TIMBER TRADE

Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 46, 26 February 1929, Page 12

TIMBER TRADE

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS

TWO MONTHS' FIGURES

Details of the imports and exports of timber into and from New Zealand during the months of November and December are made available for publication by the New Zealand State Forest Service. Particulars are as follow (tho country of origin in the case of imports and the value being shown in. parentheses in each case): — NOVEMBER (IMPORTS). Logs, Hewn. . Ironbark, etc. (Australia), 126,220 (£2093). Rough Sawn. Ash, hickory, etc." (U.S.AJ), 8557 sup. feet (£554); cedar (Canada and U.S.A.), DD/713 sup. feet (£587); Douglas iir (Caaada and U.S.A.), 1,088,870 sup. feet (£0280); hemlock (Canada and U.S.A.), 249,007 sup. feet (£2546); ironbark (Australia), 910,979 sup. feet (£14,910); oak (Japan and U.S.A.), 146,034 sup. feet (.0149); redwood (U.S.A.), 703,859 sup. feet (£8438); other kinds (United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Philippine islands), 53,135 sup. feet (£723). Sawn Dressed. Ash, hickory, etc. (British Honduras and U.S.A.), 150 sup. feet (£17); Douglas fir (Canada and U.S.A.), £60,682 sup. feet (£096); hemlock (Canada Slid U.S.A.), 1,706,723 sup. feet (£14,036); oak (United Kingdom), 43S sup. feet (£73); redwood (U.S.A.), 260 sup. feet (£38); butter boxes (Finland and Sweden), 344,694 sup. feet (£3967);' cheese crates (Canada, Sweden, and U.S.A.), 107,674 sup. feet (£974); other kinds (United Kingdom', Canada, and U.S.A.), 112,360 sup. feet (£1142); poles, round, etc. (Australia), 4313, 661,638 sup. feet (£8812); posts, split (U.S.A.), 1876 (£95); laths (United Kingdom, Canada), Austria, and U.S.A.), 389,218 (£562); shingles (Canada and U.S.A.) , 717,200 (£574); sleepers (Australia), 69,144 (£19,714). NOVEMBER (EXPORTS). Bough Sawn. Bcechwood,- 447,845 sup. feet (£5814); kauri, 92,792 sup. feet (£2130); rimu, 528,466 sup. feet (£4904); white' pine, 3,759,022 sup. feet (£38,242); other kinds, 74,457 sup. feet (£753). Sawn Dressed. Kauri, 7713 sup.' feet (£347); white pine, 8600 sup. feet (£BS). DECEMBER (IMPORTS). Logs Hewn. Ironbark (Australia), 189,380 sup. feet (£2727). Rough Sawn. Ash, hickory, etc. (Canada and British Honduras), 9470 sup. feet (£503); cedar (Canada, Australia, Solomon Islands, U.S.A.), 116,662 sup. feet (£1236); douglaa fir (Canada and U.S.A.), 1,164,310 sup. feet (£7051); hemlock (Canada), 967 sup. feet (£10); ironbark, etc. (Australia), 501,----907 sup. feet (£8018); oak (Russia and Japan), 155,577 sup. feet (£3604); spruce (Canada and U.S.A.), 10,833 sup. feet (£86); other kinds (Burma, Australia, Norway, Philippine Islands, and U.S.A.), ■06,101 sup. feet (£501). Sawn Dressed. Douglas fir (Canada and U.S.A.), 200,----9G3 sup. feet (£1995); hemlock (Canada and U.S.A.), 218,586 sup. feet (£1608); spruce (United Kingdom), 300 super feet (£4): butter boxes (Canada, Finland, and Sweden), 371,057 sup. feet (£4338); cheese crates (Canada, Sweden, and U.S.A.), 197,070 sup. feet (£1087); laths (Canada), 205,000 (£214); palings, split (Australia), 45,360 (£542); poles, round, etc. (Australia), 1487 (JCIS6S); shingles (Canada and U.S.A.), 244,500 (£242); sleepers (Australia), 1721 (£520). Rough Sawn. ■Redwood (Canada and U.S.A.), 207,611 sup. feet (£2749). DECEMBER (EXPORTS). Rough Sawn. Beechwood, 230,393 sup. feet (£2831); rimu, 280,451 sup. feet (£2275); white pine, 2,624,586 sup. feet (£26,704); kauri, 88,520 sup. feet (£1574); other kinds, 92,071 sup. feet (£850). Sawn Dressed. Kauri, 892 sup. feet (£53); butter boxes, 3515 sup. feet (£37).