 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, John Murray, Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle), George Walter Prothero - 1825 - 582 sider
...to the want of roads in the thick and almost impenetrable forests, she obtained about 100. They were found on trial to be of equal gravity with Riga spars,...well as of strength than the very best species of lir procured from the North ; the wood of this tree is much finer grained than anv timber of the pine... | |
 | George Lillie Craik - 1830 - 444 sider
...mouth. It has since been stated in the Quarterly Review^, that the spars brought from New Zealand have been " found on trial to be of equal gravity with...very best species of fir procured from the north." " The wood of this tree," (the cowry,) it is added, " is much finer grained than any * Journal, p.... | |
 | 1832 - 1084 sider
...the water, and is not very durable. It has been stated that the spar» brought from New Zealand have been found on trial to be of equal gravity with Riga...spars, and to possess a greater degree of flexibility than the very best species of fir procured from the north. The wood of the Kowri is much ñner grained... | |
 | 1825 - 560 sider
...to the want of roads in the thick and almost impenetrable forests, she obtained about 100. They were found on trial to be of equal gravity with Riga spars,...the very best species of fir procured from the North ; the wood of this tree is much finer grained than any timber of the pine tribe ; and the trunks are... | |
 | John Timbs - 1839 - 446 sider
...the island. It has been stated in the Quarterly Review that the spars brought from New Zealand have been " found on trial to be of equal gravity with...very best species of fir procured from the north." " The wood of this tree," (the Cowry,) it is added, " is much finer grained than any timber of the... | |
 | John Ward - 1840 - 192 sider
...purposes of ship-building. The cowdie is excellently fitted for masts and spars for large ships, and has been found, on trial, to be of equal gravity with...possess a greater degree of flexibility, as well as strength, than the very best species of fir procured from the north. The wood is finer grained than... | |
 | John Ward, New Zealand Company - 1840 - 408 sider
...purposes of ship-building. The cowdie is excellently fitted for masts and spars for large ships, and has been found, on trial, to be of equal gravity with...possess a greater degree of flexibility, as well as strength, than the very best species of fir procured from the north. The wood is finer grained than... | |
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They were found on trial to be of equal gravity with Riga spars, and to possess a greater degree of flexibility as well as of strength than the very best species of fir procured from the North... 