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APPENDIX III. Creosoted Forest Produce.

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

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Year ended 31st March, 1941. Year ended 31st March, 1942. fui.. Total Ofw Total Posts and Quantity of Posts and ,, , Creosoted uaIltit y of Strainers. Poles ' Oreosoted Strainers. raes " Creosoted iroduce. p ro duee. J-roauce. p ro( iuce. Number. Number. Cu. ft. Cu. ft. Number. Number. Cu. ft. Cu. ft. Produce creosoted .. 81,029 4,576 14,361 102,211 107,906 4,366 30,040 156,559 Sales .. .. .. 50,294 1,815 1,456 48,574 135,903 2,594 4,441 146,051 Creosoted produce used by 8,745 1,508 6,765 20,678 5,583 918 11,163 20,369 Forest Service Creosoted stocks at end. of 55,665 1,742 6,617 63,527 11,172 2,598 9,481 42,803 year Untreated stocks at end of 98,810 6,040 6,438 126,420 124,517 8,087 13,352 182,935 year Gals. Gals. Gals. Gals. Gals. Gals. Gals. Gals. Creosote used .. .. 95,742 22,185 35,361 153,287 125,336 16,759 16,112 157,207

(From information supplied by the Comptroller of Customs, All figures refer to the years ended 31st December, 1939-41. Value represents value in country of export, plus 10 per oent. expressed in terms of New Zealand currency.) 1939. 1940. 1941. Item. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. Quantity. Value. i Hardwoods — Ft. b.m. £ Ft. b.m. £ Ft. b.m. £ Australian hardwoods .. 30,840,000 456,600 10,782,000 172,100 17,020,000 260,800 Oak .. .. .. 2,512,000 53,100 1,195,000 63,000 890,000 21,300 Total .. .. 33,352,000 509,700 11,977,000 235,100 17,910,000 232,100 Softwoods— Douglas fir .. .. 5,237,000 41,800 1,820,000 23,800 2,121,000 24,000 Butter-boxes Eedwood .. .. 3,788,000 68,700 961,000 20,500 1,528,000 35,500 Total .. .. 9,025,000 110,500 2,781,000 44,300 3,649,000 59,500 Other .. .. .. 1,160,000 18,700 271,000 19,200 255,000 13,400 Grand total .. 43,537,000 638,900 15,029,000 298,600 21,814,000 355,000 Shingles, &c .. 2,752 .. 31 .. 91 Tons. Tons. Tons. Tanning-bark .. .. 922 10,555 765 7,314 867 13,006 Wood-pulp .. .. 6,220 50,647 7,090 142,729 7,780 169,301