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APPENDIX IV. Exports and Imports of Sawn Timber and other Forest Products.

Exports. (From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the years ended 31st December, 1926-27.) 1925. ! 1926. 1927. Item » —j — 1 —— Quantity. Value. Quantity. | Value. Quantity. Value. Ft. b.m. I £ Ft. b.m. | £ Ft. b.m. £ Totals .. .. .. 51,540,439 ! 605,187 41,953,879 490,247 37,180,548 425,928 Kauri .. .. .. 3,238.693 63,624 1,987,046 46,320 2,476,222 57,089 Rimu .. .. .. 3,709,934 32,757 4,008,370 35,839 3,841,366 36,184 White-pine .. .. 39,748,206 446,298 31,767,504 356,856 27,802,036 289,981 Beech .. .. .. 2,221,293 28,474 2,392,734 33,098 2,580,604 37,330 Others (New Zealand) .. .1,318,060 16,698 309,557 3,514 462,835 4.869 Others (foreign) .. .. 1,313,253 17,336 1,488,668 14,620 17,485 475 Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tanning-bark .. .. 59 978 99 1,129 38 652 Kauri-gum .. .. 5,370 414,901 4,877 332,765 4,674 298,632 Fungus .. .. .. 93 10,547 87 11,246 141 20,310 Imports. (From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the years ended 31st December, 1925-27.) 1925. | 1926. 1927. Itflm. — — —• Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. | Ft. b.m. £ Ft. b.m. £ Ft. b.m. £ Australian hardwoods .. 33,965,298 560,998 22,139,979 349,008 26,290,490 412,966 Douglas fir .. .. 17,115,606 125,710 16,821,122 119,717 17,638,401 125,683 Cedar .. .. .. 6,525,681 81,476 9,021,300 107,222 2,389,853 24,265 Other .. .. .. 24,317,199 410,798 18,521,471 250,475 15,449,248 221,805 Totals .. .. 81,923,784 1,178,982 66,503,872 826,422 61,767,992 784,719 Number. £ Number. £ Number. £ Laths, rails, pailings .. 9,937,671 15,962 14,279,895 26,689 10,156,414 15,424 Tons. £ Tons. £ Tons. £ Tanning-bark .. .. 2,310 28,229 2,250 23,240 865 12,352 Wopd-pulp .. .. 2,035 27,754 2,710 35,883 3,156 38,467