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APPENDIX H Production of Principal Building-materials

APPENDIX I Imports of Principal Building-materials

APPENDIX J Exports of Sawn Timber (Million ft. b.m.)

Note. —Timber is the only building material exported in significant quantities.

By Authority: R. E. Owen, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9so.

Price 9c?.]

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Year Ended 31st March, Roughsawn Timber. Dressed Timber (from sawn). Buildingsheet( 1 ). Wallboard ( 3 ). Roofing-tiles. Buildingbricks, Clay. Cement. Paints, &c. Clay. Concrete. Paints. Varnishes. Enamels, Lacquers. 1939 .. 1940 .. 1941 .. 1942 . . 1943 . . 1944 .. 1945 .. 1946 . . 1947 .. 1948 . . 1949 . . 1950 4 .. Ft. b.m. 316-7 336-0 342-2 324-5 341-5 350-7 340-1 344-7 354-0 430-6 470-3 475-0 (million) 69-6 68-9 70-0 67-5 64-3 58-0 56-3 59-8 67-8 63-2 76-2 Sq. ft, (r ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) ( 2 ) 16-9 15-2 18-8 23-4 21 • 5 17-9 15 • 2 tullion) 1.4-7 17-1 16-3 13-1 24-1 34-6 44-4 54-0 52-7 70-4 79-9 Nx 2-7 2-5 2-2 2-3 2-2 2-1 2-6 3-2 3-5 4-2 4-0 mber (mill 4-5 4-5 4-7 5-2 2-5 2-8 5-3 7'-.5 9-8 ( 2 ) ion) 29-1 33-4 30-4 27-6 20-6 15-7 19-0 20-5 23-8 25-1 28-5 Tons* (thousand) 216-1 231-0 214-6 215-9 214-3 235-2 228 • 9 234-9 j 219 • 5 226-8 243-1 251-5 1 fta 445 560 616 582 645 646 776 822 702 1,009 1,152 lions (thouss 108 132 151 189 158 171 175 164 156 245 245 md) 157 213 228 233 211 220 246 306 346 440 526 (') Asbestos-cement and cement board. ( 2 ) Not available. ( 3 ) Includes fibrous plasterboard. (') Provisional.

Year Ended 31st December, Timber, Sawn. Buildingsheet, Slates, Tiles, <fcc.( 2 ). Glass. Galvanized Iron. Cement. Builders' Hardware. Common Window. Plate. Corrugated. Flat. 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949(!) . . Ft. b.m. (million) 29-8 27-2 13-5 12-6 7-3 10-6 11-4 13-4 14-9 26-5 20-4 21-5 Sq. ft. (000) 2,250 612 270 32 585 240 6 1 5 427 4,198 1,845 Sq. ft. 3,377 3,966 3,570 3,981 3,975 3,190 3,619 2,551 3,935 4,823 11,108 5,323 (000) 644 579 547 503 526 388 539 623 779 1,267 1,194 425 Cwt. (00' •268 316 185 48 73 13 34 60 56 67 43 0) 120 110 68 38 49 57 58 80 95 * 89 76 70 Tons (000) 1-3 1-6 1-3 0-6 0-5 3-2 0-7 2-0 6-7 13-7 4-0 19-9 £(000) 121 113 144 112 114 87 69 96 193 299 364 152 ( L ) Nine months. ( 2 ) Asbestos, cement, &c.

1938 .. 14-5 1942 .. 7-4 1946 .. 8-0 1939 .. 13-1 1943 .. 4-4 1947 .. 9-5 1940 .. 17-3 1944 .. 4-2 1948 .. 22-8 1941 .. 19-0 1945 .. 3-6 1949 .. 24-6