BRITISH GUIANA. 337 



Cubic feet. Value, £. 



Timber, under State control . 726,219 . . 65,222 



Other produce, including poles, &c. ? .. 180,482 



Total .... 726,219 .. 245,704 



The number of persons employed in forest industries is given as 

 follows, average of 5 years : — 



On timber works, fuel cutting and charcoal 



burning ...... 2,977 men. 



On the collection of Balata . . . 3,594 „ 



Total 6,571 „ 



These numbers evidently do not include men employed in a 

 variety of minor industries. 



7. Exports and Imports, Annual Average of the Years 



1909—1914. 



Cubic feet. Value, £. 



Exports, Logs and Scantlings . 310,451 . . 24,544 

 Imports, Coniferous Lumber . 308,766 . . 24,959 



Excess of Exports . . +1,685 .. —415 



By far the greater part of the exports consists of Greenheart. 

 The imports are called " pine lumber." Exports and Imports 

 practically balance each other. Since 1914 the exports have 

 considerably fallen off, while the imports have somewhat increased. 

 The greater part of the exports has gone to the United Kingdom, 

 and the rest to the United States, Canada, the West Indies, and 

 Holland. The imports have practically all come from the United 

 States and Canada. 



The above data refer to timber only. Other forest products 

 exported are, in value, largely in excess of timber. The following 

 data have been supplied : — 



£ £ 



Period: 1909-14. 1915-19. 



Average annual Exports . . 137,278 .. 199,906 



Average annual Imports . . 18,137 . . 41,172 



Excess of Exports over Imports 119,141 .. 158,734 

 This is a valuable and, apparently, increasing asset of much 



