Forests - base stumpages

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2742. Hon Alison Xamon to the Minister for Child Protection representing the Minister for Forestry

I refer to the base stumpages schedule for native and plantation forests, and ask —

(1) Will the Minister please table the current schedule of —

(a) base native forests stumpages; and

(b) base plantations stumpages?

(2) Were stumpages increased on 1 July 2010?

(3) If yes to (2) —

(a) which ones; and

(b) by how much?

(4) Were any stumpages reduced on 1 July 2010?

(5) If yes to (4) —

(a) which ones; and

(b) by how much?

Hon ROBYN McSWEENEY replied:

Forest Products Commission

(1) Yes

(a) See Schedule A (1) (Base native stumpages). [See paper 2700.]

(b) See Schedule B (1) (Base plantation stumpages). [See paper 2700.]

(2) Yes

(3)     (a)-(b) Native

Poles, bridge timbers, sawlogs, feature logs, pegging logs, residue logs, fencing and chopping logs, chiplogs, craftwood, burls and forest debris — 3.37% increase

Charcoal logs — 9.18% increase

Plantation
            Poles, pine rounds, chopping logs, forest debris and craftwood — 1.72% increase
            Particleboard, woodchips, industrial wood & residue particleboard — 3.37% increase

(4) Yes

(5)     (a)-(b) Veneer logs and sawlogs — 3.33% decrease