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Trees transferred from Nursery to Plantations, &c, 1916-17.

Conical Hills Plantation, Otago. (Area, 3,672 acres; altitude, 400 ft. to 1,050 ft.; commenced operations, 1903.) (W. J. Dunnet, Plantation Foreman.) The meteorological records taken at this plantation almost coincide with those registered at other district stations. The heaviest monthly rainfall (564 in.) occurred during February, when several heavy downpours greatly benefited the growing trees after a prolonged spell of dry weather. On sixteen occasions in July the temperature receded to below freezing-point, although, as the appended schedule will show, a comparatively mild winter was experienced. Of the 81,400 trees received from Tapanui Nursery some 72,100 were used in planting on new area, whilst the balance were specially reserved for replanting previous failures. There are now 3,486|- acres under forest-trees at this station, and the planting of an additional 50,000 trees

Where sent. Name of Tree. Number. I Conical Hills Plantation . . i Pinus Laricio.. ,, radiata. . 9,300 72,100 81,400 i i Pukerau Plantation i i „ Laricio . . ,, pond&rosa ,, Benthamiana ,, austriaca ,, radiata. . ,, muricata ,, pinaster Taeda ,, Thunbergii Larix leptolepis Pseudo-isuga taxifolia . . Eucalyptus viminalis „ Macarthuri . . Populus deltoides 98,750 160,530 5,925 98,725 159,575 600 8,050 1,550 1 ,275 800 8,625 J, 475 450 4,975 I Dusky Hill Plantation . . . . Pinus radiala ,, Laricio. . ,, ponderosa ,, radiata.. „ pinaster ,, Taeda .. ,, scopuloruin, Larix leptolepis Pseudo-tsuga taxifolia . . Eucalyptus viminalis ,, Macarthuri . . Populus deltoides Various trees 551,305 3,000 11,050 7,250 3,000 200 200 10,000 150 100 LOO 200 1,475 80 Tekapo Plantation Galloway Plantation Pinus Laricio.. Eucalypts (var.) 33,800 500 50 Mackenzie County Council Public Works Department, Lake Coleridge . . Green Island Domain Board Lawrence Borough Council Otanomomo School .. .. .. I Queenstown Borough Council . . . . j Vincent County Council Waihemo Domain Board Waikakahi Domain Board Westland Hospital Board Assorted forest-trees J? • • ;; • • ., . . ;; 550 10,000 18,100 200 500 200 800 1,470 3,900 100 500 65,048 .'> ») • ■ ; ? )5 , ■; Farmers )' Total I 770,873 i