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teady and sufficient for it in our own country. To growers this must 

 surely be a satisfactory reflection, and Tables I. and II. will assist 

 them to determine in which direction extension is likely to prove 

 profitable. 



Timber imports are lessening in quantity possibly because of a 

 depression in the building trade. Values appear to be normal. The 

 change in the fashion of furniture wood is apparent in the great 

 decrease in mahogany veneers received. A testimony to English work- 

 manship is given in Table IV. by the excellent return of exported 

 wood manufactures. 



±ABLE in.— SHOWING THE IMPORTS OF WOOD AND ^IMBER DURIKG 1907-9. 



I 





Quantities 





Values 





1907 



1908 



1909 



1907 



1908 



1909 



Wood and Timber : 



Hewn : Fir, Oak, Teak, \ 

 &c. (other than Pit [• (loads) 

 Props or Pit Wood) .) 

 Hfevv'n : Pit Props or Pit 1 

 Wood . , , .J " 



885,011 

 2,627,2d9 



839,010 

 3,041,241 



801,681 

 2,626,480 



£ 



3,939,936 

 3,049,484 



£ 



3,299,140 

 3,579,355 



2,855,689 

 2,928,249 





3,512,220 



3,880,251 



3,428,161 



6,989,420 



6,878,495 



5,783,838 



Sawn or split, planed or | 

 dressed . . . / " 



5,985,588 



5,488,430 



5,722,081 



17,146,823 



14,521,127 



15,469,855 



Staves of all dimensions . „ 

 Furniture Woods, Hard- 

 woods and Veneers : 

 Mahogany . . . (tons) 

 Other sorts . . . „ 



171,721 



104,112 

 199,953 



147,025 



119,481 

 189,672 



126,339 



76,202 

 196,702 



736,422 



893,288 

 1,327,101 



682,105 



1,012,949 

 1,211,493 



546,187 



609,352 

 1,182,578 



Total of Wood and Timber . 









27,093,054 



24,306,169 



23,591,810 



Manufactctres of Wood and 



Timber : 

 Furniture and Cabinet Ware 

 House Frames, Fittings, and | 



Joiners' Work . . . . f 

 Other sorts (including Woodi 



Ware and Wood Turnery) , f 





_ 





565,429 

 224,596 



1,130,691 



447,932 

 209,632 



1,313,353 



391,236 

 185,487 



1,477,546 



Total of Manufactures of Wood) 

 and Timber [ 









1,920,716 



1,970,917 



2,054,269 



TABLE IV.— SHOWING THE 



EXPORTS OP WOOD AND TIMBER DURING 1907-9. 





Quantities 





Values 







1907 



1908 



1909 



1907 



1908 



1909 



Wood and Timber : 



Rough, hewn, sawu or) , . 

 split, and staves . ./ C^o^ds) 



17,719 



16,962 



18,458 



111,841 



98,218 



108,395 



Manufactures of Wooa and 

 Timber ; 

 Furniture and Cabinet Work 

 Other sorts 









801,603 

 606,329 



661,265 

 595,540 



748,512 

 702,111 



Total Manufa<rtures of Wood and ) 

 Timber ... | 









1,407,932 



1,256,805 



1,450,623 



