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All buildings, harness, tools, &c, have been kept in good repair; but the building will require to We painted during the incoming year. Details of accounts are appended.

Schedule I.

Schedule II. — Statement of Expenditure. For Year. ToDntc Tree-planting and maintenance — t B . d. £ c. d. Tree-growing .. .. .. .. 400 6 2 4,817 10 7 General maintenance and repairs . . . . 156 0 7 2,269 19 7 Tree-seeds .. .. .. 37 8 t> 446 9 3 Manures .. .. .. .. .. 40 15 3 Horse-feed, purchased and grown .. .. 43 16 7 456 011 Miscellaneous works .. .. .. . . 44 18 7 Stock and material — Tools, implements .. •"> 11 (i 787 7 8 Permanent works — Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 758 18 l> Nursery-formation .. . . .. .. 624 18 4 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. 340 1 0 Water-supply .. .. .. 21 18 8 268 6 7 Supervision and clerical — Proportion of Superintending Nurseryman's salary .. .. •• .. 25 0 0 421 7 4 Proportion of Nurseryman's salary .. 130 0 0 600 1 8 Clerical assistance .. •• .. 5 0 0 30 0 0 £825 1 6 £11,906 14 11

Schedule II. — Tree Account.

Balance in stock .. ..' .. 1,750,265 .. 3,489 1 i> Value of land, improvements, and stock (Property Account) .. 2,476 4 7 Total value .. .. .. .. 5,965 5 7

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Month. Rainfall. Number of Davs Rain fell. Temperature. Maximum. Minimum. NumBer oi Days Frosts ocourred. 1910. April May June July August September .. October November .. December .. •• I Inches. 0-66 0-61 Ml 0-62 0-82 113 21L 116 3-58 3 10 I'2 8 (5 6 5 13 Degrees. Degrees. 72 18 72 22 w i<.) 52 • I 12 60 . 20 68 10 71 24 84 30 81 31 17 11 25 26 23 15 6 4 1 inn. January February March ' 1 2-08 0-32 141 4 8 83 30 84 29 82 2!) 3 2 4 Totals 15-61 15-61 92 92 137 137

During the Year. Since I (!)6 to Date. -NT 1 COS1 Nnmber - of Raising. Number. Cost of Raising ami Maintenance. Estimated Value, as Schedule V. Trees raised .. Trees sent out Trees, deaths E .<. d. 343,350 ; 71 10 7 327,365 157.370 5,190,867 1,986,107 £ s. d. 11,906 14 11 4,555 13 9 £ s. (I.