Some Notes re Timber Control and Prices for Australia.

Progress, Volume XVII, Issue 4, 1 December 1921, Page 91

Some Notes re Timber Control and Prices for Australia.

Export for the year 1918 was : Since control the Board of Trade has permitted _.. r the export of Rimu and Kauri as follows : Rimu ... 30,391,000 sup. ft. Kauri ... 7,707,411 „ „ Rimu Kauri Kauri ... 7,707,411 ~ ~ 38,098,411 1920 ... 14,744,803 1,179,044 Towards the end of 1918 the Board of Trade 27,894,419 6,430,533 took control, and under the Regulations requested = ===== sawmillers to supply figures with respect to exist- That is to say, since control, sawmillers have ing contracts to export. These figures showed that been unable to complete contracts for export of at the beginning of 1919 New Zealand sawmillers Rimu which they had in hand at the date the were committed by contracts to export, among Regulations came into force, the shortage being other timbers : 9,105,581, and in respect to Kauri the exports have Rimu ... 37,000,000 sup. ft. onl y J ust met the uantlt y contracted for in 191 8. Tr . , r n addition, by the declared policy of the GovKaurr ... 6,250,000 " " ernment, export is being reduced annually from ' J ' ' ' ernment, export is being reduced annually from the original maximum fixed by regulation, by 15 43> 5 > p er cen t. in Kauri and 10 per cent, in Rimu.

COMPARATIVE PRICES OF NEW ZEALAND KAURI AND RIMU NEW ZEALAND KAURI AND RIMU WHEN SOLD WHEN SOLD IN AUSIN AUSTRALIA AND WHEN SOLD FOR HOME CONSUMPTION (at October, 1921). (at October, 1921). Kauri. Australian retail prices reduced to f.o.b value N.Z. ports. N.Z. (Auckland) retai Margin by which N.Z. prices retai are under those Margin by which N.Z. prices are under those prices. of “ Australian reduced 1st. Med. 2nd. 1st. Med. 2nd. puces, 1st. Med. 2nd. At per 100ft. super 4i x 6i ... 44/37/6 29/6 9/- 7/6 8/6 9x1 ... 44/37/6 29/6 10/- 8/6 9/6 II X 1 & up 59/Si/' 46/37/6 29/6 U/-- U/6 14/6 12 X I 46/37/6 29/6 13/- U/6 14/6 14 X I 47/38/6 30/6 18/- 18/6 19/6 16 x I 48/39/6 31/6 20/- 20/6 21/6 18 x 1 49/40/6 32/6 21/- 21/6 22/6 Rimu. Australian retail prices Margin by which N.Z. N.Z. (Rangitikei) retail prices are under f.o.b value N.Z. ports. prices those of “ Australian D.b value N.Z. ports. prices those of “ Australian reduced prices.” 1st Class. , 2nd Class. 1st Class. 2nd Class. 1st Class. 2nd Class. At per 1 ooft. super— 2 to 4 x 1 to 3 ... 3 39/39/- 30/30/- 21/6 21/6 19/6 19/6 17/6 17/6 10/6 10/6 9 x 1 to 3 . 36/21/6 19/6 24/6 16/6 11 x 1 to 3 38/22/6 20/6 ■ 25 16 17/6 12 x 1 to 3 39/22/6 20/6 26/6 18/6 14 x 1 5o/- — 24/6 22/6 25/6 — 16 x 1 5i/- — 26/6 24/6 24/6 , — 18 x 1 ' 52 ■ — 28/6 26/6 23/6 —