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ANNEXURE VII.—STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account for Year ended 31st March, 1924. Receipts. Payments. To Cash in hand, Ist April. 1923— £ s. d. £ s. d. By Charges and expenses for raising loans— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Cash in Public Account .. .. .. .. 10,532 6 4 Stamp duty on transfers .. .. .. 115 4 1 Imprest accounts outstanding .. .. .. .. 2,413 0 8 Recoupment of management charges on eonsoliInvestments Account .. .. .. .. 166,843 19 1 dated stock .. .. .. .. 63 10 2 179,789 6 1 178 14 3 Treasury Stamp Duties Suspense Account— Interest on loans .. .. .. .. 23,171 11 2 Proceeds of stock issued .. .. .. .. .. 208 15 10 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 913 2 4 Interest on securities invested .. .. .. .. .. 6,013 2 1 24,084 13 6 Ranfurly Xursery— . 24,263 7 9 Sale of improvements .. .. .. .. .. 1,996 10 0 Capital charges— Forest receipts— Sub II.— General development of State forests— National endowment .. .. .. .. .. 7,949 910 Buildings .. .. .. .. 339 8 9 -Mackenzie County Council Plantations .. .. .. 17 10 0 ilotor-vehicles, field and office equipment .. 1,165 18 0 State forests and provisional State forests— £s. d. Forest atlas .. .. .. .. 419 16 1 Timber-sales.. .. .. .. 63,966 15 1 Roads, trails, and telephone-lines .. .. 411 7 4 Timber royalties .. .. .. 4,221 14 10 Demarcation .. .. .. .. 169 211 Timber trespass .. .. .. 63 14 3 2,505 13 1 Leases—Grazing .. .. .. 2,810 11 4 Sub. 111.— Forest-fire prevention— Leases—Sawmill-sites.. .. .. 303 18 7 Equipment and protection improvements .. .. 9i 13 3 Leases—Industrial .. .. .. 569 6 6 Sub. IV.— Educational— License and transfer fees .. .. 135 18 0 Reference library and text-books .. .. 77 16 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 631 2 8 Photographic equipment .. .. .. 40 15 0 Permits— Grazing .. .. .. 37 10 0 Forest'exhibits .. .. .. .. 23 4 Permits—Miscellaneous .. .. 459 0 4 120 14 11 Rent of house .. .. .. 12 0 0 Sub. V.— Forest research— Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. 764 16 11 Forest experiment station .. .. 1,640 14 7 Opossum revenue .. .. .. 3,309 9 5 Timber-testing and ecological equipment .. 240 2 1 77,285 17 11 Purchase of nursery-site (Kanieri) .. .. 450 0 0 Nurseries and plantations— 2,330 16 8 Trees .. .. .. .. 5,968 11 5 Sub. VI.— General afforestation— Seeds .. .. .. .. 628 12 6 Nurseries and plantations, planting .. 35,525 14 8 Firewood and poles .. .. .. 215 15 10 Salaries (afforestation) .. .. .. 8,526 8 3 Grazing .. .. .. .. 466 12 9 Sand-dune reclamation .. .. .. 1,328 9 3 Sale of sheep and wool .. .. 53 12 5 Temporary assistance .. .. .. 500 7 8 Rents of houses .. .. .. 631 18 4 45,880 19 10 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 261 12 3 Sub. VII.— Acquisition of indigenous forests— 8,226 15 6 Purchase of timber, Otanewainuku S.D. .. 3,500 0 0 93,479 13 3 Waipoua, purchase of additional blocks .. 973 13 0 4,473 13 0 55,406 10 9 Operation and maintenance charges— Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 21,686 18 6 Sub. II.—General development of State forests— Communication expenses — Printing and stationery, &c. .. .. .. 1,270 19 2 Fiscal management expenses .. .. 81 7 4 Forest and grazing reconniassance, timber cruising and appraisal, policing patrol, and maintenance, &c. .. .. .. 5,731 8 1

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