TABLE 7. Imports of Sawn Timber and other Forest Produce.

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(From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the years ended 31st December, 1929-31. Value represents value in country of export, plus 10 per cent.) 1929. 1930. 1931. Item. Value. Value. Value. Quantity. j Quantity. 1 Quantity. ; j Total. Per 100 ft. b.m. Total. Per 100 ft. b.m. Total. 5 Per 100 ft. b.m. I I ! i Hardwoods— Ft. b.m. £ i s. d. Ft b.m. £ ; s. d. j Ft. b.m. j £ j s. d. Australian hardwoods .. .. .. 22,116.000 334,450 30 2 33,943,000 501,910 29 7 9,707,000( 1 ) 118,850 24 6 Oak .. .. .. .. .. 2,514.000 66,670 53 2 2,329,000 62,990 54 0 716,000( 2 ) 17,870 50 0 Ash, hickory, &c. .. .. .. 161,000 6,700 83 2 169,000 7,150 84 7 57,000( 2 ) 1,690 59 4 Totals.. .. .. .. 24,791,000 407,820 32 11 36,441,000 572,050 31 5 10,480,000 138,410 26 5 Softwoods— Douglas fir .. .. .. .. 16.188,000 113,840 14 1 12,807,000 87,760 13 9 2,950,000( 3 ) 13,590 9 3 Redwood .. .. .. .. 11,678,000 130,310 22 4 9,345,000 100.910 21 7 1,028,000( 3 ) 11,320 22 0 Hemlock and spruce .. .. .. 4,108,000 39,580 19 3 6,142,000 51,010 16 7 662.000( 4 ) 5,710 17 3 Butter-boxes .. .. .. .. 3,147,000 42,530 27 0 4,691,000 63,620 27 2 2,879,000( 5 ) 38,160 26 6 Cheese-crates .. .. .. .. 1,373,000 15,210 22 2 1,774,000 18,240 20 7 732,000( 6 ) 6,830 18 9 Cedar .. .. .. .. .. 1,335,000 13,530 20 3 637,000 7,210 22 8 52,000( 3 ) 620 23 10 Total softwoods .. .. .. 37,829,000 355,000 18 9 35,396,000 328,750 18 7 8,303,000 76,230 18 4 Other .. .. .. .. .. 210,000 7,140 68 0 257,000 6,170 48 0 90,000 3,920 87 2 Grand totals .. .. .. 62,830,000 769,960 24 6 72,094,000 906,970 25 2 18,873,000 218,560 23 2 Number. £ Per 1,000. 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 1 1,727,000 4,120 47 9 Per Ton. Tons. Per Ton. Per Ton. Tons. £ £ s. d. £ £ s. d. Tons. £ £ s. d. Tanning-bark .. .. .. .. 1,918 23,210 12 2 0 2,531 30,080 11 17 9 1,166 11,933 10 4 8 Wood-pulp .. .. .. .. 4,327 50,650 11 14 0 3,762 40,520 10 15 2 3,814 31,814 8 6 10 (*) Decline due to decreased Public Works activities. ( 2 ) Decrease owing to general business depression. ( 3 ) Decrease is in sympathy with reduced building activities. ( 4 ) The active competition of insignis pine for export fruit-cases has accounted for this decrease. ( 5 ) Mostly Scandinavian spruce. As a result of adverse experience on the London butter market the quantities used are decreasing in favour of white-pine. ( 6 ) Mostly Pacific Coast hemlock, which is being replaced by insignis pine and white-pine.