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APPENDIX IV. STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. Comparative Analaysis of Receipts and Payments from 1st April, 1922, to 31st March, 1930.

1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. j 1927-28. 1928-29. 1929-30. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation., Capital. Operation. . _ . . . j . , Receipts — £ I £ £ | £ j £ £ I £ | £ Forest income .. .. .. .. 63,372 93,480 161,469 152,550 128,566 115,398 90,114 105,637 Loans raised .. .. .. .. 214,221 209 100,000 .. .. 160,000 200,000 352,000 Total receipts .. .. 277,593 93,689 261,469 152,550 128,566 275,398 290,114 457,637 Payments — £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £:£ £ £ £ £ £ £ Salaries .. .. .. .. .. 8,626 21,475 9,272 21,414 9,035 22,394 11,103 25,912 17,075 22,783 16,476 27,194 : 23,184 21,364 23,450 24,367 Development and management of indigenous 1,563 12,227 2,177 14,094 2,792 14,670 3,082 15,500 4,204 17,839 3,474 15,840 4,815 17,218 j 7,076 State forests Forest-fire protection .. .. .. 95 1,712 81 1,896 125 1,405 38 1,553 73 1,524 182 3,166 : 287 1 967 39 i 1 256 Educational .. .. .. .. 191 383 119 463 100 819 213 1,164 107 1,094 180 472 1 140 758 113 '412 Forest research .. .. .. .. 1,135 1,089 2,142 1,496 1,750 2,847 3,615 2,158 2,402 2,472 2,059 5,181 1,732 5,218 3,277 3,110 Afforestation and forest-extension .. .. 30,814 .. 37,320 .. 50,182 .. 63,910 .. 80,730 .. 110,842 .. 155,447 .. . Lands purchased for afforestation .. .. 3,585 .. .. .. 476 .. 17,764 .. 11,181 .. 18,352 .. 23,211 .. 12'958 Forested lands purchased .. .. .. 1,064 .. 4,474 .. 105,993 .. 16,161 .. 18,639 .. 830 .. .. .. Local-body allocations and grants, &c. .. .. 929 .. 2,570 .. 790 .. 6,215 .. 9,805 .. 7,241 : .. 13,227 i .. 11,522 Advice, assistance, and preparation of planting- .. 757 .. 686 .. 1,196 .. 1,358 .. 1,611 .. 2,918 i .. 4,944 : .. 10 176 plans for local bodies and settlers Net interest and loan charges .. .. 4,818 17,155 913 17,337 893 16,516 .. 20,954 .. 24,525 .. 33,816 .. 40,984 .. 59,884 National Endowment Account, transfers to .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,612 .. 9,741 .. 15,659 .. 13,885 .. 7,469 .. 6 971 Total payments .. .. 51,891 55,727 56,498 59,956 171,346 73,249 115,886 j 84,555 134,411 ! 97,312 jl52,395 109,713 *208,816 Ill3, 149 288,276 139,142 Grand total payments .. 107,618 116,454 244,595 200,441 231,723 262,108 32?, j 427^,418