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28. D. Goldie 29. Waitemata Company 30. Cashmore Bros. 31. Leyland. O'Brien .. 32. Parktr, Lamb, and Oo. 33. Macklow Bros. 28. D. Goldie .. , .. European .. .. . .. .. .. 90 5,000,000 1 4,000,000 29. Waitemata Company , .. Crown and European .. ..40 4,000,000 I 3,200,000 1 30. Cashmore Bros. .. Ponsonby .. Native and European .. » ..' .. .. 35 3,500,000 3,400,000 31. Levland, O'Brien .. Auckland .. Crown, European, and Native Rmu, kahikatea, totara 40 5,000,000 5,000,000 I 32. Parktr, Lamb, and , ... , „ Kauri, totara, kahikatea 45 7,000,000 6,000,000! Oo. Ponsonby Auckland European Crown and European Native and European Crown, European, and Native 90 40 35 40 45 5,000,000 4,000,000 3,500,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 70 63 30 50 70 50 per cent, used locally, 50 per oent. exported. A small quantity exported, remainder used locally. Locally and other districts, also export. Local requirements. Locally and other districts, also export. R mu, kahikatea, totara Kauri, totara, kahikatea • a. n 33. Macklow Bros. .. „ .. Crown and European .. Kauri, rimu, kahikatea, 42 4,000,000 3,250,000 i Crown and European Kauri, rimu, kahikatea, totara Rimu, kauri, kahikatea.. Kauri 42 4,000,000 39 Local and interprovineial. 34. Onehunga Company *35. Kauri Company totara 34. Onehunga Company Onehunga .. , .. Rimu, kauri, kahikatea.. 40 5,000,000 4,000,000 "35. Kauri Company .. Mercury Bay .. . .. Kauri.. . .. .. 50 8,000,000 7,000,000 Onehunga Mercury Bay 40 50 5,000,000 8,000,000 35 j 60 Locally. Locally, Auckland, southern ports, and Australian Colonies. Locally, Auckland and southern ports, and Australian Colonies. Major portion output to Australia. Mining timber and local orders. Two-thirds output exported, balance used locally. Local requirements. Local consumpti .n for house-building, bridging, and mining requirements. Mostly Waihi market. Used locally for building and mining purposes. Exported to Australia, also coastwise. Local requirements. •36. '36. „ .. Tairua .. .. „ ..... .. ..80 7,000,000 6,000,000 Tairua 80 7,000,000 60 37. Robert Gibbons .. *38. Bedford Bros. 39. Bagnall Bros. 37. Robert Gibbons .. Kopu .. .. European and Native .. Kahikatea .. .. 100 5,500,000 4,000,000' "38. Bedford Bros. .. Puriri .. .. Crown .. .. .. Kauri, rimu, tawa .. 6 75,000; 40,000 ] 39. Bagnall Bros. .. Turua .. .. Native and European .. Kahikatea .. .. 25 5,000,000! 4,967,000 Kopu Puriri Turua European and Native Crown Native and European Kahikatea Kauri, rimu, tawa Kahikatea 100 6 25 5,500,000 75,000 5,000,000 25 70 40. Kusab's 41. Forrest and Clark .. 40. Kusab's .. .. Mf-rcer .. .. , .. „ .. -.12 1,000,000 | 600,000 41. Forrest and Clark.. Paeroa .. .. Crown, Native, and European Kauri, rimu, kahikatea, 25 2,000,000 656,000 maniraeo. matai Mr-rcer Paeroa Crown, Native, and European Kauri, rimu, kahikatea, mangaeo, matai R mu, mangaeo, kahikatea Kauri.. .. 12 25 1,000,000 2,000,000 10 15 42. B. L. Knight 43. 44. Cashmore and Judd *45. B .Hard and Bailey 46. Ngaruawahia Company •47. Steele Bros. 48. Mountain Rimu Company •49. Mamaku Sawmill Company •50. Rotorua Rimu Com- ; pany •51. ArahiwiTimberCom pany 52. Bartholemew Company 53. Ellis and Burnand '54. Taupo Totara Timber Company *55. Henderson mangaeo, macai 42. B. L. Knight .. Waimata, Waihi .. Crown .. .. .. R mu, mangaeo, kahikatea 12 750,000! 230,000 43. . .. Katikati, Waihi .. . .. .. .. Kauri.. .. .. 40 2,000,000 ! 1,500,000 44. Cashmore and Judd , „ .. „ .. .. .. „ .. .. 