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1930. NEW ZEALAND.

STATE FOREST SERVICE. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1930.

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

The Director of Forestry to the Hon. the Commissioner of State Forests. Sir, — Wellington, 7th August, 1930. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report of all operations of the State Forest Service for the year ended 31st March, 1930, as required by section 64 of the Forests Act, 1921- 22. I have, &c., E. Phillips Turner, Director of Forestry. Hon. E. A. Ransom, Commissioner of State Forests.

CONTENTS. Pago Chapter 111. —The Timber Trade — Page Introductory .. .. .. .. ..2 Production IB Chapter I. The State Forests Industrial Technique " !'. !! '.'.17 I Exports .. 17 Legislation 3 18 finance .. .. .. •• .. Timber Industry and Markets .. .. .. 20 Afforestation operations m general .. 5 J Forest Reconnaissance, Inventory, Demarcation, and Surveys .. .. .. 8 Chapter IV.—General — Forest Protection .. .. .. .. 8 Wild Life in state Forestg ~ _ .. 22 Forest Fires .. .. .. 8 Staff .. .. .. .. 24 Timber Sales .. .. .. 9 Honorary Forest Rangers .. .. 24 Forest Extension .. .. .. .. 9 Unemployment .. .. .. ..24 Tree-planting by Afforestation Companies, &,c. .. 10 Common and Botanical Names of Species .. 25 Local Collection of Seed .. .. .. 10 Publications.. .. .. .. ..10 Reference Library .. .. .. .. 10 Appendices: I. Summarized Reports on State Afforestation in Chapter IT. —Research and Experiments— Forest-conservation Regions .. .. 25 Forest Entomology .. .. - ..11 11. Areas of State Forests .. .. ..27 Silvicultural Investigation in Westland .. .. 12 111. Summaries —Nursery and Plantation OperaForest Working Plans .. .. 12 tions .. .. .. 28 Other Studies . . .. .. 12 IV. Summary of Expenditure out of State Forests Forest Ecology .. - • - - 13 Account .. .. .. 30 Experiment Stations and other Experimental V. Receipts and Payment Account .. ..31 Work .. .. .. .. ..13 VI. Loan Account .. .. .. ..34 Forest-products Investigation ~ ~ 15 VII. State Forests Account ~ ~ .. 34

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