68 FORESTRY IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 



examining the data in more detail the actual increase was found 

 to represent not less than 30 per cent. 



There was a small export of timber before the war. The 

 following figures show the average annual exports and net imports 

 during the years 1909—1913 :— 



Imports. . 10,203,000 loads, valued at £27,560,000 



Exports. . 121,000 „ „ £1,015,000 



Net Imports . 10,082,000 „ „ £26,545,000 



It may be added that immediately before the war the average 

 annual consumption of timber per head of population came to 14 

 cubic feet. 



6. The Sources of Imported Timber. 

 Sources of Supply of Unmanufactured Timber. Annual 

 Average of the Years 1909 — 1913. 

 (Quantities in thousands of loads, value in thousands of £.) 



