STATE FOREST SERVICE— continued. Summary of Plantation Operations at 31st March, 1926.

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Interest calculated at 4 per cent, until 31st March, 1921, and 4J per cent, thereafter. £ s. d. Value of buildings, departmental property, &c. .. .. .. .. 56,046 0 1 Debts on areas planted .. .. . ..... .. 1,098,102 210 £1,154,148 2 11

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"I leal 1 I v i t J Planitlnn ' Ex P e nditure i Interest on I c f . _ Interest oncost Land Kental Total Actual ffljj Buildings and Debt on Area TotaI Age Area ! sanation. to Date. Actual i <-<»t 01 ireea. Interest on (.ost compounded; Jotal. , Eecei pts. interest on Departmente i planted. Iotal - Age ' Planted. Expenditure. 01 lrees ' Jteceipto. Property. per Acre " North Island. £ e. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Years. Acres. £ s. d. Kaingaroa .. .. 112,080 3 6 25,155 9 0 56,732 19 6 14,921 9 410,268 2 7 219,158 3 11 995 2 5 168 17 817,247 5 5 200,746 18 5 219,158 3 11 15 5 0 3 Puhipuhi .. .. 11,663 12 0 4,478 4 4 1,703 12 9 700 8 1 533 7 9 19,079 4 11 88 7 11 11 5 5 614 14 9 18,364 16 10 19,079 4 11 22 1,200 15 6 0 Waiotapu .. .. 78,268 12 2 52,833 9 9 25,906 0 6 24,180 7 4 2,854 6 3 184,042 16 0 1,070 11 7 270 9 11 6,817 14 4 175,884 0 2 184,042 16 0 27 7,010 25 1 10 Whakarewarowa .. 102,848 13 3 61,457 13 8 23,361 4 11 20,360 16 11 3,823 12 11 211,852 1 8 3,974 6 1 1,218 9 11 8,451 8 3 198,207 17 5 211,852 1 8 28 8,037 24 13 3 South Island. Balmoral .. .. 31,481 10 8 6,239 7 2 15,340 15 3 2,764 6 5 1,559 15 4 57,385 14 10 503 15 8 86 18 2 4,476 0 3 52,319 0 9 57,385 14 10 9 4,667 11 4 2 Blue Mountain .. 3,119 19 5 .. 2,369 3 7 .. 9 17 1 5,499 0 1 29 10 9 .. 1,160 0 3 4,309 9 1 5,499 0 1 1 980 4 7 11 Conical Hills .. 44,871 4 6 30,787 19 0 20,578 10 2 16,228 5 6 4,539 16 4 117,005 15 6 4,372 5 4 1,363 3 4 2,769 0 2 108,501 6 8 117,005 15 6 23 3,533 30 14 2 Dusky Hills .. 18,257 13 9 19,527 18 5 6,667 2 1 8,881 16 4 1,854 13 11 55,189 4 6 516 12 4 178 13 4 794 10 10 53,699 8 0 55,189 4 6 28 746 71 19 8 Gimmerburn .. 3,619 0 1 3,505 18 9 3,288 0 0 3,850 11 10 459 9 7 14,723 0 3 1,507 11 8 911 5 6 193 10 0 12,110 13 1 14,723 0 3 25 88 137 12 5 Greenvale .. .. 29,554 4 10 6,531 9 0 20,881 19 1 4,560 0 5 1,393 18 5 62,921 11 9 334 4 10 46 10 6 3,843 3 1 58,697 13 4 62,921 11 9 9 2,926 20 1 3 Hanmer Springs .. 51,278 9 4 24,220 16 3 15,863 17 8 8,561 2 4 4,557 12 0 104,481 17 7 1,209 12 6 345 19 0 6,004 0 7 96,922 5 6 104,481 17 7 24 5.591 17 6 8 Naseby .. .. 23,952 3 4 11,724 8 1 24,823 11 4 13,262 9 0 1,606 10 4 75,369 2 1 308 15 8 22 11 8 3,018 6 3 72,019 8 6 75,369 2 1 27 2,366 30 8 9 Pukerau .. .. 8,056 16 11 2,383 2 0 2,374 3 6 918 16 6 1,263 6 8 14,996 5 7 .. .. 421 12 2 14,574 13 5 14,996 5 7 10 573 25 8 8 Raincliff .. .. 403 17 2 550 9 1 .. .. 1,228 19 2 2,183 5 5 11 4 0 16 14 8 67 16 3 2,087 10 6 2,183 5 5 24 206 10 2 8 Experimental. Dumgree .. .. 10,438 14 6 8,866 2 4 3,985 7 0 4,494 2 11 5,134 10 9 32,918 17 6 2,751 5 5 1,256 3 4 97 0 0 28,814 8 9 32,918 17 6 22 342 84 10 11 Galloway .. .. 68 19 10 34 18 8 16 0 0 7 16 4 0 3 5 127 18 3 .. .. 24 7 6 103 10 9 127 18 3 10 2 51 15 4 Omarama .. .. 69 12 9 34 1 6 11 0 0 5 12 4 0 14 11 121 1 6 .. .. 22 15 0 98 6 6 121 1 6 10 2 49 3 3 Waitahuna .. .. 267 7 9 257 1 6 63 0 0, 69 16 4 6 4 7 663 10 2 .. 22 15 0 640 15 2 663 10 2 20 11 58 5 0 530,300 15 9258,588 8 6223,966 7 4123,767 17 1141,095 2 01,177,718 11 617,673 6 25,897 2 556,046 0 1 1,098,102 2 101,177.718 11 6 .. 78,313