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202 to a great extent both to America and Australia, and, sad to relate, the supply is gradually diminishing, as the trees take centuries to grow.

The New Zealanders have no need to import timber from other lands, for, although they do not possess many of the same trees as are found elsewhere, they have substitutes, and in some cases the substitute is the superior.

The saw mills are generally situated in the bush, where the timber is being felled, and there the logs are cut up and sent to the various markets.

Beautiful woods for cabinets and