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AXXEXURE VI.—STATE FOEESTS ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account foe Year ended 31st March, 1923. Receipts. Payments. To Cash in hand, Ist April, 1922— £ 8. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. .. 9,351 14 sBy Charges and expenses for raising loans .. 3,882 0 9 Imprest accounts outstanding .. .. .. .. 24 16 2 Stamp duty on transfers X.Z. consolidated stock, 9,376 10 7 193.5-45.. .. .. .. .. 363 19 2 Loan Account— Recoupment management charges of consoli- * Stock issued— N.Z. Consolidated stock, 1935-45 .. .. 200,000 0 0 dated stock .. .. .. .. 23 G 3 Debentures issued .. .. .. .. .. 10,000 0 0 4,271 6 2 5 per cent, inscribed stock issued to cover cost of raising loan Interest on loans .. .. .. .. 19,701 2 1 (£200,000) and stamp duty on transfers .. .. .. 4,187 17 7 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 935 18 2 Premium on stock issued.. .. .. .. .. 28 18 0 . 20,037 0 3 Interest on stock issued .......... 4 11 10 ' 24,908 6 5 214,221 7 5 Capital charges— Interest on securities invested .. .. .. .. .. 2,935 4 1 Sub. II.— General development of State forests— Recoveries on account of expenditure on Trounson's Kauri Park .. 437 11 8 Motor vehicles, field and office equipment .. 841 7 3 Revenue— Forest Atlas .. .. .. .. 471 11 11 National endowment .. .. .. .. .. 3,336 6 9 Roads and trails .. .. .. .. 142 15 7 Mackenzie County Council plantations .. .. .. 237 46 ■ Demarcation .. .. .. .. 90 13 2 State forests and provisional State forests— £ s. d. 1,546 7 11 Timber-sales .. .. .. .. 38,351 1 5 Sub. 111.— Forest -fire prevention— Timber royalties .. .. .. 6,926 4 8 Equipment and protection improvements .. .. 94 12 4 Timber trespass .. .. .. 2,185 8 0 Sub. IV.— Educational— Leases—Grazing .. .. .. 3,974 13 2 Reference library and text-books .. .. ]74 15 0 Leases—Sawmill-sites .. .. .. 126 9 0 Photographic equipment .. .. .. 12 7 7 Leases—Industrial .. .. .. 316 8 7 187 2 7 License and transfer fees .. .. 97 7 6 Sub. V.— Forest Research— Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 844 7 5 Forest experiment station .. .. .. 1,043 15 8 Permits—Grazing .. .. .. 57 9 0 Timber-testing equipment .. .. .. 91 0 1 Permits—Miscellaneous .. .. .. 72 15 7 1,134 15 9 Opossum revenue .. .. .. .. 1,108 0 0 Sub. VI.— General afforestation— 54,060 4 4 2uirser;es and plantations: Planting, clearNurseries and plantations — ing, &c. .. .. .. .. 29,428 0 5 Trees .. .. .. .. .. 4,880 17 1 Salaries (afforestation) .. .. .. 8,626 9 8 Seeds .. .. .. .. .. 630 16 0 Land-purchase for extension .. .. 3,585 0 0 Firewood and poles .. .. .. 84 1 2 Sand-dune reclamation .. .. .. 1,072 7 5 Grazing .. .. .. .. 249 5 9 Temporary assistance .. .. .. 314 7 0 Sheep, sale of .. .. .. .. 761 13 10 43,026 4 0 Rents of departmental houses .. .. 646 5 7 Sub. VII.— Acquisition of indigenous forests— Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 18102 Purchase of investigative area .. .. 03 18 9 7,433 19 7 Waipoua, purchase of additional blocks .. 970 7 8 1.064 6 5 65,067 15 2 47,05? 9 6 Less refunds .. .. .. .. .. 1,695 9 10 Operation and maintenance charges— 63,372 5 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. 21,464 13 2