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Table C.—Output of Trees from Nurseries.

Table D.—Minimum and Maximum Readings of Thermometer (Fahrenheit) and Rainfall at various Stations for the Year.

Table E.—Average Number of Workmen employed Daily at the various Nurseries and Plantations during the Year 1908-9.

H. A. Goudie.

During 1908-9. Since 1896. Nursery. Value. Number. Number. Value. iweburn lanmer Springs iotorua 157,050 700,035 736,340 4,491,510 536,450 62,200 575,920 £ s. d. 428 12 7 2,066 7 6 1,609 6 11 9,541 1 3 1,456 12 6 66 3 6 1,636 6 0 2,564,377 10,368,083 2,307,546 22,292,809 -1,488,245 172,460 3,059,610 £ s. d. 6,047 18 10 26,268 1 4 5,588 17 6 46,460 5 9 4,019 10 10 278 18 6 6,934 1 11 iuatangata ... [urow Starborough Totals 7,259,505 16,804 10 3 42,253,130 95,597 14 8

Temperature. Rainfall. Station. Minimum, i Maximum. Inohes. Number of Days. Eweburn Nursery Fapanui Nursery Eanmer Springs Nursery... Rotorua Nursery Ruatangata Nursery Waiotapu Plantation Puhipuhi Plantation Deg. 2 24 17 23 28 17 24 Deg. 84 88 83 87 82 86 87 21-78 39-92 44-77 52-10 59-33 42-06 71-45 Ill 157 151 165 181 93 169

Station. Free Labour. Prison Labour. Station. Free Prison Labour. Labour. Eweburn Nursery Tapanui Nursery ... Hanmer Springs Nursery ... Starborough Nursery* Rotorua N ursery ... Ruatangata Nursery Gimmerburn Plantation Naseby Plantation Dusky Hill Plantation No. 5-00 12-11 9-00 31-62 9-78 1-56 1-20 9-91 No. Conical Hills Plantation Hanmer Springs Plantation Dumgree Plantation* Whakarewarewa Plantation Waiotapu Plantation Puhipuhi Plantation Waitahuna Plantation No. 15-52 3-00 32-72 8-46 9-92 00-5 No. 13-00 13-16 32-83 149-85 58-99 ;: Particulars not available.