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STATE FOREST SERVICE— continued. ROTORUA NURSERY. Tree-growing and Seed Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

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Dr. Trees. Seed. ! Total. Cr. Trees. Seed. Total. i ! ! ! £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock, 1st April, 1925 .. .. .. 7,160 11 2 411 3 11 7,571 15 1 BySales .. .. .. .. .. 8,129 10 6 1,110 7 0 9,239 17 6 Stores .. .. .. .. 860 15 6 3 12 9 864 8 3 Transfers to plantations .. .. .. 3,384 9 4 .. 3,384 9 4 Seedbeds .. .. .. .. ■■ 86 0 5 .. 86 0 5 Transfers to other regions .. .. .. 262 7 9 20 17 11 283 5 8 Transfers to schools .. . . . . 337 10 0 68 12 9 406 2 9 8,107 7 1 414 16 8 8,522 3 9 Transfers to nursery (seed sown) .. .. .. 1,372 16 4 1,372 16 4 Production charges — * Seed-beds, 1926-27 .. .. .. 114 3 2 .. 114 3 2 Seed collection and extraction .. .. .. 2,561 9 4 2,561 9 4 Stores, 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. 858 14 10 5 3 2 863 18 0 Preparation of land .. .. .. 161 15 2 .. 161 15 2 Stock, 31st March, 1926 .. .. .. 8,996 9 0 1,146 0 1 10,142 9 1 Sowing .. .. .. .. .. 1,736 6 6 .. 1,736 6 6 Seed sown .. .. .. 1,372 16 4 .. 1,372 16 4 Cultivation .. .. .. .. 2.249 4 6 .. 2,249 4 6 Lifting .. .. .. .. .. 1,284 2 1 .. 1,284 2 1 Lining out.. .. .. .. .. 572 7 6 .. 572 7 6 Wages, materials, salaries, &c. .. .. 2,594 14 5 .. 2,594 14 5 Nursery on-cost (depreciation, interest, and land 331 0 0 66 0 0 397 0 0 rental) Balance (gross profit) carried down .. .. 3,673 11 0 681 11 3 4,355 2 3 22,083 4 7 3,723 17 3 25,807 1 10 22,083 4 7 3,723 17 3 25,807 1 10 To Distribution charges —selling expenses (wages, 1,564 9 1 131 6 3 1,695 15 4 By Balance brought down .. .. .. 3,673 11 0 681 11 3 4,355 2 3 salaries, materials, advertising, &c.) Office on-cost (depreciation, interest and land rental) 332 0 0 66 16 4 398 16 4 Balance (net profit) carried down .. .. 1,777 1 11 483 8 8 2,260 10 7 3,673 11 0 681 11 3 4,355 2 3 3,673 11 0 681 11 3 4,355 2 3 To Balance transferred to Income and Expenditure .. 2,441 8 3 By Balance brought down .. .. .. .. .. 2,260 10 7 Account Grazing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 105 13 11 Miscellaneous sales .. .. .. .. .. 75 3 9 £2,441 8 . 3 £2,441 8 3