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TABLE 7. Imports of Sawn Timber and other Forest Produce.

TABLE 8. Exports of Sawn Timber(1) and other Forest Produce.

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(From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the years ended 31st December, 1933-1935. Value represents value in country of export, plus 10 per cent, expressed in terms of New Zealand currency.) 1933. 1934. 1935. Item. • 1 j j Quantity. Value. Quantity. j Value, j Quantity. ! Value. . Hardwoods— Ft. b.m. £ Ft. b.m. £ Ft. b.m. £ Australian hardwoods .. 7,149,000 90,070 10,350,000 142,200 23,416,000 298,000 Oak .. .. .. 1,040,000 17,060 1,655,000 29,760 1,550,000 24,760 Totals .. .. 8,189,000 107,130 12,005,000 171,960 24,966,000 322,760 Softwoods — Douglas fir .. .. 1,338,000 10,820 3,128,000 24,780 3,472,000 25,790 Butter-boxes .. .. 1,815,000 30,610 849,000 15,250 756,000 13,160 Redwood .. .. 461,000 5,830 752,000 8,540 1,255,000 15,980 Totals .. .. 3,614,000 47,260 4,729,000 48,570 5,483,000 54,930 Other .. .. .. 121,000 3,180 266,000 8,610 907,000 16,710 Grand totals .. 11,924,000 157,570 17,000,000 229,140 31,356,000 394,400 Laths, palings, shingles, &c. .. 2,230 .. 2,900 .. 4,110 Tons. Tons. Tons. Tanning-bark .. .. 1,850 20,630 1,739 18,030 2,173 21,880 Wood-pulp .. .. 4,270 38,180 3,641 32,540 4,246 37,150

(From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the years ended 31st December, 1933-1935.) . 1933. 1934. 1935. Item. j Quantity. Value. Quantity. ! Value. Quantity. Value. I ■ I Ft. b.m. £ Ft. b.m. £ Ft. b.m. £ White-pine( 2 ) .. .. 19,533,000 181,030 22,791,000 213,290 22,709,000 214,240 Rimu( 3 ) .. .. 3,642,000 24,560 7,151,000 51,470 9,009,000 69,820 Beech .. .. .. 1,375,000 12,710 2,410,000 25,410 2,766,000 29,350 Matai( 4 ) .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,842,000 22,810 Kauri( 5 ) .. .. 411,000 10,660 679,000 18,490 627,000 18,050 Insignis pine box-shooks( 6 ) 692,000 7,120 712,000 5,620 1,607,000 9,660 Other — New Zealand .. .. 177,000 1,420 787,000 6,250 25,000 430 Foreign .. .. 11,000 120 40,000 290 57,000 830 Totals .. .. 25,841,000 237,620 34,570,000 320,820 39,642,000 365,190 Tons. Tons. Tons. Kauri-gum .. .. 3,089 77,970 3,209 86,920 2,872 79,110 Tanning-bark . . .. 18 90 32 240 Fungus .. .. 56 3,400 64 3,790 76 5,370 f 1 ) 96 per cent, exported to Australia; 2 per cent, to Western Samoa; remainder to other Pacific Islands and United Kingdom. ( 2 ) Exported for butter-boxes, shelving, whitewood furniture, &c. ( 3 ) For flooring, linings, and joinery. ( 4 ) Prior to 1935, exports of matai were small, and included in " Other —New Zealand." Principally used for floorings and linings. (S) For floorings, linings, tanks, and vats, &c. (") Principally for Pacific Island fruit-cases.