N.Z. TIMBER TRADE
FIGURES FOR FIVE YEARS Figures showing the imports and exports of timber during the past five ara are given by the Government statistician in the April Abstract of Statistics. The figures are as follow;—. IMPORTS. Sup. feet. Value. £ JU; .. .. 71,300,921 998,277 JJH 56,806.334 061,686 192 » 61,066,320 716,921 EXPORTS. Sup. feet. Value. {lit 40,465,221 475,627 . 34.970,773 376.967 y T!' e value of timber produced in New Zealand during the past five years is fc nown in the following table: £ 3224-25 3.465.099 3925-26 3,438,079 1926-27 2,932,250 ~ *927-28 3,433,482 1928-29 2,099,347 The output of rough-hewn timber in Aew Zealand has shown a big decrease during the past five years, the total having fallen from 344,094,874 sup. feet in 1924-25 to 270,214.420 sup. feet in 1928-29. In that period the quantity of kauri produced lias fallen from 22,891.535 sup. feet to 10,742,967 s up. feet. There have also been big decreases in the quantity of rimu, Kahikatea, matai, and totara produced. Beech and pinus insignis show a slight increase.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 970, 13 May 1930, Page 11
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