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Table II.— Showing the Net Imports and Exports of European Countries. 



(Average data, calculated from the returns of the last five years, 



whenever available. ) 



It will be observed that the following countries import (net) 

 timber in a descending scale : — Great Britain and Ireland, Ger- 

 many, France, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Spain, Holland, Switzer- 

 land, Portugal, Bulgaria, Greece, and Servia. The exporting 

 countries are Russia (with Finland), Sweden, Austria-Hungary 

 (with Bosnia and Herzegovina), Norway, and Roumania. There 

 is a deficiency of 2,620,000 tons for tbe whole of Europe, 



Of the importing countries, the first four demand our special 



attention. 



Great Britain and Ireland. 



Table III. will no doubt interest you. 



Table III. — Showing the Mean Annual Imports of Timber into 

 Great Britain and Ireland,. 



Mean Annual p pr lnd SIean A"" 11 * 1 



Imports in Tons. reriou. Imports in Tons. 



. 3,396,000 1879-83, . . . 5,789,000 



. 3,528,000 1890-94, . . . 7,628,000 



. 4,459,000 1895-99, . . . 9,290,000 



. 5,844,000 1899 only, . . 10,008,000 



Period. 



1864, 

 1864-68, 

 1869-73, 

 1874-78, 



