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TABLE OF CONTENTS—continued Tables is Report— page I. Preliminary World Pulp Balance (World Wood Pulp Conference Papers) .. .. 15 11. Regional Wood-pulp Situation (World Wood Pulp Conference Papers) .. .. 19 111. Pulp-wood: World Minimum Requirements and Supplies (World Wood Pulp Conference Papers) .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 IV. World Pulp Situation, by Grades—(a) Sulphite Pulp (World Wood Pulp Conference Papers) .. .. .. 25 • (b) Sulphate Pulp (World Wood Pulp Conference Papers) .. .. .. 25 (c) Mechanical Pulp (World Wood Pulp Conference Papers) .. .. 25 V. World Pulp Situation—Dissolving Pulp: Production and Consumption (World Wood Pulp Conference Papers) .. .. .. .. .. 26 VI. Current Shortage of Newsprint in New Zealand and Australia, Due to Currency Difficulties, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 VII. New Zealand Prices of Newsprint Converted from Dollars Per Short Ton in New York to Pounds Per Long Ton f.o.b. New Zealand Main Ports.. .. ~ 45 VIII. Imports of Chemical Pulp by Major Consuming Countries .. .. 53 IX. Exports of Chemical Pulp by Major Producing Countries .. .. 54 X. Destination of Chemical Wood-pulp Exports by Scandinavian Countries .. .. 54 XI. Pulp-wood : Estimated Average Cords Recoverable from Uncut and Cut-over Lands Held by United States of America Pulp-mills .. .. .. .. 70 XII. Annual Cut, Annual Growth, and Normal Annual Removal Required to Restore Finnish Forests to Maximum Productivity .. .. .. .. 72 Graphs—1. Per Capita Consumption of Newsprint in Australia, New Zealand, and United States of America .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 2. North American and Canadian Newsprint Capacity .. .. .. .. 34 3. Population Trends in New Zealand, Australia, and United States of America, With Projection on Three Alternative Bases for Australia and New Zealand .. .. 36 4. Newsprint Consumption in New Zealand and Australia .. .. .. 38 5. Price Movements in United States of America—Newsprint and General Commodities .. 40 6. Price Movements in Canada .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 44 7. United States of America Capacity and Production of Sulphite and Sulphate and Total Chemical Wood-pulp (Inclusive of Soda and Semi-chemical Pulp) .. 48 8. World Consumption of Chemical Wood-pulp Compared with United States of America Consumption and Capacity .. .. .. .. .. 51 9. Comparison of Per Capita Consumption of Chemical Pulp in United States of America and New Zealand With Per Capita Imports of Chemical Pulp Into Australia .. 59 10. Per Capita Consumption of Wrappings and Paper Board in United States of America .. 61 11. Price Movements in United States of America : Comparison Between Principal Sulphate Pulps (Unbleached) and General Commodities .. .. .. 64 12. Price Movements in United States of America : Spruce, Hemlock, and Southern Pine Pulpwood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 66 Exhibits— A : Official Invitation, Memoranda, and Agenda for World Wood Pulp Conference .. 74 B : Amended Agenda .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 76 C : Introductory Conference Resume of New Zealand Wood-pulp Position .. ..11 Appendix— Table — 1. Canadian Newsprint Capacity and Production, 1925-49 .. .. .. 78 2. United States of America Share of World Newsprint Supply, 1927-49 .. .. 79 3. Newsprint: World Capacity, Production, Demand, and Supply, 1939-49 .. 80 4. Indices of Canadian Newsprint Costs and Prices, 1935-48 .. .. .. 80 5. Consumption of Fibrous Materials in Production of Paper and Paper Board in United States of America, 1939-47 .. .. .. .. 80 6. World Production of Chemical Pulp and Contributions by Major Producing Countries, 1911-1947 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 81 7. World Consumption of Chemical Pulp by Major Countries, 1911-47 .. .. 81 8. Imports of Chemical Pulp Into United States of America by Principal Countries of Origin, 1937-39 and 1945-47 .. .. .. .. .. 82 9. The Annual Capacity of Chemical Wood-pulp Industry in United States of America by Processes, 1936-49 .. .. .. .. 83 10. Capacity and Production of Chemical Pulp in Sweden, 1937-47 .. .. .. 83 11. Annual New Zealand Importations of Pulp and Paper, 1928-48 .. .. 84-86 Addendum .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ ## 87-88

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