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Schedule V. — Details of One-year-old Trees, sown 1913-14.

Two-year-old Trees, sown 1912-13.

Three-year-old Trees, sown 1911-12.

Trees transferred from Nursery to Plantations, &c., 1913-14.

A. W. Roberts, Nurseryman in Charge.

Naseby Plantation, Central Otago. (Area, 1,350 acres ; altitude, 2,450 ft. ; commenced operations, 1900.) The rainfall for the year was 36-41 in., which fell on 125 days, the maximum fall being 6-04 mmin the month of November, 1913. The increase on last year's rainfall is 7-05 in., which is a very substantial increase. The maximum temperature was 84° in February, 1914, and the minimum 7° in July 1913. Frost occurred on 198 nights. Climatic conditions, which are always a great factor in the success of afforestation operations, have been most favourable during the past year. A fairly evenly distributed rainfall was recorded, while the north-west winds have been less persistent than usual.

Name of Tree. Number in Seed-beds. Heighten Inches. Seed sown. Value per Thousand. Total Value. Kemarks. Pinue austriaca „ ponderosa Benthamiana „ murioata „ scopulorum Larix enropaea „ leptolepis Alnus glutinosa Poplars (various) Willows (various) 800,600 182,900 5,400 2,400 10,200 240,000 10,000 45,600 30,000 4,000 8 2 4 2 2 4 4 8 24 24 lb. 80 47 5 1 4 74 4 10 £ s. d. 1 0 0 10 0 15 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 10 0 0 15 0 10 0 10 0 & s. d 300 12 0 182 18 0 6 15 0 2 8 0 10 4 0 240 0 0 10 0 0 34 4 0 30 0 0. 4 0 0 Strong plants. Pair crop. Strong plants. Pair crop. Good crop. Strong plants. Totals 831,100 821 1 0

Name of Tree. Number in Seed-beds. Number in Nurserylines! Height. Value in per Inches. Thousand. Total Value. Keinarks. 'inus Larioio „ pouderoaa Benttaamiana „ Torreyana jarix europaea .. I 531,000 .. ! 181,900 .. ! 10,400 .. 400 35,000 4 6 6 6 6 8 £ s. a. 15 0 15 0 1 10 0 1 10 0 15 0 2 5 0 £ s. d. 663 15 0 227 7 G 15 12 0 0 12 0 43 15 0 639 0 0 Strong plants. 284,000 Totals .. ! 758,700 284,000 1,590 1 6 1,012,700

Name of Tree. Number in Height, Value Nursery- in per Total Value, lines. Inches. Thousand. Remarks. 'inus Laricio „ ponderosa „ Benthavniana iarix europaea 180,000 44,300 1,500 89,100 6 6 6 8 £ s. d. 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 5 0 3 0 0 £ s. a. 540 0 0 132 18 0 4 17 6 267 6 0 Strong piants. Totals .. 945 1 6 314,900

Where sent. Name of Tree. Number Height, , Value per INumDei. inInohes , Thousand. Total Value. Remarks. Naseby Plantation Pinus Laricio ponderosa Larix europaea Populus fastigiata Pyrus aucup-iria Cytisus vulgaris 69,075 48,350 20,250 5,650 1,175 665 8 10 12 24 24 ' 24 £ s. d. 3 0 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 10 0 £ s. d. 207 4 6 145 1 0 60 15 0 11 6 0 4 14 0 0 13 3 Sturdy plants. Various institutions, &o. 145,165 130,000 429 13 9 45 10 0 Surplus seedlings. Totals .. 275,165 475 3 9