H.—2B,

Statement showing the Total Quantity (in Thousands of Superficial Feet) of each Kind of Timber Imported at the Undermentioned Ports during the Years ended 31st March, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, and 1927— continued.

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1922-23. 1923-24. j 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. Port. Ill ?. | .-VV-. SaSI 11 | Dressed - { Totals. Dr&Ssed. Totals. fawii! Dlessed. Totals. "savra! Dressed. Totals. lawn i Dre3s<!d - Totals. j i j Hemlock. Auckland .. .. .. .. * * * .. 25 25 j 774 774 .. 298 298 50 j 104 154 Wellington .. .. .. * * * .. .. .. .. 377 1,076 1,453 25 I 1,528 ! 1,553 Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui .. * * * .. .. i .. .. 50 287 337 51 J 191 242. Totals Wellington Province .. * * * .. .. | .. .. 427 1,363 1,790 76 j 1,719 1,795 Lyttelton and Timaru .. .. .. * * * .. .. • ■ i 20 6 26 .. 46 46 j 21 21 Dunedin, Oamaru, Invercargill .. .. * * * 98 422 520 ' 236 401 637 389 635 1,024 64 : 39 103 Other ports .. .. .. .. * * * .. .. .. j 193 117 310 231 869 1,100 384 j 1,287 1,671 Totals * 98 447 545 j 449 1,298 1,747 1,047 3,211 4,258 574 | 3,170 I 3,744 Spruce. Auckland .... .. * * * .. .. .. .. 899 899 29 679 708 2 81 10 Wellington .. .. .. .. * * * .. .. .. .. .. .. 306 78 384 3 200 203 Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui .. * * * .. .. .. .. .. .. " 273 273 Totals Wellington Province .. * * * .. .. .. .. .. .. 306 351 657 3 200 j 203 Lyttelton and Timaru .. .. .. * * * .. .. .. .. .. .. 11 .. 11 .. j Dunedin, Oamaru, Invercargill .. * * * .. 3 3 .. .. 45 13 58 26 26 Other ports .. .. .. .. * * * .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 29 29 .. .. | . i Totals .. .. * * * .. 3 3 899 899 391 j 1,072 1,463 31 208 j 239 Oak. Auckland .. .. .. .. * * * 647 .. 647 , 608 1 609 ; 726 , 726 777 .. 777 Wellington .. .. .. .. * * * 524 .. 524 639 .. 639 868 j 32 900 769 .. 769 Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui * * * 110 .. 110 26 .. 26 73 73 95 .. 95 Totals Wellington Province .. * j * * 634 .. 634 j 665 .. 665 941 j 32 973 864 .. 864 Lyttelton and Timaru .. .. .. * * * 187 .. 187 263 .. 263 515 i 3 518 336 .. 336 Dunedin, Oamaru, Invercargill .. .. * * * 389 , .. 389 599 .. 599 367 j .. 367 366 .. 366 Other ports .. .. .. .. * * * | .. .. .. .. 2!.. 2 Totals .. .. * * * 1,857| .. 1,857 [ 2,135 1 2,136 2,551 35 2,586 2,343 .. 2,343 Other Kinds. Auckland — I ill Redwoodf .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• 205 •• •• 1,455 Other .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 .. .. .. • • I • • • • 46 .. .. 25 Totals .. .. .. 283 743 1,026 282 .. 282 143 1,310 1,453 251 3,031 3,282 1,480 1,129 2,609 Wellington — Redwoodf .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 795 .. .. 2,851 Other .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. 61 .. .. 17 Totals .. .. .. 405 3 408 511 .. 511 541 41 582 856 3,274 4,130 2,868 2,076 4,944