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ANNEXURE VI.—STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. Receipts and Payments Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Receipts. Payments. To Cash in hand, 1st April, ]924— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d By Charges and expenses for raising loans— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. In Treasury Stamp Duties Suspense Account 93 11 9 Recoupment of management charges on conIn Post Office .. .. .. .. 3,212 5 10 solidated stock .. .. .. 2 11 7 3,305 17 7 Stamp duty on transfers .. .. .. 82 14 11 In Public Account .. .. .. 10,913 16 10 85 6 6 In Investments Account.. .. .. 144,700 0 0 Interest on loans .. .. .. .. 23,157 6 7 — 155,613 16 10 Sinking fund .. .. .. .. 893 0 10 158,919 14 5 24,050 7 5 Interest on securities invested .. .. .. .. 6,726 12 0 National Endowment Account .. .. 12,611 11 7 Debentures issued, Selwyn Settlement .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 Lands for Settlement Account— Selwyn SettleForest receipts— ' ment .. .. .. .. .. 100,000 0 0 National endowment .. .. .. 11,247 10 6 112,611 11 I Timber-sales .. .. .. .. 124,917 18 3 Transfer to Deposit Account on account of Timber rovalties .. .. .. .. 5,426 14 11 Native owners, Lot 3, Whangamarino Parish .. 459 8 6 Timber trespass ........ 239 6 3 ~ 137,206 14 0 Leases—Grazing .. .. .. .. 2,251 15 7 n-j.ii. Leases—Sawmill-sites .. .. .. 663 17 10 Capital charges— Leases—Building-sites 1110 0 Sub. II.—General development of State forests— Leases—Industrial .. .. .. 576 13 3 Buildings .. .. 506 17 5 License and transfer fees 170 7 6 Motor-vehicles, field and office equipment .. 1,437 o 3 Miscellaneous 107 3 3 Forest atlas .. .. 299 5 1 Permits— Grazing .. . . . . 92 18 0 Roads, trails, and telephone-lmes .. .. 34o 12 2 Permits—Miscellaneous .. .. .. 732 10 6 Demarcation .. .. .. .. 359 6 7 Kauri-gum 763 15 1 Salaries 236 14 / D 10K , , Fees for inspections .. .. .. 323 18 2 _ f . ' Interest on overdue promissory notes .. 120 4 11 Sub. III. Forest-fire prevention Rental on houses .. .. .. 42 14 0 Equipment and protection improvements .. .. 151 8 8 Opossum revenue 2,784 12 2 Sub IV.-Educational-150 473 10 9 Reference library .. .. .. 98 2 10 Less adjustments, Lands and Survey .. 295 12 10 Photographic equipment .. .. .. 1 jqq q v . . .. 150,17/ 17 4 Sub. V.— -Forest research— Nurseries and plantations— Trees .. .. .. .. 8,704 6 11 Forest experimental staticjn, Westland .. 1,499 13 10 Seeds .. .. .. .. 9/0211 Salaries .. .. .. ■ - 26 18 6 Firewood and poles .. .. .. 149 10 7 Timber testing and ecological equipment .. 249 4 6 Grazing .. .. .. .. 510 13 0 1,775 16 10 Rental of houses .. .. .. 656 8 6 Sheep and wool .. .. .. 14 10 0 Sub. VI.— General afforestation— Miscellaneous .. .. .. 285 1 7 Nurseries and plantations planting.. .. 47,939 15 6 11,290 13 6 Salaries (afforestation) .. .. .. 9,343 10 7 — 161,468 10 10 Land for extension of nurseries and plantations 476 10 0 Recoveries of expenditure and credits-in-aid— Sand-dune reclamation .. .. .. 2,317 18 1 Sub. I.—Salaries .. .. .. .. 478 0 11 Temporary assistance .. .. .. 766 8 8 Sub. II.—General Development of State 60,844 2 10 Forests— Sub. VII.— Acquisition of indigenous forests— Destruction of pigs .. .. .. 390 0 0 Purchase of part Runanga 2a Block and other Sale of motor-car .. .. .. 156 0 11 lands .. .. .. .. .. 5,992 16 4 Timber- cruising .. .. .. 132 19 4 72,049 5 10 Sundries .. .. .. .. 69 13 1 Operation and maintenance charges—748 13 4 Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 22,299 8 1