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Table (2). —Return showing Timber-cutting Licenses granted by the State Forest Service out of the Lands set apart under Section 34 of the War Legislation and Statute Law Amendment Act, 1918, and the Forests Act, 1921-22, from which no Portion of the Revenue will accrue to Local Bodies, compiled as at the 30th June, 1923.

(b.) Timber situated within Midland Railway Mining Reserves which would, have carried the Right of Local Bodies to the Whole of the Royalties under Section 148 of the Mining Act, 1908.

County. Number of Total Area. Licenses. Total Amount Average Rate of of Total Price (Jutting per Timber. Annum. a.) Timber which if dealt with by the Wan 'o " Halves : I the Warden under th " Halves " in Favour \e Mining Act would have carried the Right of Local Bodies. [nangahua .. Irey • .. Westland 2 7 Acres. 2 36 7 1,484 6 576 Sup. ft. £ Sup. ft. 89,500 96 ,500,000 14,600,000 3,650 4,420,000 8,680,000 2,170 4,334,000 6 Totals 15 2,096 23,369,500 5,916 23,369,500 5,916

Grey .. .. .. 4 Westland .. .. .. 2 Totals .. .. 6 Acres. 1,506 375 Sup. ft. 15,500,000 3,170,000 £ 7,750 1,595 Sup. ft. 2,700,000 800,000 6 1,881 18,670,000 9,345 9,345 (c.) Timber which would havi Coromandel ... .. 3 Thames .. .. .. 1 Waikato .. .. .. 1 Taumarunui .. .. 1 Rotorua .. .. .. 3 Waimarino .. .. 3 Kaitieke .. .. .. 8 Rangitikei .. .. .. 2 Collingwood .. .. 5 Waimea .. .. .. 1 Marlborough .. .. 3 Clutha .. .. .. 6 Stewart Island .. .. 4 Wallace .. .. .. 4 been dealt Acres. 1,470 660 400 150 2,601. 456 1,394 217 71 191 393 711 926 400 with by the Lands Department. Sup. ft. £ 1,025,251 1,782 621,725 2,190 338,482 510 2,211,078 4,500 ; 24,814,900 35,759 9,040,130 16,103 15,122,884 28,233 2,327,900 4,371 245,756 216 1,030,000 1,064 3,361,000 3,240 7,962,513 5,224 2,414,206 1,371 1,736,306 1,494 Sup. ft. * 400,000 200,000 500,000 12,000,000 2,968,100 3,936,225 626,975 t 1,000,000 5,225,000 1,225,000 1,600,000 Totals .. .. 45 45 10,040 72,252,131 106,057 72,252,131 106,057 Grand totals .. 66 66 14,017 114,291,631 121,318 I * Cutting practicall; r completed 1- t Cutting to commence July, 1924. I hereby certify that this reti of Forests for the respective fores ixn has beei ;-conservati n compiled : ion regions. Erom information supplied by the Conservators E. Phillips Turner, Secretary of Forestry.