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APPENDIX III Creosoted Forest Produce

APPENDIX IV Imports of Sawn Timber and other Forest Produce

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Year ended 31st March, 1946. Year ended 31st March, 1947. —— Posts and Strainers. Poles. Other Produce. Total Quantity of Produce. Posts and Strainers. Poles. Other Produce. Total Quantity of Produce. Produce creosoted Sales Creosoted produce used by State Forest Service Creosoted stocks at end of year Untreated stocks at end of year Creosote used Number. 54,678 45,635 3,523 41,435 58,687 Number. 11,971 6,678 1,004 7,497 1,124 Cu. ft. 7,146 5,944 1,979 7,819 2,425 Cu. ft. 124,870 87,498 9,307 92,304 57,176 Number. 56,439 43,208 4,642 42,175 322 Number. 138 3,632 2,440 3,330 892 Cu. ft. 14,808 4,413 3,738 12,414 1,015 Cu. ft. 67,609 74,895 22,270 67,321 8,103 Gallons. 41,137 Gallons. 63,449 Gallons. 9,634 Gallons. 114,229 Gallons. 37,545 Gallons. 433 Gallons. 17,165 Gallons. 55,143

(From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the years ended 31st December, 1944, 1945, and 1946. Value represents value in country of export, plus 10 per . cent., expressed in terms of New Zealand currency. The figures for 1945 and 1946 are subject to confirmation when final figures are published by the Customs Department.) Item. 1944. 1945. 1946. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Hardwoods— Sleepers Australian hardwoods Bd. ft. 3,781,000 6,472,000 £ 63,100 151,200 Bd. ft. 3,253,000 6,451,000 £ 69,500 176,400 Bd. ft. 6,836,000 7,123,000 £ 141,200 185,100 Total 10,253,000 214,300 9,704,000 245,900 13,959,000 326,300 Softwoods — Douglas fir Redwood 3,798,000 1,205,000 60,000 35,200 3,750,000 2,552,000 51,500 75,100 7,276,000 274,000 115,200 8,000 Total 5,003,000 95,200 6,302,000 126,600 7,550,000 123,200 Other 40,000 3,000 778,000 22,900 410,000 20,000 Grand total 15,296,000 312,500 16,784,000 395,400 21,919,000 469,500 Shingles Tanning-bark Wood-pulp Tons. 56 12,492 59 768 269,700 Tons. 186 9,300 2,860 231,100 Tons. 69 10,700 65 980 302,900