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Schedule of Sawmills. [* Failed to furnish required information. Return form, with circular, was posted to each of fifty-six sawmillers, of which only twenty-five replied.]

Name of Sawmill. Locality. Whether cutting on Crown, Native, or European. Varieties of Timber-trees cut. 1.14 _3. Cutting capacity of Mill per Annum. *o -a Purposes for which Timber is utilised: „ *.£$. ia) Locally, tor Construction of Houses, or in conOutput per o nection with Kailway and Koad Works; Annum. £« ft ,(,) Sending to another District; 5 S (c) For Export outside the Colony. I ' I " I Sup. ft. 2,500,000 1. Lane and Sons .. j Whangaroa Native and private .. I Kauri, rimu, kahikatea .. 50 Sup. ft. 1,000,000 14 I Used locally for shipbuilding purposes. A small quantity exported. 14 ; Local requirements and coastwise. 1a. A.Long .. Mangatete Crown section, leasehold, and j European Crown, Native, and European : Kauri, kahikatea, totara, rimu Kauri, rimu, kahikatea, totara Kauri 12 1,000,000 750,000 2. MoMasters .. Pukepoto 10 1,500,000 300,000 6 | Looal requirements. 3. Mitehetson Company Herekino i Kauri, rimu Kauri, rimu, kahikatea, totara, mixed Kauri Rimu, kahikatea, kauri, totara Kauri 25 20 25 5,000,000 5,000,000 5,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000 16 | Export Australia and southern New Zealand ports. 16 Ditto. 16 4. „ Whangape *5. Eangiora .. .. Narrows •6. Kauri Company .. Kohukohu •7. Dives and Ramsay Rawene Native and European 80 20 6,000,000 2,000,000 5,000,000 1,250,000 40 ; . 12 Export coastwise ; also local requirements. •8. New Zealand Timber Koutu Point Company *9. Kauri Company .. Waimamaku Crown 85 ( 9,000,000 3,200,000 30 Export, Australia mostly (closed down at present). 60 Export coastwise, Australia ; also local requirements. 18 ! Export coastwise, and local requirements. 6 ■ Railway-sleepers and local requirements. 27 : 75 per cent, exported to Australia, 25 per cent, locally. Crown and European 25 3,000,000 2,500,000 •10. Simpson .. .. Opua •11. W. B. Stephens .. Mangonui Bluff .. 12. Manders, Bradley .. Puhipuhi.. Native and European European Crown Kauri, kahikatea Rimu, totara, kauri Kauri 40 12 40 4,000,000 600,000 4,500,000 1,500,000 300,000 4,000,000 13. Foote Bros. •14. Coulthard .. Maungakaramea .. 15. J. Trounson .. Opanaki Cut out (ceased cutting) European .. Kauri, totara, rimu, &c. Kauri, rimu, totara, kahikatea Kahikatea Kauri Kahikatea 10 45 1,000,000 2,800,000 150,000 2,000,000 3 ; Timber used locally. 20 (a) 100,000 ft.; (o) 900,000 ft.; (c) 1,000,000 ft. 16. Gibbons .. .. Tangowahine 17. Mitchelson .. Aoroa 18. Kaipara Company.. Grahamsfern 19. Kauri Company .. Aratapu 20. „ .. Te Kopuru Crown and European 32 40 100 4,000,000 13,500,000 5,000,000 2,500,000 10,500,000 4,000,000 28 , Major portion of output expirted to Australia. 39 j Export Australia and south New Zealand ports. 48 Bulk exported Australia and southern ports. Ceased cutting Crown and European Kauri 120 14,000,000 11,000,000 120 Export Australia and southern ports ; occasionally United Kingdom. 60 90 per cent, exported Australia. 21. N.W. Timber Com- Tatararaiki pany 22. White Pine Company Naumai .. 23. Smith Bros. ..» Matakohe •24. Chadwick .. Pahi Crown, European, and Native Kauri, rimu, kahikatea .. 210 11,000,000 7,950,000 Crown Crown and private (ceased cutting) Crown Kahikatea Kauri 100 10,000,000 5,000,000 50 Exported outside colony. Mill accidentally burned. 40 3,000,000 3,000,000 21 Major portion southern ports and export to Australia. 13 Locally and Auckland market. 25. Coulthard .. Helensville 26. Kauri Company .. Auckland 27. Leyland, O'Brien European Rimu, kahikatea, kauri, mixed Kauri.. 25 2,000,000 1,500,000 Crown, Native, and European 140 60 15,000,000 5,000,000 11,000,000 5,000,000 300 Looally and export to southern New Zealand ports. 54 Locally and interprovincial; 300,000 ft. per annum exported to Australia.