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Area treated, 1946-47. Year of n A Total Net New Area Forest. Commencement. ixtoss Area of Forest. Area planted. planted, 1946. Lowpruned. Highpruned. Thinned. Clearfelled. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Mangonui 1944 8,927 3 Waipoua 1925 12,600 4,042 62 '328 108 Puhipuhi 1904 1,565 1,209 4 24 Glenbervie 1945 5,072 7 Riverhead 1926 11,965 10,593 436 Tairua 1930 48,510 13,515 63 306 "s Kauaeranga 1940 4,000 609 39 Maramarua 1928 14,087 12,311 418 Rotoehu 1937 35,559 5,156 510 Whakarewarewa 1898 10-, 065 7,332 ioi 105 io 158 168 Waiotapu 1901 7,974 6,894 44 8 123 31 Kaingaroa * 1913 344,397 258,659 71 1,217 14 110 Tongariro 1937 4,500 2,300 Erua 1930 6,648 4,390 io7 Karioi 1927 25,869 16,922 217 57 1 Gwavas 1944 8,584 15 6 Ngaumu 1942 5,243 17 2 Golden Downs 1927 41,140 23,079 1 304 Rimu 1922 5,839 3,090 156 Hanmer 1901 10,661 7,684 374 58 Balmoral 1916 24,141 21,208 201 60 Eyrewell 1928 19,266 17,343 377 40 Ashley 1939 5,099 1,942 220 135 Naseby 1900 4,032 3,095 41 16 Herbert * 3,269 Berwick 1946 5,752 23 23 Allanton * 1,676 Akatore * 3,136 Dusky 1898 6,866 4,430 719 434 i.29 Conical Hill 1903 4,903 4,211 *48 72 80 129 1 Blue Mountains .. 1925 10,058 8,887 231 173 198 2 Pebbly Hills 1930 5,330 4,355 *6 122 140 113 Minor Areas 1875-1946 14,715 3,602 236 93 6 721,448 446,923 839t 6,556 932 1,055 412 * New projects. t Includes 5 acres interplanted in indigenous forest,