H.—24.

Summary of the Exports of Timber from New Zealand during the Calendar Years 1904 to 1908, showing each Year separately, and distinguishing between Kauri, White-pine, Red-pine, and Miscellaneous Timbers.

Richard Carter, Secretary and Inspector. Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, Ist July, 1909.

APPENDIX E.

RETURN OF SLEEPERS USED IN MAINTENANCE OF NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS.

J. BuiINETT, Chief Engineer.

New Zealand Government Railways, Wellington, 26th May, 1909,

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Kind of Timber. 1904. 1905. 1901 1901 1908 Sup. ft. Value. Sup. ft. Value. Value. Sup. ft. Value. Sup. ft. Value. Sup. ft. i Lauri Vhite-pine !ed-pine .. 'otara ieech latin 'ukatea .. 'okaka 'uriri 31,577,588' 28,725,645 7,959 2,600' 13,200| 151,678 102,229 13 55 46 37,045,605 38,284,885 3,250, 190 36,396' £ 176.560 142.171 14, 2[ 150 36,971,080 37,282,145' 1,253,448 6,244 5,486 216 214 516 9,550 £ 171.682 128,706' 4,402 36] :{ 2 78 32,863.243 38,990,482 143,464! 7,640 140,004! 4,512 £ 175,589' 135,077 841 78 421 36 1 I 23,815,183 ' 57,330,585! ■ 3,085,234 £ 137,494 222,914 12,916 144,138 '" 859 i i 2,403 ! 10 'awa tirch 51ack-pine towhai Jnknown.. 2,669 10 172,213 1,000 4,261 1,800 1,018 7 21 (i tt .. .. Totals .. 60,326,992 254,021 75,370,326 318,897 75,528,899 i 304,941 ■ 72,154,417 311,862 84,554,414 375,235

Year. New Zealand. Australian. Total. 1898-9 1899-0 1900-1 1901-2 1902-3 1903-4 1904-5 1905-6 1906-7 1907-8 1908-9 327,938 346,355 379,651 231,401 291,872 312,768 299,981 309,692 259,306 243,208 94,305 3,363 5,691 31,091 218,787 92,597 39,527 31,929 26,732 36,927 88,470 198,244 331,301 352,046 410,742 450,188 384,469 352,295 331,910 336,424 296,233 331,678 292,549 Totals 3,096,477 773,358 3,869,835