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The following is a record of rainfall and temperature for the year :—

Statement of Accounts. Expenditure. £ s. d. Amount at the 31st March, 1906 ... ... ... ...2,891 2 10 Tree-growing ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• 561 15 10 General maintenance and repairs ... «... ... ... 74 12 0 Nursery-formation ... ... ••• ••• ••■ 200 17 2 Horse-feed purchased and grown ... ... ... ... 130 1 3 Manures ... ... ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 12 9 9 Tree-seeds purchased and collected ... ... ... ... 42 3 6 Tools, implements, &c. ... ... ••• ••• ■•■ 137 1 9 Water-supply ... •■• ••• ••• ••• ••■ 771 Buildings—men's quarters, stable, and workshop ... ... 263 9 0 Maintenance of experimental plantation ... ... ... 20 18 9 Miscellaneous works ... ... ... ••• ••• 20 17 4 Supervision ... ... ... ••• •■■ ••■ 21 6 0 £4,384 2 3 Values of Stock. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount at the 31st March, 1906 ... ... 3,553 8 2 Less value of trees ... ... 1,625 18 2 horse-feed ... 136 0 0 : 1,761 18 2 1,791 10 0 Trees, as per Schedule 1 ... ... ••••• • ■ • ■ 672 7 0 . . 2 ... 761 18 10 Tools and implements ... ••■ •■■ ••■ ••• 137 1 9 Water-supply ... ... ••• ••• ••■ ••• 771 Nursery-formation... ... ... ••• ••■ -•• 200 17 2 Buildings —men's quarters, stable, and workshop ... ... 263 9 0 Horse-feed in stock ... ... ■ ••• ■•■ 54 0 0 Value of one foal ... ... ••• ••• •■• •■• 500 Improved value ... ... ... ••■ ■<• ■■• 80 5 6 £3,973 16 4 Summary, jg 8 ,j Value of present stock and general improvements ... ... 3,973 16 4 Value of trees sent out since initiation of nursery ... ... 1,267 6 8 5,241 3 0 Expenditure to date .... ... ■•• ••• ...4,384 2 3 . Credit balance ... ... ■■ ••• £857 0 9

Month. Rainfall. Number of Days. Maximum Temperature. Date Minimum Temperature. Date. 1906. April .. May ... June ... July August September October November December 11907. Inches. 269 4-77 368 1198 5-86 8-60 2-44 397 269 11 15 9 22 21 23 13 12 12 Degrees. 74 69 65 64 68 68 78 80 88 12th 20th 23rd 5th, 22nd 28th 14th 21st, 31st 23rd 20th Degrees. 33 30 30 31 28 29 30 33 36 16th 5th 11th 20th 6th 11th 4th 11th loch January February March 11-41 11-30 4-58 14 15 17 79 75 77 12th 18th, 20th 24th 40 46 47 20th, 21st 21st 15th Totals... 73-97 184