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FERAL.

An interesting article on tree-growing at Whangarei and Rotorua has been compiled by the Superintending Nurseryman for the North Island (Mr. Goudie), and appears in Appendix D, and in next year's report a detailed article on the southern stations will be similarly presented by the officer in chargs of the South Island. In the following summaries the operations for the year are disclosed : —

APPENDIX A. Table A.—Summary of Results, 1909-10.

Table B.—Summary of Expenditure and Values.

N "^ 0f W«S8£- Values* Misery or Plantation. £"£, Tree. 'SSL - 1JUH " ■ 1898 to 1910. I Number of Trees in Nurseries or Plantatious at 31st March, 1910. NU Tree e 8 0( I Total Area ulanted on Ar<Jtt P llultlid planted at SewArea '" vm ~ w - 31st Miueeb. 1909-10. ltflu £ s. d. Rotorua Nursery .. 5,761,535 87,392,644 68.591 13 1 Ruatangata Nursery 350,000 2,667,868 4,194 10 10 Eweburn Nursery .. 698,800 4,847,517 9,373 19 8 Tapanui Nursery .. 2,667,075 18,331,808 37,226 10 1 Hanmer Springs Nur- 2,988,000 10,275,581 14,249 7 7 sery Kurow Nursery .. .. 219,000 223 8 0 Starborough Nursery .. 3,223,290 6,918 8 11 Whakarewarewa Plantation Waiotapu Plantation I'uiiipuhi Plantation Dusky Hill Plantation Conical Hills Plantation Waitahuna Plantation Gimmerburn Plantation Naseby Plantation Hanmer Springs Plantation Dumgree Plantation Raincliff Plantation Domains, reserves, &c. Totals .. 12,412,410 76,757,658 140,777 13 2 9,797,435 350,000 1,991,650 5,527,500 5,602,680 8.209i901 12,028,059 1,613,563 2,079,550 5,124,820 30,525 487,695 443,725 3,350,056 350,000 50,000 133,632 57,170,791 9,797,435 350,000 1,991,650 5,527,500 5.6(1-2,680 8,209j 901 I 12,028,059 1,613,563 ! 2,079,550 5.124,820 A. M. P. A. II. t. 1,326,675 626 0 0 8,784 0 0 2,932,700 1,077 0 0 4,600 0 0 125,325 104 0 0 1.616 0 0 106,158 39 0 0 845 0 0 1,347,700 495 0 18 1,747 2 25 30,525 487,695 12 1 14 173 1 0 443,725 3,350,056 54,440 20 0 0 163 0 0 918,826 337 2 5 1,213 2 5 350,000 50,000 133,632 169 3 0 206 3 0 57,170,791 6,811,824 2,698 2 23 14,831 1 4 i

fflroflnrtit.nrn for Expenditure from Year endini September. 1896, to nm Mar,l, Value of Stock and Improve-me-nt.s for Year ending Slst March, 1910. Value of Stock. Improvements, efcc, from September, 1896, to 31st March. 1910. Name of 8tfttion. liotorua Nursery Ruatangata Nursery Eweburn Nursery Tapanui Nursery Hanmer Springs Nursery Kurow Nurfery Starborough Nursery Whakarewarewa Plantation .. Waiotapu Plantation Puliipuhi Plantation Kaingaroa Plains Plantation .. Dusky Hill Plantation Conical Hills Plantation Waitahuna Plantation Gimmerburn Plantation Naseby Plantation Hanmer Springs Plantation .. Dumgree Plantation.. Raincliff Plantation Domains, Reserves, &c. Clerical assistance Postages and telegrams Management of State forests, books £ S. d. £ m. el 3,617 2 0 34,235 6 10 872 9 7 8,316 16 10 76!) 17 11 11,081 13 5 1,801 5 2 19,071 10 1 1,323 6 1 - 6,837 7 9 3,070 2 7 9,256 7 1 1,721 1 5 22,871 1 11 1,601 17 7 8,965 16 7 1,635 6 9 8,121 18 5 368 18 2 501 15 1 12,001 10 3 2,462 1 7 14,339 13 7 13 12 0 196 12 9 152 14 3 2,519 0 5 510 16 6 2,777 9 1 1,222 0 5 6,906 1 11 10,017 10 5 1,104 12 5 431 13 1 739 7 8 29 19 7 90 4 11 1,008 16 1 2,662 4 8 t s. a. 13,626 3 9 330 10 8 3,720 18 6 8,737 10 i 9,666 9 11 £ s. tl. 22,880 4 8 3,847 6 4 8,636 3 6 16,549 14 2 12,163 3 4 * * * * * Totals 22,244 2 0 185,983 0 10 36,081 13 2 64,076 11 9 • Reliable estimates of values not available.