A WA parliamentary question seeks details on logging activities (volume, cost, value) in specific forest blocks near Collie, including roading expenses and responsible parties. The answer provides timber quantities by grade and block, explains roading cost accounting, identifies responsible parties for roading costs, and states the total timber value from each block.

AnsweredQoN 1869Legislative Council
Asked
30 March 2004
Portfolio
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

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In relation to logging in forest blocks Roseneath, Fleays and Leach near Collie -
(1) What quantity of 1
st
, 2
nd
and 3
rd
grade and whole bole logs was taken from each block?
(2) What was the cost of roading in each block?
(3) Did the Forest Productions Commission or the Department of Conservation and Land Management pay for the roading?
(4) What is the value of the timber taken from each block?

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Answered
5 May 2004
Responded by
Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
Response time
36 days
Product Roseneath Fleays Leach Total Jarrah first grade sawlogs 18,201 7,272 23,882 49,355 Jarrah second grade sawlogs 1,881 1,538 9,408 12,827 Jarrah third grade sawlogs 52 2,479 1,521 4,052 Jarrah bole logs 553 324 - 877 Wandoo first grade sawlogs 15 - 144 159 Wandoo second grade sawlogs 12 - 33 45 Total 20,714 1,613 34,988 67,315 (2) Roading costs are accounted for on a contract or job basis and may traverse several blocks. They are not accounted for on a block-by-block basis. (3) The costs of road works conducted for harvesting purposes were paid for by the Department of Conservation and Land Management until the formation of the Forests Products Commission (FPC) in November 2000 and by the FPC subsequently. (4) The value of all timber to come from the nominated blocks over the same period was: Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607
Jarrah first grade sawlogs 18,201 7,272 23,882 49,355 Jarrah second grade sawlogs 1,881 1,538 9,408 12,827 Jarrah third grade sawlogs 52 2,479 1,521 4,052 Jarrah bole logs 553 324 - 877 Wandoo first grade sawlogs 15 - 144 159 Wandoo second grade sawlogs 12 - 33 45 Total 20,714 1,613 34,988 67,315 (2) Roading costs are accounted for on a contract or job basis and may traverse several blocks. They are not accounted for on a block-by-block basis. (3) The costs of road works conducted for harvesting purposes were paid for by the Department of Conservation and Land Management until the formation of the Forests Products Commission (FPC) in November 2000 and by the FPC subsequently. (4) The value of all timber to come from the nominated blocks over the same period was: Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607
Jarrah second grade sawlogs 1,881 1,538 9,408 12,827 Jarrah third grade sawlogs 52 2,479 1,521 4,052 Jarrah bole logs 553 324 - 877 Wandoo first grade sawlogs 15 - 144 159 Wandoo second grade sawlogs 12 - 33 45 Total 20,714 1,613 34,988 67,315 (2) Roading costs are accounted for on a contract or job basis and may traverse several blocks. They are not accounted for on a block-by-block basis. (3) The costs of road works conducted for harvesting purposes were paid for by the Department of Conservation and Land Management until the formation of the Forests Products Commission (FPC) in November 2000 and by the FPC subsequently. (4) The value of all timber to come from the nominated blocks over the same period was: Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607
Jarrah third grade sawlogs 52 2,479 1,521 4,052 Jarrah bole logs 553 324 - 877 Wandoo first grade sawlogs 15 - 144 159 Wandoo second grade sawlogs 12 - 33 45 Total 20,714 1,613 34,988 67,315 (2) Roading costs are accounted for on a contract or job basis and may traverse several blocks. They are not accounted for on a block-by-block basis. (3) The costs of road works conducted for harvesting purposes were paid for by the Department of Conservation and Land Management until the formation of the Forests Products Commission (FPC) in November 2000 and by the FPC subsequently. (4) The value of all timber to come from the nominated blocks over the same period was: Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607
Jarrah bole logs 553 324 - 877 Wandoo first grade sawlogs 15 - 144 159 Wandoo second grade sawlogs 12 - 33 45 Total 20,714 1,613 34,988 67,315 (2) Roading costs are accounted for on a contract or job basis and may traverse several blocks. They are not accounted for on a block-by-block basis. (3) The costs of road works conducted for harvesting purposes were paid for by the Department of Conservation and Land Management until the formation of the Forests Products Commission (FPC) in November 2000 and by the FPC subsequently. (4) The value of all timber to come from the nominated blocks over the same period was: Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607
Wandoo first grade sawlogs 15 - 144 159 Wandoo second grade sawlogs 12 - 33 45 Total 20,714 1,613 34,988 67,315 (2) Roading costs are accounted for on a contract or job basis and may traverse several blocks. They are not accounted for on a block-by-block basis. (3) The costs of road works conducted for harvesting purposes were paid for by the Department of Conservation and Land Management until the formation of the Forests Products Commission (FPC) in November 2000 and by the FPC subsequently. (4) The value of all timber to come from the nominated blocks over the same period was: Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607
Wandoo second grade sawlogs 12 - 33 45 Total 20,714 1,613 34,988 67,315 (2) Roading costs are accounted for on a contract or job basis and may traverse several blocks. They are not accounted for on a block-by-block basis. (3) The costs of road works conducted for harvesting purposes were paid for by the Department of Conservation and Land Management until the formation of the Forests Products Commission (FPC) in November 2000 and by the FPC subsequently. (4) The value of all timber to come from the nominated blocks over the same period was: Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607
Total 20,714 1,613 34,988 67,315 (2) Roading costs are accounted for on a contract or job basis and may traverse several blocks. They are not accounted for on a block-by-block basis. (3) The costs of road works conducted for harvesting purposes were paid for by the Department of Conservation and Land Management until the formation of the Forests Products Commission (FPC) in November 2000 and by the FPC subsequently. (4) The value of all timber to come from the nominated blocks over the same period was: Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607
(2) Roading costs are accounted for on a contract or job basis and may traverse several blocks. They are not accounted for on a block-by-block basis. (3) The costs of road works conducted for harvesting purposes were paid for by the Department of Conservation and Land Management until the formation of the Forests Products Commission (FPC) in November 2000 and by the FPC subsequently. (4) The value of all timber to come from the nominated blocks over the same period was: Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607
(3) The costs of road works conducted for harvesting purposes were paid for by the Department of Conservation and Land Management until the formation of the Forests Products Commission (FPC) in November 2000 and by the FPC subsequently. (4) The value of all timber to come from the nominated blocks over the same period was: Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607
(4) The value of all timber to come from the nominated blocks over the same period was: Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607
Roseneath $1,944,537 Fleays $1,239,567 Leach $4,557,504 TOTAL $7,741,607

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