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high-class School of Forestry for the Commonwealth in New South 

 Wales, to which Queensland will contribute. 



Research has hitherto been conducted in the forest office at 

 Brisbane in wood technology and classification. 



The Revenue and Expenditure during the years 1914 to 1918 

 were, on an average per year, as follows : — 



£ 

 Revenue .... 68,521 

 Expenditure . . . 12,070 



Surplus . . . £56,451 



5. Increment and Utilization. 

 The local authority has estimated the annual increment at : — 



Cubic Feet. 



Gross increment at 5 cubic feet per acre . 35,200,000 

 Loss by fire, waste, decay, &c. . . . 26,400,000 



Nett annual Increment . . . 8,800,000 



The annual utihzation is given as follows, timber only : — 



Cubic Feet. Value, £. 



From forests under State control 5,250,000 . . 83,550 

 From other forests . . . 13,450,000 . . 229,000 



Total utilization . . 18,700,000 . . 312,550 



6. Forest Industries. 

 In 1918 the saw milUng industry absorbed 



Isumber 

 of Men 

 Cubic Feet. Value, £. Employed. 



Pine timber . 9,000,000 

 Cedar . . 30,000 



Hardwoods . 5,970,000 



Total . 15,000,000 .. 1,340,000 .. 3,500 



Considerable employment is also afforded in log getting, railway, 

 mining, and pole-timber getting. Probably some 2,000 persons 

 are engaged in these activities. Fuel and fencing operations 



