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Graph 9.—Timber, Wood-pulp, and Tanning-bark Imports for Years ended 31st December, 1926 to 1928.

In analysing the trade with, various countries exporting to New Zealand, the position is unsatisfactory as was the case during the previous year, British possessions reporting a decrease of approximately 5 million feet b.m., which foreign countries gained.

TABLE 14. Imports of Timber into New Zealand, 1926-28, according to Country of Export. (From statistics supplied by the Comptroller of Customs.)

Graph 10 —Importations of Timber from Countries trading with New Zealand for the Calendar Years 1926-28,

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Calendar Year Country of Export. 1926. 1927. 1928. Quantity. i Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. ! Value. i ; | { | I Ft. b.m. £ Ft. b.m. I £ .j Ft. b.m. £ Australia.. .. .. 23,458,000 ! 368,870 26,423,000 ! 420,130 23,886,000 362,210 Canada .. .. .. 16,159,000 ! 139,260 12,596,000 I 94,880 10,001,000 74,910 Other British colonies .. 54,000 | 2,320 50,000 2,450 | 39,000 1,900 Total, British Empire | 39,671,000 j 510,450 39,069,000 j 517,460 [ 33,926,000 439,020 United States of America .. 22,537,000 ! 228,880 18,534,000 ! 182,460 22,305,000 214,570 Japan .. .. .. 2,262,000 58,250 1,749,000 I 47.630 1,952,000 48,950 Sweden .. .. .. 1,902,000 25,440 2,274,000 j 32,570 i 2,156,000 30,930 Other foreign countries .. 132,000 3,430 142,000 | 4,600 | 177,000 5,380 Total, foreign countries 26,833,000 ; 316,000 22,699,000 | 267,260 j 26,590,000 299,830 Grand totals jSI 66,504,000 ! 826,450 61,768,000. j 784,720 j 60,516,000 738,850 i " ' I The approximate quantities of timber imported from British possessions and foreign countries were 34 and 28 million feet b.m. respectively, compared with 39 and 22 million feet b.m. during 1927.