NEW ZEALAND TIMBER.

New Zealander, Volume 2, Issue 102, 15 May 1847, Page 3

NEW ZEALAND TIMBER.

Her Majesty Queen Victoria has ordered furniture to be made for Buckingham Palace of Mew Zealand wood ; as has also the Sovereign of Prussia. It is therefore evident, that when the beauty of it is known, and its cheapness, it must come into extensive use. As\et, but small quantities have been imported } at present it is to be found m New Zealand to be a nuisance ; it is cut dow n and bui ued by way of clearing the land. Great quantities of it are exported to ail parts of Australia. Whut is wanted is the importation of it in quantities, so as to render its price lower than that of mahogany. Its use and beauty may be examined at any time by those who will take the trouble to look at it at New Zealand House ; and far be it from us to write a line to injure the ingenious Mr. Levein, who brought it tirst to England, and turned it into use. A bhort time, and his furniture will be as much sought after as Mr. Gillowa mahogany ; but what we waul is, twenty Mr. Leveins in Liverpool, Manchester, and Lancaster, as well as London. This, however, will not be until it is£impoited in large quantities. There is another species of wood, the hinau, or black d)e-wood, used by the natives to dye their mats, which will be a valuable addition to the dyes now in use. A particular description of it— and that no duties attach to i's importation— will be found at page 212 of the Gth volume of the Journal, being the 150 th number, September 27, 1845. At present there is a want of sh pping for the exports of the colony; we observe, therefore, with pleasure, that five of one size or other were building. There is no doubt that shipwrights, settling with their families at Wellington or Nelson, would find plenty of employment and high wages. — Ibid,

In consequence of the great price of coal in Eg)pt, an English engineer has tried the refuse of cotton seed, that has hitherto been thrown into the Nile, which, on account of the oil contained in the seed, or refuse, is found to be an excellent substitute for co;il, and is now used instead of coal for the Pacha's land steam-engines.