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TABLE 5. Exports of Sawn Timber(1) and other Forest Produce.

TABLE 6. Imports of Sawn Timber and other Forest Produce.

(!) Large increase owing to imports of poles and sleepers. Although the use of local timbers for these purposes has been increasing slightly during recent years, generally speaking the supply is limited. ( 2 ) Decline is in sympathy with decreased building activities. ( 3 ) Mostly hemlock fruit-cases for the fruit export trade. ( 4 ) Mostly Scandinavian spruce. Although condemned by both the Department of Agriculture and the Dairy Control Board, its use has increased, although believed to be only temporary. ( 5 ) Mostly Pacific Coast hemlock.

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(-From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the years ended 31st December 1929-30.) 1929. 1930. I __ Item. Value. Value. Quantity. ; Quantity. Total. I 100 ft. ' Total Per 100 ft. b.m. b.m. Ft. b.m. £ s. d. Ft. b.m. £ s. d. White-pine( 2 ) .. .. 30,493,000 317,990 20 10 19,187,000 206,030 21 6 Rimu( 3 ) .. .. .. 3,122,000 27,140 17 4 3,501,000 30,690 17 7 Beecli( 4 ) .. .. 3,016,000 39,700 26 4 1,974,000 26,070 26 5 Kauri ( 5 ) .. .. 2,123,000 51,040 48 0 1,088.000 27,950 51 4 Other( 6 ) — New Zealand .. .. 349,000 3,470 19 11 926,000 9,850 21 3 Foreign .. .. 51,000 610 23 0 21,000 210 20 0 Totals .. .. 39,154,000 439,950 1 22 6 26,697,000( 7 ) 300,800 22 6 Tons. £ Per Ton. Tons. £ Per Ton. £ s. d. £ s. d. Kauri-gum .. .. 4,937 267,610 54 5 0 3,818 189,640 49 12 0 Tanning-bark .. .. 53 900 16 19 7 99 1,250 12 12 5 Fungus .. . .. 76 9,200 12 0 0 90 11,400 126 13 7 (') 97 per cent, exported to Australia; remainder to Pacific islands and United Kingdom. ( 2 ) Exported for butter-boxes, shelving, whitewood furniture, &c. ( 3 ) For flooring and linings. ( 4 ) For motor-bodies, agricultural implements, and wood-turnery. ( 5 ) For flooring, linings, tanks, vats, &c. ( 6 ) Includes matai for flooring and linings for Australia, and insignis pine for fruit-cases for Pacific islands. ( 7 ) Decrease due largely to heavy imports of white-pine by Australia during the previous year. As stocks are being rapidly liquidated, an improvement in demand for white-pine is anticipated.

(From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the years ended 31st December. 1929-30. Value represents value in country of export, plus 10 per cent.). 1929. 1930. Item. Value. Value. Quantity. ■ Quantity. Total. Per 100 ft. b.m. Total. Per 100 ft. b.m. I Hardwoods—■ Ft. b.m. £ s. d. Ft. b.m. £ s. d. Australian hardwoods .. 22,116,000 334,450 30 2 33,943,000(1) 501,910 29 7 Oak .. .. .. 2,514,000 66,670 53 2 2,329,000 62,990 54 0 Ash, hickory, &c. .. 161,000 6,700 83 2 169,000 7,150 84 7 Total hardwoods .. 24,791,000 407,820 32 11 36,441,000 572,050 31 5 Softwoods — Douglas fir .. .. 16,188,000 113,840 14 1 12,807,000( 2 ) 87,760 13 9 Redwood .. .. 11,678,000 130,310 22 4 9,345,000( 2 ) 100,910 21 7 Hemlock and spruce( 3 ) .. 4,108,000 39,580 19 3 6,142,000( 3 ) 51,010 16 7 Butter-boxes .. .. 3,147,000 42,530 27 0 4,691,000( 4 ) 63,620 27 2 Cheese-crates( 6 ) .. 1,373,000 15,210 22 2 1,774,000( 5 ) 18,240 20 7 Cedar.. .. .. 1,335,000 13,530 20 3 637,000( 2 ) 7,210 22 8 Total softwoods .. 37,829,000 355,000 18 9 35,396,000 328,750 18 7 Other .. .. .. 210,000 7,140 68 0 257,000 6,170 48 0 Grand totals .. .. 62,830,000 769,960 24 6 72,094,000 906,970 25 2 Number. £ Per 1,000. Number. £ Per 1,000. Laths, palings, shingles, &c. 14,215,000 20,230 28 6 7,777,000 10,540 27 ! Tons. £ Per ton. Tons. £ Per ton. £ s. d. £ s. d. Tanning-bark .. .. 1,918 23,210 12 2 0 2,531 30,080 11 17 9 Wood-pulp .. .. 4,327 50,650 11 14 0 3,762 40,520 10 15 2