H.—s

40

Pact I.

Rate of

Destruction of Forests.

ROUGH MEMORANDUM, by Mr. T. CALCUTT, of Cost of Planting and subsequent Management of 100 Acres of suitable Land in Trees. OUTLAY.

Profit on

100 Acres of Tree Land.

OMPAEATITE Itatement s. lowing 'eecentage o: OEEST /an: i— continue< Perci mtage of Forest Lam in 1830. 1868. 1873. mckland 'aranaki Vellington ... lawke's Bay... felson f arlborougli ... 'anterbury ... Vestland 24-024 87336 71-428 31803 43 302 29411 3 4509 66115 14-34 9-909 83-013 57-142 11-803 36 085 25-735 3-106 62-809 12569 7209 65-562 42-857 8193 28-863 18382 207006 49 42 L 11-841 )tago "Whole Colony 30-68 23-038 18-27 Showing iATE of DeSTBUC 'ION. 1868. 1873. mckland 'aranaki Wellington ... lawke's Bay... ]"elson tarlborough ... 'anterbury ... Vestland >tago 58-75* 20-60-82 16-6 12-5 IDS' 1234 27-27 111 25305 2028'57 33-3 2105 10-71 "Whole Colony, say 2520' * Thus, of the forest standing in 1830 (in Aucl letween that dato and 1873, there had been destroyed Jand), there had been destroyed 27'27 per cent, of the remainder. 58'75 per cent, up to 1868; am

.st Year. —Land free of cost. Ploughing, subsoiling and trenching Seed Planting same, 5 feet apart Labour, weeding, cleaning, and replacing plants Fencing Contingencies .. £ s. 200 0 10 0 50 0 100 0 100 0 40 0 d. 0 0 0 0 0 0 £ s." d. !nd Year.—Labour, as above .. .. .. .. 100 0 0 Interest on outlay (£500 at 5 per cent.) .. 25 0 0 £500 0 0 125 0 0 ird Year.—Labour £100 0 0 Interest on £625 31 5 0 t 131 5 0 ith Year.—Labour £100 0 0 Interest on £756 5s 37 16 0 137 16 0 ith Year.—Labour £100 0 0 Interest on £894 Is 44 14 0 144 14 0 Carried forward .. .. .. ,. i £1,038 15 £1,038 15 0 0