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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

NEW ZEALAND STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT.

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Minister if Lands. 1908-9. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. 123. —State Forests Branch of the Lands and Survey Department £ £ £ 2,985 27,511 30 ,496 TOTAL 2,985 27 ,511 30 ,496 Item. 6-9. 19' STATE FORESTS BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY. 1908-9. Total number of officers .. 16 VOTE No. 123. Salaries — Chief Forester 15 Assistant Foresters and Nursery Overseers: 1 at £230, 1 at £215, 1 at £200, 3 at £180, 4 at £170, 2 at £160, 3 at £145 £ l 365 2,620 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 IS 19 Other Charges incidental to — Fencing, Buildings, Planting, Material, Ac.— Nurseries — Eweburn Rotorua Tapanui Hanmer Ruatangata Kurow ... ... Starborough Plantations — Survey Paddock, Naseby ... Gimmerburn Reserve Dusky Hill Conical Hills Hanmer Springs Whakarewarewa Waiotapu and extension ... Kaingaroa (maintenance) Dumgree Puhipuhi Books, stationery, office requisites, photographic material, insurances, and telephones ... Extra clerical assistance Extension of nurseries and additional plantations • Fencing State Forest Reserve, Kaiparoro ... Management expenses of State forests Mount Bruce Forest Reserve, half cost felling and clearing one chain wide round boundary Planting reserves, Mackenzie County (from rents of reserves) Postages and telegrams, including rent of letter-boxes... Travelling allowances and expenses, and expenses of transfer of officers and men Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote ... 2,985 825 4,000 1,682 1,575 1,370 100 480 212 500 1,075 1,945 1,000 5,000 2 ,500 50 250 1,600 20 21. 22 23 24 100 175 350 200 1,500 497 25 95 50 26 27 350 28 30 Total—Vote No. 123 ... 27 ,511 30 ,496 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT £3' ,496