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STATE FOREST SERVlCE—continued STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1942 General Revenue Account Expenditure £ Income Salaries and contributions to Public Service Superannua- Timber— £ £ tion Fund .. .. .. .. .. 16,502 Royalties .. .. .. . 8949 General management of indigenous forests— £ Sales ..... ' 96'327 Postages, cables, stationery, &c. .. .. 2,025 Trespass' " " '' .! 1'352 Payments to other Departments for services '' "° jqjj 028 rendered .. .. . . .. 225 LeasesForest reconnaissance, timber cruising, &c. .. 11,887 Grazing .. .. .. 1 032 Legal expenses, &c. .. .. .. 47 Sawmilling sites .. .. .. .. 213 Office rent, heating, lighting, and cleaning .. 1,689 Industrial .. .. .. °" 107 Transportation expenses and maintenance of Miscellaneous .. .. '' '' 310 motor-vehicles .. .. .. 2,112 " " " 2 262 Travelling and transfer and removal expenses 3,385 Permits, miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 8'279 Maintenance of buildings and departmental License and transfer fees .. .. " , . '265 property .. .. .. .. 486 Fees for inspections .... 2 510 Contingencies and miscellaneous .. .. 65 Rents of departmental houses .. ." '264 . . 21,921 Administration expenses (Forests Amendment Act, 1926) 1,453 ± orest-hre prevention : Fire-fighting wages, &c. .. 617 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. 1 777 Educational— Profit on Photographic records and materials .. 17 Whirinaki Forest.. .. .. 8 367 Preparation of service bulletins, &c. .. 10 Omahuta Forest .. " !! "199 . 27 g 506 Forest research : Silvicultural management studies and timber products testing .. .. . . . . 388 Miscellaneous— Annual rent, Otanewainuku .. .. 74 Payment of special rates .. .. .. 23 Loss on Puketi Forest .. .. .. 668 765 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 1 , 874 Timber-control expenses .. .. .. .. 3,868 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 86,042 £132,004 £132,004 Allocation of Revenue Account Dr. Cr. £ Consolidated Fund— £ £ Balance from General Revenue Account .. .. 86,042 National Endowment Account revenue (Forests Act, section 39 (2)) .. .. .. 16,721 Local bodies : Fifths of revenue (Finance Act, 1924, section 17) .. .. .. 17,211 Working Railways Account (Finance Act, 1936, section 24 (1) and (2)) .. .. 898 34,830 General Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 51,212 £86,042 £86,042 Nurseries and Plantations: Interest and Miscellaneous Dr. £ Cr. £ Interest on loans .. .. .. .. .. 107,457 Interest on commercial projects .. .. .. 15,259 Loss on Westland Nursery .. .. .. .. 263 Net interest payable, capitalized as from Ist April, 1940 92' 461 £107,720 £107/720

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