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5. Increment and Utilization. 

 Xo data are available to prepare anything like an accurate 

 estimate of the annual increment. A rough estimate puts the 

 average increment per acre at 30 cubic feet, leading to an incre- 

 ment of 20,000,000 cubic feet for the forests under State control. 

 No information is available as regards other forests. The 

 Utilization has been estimated for the forests under State control 

 as : — 



Timber 

 Firewood . 



Total . 2,440,000 .. 73,000 



Under " Forest Industries " are mentioned the preparation of 

 railway sleepers, saw mills, match factories and petroleum 

 mining, but the number of people employed is not given. 



6. Imports and Exports. 



Imports, Conifers 

 Imports, Hardwoods 



Total Imports 

 Exports, Hardwoods 



Cubic feet. 



882,734 

 6,800 



889,534 

 152,000 



Value, £. 



64,658 

 620 



65,278 

 17,840 



Excess of Imports . 737,534 .. 47,438 



These data represent the average of the last 11 years. About 

 three-quarters of the imported conifers came from the United 

 States and the rest from British North America. The hardwoods 

 came chiefly from British Guiana. The exports consisted almost 

 entirely of Cedar {Cedrela odorata). They went principally to 

 Holland, Germany and Austria before the war ; since then they 

 have gone to Holland, the United States and the United Kingdom. 



7. Summary and Outlook. 



Utilization 2,440,000 



Less Exports .... 152,000 



Plus Imports 



Total Home Consumption 



2,288,0(10 



889,534 



37l 77,534 



