H.—2B.

Statement showing the Total Quantity (in Thousands of Superficial Feet) of each Kind of Timber Imported at the Undermentioned Ports during the Years ended 31st March, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, and 1927.

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1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. ! 1925-26. | 1926-27. Port. : j 1 ; ! fa^J 1 Dressed. Totals. "sawn 1 Dressed. | Totals. "sawf 1 Dressed. Totals. faTO* 1 Dressed. Totals. fawn? Dressed. Totals. Ash, Beech, Hickory, Lancewood, IAgnum-vitae, Mahogany, and Walnut. Auckland .. .. .. .. * * * -j- f f t t ,f I ' 23 .. 23 45 .. 45 Wellington .. .. .. * * * -|- -j- -j- f f f | 23 23 91 91 Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui ..* * * t f f t t t •• •• 4.. 4 Totals Wellington Province * * * -j- t t t t t 23 23 95 95 Lyttelton and Timaru .. .. * * * -j- f f f f f j 39 39 32 1 33 Dunedin, Oamaru, Invercargill .... * * * f f t f f f ! 42 42 45 1 J 46 Other ports .. .. .. .. * * * -j- f f f f f J .. Totals .. .. * * * t t tit t f ! 127 .. 127 217 2 219 Cedar. Auckland .. * * 235 .. j 235 j 1,940 .. 1,940 5,362 2 5,364 3,335 j 73 3,408 Wellington .. .. .. .. * * * 43 4 47 180 ..180 1,844 40 1,884 3,909 23 3,932 Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui * j * * 2 2 50 50 174 .. 174 685 2 687 Totals Wellington Province * j * * 45 4 49 230 .. 230 2,018 40 2,058 4,594 ! 25 4,619 Lyttelton and Timaru .. .. * * * 10 4 14 64 64 96 96 85 85 Dunedin, Oamaru, Invercargill .. * * * 44 44 80 80 49 4 53 20 j 20 Other ports .. .. .. .. * * * .. j .. .. .. .. ! 70 j 70 Totals .. .. .. * * * 334 S 342 2,314 .. 2,314 7,525 46 7,571 | 8,104 ! 98 8,202 Oregon Pine. Auckland .. .. .. .. 2,787 .. j 2,787 4,748 89 4,837 j 6,495 26 6,521 j 5,627 j 46 5,673 | 8,299 272 8,571 Wellington .. .. . .. .. 496 .. 496 2,444 6 2.450 I 1,312 2 1,314 3,113 77 3,190 ! 3.132 795 3,927 Napier, New Plymouth, Wanganui .. 694 .. 694 1,330 .. 1,330 j 1,662 .. 1,662 1,245: 35 1,280 1,367 129 1,496 Totals Wellington Province .. 1,190 .. 1,190 3,774 6 3,780 2,974 2 2,976 4,358 112 4,470 4,499 924 5,423 « _ Lyttelton and Timaru .. .. .. 737 .. 737 1,356 .. 1,356 1,178 41 1,219 1,657 262 1,919 1,235 435 1,670 Dunedin, Oamaru, Invercargill .. .. 516 .. 516 1,390 .. 1,390 2,517 392 2,909 2,963 ! 1,057 4,020 1,755 887 2,642 Other ports .. .. .. .. ,. .. .. 10 .. 10 28 .. 28 124 | j 124 273 43 316 Totals .. „ 5,230 5,230 I 11,278 95 11,373 13,192 461 13,653 14,729 I 1,477 16,206 ; 16,061 2,561 , 18,622 * Included under " Other Kinds." f Included under " Cedar."