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1913. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY: STATE NURSERIES AND PLANTATIONS (REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page Report of the Under-Seoretary for Lands .. .. .. .. ..2 Summary of Operations in the Nurseries .. .. .. .. .. 3 Summary of Operations in the Plantations .. .. .. .. i Report on the Afforestation Operations in the No?th Island .. .. .. 5 Number and Speoies of Trees planted in the North Island .. .. .. .. 8 Rotorua Nursery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 9 Whakarewarewa Plantation .. .. .. ~ .. .. 13 Waiotapu Plantation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 17 Kaingaroa Plains Plantation .. .. .. .. .. 17 Puhipuhi Plantation .. .. .. .. .. .. 20 Report on Afforestation Operations in the South Island .. .. .. 22 Numbers and Species of Trees planted in the South Island .. .. .. .. 28 Tapanui Nursery .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 Conical Hills Plantation .. .. .. .. .. .. 33 Dusky Hill Plantation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 38 Waitahuna Plantation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Eweburn Nursery .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Naseby Plantation .. .. .. .. .. .. 43 Gimmerburn Plantation Reserve .. .. .. .. .. 45 Hanmer Springs Nursery .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Hanmer Springs Plantation .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 Dumgree Plantation .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 PLANS. Rotorua Nursery, and Whakarewarewa Plantation .. .. .. .. At back. Waiotapu Plantation .. .. .. .. .. .. At back. Naseby Plantation .. .. .. .. .. .. At baok. Conical Hills Plantation .. .. .. .. .. .. At baok.

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