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STATE FOREST SERVlCE—continued. STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1938. General Revenue Account. Expenditure. Income. Salaries and contributions to Public Service £ s. d. Timber— ' £ s d £ s d Superannuation Fund .. .. .. 14,635 1 5 Royalties .. .. .. 7,663 4 l' General management of indigenous Sales .. .. 89'448 13 9 forests— £ g. d. Trespass .. .. .. 577 7 2 Postages, cables, stationery, &c. 1,110 17 11 97 ggg 5 0 Payments to other Departments Leases— for services rendered .. 161 3 9 Grazing .. .. .. 1,528 3 9 Forest reconnaissance, timber Sawmill sites .. . '147 12 0 cruising, &c. .. .. 11,734 10 6 Industrial .. " ' 309 2 8 Legal expenses, &c. .. .. 118 3 9 Miscellaneous .. .. 683 1 6 Office rent, heating, lighting, 2 667 19 11 and cleaning .. .. 434 8 11 Permits, miscellaneous .. .. .. ' 23 5 10 Transportation expenses and License and transfer fees .. .. .. 361 11 0 upkeep of motor-vehicles .. 1,539 0 9 Fees for inspections .. .. .. 2,366 19 8 Travelling and transfer and Rents of departmental houses .. .. ' 253 4 8 removal expenses . . . . 1,892 4 2 Kauri-gum collection .. .. .. 133 19 0 Maintenance of buildings and Administration expenses (Forests Amendment departmental property .. 1,821 19 2 Act, 1926) .. .. .. .. 1,044 14 5 18,812 8 11 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 132 16 9 Forest-fire prevention— Communication and control, locomotion and travelling expenses .. .. .. 240 311 Fire-fighting wages .. .. 1,103 18 0 1,344 1 11 Educational— Photographic records and materials .. .. 104 4 5 Preparation of service bulletins, &e. .. .. .. 3 4 5 107 8 10 Forest research— Silvicultural-management studies and timber-products testing .. 301 10 1 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. .. 237 2 1 Afforestation— Travelling-expenses .. .. 9 14 9 Tree-seed operations .. 96 8 11 Work for other Departments .. 11 5 3 117 8 II Miscellaneous— Annual rental, Otanewainuku 74 0 0 Rebates of royalty on timber exported .. .. 12 18 11 Compassionate grant .. 16 7 6 Refund on timber exported to Great Britain .. .. 12 17 3 Unauthorized .. .. 5 4 9 121 8 5 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 1,627 9 11 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 67,369 15 9 £104,673 16 3 £104,673 16 3 Allocation of Revenue Account. Consolidated Fund— £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s . d. National Endowment Account Balance from General Revenue Account .. 67,369 15 9 revenue (Forests Act, section 39(2)) .. .. .. 18,712 6 6 Local Bodies (fifths of revenue), (Finance Act, 1924, section 17) 16,403 11 0 General Reserve Account (Indigenous Forests) .. .. 32,253 18 3 67,369 15 9 £67,369 15 9 £67,369 15 9 Nurseries and Plantations. T , £ s. d. £ s. d. Interest on loans .. .. .. .. 81,856 011 Interest on nurseries and plantations .. .. 174,131 13 8 Free issue of trees to local bodies, &c. .. .. 339 4 7 Land rental .. .. .. .. 12,975 I 6 Trees and seed destroyed .. .. .. 143 0 6 Profit on Rotorua Nursery .. .. .. 1,239 19 5 Loss on Westland Nursery .. .. .. 299 4 1 Loss on Hanmer Nursery .. .. . . 4 19 9 General Reserve Account (afforestation) .. 105,704 4 9 £188,346 14 7 , £188,346 14 7

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