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Total Acre****-** of Forest lands
Acrwuju
under
Commercial
timber
Acreage
of other
forest
timbers
1
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15,360
j
Total
Acreage
4V5;360
Buildim?
timfcsr Ma*
chine Jt -
Hand Sawn
.171,371
Cubic
Feet
Timber in the
rough
16 Beams
2,291 Rafters
44 Pillars
714 Poles
18 Boards
- 513 Posts
.
-mr.—
Cat oi timber of .-ach kind
Timber cat under
permit
15.000 Plonghvrood
10 Beams
1,045 Rafters
137 Doorposts
~ 223 Yokes
- 33 Pillars - *.
48 Poles
575 Boards
346 Cartwood
97 Lintels
184 Troughs
496 Bread boards
1,431 Shovels
351 Handles
11,296 Chairwood
300 Tent pt-ss
8.721 Slabs
•50 Posts
199 Pine trees •
and .field
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Fuel
tons
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products
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Charcoal!
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Concessions and Licenses
General information regarding :he industry and the
possibilities of development
Concessions cutting
licenses, etc.
.W
Area covereil
Timber
Origanum Oil
1. License for cutting
timber
... '
2. Charcoal
3. Fuel
4. Extraction of wild
L'iiv*? trees
5. Other trees
Xii
1,066
1,455
Nil
200 sq. milts
400,000 acres
17"> 1 t-rea not defined
5,188
Although the forests of Cyprus --vere delimited visa an area of 700
square miles in IS92 ibest: uo-.v conipri.-**; a*i area of S49 square-miles.
They are situated ou the two main ranges of mountains :—
1 a) tiie southern range, extending acrc-ss che souci-western end of
:he Island, from Stavrovouni to Cape Acamas ; aud
i.o) the northern ranire, vunuicg from Cape Andreas to Cape
Kormakiti. Except at the •.veste.-a *»nii. There there are 15 square
miles of forest, the forests on the north-cm range are confined to the
hill tops.
There :tre six main forests, namely:
Area
paphos and Kykko For**=t3
... 232.90 square miles
—
Troodos
... ... ... 42.10
Adelphi
... ... ... 4-S.08
Machsera ... ... ... 15.26 ,.
Ayia Erini ... ... ... 3.J0 ,.
Dasrh ... ... ... r*.10 „
Total
349.44
Forest Plantations ... ... ... 7 sauare miles
Of these 123.34 square mile-* are either bars, bnmi *' cut-over " or
comprise rocky, river !>**d, road. paths or ocber aon-forest-beariag
ureas.
There are also mixed timber and scrub forest-* covering a total
area of 292.-*S«> square miles of wliich l*i2.-56 ~*uure :niies are rocky,
bar*.', burnt or " cut-over," road, pacii or river bed areas.
The principal forest trees are :—
Pinus Kalepensis. Pinus. Xirra Snbsp. ''Pailasiana*, Cupressus
Sempervirens. Quercus Alnifoiia. Placanus Orientalis, Alnus
Orientalis. Cedrus Libanocic*.. Yar. Brevifolia, Arbutus
Audrachne.
There are six Saw Mills situated in the forests which partially
meet the timber requirements of t-e Isiir:*L Planks, boards, scant–
lings and raisers are chiefly cut. bu: also wooden imolements, such
as shovels, forks and cart material, 3uci. is felloes aadspoices are also
made.
Except for the licenses mentioned in the a-aexed table, all
forest operations and exploitation of -be foreat croducts are con–
ducted by tho Forest Department.