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STATE FOREST SERVICE. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1925. Receipts. Payments. To Cash in hand, 1st April, 1924— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d By Loan charges— £ 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 7 Timber-sales .. .. .. .. 124,917 18 3 Transfer to Deposit Account on account of Timber royalties .. .. .. 5,426 14 11 Native owners, Lot 3, Whangamarino Parish .. 459 8 6 Timber trespass .. .. .. 239 6 3 137,206J14 0 Leases—Grazing .. .. .. 2,251157 Leases—Sawmill-sites .. .. .. 663 17 10 Leases—Building-sites .. .. .. 1110 0 Leases—Industrial .. .. .. 576 13 3 Capital chargesLicense and transfer fees.. .. .. 170 7 6 Sub - II.—General development of State forestsMiscellaneous .. .. .. .. 107 3 3 Buildings .. .. .. .. 506 17 5 Permits Grazing .. .. .. 92 18 0 Motor-vehicles, field and office equipment .. 1,437 5 3 Permits—Miscellaneous .. .. .. 732 10 6 Forest atlas .. .. .. .. 299 5 1 Kauri-gum .. .. .. .. 763 15 1 Roads, trails, and telephone-lines .. .. 345 12 2 Fees for inspections .. .. .. 323 18 2 Demarcation .. .. .. .. 359 6 7 Interest on overdue promissory notes .. 120 4 11 Salaries .. .. .. .. 236 14 7 Rental on houses .. .. .. 42 14 0 3,185 1 Opossum revenue .. .. .. 2,784 12 2 Sub. III.— Forest- fire prevention— Equipment and protection improvements .. .. 151 8 8 150,473 10 2 „ , T „ ,. . Less adjustments, Lands and Survey .. 295 12 10 , "Reference library™ 98 2 10 Nurseries and plantations- ' Photographic equipment 1 17 3 Trees .. .. ... .. 8,704 6 11 100 ° 1 Seeds .. .. .. .. 970 2 11 g u b y— Forest research— Firewood and poles .. .. .. 149 10 7 Forest experimental station, Westland .. 1,499 13 10 Grazing .. .. .. .. 510 13 0 Salaries .. .. .. .. 26 18 6 Rental of houses .. .. .. 656 8 6 Timber testing and ecological equipment .. 249 4 6 Sheep and wool .. .. .. 14 10 0 1,775 16 10 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 285 1 7 11,290 13 6 Sub. VI.— General afforestation— 161,468110 10 Nurseries and plantations planting.. .. 47,939 15 6 Recoveries of expenditure and credits-in-aid— Salaries (afforestation) .. .. .. 9,343 10 7 Sub. I.—Salaries .. .. .. .. 478 0 11 Land for extension of nurseries and plantations 476 10 0 Sub. II.-—General Development of State Sand-dune reclamation .. .. .. 2,317 18 1 Forests— Temporary assistance .. .. .. 766 8 8 Destruction of pigs .. .. .. 390 0 0 60,844 2 10 Sale of motor-car .. .. .. 156 0 11 Sub. VII.— Acquisition of indigenous forests— Timber-cruising .. .. .. 132 19 4 Purchase of part Runanga 2a Block and other Sundries .. .. .. .. 69 13 1 lands .. .. .. .. .. 5,992 16 4 748 13 4 72,049 5 10

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