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Table C.—Output of Trees from Nurseries.

Table E. —Average Number of Workmen Employed Daily at the Various Nurseries and Plantations during the Year 1907-8.

APPENDIX J.

RETURN SHOWING AMOUNT OF DUTY COLLECTED ON TIMBER IMPORTED TO AND EXPORTED FROM NEW ZEALAND FROM 1894 TO 1908.

Richard Carter, Secretary and Inspector,

Department of Trade and Customs, Wellington, 21st June, 1909.

During 1907-8. Since 1896. Nursery. Number. i Value. Number. Value. Eweburn Hanmer Springs Tapanui Rotor ua Euatangata ... £ s. ri. 279,125 872 8 6 635,180 1,444 10 0 74 J, 560 2,214 14 7 4,81:-!, 367 8,498 15 4 490,790 1,295 11 8 110,260 212 15 0 559,840 1,183 19 5 I 2,407,327 1,571,206 9,668,048 17,801,299 951,795 110,260 2,483,690 £ s. d. 5,619 6 3 3,889 10 7 24,201 13 10 37,009 4 6 2,562 18 4 212 15 0 5,297 15 11 Kurow Starborough Totals 7,630,122 15,722 14 6 34,993,625 78,793 4 5

Free Prison Labour. Labour. Free Prison Labour. Labour. No. 5-64 13-05 309 2-16 6-03 32-14 11-00 3-27 1-03 No. No. 1504 8-05 309 7-70 23-92 3-29 11-97 1-00 No. Sweburn Nursery Nursery ... Janmer Springs Nursery ... iurow Nursery ... itarborough Nursery lotorua Nursery ... tuatangata Nursery Jimmerburn Reserve Jaseby Paddock Plantation Dusky Hill Plantation Conical Hills Plantation Hanmer Springs Plantation Dumgree Plantation Whakarewarewa Plantation Waiotapu Plantation Puhipuhi Plantation Waitahuna Plantation 1000 11-38 1505 38-64 151-47 75-07

Year. Duty on Exports T under "Timber Duty on Imports. I Export Actj 1901." Year. Duty on Imports. Duty on Exports under " Timber Export Act, 1901." fl894 $1895 #1896 k<1897 S1899 r 1901 r. £ s. 1,913 11 2,678 0 3,133 19 3,301 6 4,238 8 4,846 4 6,649 6 6,561 17 d. 2 8 8 3 0 7 2 7 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 £ s. 6,192 2 10,646 2 12,494 1 11,514 19 13,300 1 13,893 2 33,715 5 d. 1 9 2 3 0 4 4 449 1,156 608 298 485 69 431