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 CHAPTER XII. BRITISH OAK.—CONTRACT SPECIFICATION. British Oak tree affords logs that meet the following specification for the navy contracts, viz.:— Timber sided ; or if rough, that will side—

the quantities of each class or siding varying according to the requirements of the dockyards.

For the rough timber (Fig. 16, a and b ) it is generally agreed that the price is to be, for each log measuring—