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2.—FORESTRY.
Total Acrettje of State
Forest Lands
Acreage
uadtr
Commer-
ciai tim–
ber
Acreage
of orher
forest
321,952 195,717
Total
Acreage
417,669
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Cat of timber of each kind aad jield of forest products
Bulldln-*
timfaer mt.-
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hand n w o
State
Forests
45,643
Cubic
feet
H e w n or round
timber cut in
State Forests
16,463 Cart-
wood
1,712 Chair-
wood
1,011 Handles
i* 4 Ladder
Private
Poles
6,257 Logs
34 Pillars
Forests'9.496 Plougb-
36,413
Cubic
feet
wood
2,270 Pwts
350 Poles
6,236 Rafters
500 Sticks
194 Shovels
169 Slabs
54 Tele–
phone
Poles
720 Tree Props
9 Yokes
1,521 Pice
Trees
InaU
161,811 cob.
feet
H e w n or round timber
cat In Private Forests Fuel
Char–
coal
339 Axles
I .State 1 State
357 Beams
Forests
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374 Bread Board* 6,340^
23,311 Cartwood | tons
16,719 Chairwood ! or
29 Harrows
4,131 Handles
6 Hubs
253,'i<i7
cub. ft.
315 Ladder Poles Private
833 Logs
4 Masts
2,520 Pes*
453 Pillars
16,538 Ploughwood
916 Posts
2,290 Poles
16,524 Rafters
485 Sticks
55 Saddles
72 Troughs
244 Threshing
Boards
1,037 Yokes
316 Tree
Props
18,898 Pine trees
293,320 Lentisk
shrubs
209,107 Other tree*
and shrubs
In all
62,656 cub. feet
Forests
4.608
tons
or
184,320
cub. ft.
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Forests **ate
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cub.
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cones
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Snow
tons
Orig-
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oil
tons
F o rl e s t s
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Concessions and Permits
Concessions, cutting
permits, etc.
No.
Area covered
Timber
Origanam Oil
1. Permits for cutting
timber •
1. Charcoal *
I. Fuel • ...
4. Extraction of wild
olive trees
6. Other permits
•Nil
556
1,798
106
2,215
NU
236.00 sq. miles
227,840 acres
Defined locally
on the spot
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General information regarding the industry and the
possibilities of development
Although tbe forests of Cvprus were delimited with an area of 703
square miles in 1892 thej now comprise an area of 652.6 square miles.
Thej are situated on the two main ranges of mountains :—
ia) che southern range, extending across the south-western end of
the Island, from Stavrovouni to Cape Akamaa; and
(b) the northern range, running from Cape Andreas to Cape
Kormakiti. Except at the western end, where there are 15 square
miles of forest, the forests on the northern range are confined to the
hill tops.
There are eight main forests, namely:
(1) Paphos
Troodos
Adelphi
Machxra ...
Kormakiti, Ayia Erini, and Diorios
Kartal Dagh & Melandrina Blocks
Limassoi ... ... ...
Karmi, Lapithos, Korno, Hamilo,
Korphi, Komi, and Pitaroula
Total "
(3)
(4)
(3)
(6)
(7)
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A rea
252.13 square miles
42.85
48*9
14.50
16.46
8.00
26.47
7.00
416.30
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Forest Plantations ... ... ... 8 square miles
Of these 74.50 square miles are either bare, burnt, "cut-over" or
comprise rocky, river bed, road, path or other non-forest-bearing areas.
There are also mixed timber and scrub forests covering a total
area of 226.30 square miles of which 110.00 square miles are rocky,
bare, burnt or " cut-over," road, path or river bed areas.
The principal forest trees are :—
Pinus Halepensis; Pinus Nigra, Subsp. (Pallasiai-a); Cupreasni
Sempemrens; Quercus Alnifolia; Platauus Orientalis • Alnus
Orientalis; Cedrus Brevifolia ; Arbutus Andrachne.
There are seven Saw Mills situated in the forests and one in Nicosia
which partially meet the timber requirements of the Island.
Planks, boards, scantlings and rafters are chiefly cut, but also wooden
implements, such as shovels and forks, and cart material, such as
felloes and spokes, are also made.
Except for the permits mentioned in the annexed table, all
forest operations aud exploitation of the forest products are con–
ducted by the Forest Department.
Permits for small quantities issued to villagers.