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APPENDIX VIII. Indigenous Forests: Timber Sales.

APPENDIX IX. Creosoted State Forest Produce.

APPENDIX X. Imports of Sawn Timber and other Forest Produce.

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Conservancy. Kauri. Kimu. Mlro. Kahikatea. Matai. Totara. Beech. Others. Value Ft. b.in i't. b.m. Ft. b.m. Ft. b.m. Ft. b.m. Ft. b.ni. Ft. b.tn. Ft. b.m. £ Auckland .. .. 158,000 7,020,000 802,000 3,513,000 3,928,000 1,338,000 .. 11,600 26,024 Rotorua .. 11,428,000 304,000 40,000 180,000 74,000 .. 39,000 20,142 Wellington .. 13,587,000 838,000 2,223,000 1,773,000 819,000 42,900 68,800 32,660 Nelson .. .. 3,758,000 .. 751,000 32,000 .. 12,900 .. 5,003 Westland .. .. .. 24,361,000 87,000 2,698,000 .. 321,000 .. .. 23,265 Southland .. .. .. 9,558,000 388,000 21,000 .. 42,000 3,901,200 .. 13,455 Totals .. 158,000 69,712,000 2,419,000 9,252,000 5,913,000 2,594,000 3,957,000 119,400 120,549 Grand total, all species : 94,124,000 board feet.

t) j Other rostsana p Q j (Jrcosoted Totals. Strainers. Produce. Number. Number. Cubic Feet. Cubic Feet. Produce creosoted .. .. .. .. 81,029 4,576 14,861 102,211 Sales .. .. .. .. .. .. 50,294 1,815 1,456 48,574 Creosoted produce used by Forest Service .. .. 8,745 1,508 6,765 20,678 Oreosoted stocks at 31st March, 1941 .. ' .. 55,665 1,742 6,617 63,527 Untreated stocks at 31st March, 1941 .. .. 98,810 6,040 6,438 126,420 Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Gallons. Creosote used .. .. .. .. .. 95,742 22,185 35,361 153,287

From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs. All figures refer to the years ended 31st December, 1938-40. Value represents value in country of export, plus 10 per cent, expressed in terms of New Zealand currency.) 1938. 1939. 1940. Item. j Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value, i Quantity. Value. Hardwoods — Ft. b.m. £ Ft. b.m. £ Ft. b.m. £ Australian hardwoods .. 29,186,000 435,800 30,840,000 456,600 10,782,000 172,100 Oak .. .. .. 2,094,000 48,900 2,512,000 53,100 1,195,000 63,000 Total .. .. 31,280,000 484,700 33,352,000 509,700 11,977,000 235,100 Softwoods Douglas fir .. .. 7,048,000 53,400 5,237,000 41,800 1,820,000 23,800 Butter-boxes .. .. 947,000 17,400 Redwood .. .. 3,064,000 47,500 3,788,000 68,700 961,000 20,500 Total .. .. 11,059,000 118,300 9,025,000 110,500 2,781,000 44,300 Other .. .. .. 892,000 6,100 1,160,000 18,700 271,000 19,200 Grand total .. 43,231,000 609,100 43,537,000 638,900 15,029,000 298,600 Laths, palings, shingles, &c. .. 3,731 .. 2,752 .. 31 Tons. Tons. Tons. Tanning-bark .. .. 595 5,811 922 10,555 765 7,314 Wood-pulp .. .. 7,478 85,178 6,220 50,647 7,090 142,729 '