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Summary of Operations in Plantations from 1896 to 1925.

ANNEXURE V.—EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF SAWN TIMBER AND OTHER FOREST PRODUCTS. Exports.

Trees Total irees * Expendi- , Total Expenditure ture per i>i„ „*«««„ to Date, including Total Area Acre Ivame of 1 lantation. JSw,, Number Number used Tn . , Knm ,„ Cost of Trees planted. planted, received from to replace from Nurseries. including Nursery. Losses. >n Plantations. Cost of m Sltu - J Buildings. Whakarewarewa .. .. 109,725 20,603,250 3,976,664 16,736,311 120,909 7 5 8,037 15 0 11 Waiotapu .. .. .. 83,121 23,506,152 4,860,134 18,729,139 91,656 19 3 7,010 13 1 6 Kaingaroa Plantation .. 124,600 32,901,960 3,188,160 29,838,400 158,184 0 8 29,203 5 8 4 Puhipuhi .. .. .. .. 1,419,000 419,000 1,000,000 12,765 19 4 1,200 10 4 5 Conical Hills .. .. .. 10,759,001 1,472,705 9,286,296 64,218 18 0 3,533 18 ' 3 5 Pukerau .. .. .. .. 903,135 83,138 819,997 9,981 18 7 573 17 8 6 Dusky Hill .. .. .. .. 3,061,997 881,160 2,180,837 24,573 19 1 746 32 16 1 Greenvale .. .. .. .. 3,700,745 372,855 3,327,890 47,182 14 3 2,651 17 15 10 Gimmerburn .. .. .. 936,235 783,339 152,896 6,907 0 1 88 78 9 9 Naseby .. .. .. .. 5,733,698 796,680 4,937,018 46,717 18 6 2,297 20 6 9 Hanmer Springs .. .. .. 10,443,623 4,854,699 8,588,924 57,068 15 0 4,233 13 9 7 Balmoral .. .. .. .. 3,558,447 739,990 2,818,457 39,346 1 9 2,488 15 16 2 Raincliff .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,000 1,143 2 2 206 5 10 11 Experimental Group. Waitahuna .. .. .. .. 42,025 11,500 30,525 330 7 9 11 30 0 8 Dumgree .. .. .. .. 1,712,265 1,110,125 602,140 16,883 15 8 257 63 13 10 Galloway .. .. .. .. 6,930 3,050 3,880 84J19 10 2 42 9 11 Oinarama .. .. .. .. 4,390 .. 4,390 80 12 9 2 40 6 5 Westland .. .. .. .. 215,450 .. 215,450 3,156 5 4 340 9 5 8 Tangimoana.. .. .. .. 47,000 .. 47,000 206 19 11 68 3 0 10 Totals .. .. 317,446 119,555,303 20,553,199 99,416,550 701,675 4 7 62,945

(From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the years ended 31st December, 1922, 1923, 1924.) . . _ - 1922. ! 1923. 1924. Item. j i 1 f —• ■ Quantity. Value. Quantity. : Value. Quantity. Value. Sup. Ft. £ | Sup. Ft. £ Sup. Ft. £ Totals .. .. .. j 44,214,499 480,121 j 48,093,506 471,805 43,323,049 47,944 Kauri .. .. .. 3,017,607 58,731 3,011,151 60,272 1,946,489 38,620 Rimu .. .. .. 4,696,767 40,601 7,575,181 59,926 5,451,106 45,953 White-pine .. .. 35,177,764 363,668 34,897,728 320,409 33,375,876 360,196 Beech .. .. .. 709,675 10,166 1,266,869 16,438 1,328,683 17,522 Other (New Zealand) .. 595,663 6,528 817,561 8,229 826,572 9,822 Other (foreign) .. .. 17,023 427 525,016 6,531 394,323 5,831 Tons. Tons. Tons. Tanning-bark .. .. 38 813 73 1,045 25 250 Kauri-gum .. .. 6,391 563,270 6,598 596,222 5,261 443,576 Fungus.. .. .. 162 22,271 97 9,202 Imports. (From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the years ended 31st December. 1922, 1923, 1924.) 1922. | 1923. 1924. Item. j — Quantity. , Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. ! I 1 Sup. Ft. £ Sup. Ft. £ Sup. Ft. £ Ironbark .. .. 13,601,957 228,943 12,806,905 194,478 24,416,247 397,900 Jarrah .. .. .. 4,764,603 75,605 8,973,586 127,804 11,081,776 170,176 Douglas fir .. .. 3,974,811 33,190 8,081,088 77,473 13,835,742 122,332 Other .. .. .. 9,000,270 155,494 10,457,784 211,478 17,251,286 328,880 Total .. .. 31,341,641 493,232 40,319,363 611,233 66,585,051 1,019,288 Number. Number. Number. Laths, rails, palings, &c. .. 6,563,749 14,542 13,709,189 27,329 10,573,693 24,697 Tons. Tons. Tons. Tanning-bark .. .. 1,623 21,860 3,433 38,517 2,469 29,347 Wood-pulp .. .. 732 10,840 855 12,784 2,700 36,393