Abstract:
The production of timber may be divided into three more or less clearly-defined aspect (a) the production of logs, including transport to the sawmill; (b) the milling process, including planing or 'dressing' of part of the sawn product; and (c) the use of timber in the building and wood-working trades. An attempt to cover the whole field in an investigation of this kind would necessitate making the whole treatment superficial. It has been decided therefore, to confine this enquiry to the the first two aspects, the third being included only in so far as the demand for timber has affected production of marketable timber and condition relating thereto.
