H.—2B.

Tables showing fob the Years 1924-25, 1925-26, and 1926-27 Particulars regarding the Number of Persons engaged in, the Expenses of Operation of, and the Value of Products by a Representative Number of Sawmills that commenced Operations under the Present Ownership during or subsequent to 1920 (referred to as " New Mills "), and a Number of Mills that were established prior to 1920 (referred to as " Old Mills ").

Table A. —Aggregates of the Specified Data for each Class of Mill.

Table B.—Averages of Data for each Class of Mills over the Years 1924-25, 1925-26, and 1926-27.

Table C.—Expenses of Operation and Values of Products for the Years 1925-26, and 1926-27 expressed per 100 sup. ft. of Rough-sawn Timber produced.

Table D.—Average Annual Expenses of Operations and Values of Products for New Mills and Old Mills, computed from the Annual Figures over the Years 1924-25, 1925-26, and 1926-27, expressed per 100 sup. ft. of the Average Annual Production of Rough-sawn Timber over the same Three Years.

Table E.—Output of Rough-sawn Timber per Person engaged in Log Sawmills for each Year of the Years 1924-25, 1925-26, and 1926-27. New Mills. Old Mills. Sup. ft. Sup. ft. 1924-25.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,800 54,000 1925-26.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 54,000 59,200 1926-27.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 46,800 67,200 Average over three years .. .. .. .. .. 49,300 59,800

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Number o( Expenses of Operation. Y Par Employees (in- j Value of Total clu dmg Working salarioa and ! r™, nil j Products. Proprietors). Sa^ g 8 es and j Other Expenses. Total. I. New Mills. £ £ i £ £ £ 1924-25.. .. 366 85,849 18,319 59,439 163,607 172,858 1925-26.. .. | 369 ! 91,190 25,826 j 67,900 184,916 203,316 1926-27.. .. : 373 i 81,334 19,489 64,772 165,595 172,469 II. Old Mills. 1924-25.. .. | 778 188,971 45,967 111,019 345,957 ! 410,950 1925-26.. .. j 735 ! 181,200 j 49,563 ! 113,493 344,256 411,498 1926-27.. .. 668 163,201 ! 42,237 | 117,136 322,574 417,203 • ■ ■ !

Expenses of Operation. Value of Total Products. Salaries and Wages. Rent and Royalties. Other Expenses. Total. . | £ £ £ £ £ New mills .. .. 86,124 21,211 64,038 171,373 182,881 Old mills .. | 177,791 45,922 113,883 337,596 413,217 !

Expenses of Operation. Y ear . — Value of Salaries and Rent and Other . , Total Products. Wages. Royalties. Expenses. lotai. I. New Mills. s. d. ! s. d. s. d. 1 s. d. ! s. d. 1924-25 .. .. ; 10 1 2 2 6 11 ' j 19 2 20 3 1925-26 .. .. 9 1 2 7 6 11 18 7 20 5 1926-27 .. ..I 9 3 2 3 7 6 19 0 19 9 II. Old Mills. 1924-25 .. .. 9 0 2 2 5 4 j 16 6 i 19 7 1925-26 .. .. 8 4 2 4 5 2 15 10 19 0 1926-27 .. .. 7 3 1 11 5 2 14 4 j 18 7

Expenses of Operation. j : Value of Salaries and Rent and Other rp + , Total Products. Wages. Royalties. Expenses. lotai. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. New mills ... .. 9 6 2 4 7 1 18 11 20 1 Old mills .. .. 8 2 2 1 5 3 15 6 19 0 . - ; I I