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ANNEXURE VII.—STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT— continued. Receipts and Payments Account for Year ended 31st March, 1924— continued.. Receipts. £ s. d. I Payments. £ s. d. £ s. d £ s. d. Office rent, heating, lighting, &c. .. .. 2,445 11 0 Legal expenses and contingencies .. .. 34 7 9 Temporary assistance— Overtime .. .. 1,394 9 6 Transportation expenses and upkeep of motorvehicles .. .. .. .. 943 6 1 Travelling-expenses—Transfer of officers .. 2,200 1 9 14,101 10 8 Sub. 111.— Forest -fire prevention— Communication and locomotion expenses .. 516 1 2 Wages, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,378 14 2 1,894 15 4 Sub. IV.— Educational— Forest exhibits .. .. .. .. 38 5 9 Photographic records .. .. .. 102 11 9 Departmental bulletins and professional publications .. .. .. .. 321 0 0 461 17 6 Sub. V.— Forest research— Forest ecology .. .. .. .. 598 5 9 Silvicultural management studies . . .. 131 6 4 Utilization and timber-testing .. .. 767 3 1 1,496 15 2 Sub. VI.— General afforestation— Preparation of planting-plans .. .. .. 686 7 2 Sub. VII.— Acquisition of indigenous forests— Yearly rent, Otanewainuku S.D. .. .. .. 74 0 0 Sub. VIII.— Grants and subsidies to local bodies— Director's expenses at Imperial Forestry Conference .. .. .. .. 400 0 0 Grant to Rangitikei County Council for roading .. .. .. .. 1,902 0 0 Cost of planting Mackenzie County reserves . . 193 10 0 2,495 10 0 42,897 14 4 Cash balances at 31st March, 1924— In Treasury Stamp Duties Suspense Account 93 11 9 In Post Office .. .. .. .. 3,212 5 10 3,305 17 7 In Public Account .. .. .. 10,913 16 10 In Investments Account .. .. .. 144,700 0 0 155.613 16 10 158,919 14 5 £281,487 7 3 £281,487 7 3 Xote.—The receipts include amounts received by the Post Office before the close of the financial year, but not paid into the Public Account until after the 31st March, 1924. E. Phillips Turnek, Secretary of Forestry. 9th June, 1924. A. W. Gyles, Reg. Acct., A.1.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the statsment of receipts and payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.