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Krtukn showing the Quantity and Value of each kind of Timbee exi'okteu fkom New Zealand, Etc.— continued. Bcechwood, Saivn Undressed. Sup. ft. £ United Kingdom * .. .. .. 2,090 25 Victoria .. .. .. .. .. 177,393 1,006 New South Wales .. .. .. .. 20,432 148 South Australia .. .. .. .. .. 10,803 65 Tasmania .. .. .. .. .. 14,483 87 Austria .. .. ..... .. .. 297 2 Totals .. .. .. .. .. 225,498 1,333 Matai, Smvn Undressed. New South Wales .. .. .. .. 19,056 119 Black-pine, Saivn Undressed. Sup. ft. £ Austria .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000 7 Kowhai, Sawn Undressed. United Kingdom .. .. .. .. 21 Richard Carter, Department of Trade and Customs, Secretary and Inspector. Wellington, 22nd May, 1909.

A RETURN OF THE QUANTITY OF TIMBER IMPORTED INTO NEW ZEALAND DURING THE YEARS 1906, 1907, AND 1908, SHOWING OREGON PINE SEPARATELY.

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Year li)0<5. Year 1907. Year 1908. Kind, and whence imported. Oregon Pine. Other Kinds. ! Oregon Pine. Other Kinds. Oregon Pine. Other Kinds. I iaths and shingles,— United Kingdom Victoria New South Wales Tasmania Canada British Columbia United States, — East Coast .. West Coast .. No. 109,050 739,500 90,000 560,000 No. 826,983 No. 129,550 1,565,080 No. 44,700 991,032 4,000 No. 560,490 I No. 1,000 453,191 577,426 8,000 376,833 5,888,096 650 1,133,580 221,000 289,920 Totals 1,498,550 826,983 1,694,630 1,040,382 7,582,166 1,927,370 iogs, round, — Victoria New South Wales West Australia.. Tasmania Bengal British Columbia United States, — East Coast .. West Coast .. 2 4,663 6 4,124 10 61 1 3,686 100 38 18 Totals 4,683 4,201 3,825 iogs, hewn, — United Kingdom Victoria New South Wales Queensland West Australia.. Tasmania Bengal British Columbia Germany United States, — East Coast .. West Coast .. South Sea Islands Sup. ft. Sup. ft. 1,880 5,577,529 235,888 5,502 Sup. ft. Sup. ft. 3,124 200 8,465,269 160,000 1,777,027 1,900 Sup. ft. Sup. ft. 1,944 34,098 9,016,573 5,386,605 14,724 17,134 15,330 869 4,400 18,207 17,356 6,480 8,521 450 Totals 5,839,456 10,430,145 6,480 ' 14,494,929