The world is in the midst of a huge fundamental shift in fibre supply, demand balances, and policy changes. Governments around the world are introducing policy changes which influence the supply demand balance as the politicians' thoughts are uttered. Government agencies and their bureaucrats are imposing changes on industry even before the legislation is passed by the government in question.
This ad hoc change process will continue for a time to come until the countries in question show a tough-mindedness with regard to their land use policies. Policies affecting forest areas such as protection areas, Native land claims, the protection of biodiversity and a true goal of sustainable development ; which addresses the combined issues of cultural, environmental, social and economic matters.
Eventually all of these difficult issues will reach essential closure. Then there will be great new opportunities for investment to meet the growing demand for forest products ; leading to a strengthening competitive position in the more traditional producing areas such as Canada.

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Seven hundred fifty mg of cholesterol were fed daily to 32 patients of the ischemic heart disease (IHD) for 2 weeks. Cholesterol amounts in VLDL, LDL, HDL, HDL₂ and were estimated on the th, th and 14th days of cholesterol load. Plasma apoprotein A-I, A-II, , C-II, levels were also measured in 16 from 32 IHD subjects. Apoprotein levels were estimated by a method of single radial immunodiffusion (SRID). Before cholesterol administration, cholesterol amounts in VLDL, LDL, HDL, HDL₂ and were 15.9±.mg/dl (mean±SD), 150.9±58.mg/dl 43.±9.6mg/dl, 16.4±.mg/dl and 24.9±6.mg/dl respectively. Plasma apoprotein A-I, A-II, , C-II and levels were .±. mg/dl, 15.±.4mg/dl, 93.±36.mg/dl, .±.00mg/dl and 4.29±.36mg/dl respectively. After 2 weeks' cholesterol feeding, all plasma lipoprotein cholesterol and apoprotein levels did not change significantly. Correlation coefficients between plasma apoprotein and lipoprotein cholesterol levels were calculated. Apoprotein A-I and A-II correlated with HDL-C (r=.348), HDL₂-C (r=.612) and (r=.569). Apoprotein correlated with total cholesterol (TC) (r=.610), VLDL-C (r=.341), LDL-C (r=.726), HDL-C (r=.432) and HDL₂-C (r=.465). Apoprotein C-II correlated with TC (r=.765), TG (r=.679), VLDL-C (r=.651), LDL-C (r=.461) and HDL₂-C (r=.326). Apoprotein correlated with TC (r=.580), TG (r=.575) and VLDL-C (r=.666). Interapoprotein's correlations were also calculated. Apoprotein A-I correlated with apoprotein A-II (r=.468). Apoprotein correlated with apoprotein C-II (r=.393). Apoprotein C-II correlated with apoprotein (r=.393) and (r=.549). Apoprotein only correlated with apoprotein C-II (r=.549).

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Within-tree variations, whole-tree values and the representative heights for the whole tree value of basic density, and contents of wood components per volume were analysed for two trees of Eucalyptus camaldulensis and

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. globulus respectively, grown at the seed orchard in Western Australia to do quality breeding.
Within-tree variation of

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. camaldulensis was rather uniform as 500±40, 532 ±34 kg/, but that of

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. globulus was large as 595 ± 69, 616 ± 79 kg/ and the basic density was higher in bark side and upper part in the trunk, to be expected to have higher pulp productivity.
The whole-tree values of

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. camaldulensis were 501, 520 kg/ and those of

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. globulus were 594, 640 kg/ and the difference of the species was observed.
Representative heights for the whole-tree contents ± % were .32. m on

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. camaldulensis, and . and 2. m on

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. globulus regardless the differences in the whole-tree height and the within-tree variation when they were chosen below . m height for sampling an increment core.
Representative heights were also determined for contents of wood components per volume as follows ; for

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. camaldulensis, holocellulose : ., 2. m, cellulose : 2.. m, hemicellulose : .. m, lignin : .., 2. m, extractives : 2. m, alkali-extractives : . m, and total-extractives : 2.32. m, for

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. globulus, 2. m, 2.32. m, 2. m, .30. m, 2.. m, 2.. m and 2. m in the same manner.
It is expected that whole-tree pulp properties including pulp productivity are predicted by the increment core taken from these representative heights.

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