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APPENDIX III. State Forest Account. Comparative Analysis of Receipts and Payments from 1st April, 1919, to 31st March, 1929.

1919-20. 1920-21. 1921-22. 1922-88. 1928-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. 1S92&-29. | I I I L_ i I I Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation.' Capital. Operation. Capital, jOperation. Capital. Operation.! Capital. Operstrioa. Capital. Operation Capital. Operation. " i j " I | j I Receipts — £ ■ £ £ £ £ i £ £ £ £ ; £ Forest income .. .. 8,514 19,518 30,784 63,372 93,480 i 161, .469 152,550 : 128,566. 115,398 90,114 Loans raised .. .. .. 65,000 70,000 86,780 214,221 209 100,000 .. .. 160,000 200,000 Total receipts .. 73,514 89,518 117,564 277,593 93,689 261,469 j 152,550' i 128-, 566' 275,398 290,114 Payments— £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £: ' £ £; £ £ Salaries .. .. .. 7,111 1,937 10,823 6,772 10,400 20,794 8,626 21,475 9,272 21,414, 9,035 22,394 11,103; 25,912 17,075 ; 22!, 7.83 16,476 27,194' 23,184 21,364 Development and management of 222 3,722 4,191 7,575 j 5,251 12,301 1,563 12,227 2,177 14,094 j 2,792 14,670 3,082 15,.>(X) 4,204 li7.,839 15,840 4,815 17,218 indigenous State forests Forest-fire protection .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 963 95 1,712 81 1,896; 125 1,405 38- 1,553. 73; U,524 182 3,166 287 1,967 Educational .. .. .. .. 188 .. .. 369 479 191 383 119 463 100 819 213 1,164 107 1,094 180 472 140 758 Forest research .. .. .. .. .. 223 .. 999 1,135 1,089 2,142 1,496 1,750 2,847 . 3,615 2,158 2,402. 2,472 2,059 5J81: 1,732' 5,218 Afforestation and forest-extension 46,072 .. 49,631 .. 43,792 .. 30,814 .. j 37,320 .. j -30,182 .. 63,910 .. i 80,730 .. 110,842 155,447. Lands purchased for afforestation 145 .. 157 .. 2,128 .. 3,585 .. .. .. 476 .. . 17,764 .. 11,18-1 .. 18,352 ; 23,2Jil; i Forested lands purchased .. 7.294 .. .. .. 7,173 .. 1,064 .. 4,474 .. 105,993 .. 16,161 .. 18,63©< .. 830 Local-body allocations and grants, .. 100 .. .. 258 1,152 .. 929 .. 2,570 .. 790 ..■ 6.215 .. 9,,805 .. T,24l ... 13,227 &c. Advice, assistance, and preparation .. 28 .. .. .. 1,399 , .. 757 .. 686 .. 1,196 .... 1,358 .. 1,611 .. ! 2,918 .... | 4,944; of planting-plans for local bodies and settlers Net interest and loan charges .. .. 3,577 .. 6,127 397 9,797 4,818 17,155 913 17,337 893 16,516 .. 20,954 .. 24,525 33,816 ... 40,9841 National Endowment Account, .. .. .. •• •• •• •• •• .. •• 12,612 .. 9,741 , 15,659 13,885* -- 7,469transfers to j Total payments .. 60,844 9,552 64,802 20,697 69,840 47,884 51,891 55,727 56,498 59,956 171,346 73,249 115,886 84,555 134,488 i 07,312 152,396, j 109,713, 816'• 1 113, 149. Grand total payments 117,724 107,618 200,441 231,723 262,1X38 321,965