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APPENDIX V— continued. STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT— continued. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1930— continued. Receipts—continued. Payments— continued. £ a. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. .. 483, ]39 11 3 Brought forward .. .. .. .. 337,688 18 8 70,771 4 7 To Equality of Exchange (Forest Amendment Act, By Operational charges— continued. 1925, section 4) .. .. .. .. .. 3 0 0 Sub. IV.— Educational— Forest exhibits .. .. .. 53 5 3 Photographic records, &c. .. .. 165 6 10 Departmental bulletins and professional publications .. .. .. 383 7 4 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 15 0 603 4 5 Sub. V.— Forest Research— Forest ecology .. .. .. 352 14 4 Silvicultural management studies .. 374 14 6 Utilization and timber- testing and travel-ling-expenses ... .. .. 2,119 9 0 Forest entomology .. .. .. 270 6 4 3,117 4 2 Sub. VI.— General afforestation— Preparation of planting-plans and forestextension .. .. .. .. 316 9 6 Experimental machinery .. .. 14 0 9 Tree- seed collection .. .. .. 7,407 9 11 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 1,388 19 10 Work for other Departments .. .. 110 14 7 9,237 14 7 Sub. VII.— Acquisition of indigenous forests— Yearly rent, Otanewainuku S.D. .. .. 74 0 0 Sub. VIII.— Grants and subsidies— i Payments to local authorities, &c. 11,521 18 2 ! Empire Forestry Conference .. .. 503 10 8 , Miscellaneous .. • • • • 868 4 0 12,893 12 10 363,614 14 8 Cash balances at 31st March, 1930— In Post Office .. .. . • .. 34 19 11 In Public Account .. =• .. .. 48,719 12 4 Imprests outstanding in the Dominion .. .. 10 0 Imprests outstanding in London .. .. .. 0 19 9 48,756 12 0 £483,142 11 3 £483,142 11 3 Note.—The receipts include amounts received by the Post Office before the close of the financial year, but not paid into the Public Account until after the 31st March, 1930. E. Phillips Turner, Director of Forestry. W. Riach, A.R.A.N.Z., Accountant. I hereby certify that the statement of receipts and payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.— 6. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.

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