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1920. NEW ZEALAND.

FORESTRY DEPARTMENT REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1920.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS. Page p a g e Report of the Secretary .. .. .. 2-0 Appendix A— continued. PART L-INDIGENOUS FORESTS. Y. " n Legislation .. .. .. .. ..2 Revenue .. .. .. ~ ..11 Provisional State. Forests .. .. ..2 In terplan ting Exotic Trees in Native Forests .. 11 New Areas proclaimed State Forests .. .. 2 General .. .. .. .. ..11 Control of Sale or Cutting of Timber on Private Balance-sheets.. .. .. .. ..11 Lands .. .. .. .. .. 2 Rotorua Nursery .. .. ~ .. 12 Financial .. .. .. .. .. 2 Whakarewarewa Plantation .. .. .. 15 Receipts and Expenditure .. .. .. 2 Waiotapu Plantation .. .. .. .. 16 State Forests Account—Receipts and Payments .. 3 Waircka Camp Plantation .. .. .. 17 State Forests Loan Account .. . . .. 3 Kaingaroa Plains Plantation .. .. .. 17 Trade .. .. .. .. .. 3 Puhipuhi Plantation .. .. .. ..18 General .. .. .. .. .. 3 Imports of Timber .. .. .. 4 II. —Report upon Afforestation Operations in Export of Timber .. .. .. 4 the South Island. Output of Sawn Timber 5 General Remarks 19 General ™■ '• •• ■• •• " . Trees for Farmers .. .. .. 19 0r ? S l- F !? S ,„•■■ , I 19 Coal Shortage and Firewood .. .. .. 5 Revenue iq Sir D. E. Hutchins's Report on New Zealand Grazing Sheep'on the Plantations' " 20 Forests .. 5 Statement of Stock Transactions.. .. ..20 forestry Department .. .. ..5 General .. .. .. 20 Director of Forests and Chief Inspector of Forests 5 Tapanui Nursery 90. General Staff .. .. .. ..5 Conical Hills Plantation" '.'. '.'.22 PART 11.-STATE NURSERIES AND PLANTA- hSPISon !! ['. \\ g iIUJNb - Green vale Plantation .. .. ..24 Trees raised and Area planted .. .. .. 5 Ranfurly Nursery .. .. .. .. 24 Prison Labour .. .. .. (i Naseby Plantation .. .. .. .. 26 Dischargcd-soldier Labour .. .. .. 6 Gimmerburn Plantation .. .. 27 Damage by Deer .. .. .. .. G Hanmer Springs Nursery .. .. \, 28 State Assistance to Farmers in Tree-planting .. 6 Hanmer Springs Plantation .. .. .. 29 Summary of Operations in Nurseries during Year Balmoral Plantation .. .. .. 30 ended 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. 7 Summary of Operations in Nurseries from 1896 to APPENDIX B Summary of Operations in Plantations during Year Extracts from Reports by Conservators of ended 31st March, 1920 .. .. .. 8 STATE Forests. Summary of Operations in Plantations from 1896 to North Auckland .. 31 1920 .. .. .. .- ..9 Auckland .. .. '.'..81 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 32 APPENDIX A. Taranaki , , 33 r „ . „ Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 33 I.—Report upon Afforestation Operations in Marlborough qq the North Island. Nelson ;; ;; ;; ;; •• |» Area planted .. .. .. .. 10 Westland .. .. .. .. ,38 Labour .. .. .. .. 10 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. 35 Sale of Trees to Farmers .. . . . . 10 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 35 Prison Labour .. .. .. 10 I Southland .. .. .. ~ ..36

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