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Schedule 2.—Two-year-old Trees, grown 1905-6. (Fourth Crop.)

Schedule 3.—Three-year-old Trees, grown 1904-5. (Third Crop.)

Schedule 4.—Trees transferred from Tapanui Nursery.

Schedule 5.—Trees transferred to Hanmer Springs Plantation.

T. B. Curle, Nurseryman in Charge.

Kurow Nursery, near Oamaru. (Area, 45 acres ; altitude, 676 ft.) Rain fell on eighty days during the year, with a total of 13-97 in. The maximum temperature recorded was 97£ deg., and the minimum 19 deg. The initial work of the Department began at Kurow on the Ist March, 1906. Throughout the year North Otago experienced a continuous drought unprecedented in severity ; the average annual rainfall is 21-78 in. on 113 days, while our records for the past year show 13-97 in. on eighty days. With such a great reduction on the average annual rainfall all plant-life has suffered, especially so on the light limestone lands of the Waitaki Valley. Owing to such unfavourable conditions the work for the year has not been entirely successful; considerable loss has to be recorded both in the trees lined out, and in the one-year seedling crop. Though the loss in stock is to be regretted, yet the experience gained is of inestimable value to the Department. We have been most fortunate in securing at such an early date a full knowledge of the bedrock climatic conditions ever likely to obtain in this district. The future success of forestry operations in the Waitaki Valley will develop along much safer linee, and ultimately realise the great purpose for which it was initiated.

Name of Tree. Number in Number Height Nursery in in Lines. Seed-beds. Inches. Value per Thousand. Total Value. Remarks. jarix Europaea 'lnus Laricio .. „ Austriaoa ponderosa Beutharniaim oontorta Jefireyii Totals .. 450,000 i! 450^000 36,000 90,000 20,000 1,200 150 .. 1,047,350 100 ', 000 10 6 8 4 4 4 4 8 £ s. d. 2 5 0 15 0 2 5 0 2 5 0 2 5 0 2 10 0 2 5 0 2 5 0 £ s. d.| 1,012 10 Oj Good growth. ! 125 0 0; Medium growth. |l,012 10 01 81 0 0 202 10 0j 50 0 0: Strong plants. 2 14 0 0 6 9 2,486 10 9 100,000

Name of Tree. Number in Height j Value Nursery in per Lines. Inches. Thousand. I Total Value. Remarks. Pinus muricata .. Picea sitcherisis .. Pseudo-tsuga taxifolia 12,000 50,000 2,000 64,000 12 6 6 £ s. d. 3 0 0 3 5 0 3 5 0 £ s. d. 36 0 0 Excellent growth. 162 10 0 Fair growth. 6 10 0 205 o o; Totals

Name of Trees. Number in Height Value Nursery in per Total Value. Lines. Inches. Thousand. Remarks. I 5,000 l_ 18 £ s. d. 3 0 0 £ i. a. ■ 15 0 0 Good growth. Betula Alba

Name of Tree. Number. Value per Thousand. Total Value. Kemarke. jarix Europeea 'iuus Austriaca „ Larioio , ponderosa .. , muricata 'seudo-tsuga taxifolia 'icea exoflsa „ sitchensia .cer pseudo-platanus ietula alba .lnus glutinosa 200,000 94,000 81,000 11,100 12,000 41,000 56,000 500 400 5,000 1,500 502,500 £ s. d. 2 5 0 2 5 0 2 5 0 2 5 0 2 5 0 2 5 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 1 10 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 £ s. d. 450 0 0 211 10 0 182 5 0 24 19 6 27 0 0 92 5 0 168 0 0 1 10 0 0 12 0 15 0 0 4 10 0 Good growth. Have done well. * Fair growth. H Good growth. Totals 1,177 11 6