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course of the Kemi 600,000 trunks, and almost as many 

 logs ; in the bason of the Raijanne 600,000 trunks, and 

 800,000 logs; and lastly, in the bason of the Saima, 

 900,000 trunks, and 400,000 logs. The total quantity of 

 timber ready to be cut up, provided by the Crown forests 

 for floatage to the Gulf of Bothnia, was about nine millions 

 of trunks, and 3,300,000 beams or logs, and for floatage to 

 the Gulf of Finland 1,700,000 trunks, and 1,400,000 logs. 

 But the exploitation has been but trifling compared with 

 the great resources thus indicated. In 1873, for example, 

 the Crown forests did not deliver more than about 600,000 

 logs and trunks. 



At the end of 1875 the number of sawmills, including 

 some designed for the supply of local requirements, but 

 these were not many, was as follows in the different 

 governments : 



Nylands, 



Abo and JBjornebdrg, 



Tavastehus, 



St. Michael, 

 Kuopio, 

 Wasa, 

 Uleaborg, 



Total, 



148 



61 



209 



The export of cut wood was 



In 1864, 

 In 1865, 

 In 1870, 

 In 1872, 

 In 1873, 

 In 1874, 

 In 1875, 

 In 1876, 



13,500,000 cubic feet. 



20,100,000 



15,000,000 



23,000,000 



26,800,000 



32,200,000 



30,600,000 



40,100,000 



The following table supplies an abridged statement of 

 forest products, and the quantities of these exported in 

 the years 1864 to 1870 inclusive : 



