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Waiotapu Plantation. £ s. d. Amount at 31st March, 1901 ... ... ... ... 355 2 7 Trees planted as per Schedule C 6 ... ... ... ... 266 1 1 Digging 203,848 pits for trees at 15s. ... ... ... ... 152 17 0 120 acres clearing and burning ... ... ... ... 120 0 0 350 chains, 10 ft. wide, clearing manuka ... ... ... 900 Trenching 250 chains, 3 ft. wide, for hedge ... ... ... 31 0 0 Planting of 82,277 trees at 15s. per thousand ... ... ... 61 12 6 Fencing erected—2B2 chains at 4s. 6d. ... ... ... 63 9 0 Buildings ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 12 6 Improvements by labour, general ... ... ... ... 43 12 3 Increased value ... ... ... ... ... ... 703 £1,125 7 2 Kaingaroa Plains Plantations (Four). £ s. d. Trees planted as per Schedule C 8 ... ... ... ... 187 14 9 Clearing, planting, cartage, &c. ... ~. ... ... 262 1 6 £449 16 3 Hanmer Springs Plantation. £ s . d. Value of improvements on plantation ... ... ... 168 3 2 Trees in stock ... ... ... ... .... ... 260 8 0 Men's hut and toolhouse ... ... ... ... ... 35 15 6 Fencing-material ... ... ... ... ... ... 458 9 0 Tools in stock ... ... ... ... ... ... 46 17 10 £969 13 6 Baincliff Plantation. £. s . a. Net cost of plantation ... ... ... ... ... 843 17 0 Value of improvements ... ... ... ... .. 71 8 4 Increased value of plantation ... ... ... ... 42 3 9 Tools in stock ... ... ... ... ... ... 715 £964 10 6 Torea Neck Beserve. £ s . d. Improvements by clearing, &c. ... ... ... ... 101 10 8 Fencing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 32 2 2 Tools ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 13 7 £142 6 5

Summary. Expenditure for Year ending 31st March, 1902. £ 8 . d. Eweburn Nursery ... ... ... ... ... 654 14 0 Tapanui Nursery ... ... ... ... . . 1,413 6 3 Whakarewarewa Nursery ... ... ... ... ... 1,657 7 10 Starborough Nursery ... ... ... ... ... 1,649 13 0 Wellington Nursery (proposed) ... ... ... ... 11 3 11 Naseby Survey Plantation ... ... ... ... ... 451 10 11 Gimmerburn Eeserve ... ... ... ... ... 238 4 1 Dusky Hill Plantation . ... ... ... ... 1,910 0 6 Whakarewarewa Plantation ... ... ... ... 750 0 5 Waiotapu Plantation ... ... ... ... ... 177 0 3 Kaingaroa Plains Plantation ... ... ... ... 262 1 6 Baincliff Plantation ... ... ... ... ... 922 6 9 Hanmer Springs Plantation .., ... ... ... 709 5 6 Torea Neck Eeserve ... ... ... ... ... 141 16 5 Supervision of thermal-springs and other reserves ... ... 97 5 0 Amount at 31st March, 1901 ... ... £18,912 15 0 Less value of trees charged in error, 1901 1,399 0 3 17,513 14 9 £28,559 11 1

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