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Abstract

The immense extent of forest land in Tasmania has struck
every visitor to the island from the time of Abel Tasman to
our own day. On the visitors who came to stay as settlers,
this fact made an unfavourable impression, as its signification
to them was the cost of clearing land for cultivation. And
this impression has coloured and affected all that has been
done in the way of dealing with forest land in the State.
Trees have been regarded almost exclusively as impediments
to agriculture, and not as possessing any intrinsic value worth
consideration.

Item Type:	Article
Authors/Creators:	Mault, Alfred
Keywords:	Royal Society of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land, VDL, Hobart Town, natural sciences, proceedings, records
Journal or Publication Title:	Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Collections:	Royal Society Collection > Papers & Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania
Additional Information:	In 1843 the Horticultural and Botanical Society of Van Diemen's Land was founded and became the Royal Society of Van Diemen's Land for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science in 1844. In 1855 its name changed to Royal Society of Tasmania for Horticulture, Botany, and the Advancement of Science. In 1911 the name was shortened to Royal Society of Tasmania.
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