THE TIMBER TRADE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22053, 8 September 1933, Page 10

THE TIMBER TRADE

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS REVIEW BY COMMISSIONER. (Per United Press Association.) WELLINGTON, September 7. Reviewing the timber imports and exports for the seven months ended July 31, the Commissioner of State Forests (Mr E. A. Ransom) said that a slight increase in imports had occurred, but the figures were still only 12 per centum of those for the average seven monthly period totals during 1928, 1929, and 1930. The exports total 15,000,000 board feet for both the 1933 and 1932 periods, compared with approximately 20,000,000 board feet for the 1928-30 period. The favourable trade balances for the 1933 and 1932 periods are respectively 11,000,000 and 11,. r )00,000 feet, compared with the adverse balance of 13,000,000 board feet for the corresponding periods of 1928-30. Butter boxes are the second largest import item in 1933, the figures showing an increase of 200,000 board feet over 1932, but the annual importation of boxes is still only about 10 per centum of the total butter boxes used. Tho timber imported, previously for fruit cases and cheese crates were replaced almost entirely last export season by insignis pine, silver beech, and kahikatea, grown in New Zealand, but the exchange movements between Canada, Britain, and New Zealand at present favoured increased imports for next export season.