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1927. N E W ZEA L A N D

STATE FOREST SERVICE. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1927.

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

The Director or Forestry to the Hon. the Commissioner of State Forests. Sir, — Wellington, Ist June, 1927. I have the honour to submit herewith a report on the activities of the Forest Service for the year ended 31st March, 1927. I have, &c., L. Macintosh Ellis, B.Sc. (F.Tor.), C.S.F.E., S.A.F., Director of Forestry.

CONTENTS. Page Page Chapter I: — Chapter V General Review of Forestry Progress .. .. 2 General .. .. .. .. .. 28 Timber-trade .. .. .. .. 28 Chapter II: — The Forest Atlas .. .. .. .. 31 The State Forest Service .. .. .. 8 Photographic Records .. .. .. 31 Educational Publications .. .. 32 Chapter III:— Reference Library .. .. .. .. 32 The State Forests .. .. .. 10 Appendices:—■ General .. .. .. .. 10 I. Status Records .. .. .. 32 Legislation .. .. .. .. 10 11. Report upon State Forestation in Forest Forest Reconnaissance, Demarcation, and Survey 11 Conservation Regions— Co-operation with other State Departments .. 11 Auckland Forest Conservation Region .. 33 Finance .. .. .. .. ..11 Rotorua Forest Conservation Region .. 33 Operation .. .. .. .. ..13 Wellington Forest Conservation Region.. 34 Forest-protection .. .. .. 14 Nelson-Marlborough Forest Conservation Forest Wild Life .. .. .. 16 Region .. .. .. .. 35 Establishment of Man-made Forests .. ..18 Canterbury - Otago Forest Conservation Public Relations .. .. .. 19 Region . . .. .. .. 35 Westland Forest Conservation Region .. 36 Chapter IV: — Southland Forest Conservation Region .. 36 Research and Experiments .. .. .. 20 111. Summaries: Nursery and Plantation OperaForest Management .. .. .. 20 tions .. .. .. .. 37 Forest Ecology .. .. .. .. 20 IV. Exports and Imports of Sawn Timber and Forest Entomology .. .. .. .. 21 other Forest Products .. .. 39 Forest Economics .. .. .. 21 V. Summary of Expenditure out of State Silvicultural Investigations .. .. .. 22 Forests Account .. .. .. 40 Forestation Studies .. .. .. .. 24 VI. Receipts and Payments Account .. .. 41 Forest Economy .. .. .. 26 VII. Loan Account .. .. .. 44

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