AnnualReport-1939

N 17

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Standard Form X.

IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF TIMBER, WOOD PRODUCTS AND MINOR PRODUCE DURING THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1939.

Category. Gross imports. Gross exports. Net imports or exports. Average annual net imports or exports for quinquennium ended 31st December, 1939. Hundreds of cu. ft. Value in H.K. $ Hundreds of cu. ft. Value in H.K. $ Hundreds of cu. ft. Value in H.K. $ Hundreds of cu. ft. Value in H.K. $ Hardwood 10,395 958,910 83 *11,327 10,312 947,583 5,883 540,770 Teakwood 3,764 856,458 232 40,894 3,532 815,564 2,180 495,163 American Pine 9,429 1,010,179 1,185 94,264 8,244 915,915 5,578 537,519 China Fir 1,285 98,861 75 7,551 1,210 91,310 2,671 193,515 Softwood, n.o.e. 4,657 444,961 1,166 135,236 3,491 309,725 5,683 424,857 All Timber, n.o.e. (Value only) 1,368,811 325,440 1,043,371 788,490 Sleepers 25 2,500 29,530 4,738,180 2,832,441 2,766 617,212 1,961 2,012 Total. Firewood (Piculs) 2,467,391 26,814 2,500 41,002 2,465,430 2,830,429 2,479,849 2,052,776 Charcoal (Piculs)... 539,062 1,401,646 32,910 80,116 506,152 1,321,530 334,569 744,098

Percentage by value of gross imports or exports from or to different sources or destinations during the year 1939.

Imports from.

Hardwood: Malaya 15.6; B. N. Borneo 83.2; N. China 0.4; Neth. E. Indies 0.7; Philippines 0.5; Thailand 13.7 (error: should be a percentage sum close to 100%).

Teakwood: Indo-China 13.1; Neth. E. Indies 4.2; Thailand 82.7.

American Pine: Canada 29.6; U.S.A. 70.4.

Exports to.

Br. Emp. Other 4.2; N. China 7.6; M. China 22.1; S. China 21.4; K.C. Wan 0.2; Macao 44.5.

Teakwood: N. China 0.1; M. China 0.2; K.C. Wan 1.5; Macao 97.8; U.S.A. 0.4.

Firewood: N. China 61.7; Fr. Indo-China 1.2; K.C. Wan 0.9; Macao 36.2.

Charcoal: M. China 5.6; Macao 94.4.

Charcoal: S. China 18.2; Macao 81.8.

Sleepers: India 0.1; Malaya 0.2; N. China 41.1; M. China 0.7; S. China 6.1; Fr. Indo-China 10.4; Japan 1.0; K.C. Wan 0.7; Macao 39.4; Philippines 0.3.

Softwood, n.o.e.: M. China 100.0.

All Timber, n.o.e.: Macao 100.0.

Hardwood: Malaya 24.5; B. N. Borneo 43.0; M. China 3.4; S. China 2.9; Fr. Indo-China 2.0; K.C. Wan 22.2; Macao 0.8; Neth. E. Indies 0.9; Thailand 0.3.

Teakwood: Malaya 23.0; B. N. Borneo 10.3; N. China 0.1; M. China 3.1; S. China 1.6; Fr. Indo-China 48.7; K.C. Wan 10.5; Macao 0.4; Thailand 2.3.

Grand Total (Value only)

8,972,267

699,340

8,277,927

5,818,190

One dollar Hong Kong-18. /3d.

One picul 133 lbs.