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APPENDIX VIII Sawmills registered under the Sawmill Registration Regulations 1942

APPENDIX IX Forest Offences, 1944-45

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Number of Sawmills Sawmills Sawmills cutting cutting Conservancy. registered mainly mainly as at 31st Indigenous Exotic March, 1945. Timber. Timber. Auckland .. .. .. .. 115 85 30 Rotorua .. .. .. .. 56 47 9 Wellington . . . . . . . . 79 4-7 32 Nelson .. .. .. .. 68 55 13 Westland .. . . .. .. 49 49 Canterbury .. ... .. 31 2 29 Southland .. .. .. .. 54 42 12 Totals .. .. .. 452 327 125

Law under which Proceedings Number of Costs and Offence. were taken. Convictions. 1 me8. Damages. £ £ S. d. Operating an engine which is Regulation 6, Forest (Fire- 6 9 20 14 6 not provided with efficient prevention) Regulations means of preventing the 1940 escape of dangerous sparks, &c. Failure to report or to fight a Regulation 8, Forest (Fire- 6 13 72 2 3 fire caused by sawmilling prevention) Regulations operations or leaving a fire .1940 before it was suppressed Lighting a fire in a fire district Section 44 (1) (c) Forests 5 6 8 6 0 without a permit Act, 1921—22 Entering a State forest without Regulation 12, Forest (Fire- 16 26 25 17 6 a permit prevention) Regulations 1940 Hunting in a State forest with- Section 47, Forests Act, 7 8 15 8 6 out a permit 1921-22 Causing a fire by firing incendi- Section 44 (1) (a), Forests 1 2 2 17 0 ary bullet into a State forest Act, 1921-22 Unlawfully cutting and remov- Section 43, Forests Act, 4 147 260 11 6 ing timber from a State forest 1921-22 Unlawfully, taking kauri-gum Section 50, Forests Act, 1 5* 0 10 0 in a State Forest 1921-22 46 216 406 7 3 * Kauri-gum takon also forfeited.