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

Expenditure. £ 6 & Amount at 31st March, 1907 ... ... ... 3 gGI 19 7 Formation ... ' 17 17 « Clearing (discharged prisoners) ... ... ... 16 0 0 Cartage of trees ... ... ... ... ... '." 73 12 0 General repairs, chiefly material for ... ... ... ... 52 12 3 Horse-feed purchased and grown ... ... ... ... g] 13 9 Fencing-material ... ... ... ... 402 14 7 Buildings, shifting camp, expenditure to date ... ... ... 322 15 4 Tools, implements, &c. ... ... ... 221 9 1 Salaries— Foresters—l at £150, lat £120 7s. ... ... ... 270 7 0 Nurseryman's proportion of, and travelling-expenses 30 0 0 Clerical assistance ... ... ... 23 12 0 Supervision ... ... ... ... 35 4 0 £5,209 17 3 E. MacEae, Assistant Forester. H. A. Goudie, Nurseryman in Charge.

Kaingaroa Plains Plantations (Four) near Waiotapu. (Total area, 25 acres; approximate altitude, 2,000 ft.). These four experimental areas have been worked in conjunction with Waiotapu Plantation by tree labour. J . Pruning was attended to where necessary, and the fences and fire-breaks kept in order 18, 2d ex P endlture for the y ear amounted to £11 2s. Bd., and the expenditure to date is £368 Expenditure. £ s dAmount at 31st March, 1907 ... ... ..; 357 15 6 General upkeep of plantation ... ... 2 8 Nurseryman's proportion of salary, and travelling-expenses 10 0 0 £368 18 2 B. MacEab, Assistant Forester, H.f A. Goudie, Manager in Charge.

PuniPDHi Plantation. (Area, 10,000 acres; altitude, 1,000 ft.). Rain fell on 170 days during the year, with a total fall of 11012 in., the heaviest fall beinc recorded in March, when 20-06 in. fell on eighteen days. g Maximum temperature, 88°; minimum temperature, 28° 33 OOoT™ t ! le 1 . I,U : n f ber v 4 , 9 °' 79 £ WC , re , plant f d ' OCCU P- vin S an ar *a °' ±25 acres. Of this total 33 000 vere ut.l.sed for blanks. Total planted to date, 918,795 trees; acreage planted to date, 1,125 acres. 0,382 Juglans nigra seeds were also planted in situ. Hie average cost of planting was 11s. Bd. per thousand, as against 17s. 10d. last year The d.fference in cost is accounted for by the larger number of eucalypti planted.

Mm;th. Rainfall. Number of Days Ram Ml. Highest Rending of The.mometer. Date. Lowest Rending cf Thermometer. Date. 1907. April ... May ... June ... July ... August September October November December 1908. January February March Inches. 806 5-S4 2-35 b-27 5-49 4-75 697 2-38 7-78 004 0-79 5-30 12 10 6 9 13 18 12 9 8 1 3 16 ' Degrees. bO 10th 71 2nd 68 11th 64 5th 60 9th and 28th 66 20th 76 27th and 29th 81 27th 92 16th 92 11th 88 18th 82 3rd Pegrees. 30 19 17 15 14 20 24 32 32 27th 30th 7th and 16th 24th 3rd 17 th 5th and 29th 29th 26th 28 30 26 6th 29th 15th Totals... 5302 117