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1940. NEW ZEALAND.

STATE FOREST SERVICE. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1940.

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

The Director of Forestry to the Hon. the Commissioner of State Forests. Sir, — Wellington, 15th July, 1940. I have the honour to present herewith, pursuant to section 64 of the Forests Act, 1921-22, the annual report of the operations of the State Forest Service for the year ended 31st March, 1940. I have, &c., Alex E. Entrican, Director of Forestry. Hon. Frank Langstone, Commissioner of State Forests.

CONTENTS.

PAGE Summary .. .. .. .. •. 2 Chapter I—Policy—— Personnel and Planning .. .. .. 2 Indigenous Timber Sales .. .. .. 2 State Exotic Forests.. .. .. .. 3 Inter-relationship between Indigenous and Exotic Forests .. .. .. .. .. 4 Forest Finance .. .. .. .. 4-5 Soil Erosion .. .. .. .. 4-5 Review .. .. .. . • • • 5 Chapter ll—Administration — Personnel and Temporary Staff .. .. 5 Casual Staff .. .. .. • ■ 6 Honorary Staff .. .. .. .. 6 Health Safety of Employees .. .. .. 6 Staff Training .. .. .. . • 6 Staff and Office Inspections .. .. .. 7 Modification of Executive Charges .. .. 7 Departmental Relations .. .. .. 8 Chapter III —Constitution of State Forests— Charges in Area .. .. .. .. 8 Charges in Status .. .. .. •• 8 Chapter IV—Forest Management— Surveys .. .. .. •. • • 8 Forest Management Staff .. . . .. 9 Preparation of Working Plans .. .. 9 Chapter V—Silviculture— General .. .. . • .. .. 10 Natural Regeneration .. .. .. 10 Artificial Regeneration .. . . .. 11 Tending of Forest Stands .. .. .. 11 Silviculture Investigations .. .. .. 12 Forest Botany .. .. .. • • 13 Chapter Vl—Forest Protection — From Fire .. .. .. .. • • 14 From Animals .. .. .. • ■ 16 From Insects and Fungi .. .. .. 17 Damage from Natural Causes.. .. .. 18 Offences .. .. .. .. 19 Chapter VII —Forest Engineering —• General .. .. . • • ■ 19 Roads and Bridges .. .. .. 20 Other Transport Facilities .. .. 20 Buildings .. .. .. .. 20 Water-supply .. .. • • 20 Utilization Plants .. .. .. 20 Transportation .. .. .. •. 21 Communications .. .. .. .. 21 Village Planning .. .. .. •. 21 Chapter Vlll—Extraction and Commercial Development— State Forest Sales .. .. .. 22 State Forest Log Sales .. .. .. 22 Production and sales of Manufactured forest products .. .. .. .. 23

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PAGE Chapter Vlll—Extraction and Commercial Development—continued. Equipment and Operating Technique in the Forest Industries .. .. .. 23 Timber-production .. .. .. 24 Domestic Markets .. .. . . 24 Imports .. .. . • • • 25 Exports .. .. .. . • 25 Chapter IX —Utilization — General .. .. .. . • 26 Industrial Investigations .. . . 26 Timber Mechanics .. .. .. 27 Timber Physics .. .. . . 27 Wood-preservation .. .. • • 28 Derived Products .. .. .. 29 Chapter X—Miscellaneous — Legislation .. .. .. ■ • 29 Finance .. .. ■ ■ • ■ 29 Recreation .. .. ■. • • 31 Opossum Trapping .. .. .. .. 31 Mining Privileges .. .. •. • ■ 31 Forest Grazing .. .. . • • • 31 Government Timber Price Committee .. .. 31 Centennial Exhibition .. .. 32 Timber Emergency Regulations .. .. 32 Export Butter-box Pool .. .. .. 32 Commercial Afforestation Companies .. .. 32 Appendix I— Areas added to Permanent and Provisional State Forests .. .. .. • • 33 Appendix II—• Areas withdrawn from Permanent and Provisional State Forests .. .. . • 33 Appendix lII— Areas of State Forests .. .. • • 33 Appendix IV— Progress of Reservation of State Forests .. 34 Appendix V —• Planting Operations .. .. . . 34 Appendix VI — Fires in State Forests .. .. ■ • 35 Appendix VII — Animals killed in State Forests .. .. 35 Appendix VIII — Forest Sales .. .. • • 35 Appendix IX —■ Imports of Sawn Timber, &c... .. 36 Appendix X — Exports of Sawn Timber, &c... .. .. 36 Appendix Xl— Sawmilling and Sash and Door Manufacturing.. 37 Glossary ~ ~ .. •. 40