .. .. .. .. .. •. 6 Review of districts .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 The indigenous trees of New Zealand .. .. .. .. 15 (B.) Detailed descriptions of districts, — Auckland .. .. .. .. . • • • .. 16 Taranaki .. .. .. .. • ■ ■ • 20 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 24 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. ..27 Marlborough.. .. .. .. .. .. 37 Nelson .. .. .. .. .". . • 41 Westland .. .. .. ■ • • • • • .. 49 Canterbury, .. .. .. ~ .. .. 58 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 61 Southland .. .. .. . • • • • • .. 66 (C.) Timbers suitable for coachbuikling and wheelwrighting .. .. 68 Part ll.—Forest-utilisation :— . (A.) Sawmilling methods, — (1.) In the Kaipara district .. .. .. .... 69 (2.) In the Waimarino .. .. .. .. ..70 (3.) In Wostland .. .. .. :. .. ..72 (4.) In Southland .. .. .. .. .. ..74 (B.) Medicinal properties of trees and shrubs .. .. .. 76 (C.) Various processes of seasoning timber, — (1.) General description of methods .. .. .. ..76 (2.) Tho Rueping process of creosoting .. .. ..78 (3.) Tho Powell wood process .. .. ..' .. 80 (D.) Miscellaneous methods of utilisation, — (1.) The wood-pulp industry .. .. .. .. ..81 (2.) Secondary forest products .. .. .. .. ..83 Part 111. —Forest-preservation :— General remarks .. .. .. .. ■. 85 (A.) Tho necessity for forest-conservation .. .. .. ..85 (B.) Deforestation and its consequences .. .. .. ..93 Part IV.—Foreign Supplies :— General remarks .. .. .. ■ ■ . . 97 (A.) Timber-supplies in Europe .. .. .. .. 98 (B.) The timber-supply of the United States .. .. .. 99 (C.) Canada's forest wealth and timber industry.. .. .. .. 100 (D.) Forest resources of Australia .. .. . . .. .. 104 (E.) Other sources of supply .. .. .. .. .. .. 107 Part V.—Afforestation :— General remarks .. .. .. .. .. .. 108 (A.) Results of tree-growing in the State nurseries and plantations .. .. 109 (B.) Anticipated results .. .. .. .. .. ..11l (C.) Notes on tho growth of forest-trees in Canterbury .. .. 112 (D.) Notes on the growing of Australian gum-trees in the Waikato .. ..117 (E.) Afforestation in England.. .. .. .. .. .. 118 Photographs .. .. .. .. .. • • Throughout report. Maps of forest areas .. '.. .. .. .. At end of report.

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