CYPRESS.

Accept red, black, and yellow cypress. Reject white cypress.

Fifth. Secure timber of as uniform a character as possible, avoiding any that shows large heart-checks or growth-checks, and rejecting any which has such defects within one inch of face or edge of timber. Avoid all coarse-growth, open-grained timber, if other timber be procurable.

Sixth. Reject any sticks that show signs of worm-holes, decay, scorching by forest fires, ring-heart, ring-shakes, rotten or black knots, dark or discolored spots, or any other defect that would impair the strength or durability of the timber.

Seventh. Examine carefully by probing with a wire all hollow or bird-eye knots, and, should the hollow be over one inch deep, reject the timber.

Eighth. Check lengths of cutting gauges every other day, as they are liable occasionally to be knocked out of position. Check widths and thicknesses at each change of the machine.

Ninth. In inspecting piles, look to their straightness, and see that they comply in this and in every other particular with the specifications.

Tenth. See that due care is a used in handling and loading timber so as not to bruise it; and under no consideration allow it to be floated in the water after it is cut and dressed.

Eleventh. Keep a daily record of timber accepted, so that the Engineer may be informed on short notice as to how much of any bill has been cut.

Twelfth. Notify the Engineer or other proper party of all shipments, and keep an accurate account of everything shipped, so that upon short notice a statement in respect to any uncompleted order can be made, giving the amount that has been shipped and the amount that remains to be forwarded.

Thirteenth. The Chief Inspector must make regular monthly reports to the Engineer or other proper party or parties concerning the progress of the work, quality of timber furnished, etc.;  and  must  send  in  monthly statements of all moneys