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ANNEXURE No. V.—REVIEW OF THE TIMBER INDUSTRY. Export of Sawn Timber and other Forest Products.

(Irom information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the fiscal 1920, and 1921, oxcept those for kauri-gum and fungus, these covering the calend 1 years ended 31st March, 1919, lar year in each case.) h, 1919. 1920. Item. : : ,J, " mtit y- eentage. Vsln «- «" antit y- eentage. | v """'' 1921. Quantity. Value. Sup. ft. £ Sup. ft. £ Kauri .. .. 9,280,213 13-51 97,084 3,719,610 06-84 45,763 Rimu .. .. 27,977,703 40-72 194,282 12,125,889 22'57 90,135 White-pine.. .. 28,385,105 4132 233,680 34,827,162 64'82 317,150 Beech .. .. 1,254,091 01-82 10,670 772,661 01'43 7,266 Other (NewZealand).. 1,797,425 02-62 16,224 2,264,588 04-22 18,362 Other (foreign) .. 2,566 00-01 33 15,092 00-12 269 68,697,103 10000 551,973 53,725,002 100-00 484,945 Tons. £ Tons. £ Tanning-bark .. 8 .. 122 47 564 Kauri-gum .. .. 2,419 .. 157,313 4,128 .. 255,812 Fungus .. .. 103 .. 5,784 49J .. 2,953 Sup. ft. £ 1,201,455 01-91 19,019 12,981,010 2075 110,274 44,382,691 70-88 474,757 221,395 00-35 2,578 3,822,401 06-10 37,971 2,450 0001 97 62,611,402 100-00 644,696 484,945 62,611,402 £ 564 255,812 2,953 Tons. £ Tons. 6,481 90 6,481 .. 556,756 90 .. 8,489