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New Caledonia’S Timber
Prom a Special Correspondent THE New Caledonian Department of Woods and Forests, in its latest re port, gives the forest area of the territory (omitting the Loyalties and Isle of Pines) as 15 per cent, of the total area.
Forests are now being re-classified. One hundred thousand of a total forest area of 250,000 hectares is rain forest on the higher uplands. Of the biggest timber the most interesting commercially is the kauri pine, of which a quantity is ex ported to Australia. The total amount of this timber, mostly from the Table Unio, Pourina. Riviere Bleue, Ouango and Col de Parari-Tende areas, is estimated, at 79,000 cubic metres; but certain of the areas are not exploitable commercially.
New Caledonian forests have a quantity of valuable furniture timbers.