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Statement showing the Quantity of Sawn Timber (in Thousands of Superficial Feet) of various Species of Timber exported from certain Ports and from New Zealand as a whole during the Years ended 31st March, 1923 to 1927 (inclusive).

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Ports erf Export. j 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-28. 1926-27. White-pine. Auckland .. .. 10,359 9,102 11,996 14,024 7,787 Kaipara .. .. 2,378 966 817 2,840 1,252 Gisborne .. .. 642 655 712 694 173 Wanganui .. .. 5,602 1,162 J 37 1,122 742 Wellington .... 79 .. i 22 22 31 Westport .. .. 388 903 873 1,463 964 Greymouth .. .. 16,153 18,346 19,885 18,415 19,229 Invercargill .... 86 301 420 438 917 Other ports .. .. .. .. j Totals .. 35,687 31,435 34,862 39,018 31,095 Rimu. Auckland .. .. 477 745 269 224 356 Wellington .... .. 59 Westport .. .. .. .. 68 .. 199 Greymouth .. .. 4,059 6,653 4,832 3,400 3,178 Invercargill ...... 2 3 15 63 Totals .. 4,536 7,459 5,172 3,639 3,796 Kauri. Auckland .. .. 3,866 1,914 2,598 3,184 1,464 Wellington .... .. •. .. .. 3 Totals .. 3,866 1,914 2,598 : 3,184 1,467 Beech. Wellington .. .. .. .. 3 Westport .. .. .. .. 14 Greymouth .... .. 26 26 ! 16 Invercargill .. .. 726 1,340 1,595 1,314 2,412 Other ports .. .. .. .. 194 (Dn.) 309 (Dn.) 15 (Dn.) Totals .. 726 1,366 1,832 1,639 2,427 Other Kinds. Auckland .. .. 316 177 167 173 130 Wanganui .. .. 5 766 354 66 96 Wellington .... .. 22 54 41 9 Westport .... .. 2 2 Greymouth .... 53 24 111 136 25 Invercargill .. Other ports .... .. .. 13 2 3 Totals .. 374 991 701 418 263 Summary.—All Timber. Auckland .. .. 15,018 11,937 15,030 17,605 9,737 Kaipara .. .. 2,378 966 817 2,840 1,252 Gisborne .. .. 642 655 712 694 173 Wanganui .. .. 5,607 1,929 491 1,188 838 Wellington .... 79 81 79 63 44 Westport .. .. 388 905 957 1,463 1,163 Greymouth .. .. 20,265 25,049 24,854 21,967 22,432 Invercargill .. .. 812 1,643 2,018 1,767 3,392 Other ports .. .. .. .. 207 311 17 Totals .. 45,189 43,165 45,165 47,898 39,048