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An excellent crop of rye and clover was also stacked for winter use, and spare ground utilised in growing 2£ tons of carrots. From Eweburn Nursery 574 bushels of oats was received in July, and there is sufficient in stock to meet nursery requirements for the coming year. The following is a record of the rainfall and temperature for the year : —

Statement of Accounts. Expenditure. S, g, d. Amount at the 31st March, 1906 ... ... ...11,867 13 4 Tree-growing ... ... ... ... ... ... 959 0 9 General maintenance and repairs ... ... ... ... 209 2 8 Horse-feed purchased and grown ... ... ... ... 165 17 2 Manures ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 16 1 Tree-seeds ... ... ... ... ... ... 70 2 6 Tools, implements* &c. ... ... ... ... ... 16 5 9 Buildings ... ... ... ... ... 48 6 9 Miscellaneous works ... ... ... ... ... 10 14 8 Supervision ... ... ... ... ... 27 8 0 £13,385 7 8 Values of Stock. & a. d. £ a. d. t s. d. Amount at the 31st March, 1906 ... ... 13,038 7 2 Less value of trees ... ...6,455 8 3 horse-feed ... 125 10 10 6,580 19 1- . 6,502 8 1 Trees, as per Schedule 1 ... ... ... ... ... 962 11 3 2 ... ... ... ... ... 1,353 11 3 3 ... ... ... ... ... 2,655 1 0 Tools, implements, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 16 5 9 Buildings—new and additions ... ... ... ... 48 6 9 Value of five young horses... ... ... ... ... 30 0 0 Horse-feed in stock ... ... ... ... ... 104 15 0 Improved value ... ... ... ... ... ... 210 16 7 £11,883 15 8 Summary. £ f d Value of present stock and general improvements ... ... 11,883 15 8 Value of trees sent out since initiation of nursery ... ... 15,734 1 8 27,617 17 4 Expenditure to date . ... ... ... - ... 13,385 7 8 Credit balance ... ... ... ...£14,232 9 8

April ... May ... June ... July ... August September October November December Month. 1906. 1907. ... i Rainfall. Inches. 5-44 4'03 2-16 3-39 1-43 3-06 1-89 1-24 2-32 Number j of Days Rain fell. 14 22 9 12 7 12 8 9 9 j Highest Beading of Thermometer. i Date. Lowest Reading of Thermometer. f Date. Degrees. '■ 78 16th 65 3rd and 15th 59 5th 58 22nd 69 24th 70 28th 74 12th 79 20th 86 26th Degrees. 31 29 24 21 26 28 i 28 29 i! 38 2nd 30th 30th 29th 2nd 17th 2nd 10th 27th January February March... 0-66 1-89 2-86 6 11 15 88 6th 84 9th 82 7th , 39 40 29 18th 21st 18th Totals... I 30-37 . 134