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1926. NEW ZEALAND.

STATE FOREST SERVICE. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1926.

Presented to both Houses of Parliament pursuant to Section 64 of the Forests Act,, 1921-22.

The Director of Forestry to the Hon. the Commissioner op State Forests. Sir, — Wellington, Ist June, 1926. I have the honour to submit herewith a report on the activities of the Forest Service for the year ended 31st March, 1926. I have, &c., L. Maclntosh Ellis, B.Sc. (F.Tor.), C.S.F.E., S.A.F., Director of . Forestry.

C! 0 N T E N T S. Chapter I:— Page Page Summary and Review of Progress in Forestry .. 1 Chapter V. -General .. . . .. 25 rn . rr Timber-trade Conditions . . .. . . 25 Chapter II , The State Forest Service .. .. .. 9 if 5 , 1 orest , At i? s ;' '' '' •' %% -Photographic Records . . .. .. 28 Chapter lll.—The State Forests . . .. 10 Educational Publications . . . . . . 28 Constitution of State Forests . . .. 10 Forest Service Reference Library .. .. 28 Legislation . . .. .. . . 10 Appendices Forest Reconnaissance, Demarcation, and Survey ] 1 j gt a tus Records .. 29 Co-operation with other State Departments .. 11 IL Report upon State Forestation in North Finance .. .. .. .. ..11 Is l and . . ..29 Operation .. .. . . .. 12 jjj Report upon State Forestation in South Forest-protection .. . . . . 14 Island 32 Forest Wild Life .. .. .. 15 IV. Summaries, Nursery and Plantation OperaEstablishment of Artificial Forests .. 16 tions .. .. 33 Public Relations .. .. .. 18 y Exports and Imports of Sawn Timber and Chapter IV.—Research and Experiments .. 19 other Forest Products .. .. 35 Forest-management . . .. .. 19 VI. Summary of Expenditure out of State Ecological Research .. . . . . 19 Forests Account .. .. . . 36 Forest Economic Research .. . . 19 VII. Receipts and Payments Account .. 37 Silvicultural Investigations .. .. .. 20 VIII. Loan Account .. . . .. 39 Forestation Studies . . .. . . 21 IX. State Forests Account .. .. 39 Forest Economy .. .. .. . . 23 Map.—The Forests of New Zealand. To face page 5

REPORT.

CHAPTER I.—SUMMARY. A REVIEW OE PROGRESS IN FORESTRY FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31st MARCH, 1926. General. This report is annually prepared and published for the information of the general public, for it is right that the people should have the opportunity to be fully informed as to the activities of the Forest Service ; to be given an accountancy of stewardship of the 7,553,690-acre forest estate, of the departmental receipts and expenditures, and a general review of the progress of forest-conservation and of forest-culture within the Dominion. Of necessity, it must be brief, but fuller information can be secured from the numerous Service publications which are available for the asking. National forestry has a fourfold objective. The components are —• (1.) The production of timber crops. (2.) The conservation of stream-flow by the maintenance of protection forests. (3.) The protection and control of New Zealand's forest wild life. (4.) The development of forest recreational uses.

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