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STATE FOREST SERVlCE—continued. STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1940. General Revenue Account. Expenditure. £ Income. Salaries and contributions to Public Service Superannua- Timber — £ £ tion Fund .. .. .. .. .. 12,080 Royalties .. .. .. .. J1,860 General management of indigenous forests — £ Sales .. .. .. .. .. 104,091 Postages, cables, stationery, &c. .. .. 1,228 Trespass .. . . .. . . 105 Payments to other Departments for services 116,056 rendered .. .. .. •. 116 Leases — Forest reconnaissance, timber cruising, &c... 12,894 Grazing .. .. .. 1,367 Legal expenses, &c. . . . . .. 46 Sawmilling sites.. .. .. .. 199 Office rent, heating, lighting, and cleaning .. 611 Industrial .. .. .. •• 187 Transportation expenses and upkeep of motor- Miscellaneous .. .. .. . • 126 vehicles .. .. ■■ ... 2,054 1,879 Travelling and transfer and removal expenses 2,342 Permits miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 826 Maintenance of buildings and departmental License and transfer fees .. .. . . .. 317 property .. .. . .. 262 Fees for inspections .. .. .. 4,736 19,553 Rents of departmental houses .. .. .. 215 Compensation to employees (indigenous forests) .. 127 Administration expenses (Forests Amendment Act, 1926) I > -'7 7 Forest-fire prevention— .. Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. . ■ 261 Communication and control, locomotion and £ Profit on— travelling expenses .. . . ■ . 143 Omahuta Forest .. .. . • • • 332 Fire-fighting wages . . .. .. 990 Whirinaki Forest . . .. .. . ■ 7,59.1 — 1,133 Educational — Photographic records and materials .. 149 Preparation of service bulletins, &c.. .. 18 167 Forest research— Silvieultural management studies and timber products testing .. .. .. 353 Travelling expenses and allowances . ■ 104 457 Miscellaneous — Annual rent, Otanewainuku .. . . 74 Rebates of royalty ' .. . . .. 53 Refunds of appraisal fees.. .. .. 213 Payment of special rates .. . . .. 7 Participation in Centennial exhibition .. 205 Loss on— Puketi Forest.. . . • • • • 857 Waipoua Forest .. .. .. 319 — 1,728 Depreciation .. • • • • • • • • 2,146 Balance carried forward .. .. .. • • 96,299 £133,690 £133,690 Allocation of Revenue Account. Dr. £ £ Or. £ Consolidated Fund Balance from General Revenue Account .. .. 96,299 National Endowment Account revenue (Forests Act, section 39 (2)) .. .. 16,151 Local bodies : Fifths of revenue (Finance, Act, 1924, section 17) .. .. .. 13,202 Working Railways Account (Finance Act, 1936, section 24 (1) and (2)) . . .. 3,490 General Reserve Account: Indigenous forests 63,456 96,299 £96,299 £96,299 Nurseries and Plantations. Dr. £ Or- £ £ Interest on loans .. .. .. .. •• 97,099 Interest on nurseries and plantations .. 211,585 Cost of raising loans .. .. .. •• 761 Land rental .. .. •• 14,269 Loss on £ Interest on utilization projects .. .. 4,525 Waitahuna Nursery .. .. • • 204 Profit on— Riverhead Nursery .. .. .. 115 Rotorua Nursery .. .. .. 41 Westland Nursery . . .. .. 263 Golden Downs Nursery .. .. .. 3 Tobacco scheme. . .. .. •. 7,903 230, 423 8,485 General Reserve Account: Afforestation .. .. 124,078 £230,423 £230,423

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