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Schedule ll. — Statement of Expenditure. For Year. To Date. Planting operations and maintenance— £ s. d. £ s. d. Tree-planting.. 326 2 6 2,714 18 0 Pitting .. .. .. .. 775 11 4 4,027 611 Clearing .. 234 5 11 1.312 7 10 Cartage of trees .. .. .. 18 17 7 78 17 1 General upkeep of plantation .. 543 18 7 2.470 12 10 General repairs .. .. .. 3 9 6 14 12 4 Horse-feed .. .. .. 30 10 9 154 8 0 Permanent works— Fencing .. .. 102 1 4 1,123 15 3 Formation .. 112 9 11 1,085 8 6 Buildings .. 26 18 11 748 19 8 Stock, implements, &c.—Tools, implements .. 53 17 1 414 10 6 Supervision and clerical — Salaries— Supervision of free labour .. 165 0 0 776 14 4 prison labour .. 90 0 0 432 16 8 Superintending Nurseryman's proportion and clerical assistance .. .. 45 0 0 372 7 0 2,528 3 5 15,727 14 11 Estimated value of prison labour (apportioned in above items) .. .. .. 992 14 J 5,254 3 10 Actual expenditure .. .. .. £1,835 9 4 £10.773 11 1 Schedule 111. — Trees Account. Number. Trees received during year .. . . .. .. .. 965,080 Less, to replace blanks .. .. .. .. .. 234,575 Planted on new area .. .. .. 730,505 Previously planted .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,951,951 Total number planted on 1,720-J acres (average age, 7 years) .. 4,682.456 Schedule IV. — Property Account. £ s. d. Land (2,668 acres) : Crown land not charged to Forestry Account Buildings .. 748 19 8 Improvements .. .. .. .. 2,707 9 0 Fencing .. .. .. .. 1.123 15 3 Stores in hand .. . . .. . . .. 123 3 1 £4.703 7 0 Balance-sheet. £ s. d. Total expenditure (prison labour included) .. 15,727 14 11 Less Property Account .. .. .. 4,703 7 0 Cost of operations .. .. .. .. .. .. £11.024 711 1,720J acres planted (average age, 7 years) Estimated value of plantation per acre .. .. .. £10 15 0 A. J. Boydell, Plantation Foreman. \V. (i. .Morrison, Nurseryman in Charge Tarras Plantation. Statement of Expenditure. f . Marram-grass and tree planting . . . . . . . . 22 0 3 Pitting .. . . .. . . 117 7 Cartage of trees .. .. .. .. .. ..160 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 5 8 Superintending Nurseryman and clerical assistance . . . . . . 2 0 0 Total .. .. ..£66 9 6

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