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II. Forestry

In connection with the great forests of the country, the preparation of lumber or timber is important. There were 25,708 establishments for this purpose in 1880, with a capital of £36,237,224, employing 146,880 hands, using materials valued at £29,231,077 the value of the produce being £46,653,745. For 1888 the total product of lumber was estimated at 30,000,000,000 cubic feet, valued at £120,000,000.