TIMBER TRADE

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 141, 18 June 1927, Page 11

TIMBER TRADE

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

"Evening Post," 18th June.

Imports of timber as reported by the State Forest Service for the month of April amount in value to £61,561, being the current domestic values in the countries of export, plus 10 per cent. It comprises ironbark from Australia, various woods from British Honduras, Japan, San Domingo, and cheese crates -from Sweden, also build--ing timbers mainly from the United States and Canada, palings, poles, sleepers, and heavy, structural timbers, from Australia. The exports for the month in review, are as follow:—

'Includes 6158 ft dressed, value £248.

The timber trade of 1926,' particulars of which are now available in the Government .Statistician's returns of Trade and Shipping, amounted in value to approximately £833,000, aud exports to £475,600 (New Zealand produce), or. a total of £1,308,600. The imports in value were as follow:—

t 17,781 Rough sawn 555,795 Dressed 130,121 Pa'iugs 3,926 Latns , , 10,571 £ olf ■■.■■■::'' • •■ 87,402 rosts and rails 4(J23 Shingles 7)5(59 Sleepers ..:...., : v,805 I ■ . ■ • £832,593

The v greater part ot the imports were Australian hardwoods, sleepers and poles; cedar (Canada and United States), Oregon pmc, also oak, mainly from Japan, and woods from British North Borneo, India, Uuna, Philippines, Mexico, Poland, Jugoslavia, Turkey, Rumania, Sweden, many, and Pacific Islands. Imports of sawn dressed timber foi; butter boxes and cheese crates amounted to 2,504,301 ft of a combined value of £33,254. They came ready cut and: printed, mainly from Sweden, but smaller contributions were made by Great Britain, Canada, United States, and Latvia. Shingles came from Canada and the United States. ■-•••■■ The exports figures given hereunder relate solely to New Zealand timbers. The total exports, however, include other timbers, also butter boxes and cheese crates. The values of exports of New Zealand timbers were follow:—

Logs 19 gee=h ....i. 33,098 Kauri '....-»..■.».,.„*....-.46,320 White pine ................ 356,856 R'DIU .......;.;..... 35,839 Other % 3 ( 495 £475,627

Tlic • principal country to. which New Zealand timbers (excluding wood in form of containers such as butter boxes, cheese crates, and fruit cases) were' exported was Australia. A little went to the United Kingdom and Pacific Islands.

Timber. Feet. Beeehivood 451,521 Kam-i* 138,999 Himu 549,886 White Pine 1,229,440 Other 21,497 Sleepers, No ■ 4SS Value. £ . 6,493 4,283 4,658 14,575 234 137