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APPENDIX V Export of Sawn Timbers and other Forest Produce

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(From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. Alljfigures refer to the years ended 31st December, 1944, 1945, and 1946. 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. White-pine Rimu Beech Matai Kauri .. .. Insignis pine— Sawn Box shooks Other Bd. ft. 206,000 2,422,000 994,000 30,000 9,000 63,000 509,000 19,000 £ 2,500 28,400 15,400 600 400 1,000 10,900 400 Bd. ft. 38,000 690,000 927,000 75,000 19,000 575,000 1,249,000* 560,000 £ 530 10,220 16,230 1,070 870 8,920 32,990 14,900 Bd. ft. 50,000 1,196,000 650,000 362,000 24,000 1,535,000 2,582,000* 133,000 £ 600 40,800 15,200 5,700 1,100 26,500 73,100 2,100 Total 4,252,000 59,600 4,133,000 85,730 6,532,000 165,100 Kauri-gum Tons. 1,130 74,420 Tons. 1,190 94,290 Tons. 230 22,770 * Includes a i small percentage of beech.