asked the Minister for Industry and Commerce if he will state, for each of the years 1946 and 1947, the monthly average of timber imports, distinguishing between soft woods, hard woods and plywood.
Written Answers. - Imports of Timber.
The monthly average quantities of timber imported during the year 1946 and the period January-July, 1947, were as follows:—
IRELAND.
MONTHLY AVERAGE QUANTITY OF TIMBER IMPORTED DURING THE YEAR 1946 AND THE PERIOD, JANUARY-JULY, 1947.
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Description |
Unit of Quantity |
1946 |
Jan.-July, 1947 |
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Hewn wood and timber: |
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Hard (mahogany, oak, etc.) |
cub. ft. |
1,611 |
7,281 |
|
Soft (fir, pine, spruce, etc.) |
load |
519 |
1,118 |
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Sawn wood and timber: |
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Hard (mahogany, oak, etc.) |
cub. ft. |
17,141 |
61,924 |
|
Soft (fir, pine, spruce, etc.): |
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Boards and planks not exceeding one inch in min. thickness |
load |
2 |
214 |
|
Deals, planks and boards, not elsewhere specified or included |
,, |
2,130 |
3,847 |
|
Other sorts of soft wood and timber, sawn |
,, |
56 |
19 |
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Planed or dressed wood: |
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Floorings |
,, |
92 |
10 |
|
Other planed or dressed wood |
,, |
14 |
12 |
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Other wood and timber: |
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Sleepers |
,, |
159 |
1,139 |
|
Staves for butter casks, kegs and barrels |
,, |
10 |
— |
|
Staves other sorts, not elsewhere specified or included |
,, |
31 |
108 |
|
Laths, liable to duty |
cwt. |
— |
94 |
|
Panel wood (not veneered) |
sq. ft. |
1,434 |
114 |
|
Veneered wood |
,, |
30 |
— |
|
Veneers, liable to duty |
,, |
1,032 |
760 |
|
Veneers, not liable to duty |
,, |
147,179 |
152,514 |
|
Other sorts, not elsewhere specified or included |
load |
57 |
84 |
|
Plywood |
sq. ft. |
655,962 |
1,549,008 |