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STATE FOREST SERVICE— continued. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926— continued. Receipts— continued. Payments— continued. . £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 1,378 13 4 335,520 18 7 Brought forward .. .. .. 27,267 0 3 159,276 19 1 Sub. 111.—{Forest-fire prevention— Sub. II.— General development of State Capital charges— j forests— Fire-fighting equipment .... 8 15 3 ! Communication expenses, printing and Maintenance charges— stationery .. .. .. .. ], 808 2 2 Wages .. .. .. .. 27 3 3 Fiscal management expenses .. .. 202 15 9 35 18 6 ! Forest and grazing reconnaissance, timber Sub. IV.—Educational— cruising and appraisal, policing patrol, Capital charges— &c. .. .. .. .. 6,165 19 4 Reference library .. .. .. 19 0 Destruction of wild pigs .. .. 1,011 17 2 Maintenance charges— Legal expenses, contingencies, &e. .. 35 0 3 Department bulletins .. .. 31 S 4 Office rent, heating, and lighting .. 2,346 2 11 Sundries .. .. .. .. 3179 Transportation expenses and upkeep of 36 15 1 motor-vehicles .. .. .. 1,077 5 4 Sub. V.—Forest research— Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers 2,704 1 5 Maintenance charges— 15,351 4 4 Sundries .. .. .. .. .. 34 8 8 Sub. 111.— Forest-fire prevention— Sub. VI.—General afforestation— Communication and locomotion expenses 431 18 7 Capital charges— Wages, &c. .. .. .. .. 1,148 15 7 Bursaries and plantations .. .. .. 239 0 8 1,580 14 2 1,724 16 3 Sub. IV.— Educational— Contributions received from local authorities Forest exhibits .. .. .. 163 13 2 in respect of the purchase of the Aka- Photographic records, &c. .. .. 222 9 6 tarawa Reserve— Departmental bulletins and professional Wellington City Council .. .. .. 4,343 12 7 publications .. .. .. 619 2 0 Lower Hutt Borough Council .. .. .. 98 6 10 Rangers' Instruction School .. . . 19-5 3 2 Petone Borough Council .. .. .. 388 7 8 1,200 7 10 Upper Hutt Borough Council .. .. .. 75 17 10 Sub. V.— Forest Research— Hutt County Council .. .. .. .. 191 19 2 Forest ecology .. .. .. 349 0 9 5,098 4 1 Silvicultural management studies .. 400 13 1 Utilization and timber-testing .. .. 1.442 2 10 2,191 16 8 Sub. VI.— General afforestation-— Preparation of planting-plans and forest- ■ extension .. .. .. .. 1,312 5 1 Tree-seed collection, &e. .. ■ ■ 46 2 2 1,358 7 3 Sub. VII.— Acquisition of indigenous forests— Yearly rent, Otanewainuku S.D. .. .. 74 0 0 Sub. VIII.— Grants and subsidies— Payments to local authorities .. .. 6,141 15 4 55,165 5 10 Cash balances at 31st March, 1926— In Treasury .. .. .. .. . . 2 13 4 In Post Office .. .. .. .. •- 37 16 11 In Public Account .. .. • - ■ • 2,358 3 11 Imprests outstanding in the Dominion .. .. 2 19 10 Investment Account .. .. .. .. 125,500 0 0 gH 127,901 14 0 r £342,343 18 11 £342,343 18 11 Note. The receipts include amounts received by the Post Office before the close of the financial year, but not paid into the Public Account until after the 31st March, 1926. t E. Phillips Turner, Secretary of Forestry. A. W. Gyles, A.1.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the statement of receipts and payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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