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Schedule 111. Trees Account. Number. Trees received during the year .. .. .. .. .. 1.552,325 Less, to replace blanks .. .. .. .. .. 277,800 Planted on new area .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,274,525 Previously planted .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,366,111 Total number planted on 4,634 aorea (average age. [our years) .. 9,640,636 Schedule IV .- — Property Account. i * <| Land (9,024 acres) ; Crown land, not charged to Forestry Account Buildings ... .. .. .. .. .. .. 900 0 d Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. 1.800 0 0 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. • .. .. 950 0 0 Stores in hand .. .. .. .. .. 179 4 0 £3,829 4 0 Balance-sheet. g f Total expenditure .. .. ... .. .. .. 32,261 6 2* Less Property Account .. .. .. .. .. 3,829 4 0 Cost of operations .. .. .. .. .. .. 28,432 2 2 4.634 acres planted (average age, four years) ; cost per aore .. £5 0 0 Estimated value of plantation per acre .. .. .. .. £9 15 0 *jPiieon labour include"l.

Table showing approximately the Trees of present in Whakarewarewa Plantation (to accompany map).

1 1 Area 11 planted. Name of Tree. Year of Planting. Number of Trees planted. Remarks. ■( Aores. 58-5 ] Pinus'Laricio ,, Taustriaca .. Sycamore Silver biroh Redwood 1901-2 .. 12,900 60,280 15,736 5,350 4,900 Mixed with pines. Planted pure. Mixed with pines. I 58-4 1900 1 .. 99,106 I 80-3 ■ 80-3 Austrian pine Redwood Sycamore 108,000 8,830 10,800 I '-Mixed. » 133,630 91-7 0,| 380 3-5 Larch Redwood Larch Redwood Larch Redwood Larch Birch .. Oriental plane .. Eucalyptus Walnut 1901-2 . . 1902-3 .. 1903-t '.. 1909-10 '.'. 1902-3 .. 75,445 8,435 139,840 12,300 13,000 483 : 2,000 ! 955 ' 960 48,350 5,000 I Planted in mixture. / Planted pure. ,, 1903-4 ! '. it • • Planted pure, mostly species amygdalina. Planted purr. 133-9 306,758 71-4 J Larch Douglas fir 1905-0 .. 135,000 52,233 I Planted in mixture. »> ■ • 71-4 187,233 42-7 J Larch Douglas fir 1900-7 .. 83,400 28,025 - Planted in mixture. 6 »» • • 42-7 111,425