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STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1946 General Revenue Account * Expenditure Income Salaries and contributions to Public Service Superannuation £ Timber— £ £ Fund .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 49,308 Royalties .. .. .. .. .. 9,930 General management of indigenous forests— £ Sales .. .. .. .. .. ..117,766 Postages, cables, stationery, &c. .. .. .. 5,468 Trespass .. .. .. .. .. 512 Forest reconnaissance, timber cruising, &c. .. 23,407 128,208 Legal expenses .. .. .. .. .. 216 Leases— Office rent, heating, lighting, and cleaning .. .. 3,026 Grazing .. .. .. .. .. 1,846 Transportation expenses and maintenance of motor- Sawmill-sites .. .. .. .. .. 305 vehicles .. .. .. .. .. 5,340 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 398 Travelling and transfer expenses .. .. .. 11,080 2,549 Maintenance of buildings and departmental property 1,213 Licence and transfer fees .. .. .. .. .. 284 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 101 Fees for inspections .. .. .. .. .. 3,945 49,851 Administration expenses (Forests Amendment Act, 1926) .. 971 Forest-fire prevention: Fire-fighting wages, &c. .. .. 12,864 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. .. .. 2,485 Research and educational: Silvicultural management Profit on sale of books .. .. .. .. .. 147 studies and timber products testing .. .. .. 3,714 Managed forests— £ Miscellaneous— Waipoua and Omahuta: Royalty .. 9,570 Annual rent, Otanewainuku .. .. .. 74 Less loss for year .. .. .. 5,427 Payments of special rates .. .. .. 67 4,143 Payments to other Departments .. .. .. 309 Whirinaki and Pureora : Profit and royalty .. 17,709 Compensation to employees .. .. .. 188 21,852 Work for other Departments .. .. .. 2,169 Refunds of revenue : Unmillable timber .. .. 1,585 4,392 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,657 Balance carried down .. .. . . .. 36,655 £160,441 £160,441

* Excluding Utilization Branch, for which see separate accounts.

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