80 3,000,000; 1,500,000 •45. B .Hard and Bailey Taupiri .. .. European .. .. Kahikatea .. .. 16 1,500,000 1,000,000 46. Ngaruawahia Com- Ngaruawahia .. European and Native .. Kahikatea, rimu, totara, 12 1,200,000 750,000 nanv matai pany matai '47. Steele Bros. .. Mamaku.. .. Crown and European .. Rimu, totara, matai .. 40 3,000,000 2,300,000 48. Mountain Rimu ..... . .. R mu, totara, kahikatea 80 4,000,000 4,000,000 ComDanv uompany '49. Mamaku Sawmill „ .. .. European .. .. Rimu, totara, matai .. 20 1,250,000 1,250,000 Oomoanv Waimata, Waihi .. Katikati, Waihi .. Taupiri Ngaruawahia Mamaku Crown European European and Native Crown and European European Native Kahikatea Kahikatea, rimu, totara, matai Rimu, totara, matai R mu, totara, kahikatea Rimu, totara, matai 12 40 80 16 12 40 80 20 750,000 2,000,000 3,000,000 1,500,000 1,200,000 3,000,000 4,000,000 1,250,000 4 10 22 15 12 20 65 20 Local and other districts. Locally, Auckland and coastwise. Locally and other districts. '50. Rotorua Rimu Com- I „ .. .. Native .. .. .. . . „ .. ' 33 3,500,000 3,500,000 pany ' 33 J 3,500,000 36 Locally ; surplus sent other districts. '51. ArahiwiTimberCom Arahiwi .. .. Native and European .. , „ ..20 1,500,000 1,000,000 nanv Arahiwi Native and European 20 1,500,000 16 Local and Auckland markets. pany 52. Bartholemew Com- Ngatira .. .. Native .. .. .. Rimu, totara, matai, re- 142 5,000,000 nanv warfiwn. Ngatira Native Rimu, totara, matai, rewarewa Kahikatea, rimu, matai.. T tara, matai, little rimu, kahikatea Totara, matai, kahikatea, rimu Totara, rimu, matai Totara, matai, rimu, kahikatea Rimu, kahikatea, totara Totara, matai, rimu, white-pine 142 5,000,000 24 A new mill; anticipate annual output 4,000,000ft. per annum ; no timber exported to da>e. Adjoining districts and Auckland markets. Auckland, southern ports, and local orders. pany warewa 53. Ellis and Burnand Otorohanga .. „ .. .. .. Kahikatea, rimu, matai.. 34 2,500,000 2,250,000 '54. Taupo Totara Tim- Mokai .. .. Native, European, and Crown T tara, matai, little rimu, 200 18,000,000 15,000,000 ber ComDanv kahikatea Otorohanga Mokai Native, European, and Crown 34 200 2,500,000 18,000,000 30 300 uer ijompauy KaniKacea "55. Henderson .. Taringamutu .. European and Native .. Totara, matai, kahikatea, 20 1,250,000 750,000 rimn Taringamutu European and Native 20 1,250,000 10 Distributed by railway to surrounding districts, Mam Trunk line. Locally and adjoining districts. Local markets. •56. Lovet and Ryan .. *57. Taumarunui Timber Company *58. Andrews and Co. .. 59. Puketapu Timber Companyrimu '56. Lovet and Ryan .. „ .. Native .. .. .. Totara, rimu, matai .. 10 800,000 500,000 '57. Taumarunui Timber Taumarunui .. Crown and Native.. .. Totara, matai, rimu, ka- 12 1,600,000 800,000 Company hikalea vjuuipa,ny UlEaiea '58. Andrews and Co. .. . .. Native and part Crown .. Rimu, kahikatea, totara 1 1,000,000 j 600,000 59. Puketapu Timber Matapuna .. Native .. .. .. Totara, matai, rimu, 70 7,000,000' 6,000,000 Company white-pine Taumarunui Matapuna Native Crown and Native.. Native and part Crown Native 10 12 1 70 800,000 1,600,000 1,000,000 7,000,000 6 14 7 125 Local markets and adjoining districts. 75 per cent. Wellington and southern ports; remainder local. - Totals V44.[,au ; H1.1UC- 1 ..11C Totals .. .. .. .. 2,847 256,325,000 190,543,000 ■• 2,847 256,325,000 2,367 I I I I I l I 1 I Averages. —Fifty-nine mills: Average horse-power, 51 ; average cutting-capacity, 4,577,000 superficial feet; avers .f hands employed, 40. age output, 3,402,000 superficial feet ; age ou' averagi