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Schedule 111. — Trees Account. Number. Trees received during year ... ... ... ... ... 1,812,250 Less to replace blanks ... ... ... ... 449 j^gs Planted on new area ... ... ... ... 1,363 125 Previously planted ... ... ... ... ... [[[ 16^320^654 Total number planted on 6,747 acres (average age, five years) ... ... ... ... ... 17,633,779 Schedule IV. — Property Account. Land (41,132 acres) : Crown land not charged to Forestry Account Buildings ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,142 8 2 Improvements ... ... ... ... ... . . 2,014 10 11 Fencing •■■ ••■ ... ... ... ... 1*287 10 8 Stores in hand ... ... ... ... ... ... 470 \\ q £5,915 0 9 Balance-sheet. £ s. d. Total expenditure ... ... ... ... ... 42,266 9 0 Less Property Account ... ... ... ... 5,915 0 !J Cost of operations ... ... ... ... ... £36,351 8 3 6,747 acres planted (average age, five years). Estimated value of plantation per acre ... ... ... £8 16 0 Schedule V. — Statement showvng Cost of Operations. For Year. To Date. £ s. d. £ a. d. Total expenditure ... ... ... 2,637 0 8 16,991 11 6 Deduct cost of buildings, fencing, &c. .. 814 6 10 6,218 11 3 1,822 13 10 10,773 0 3 Add proportion total'cost of buildings, &c. 356 8 1 1,868 19 7 2,179 1 1J 12,641 19 10 Deduct cost of maintenance ... ... 658 8 6 2,404 16 7 Cost of planting 477 acres ... ... £1,520 13 5 Cost of planting 6,748 acres ... ... ... £10,237 3 3 Average cost per acre for planting ... £3 3 9 £1 10 4 Average cost per acre per annum for maintenance ... ... ... ... 0 2 0 0 0 7 Statement showing Cost of Operations (with Value of Work done by Prison Labour treated as an Expenditure). For Year. To Date. „ £ s. d. £ b. d. Total expenditure ... ... ... 2,637 0 8 16,991 11 6 Value of prison labour ... ... ... 1,19816 9 25,27417 6 3,835 17 5 42,266 9 0 Deduct cost of buildings, fencing, &c. ... 1,042 410 8,296 15 7 2,793 12 7 33,969 13 5 Add proportion total cost of buildings, &c. 464 6 2 2,515 9 10 3,257 18 9 36,485 3 3 Deduct cost of maintenance ... ... 1,124 17 8 6,489 17 3 Cost of planting 477 acres .... ... £2,133 1 1 Cost of planting 6,748 acres ... ... ... £29,995 6 0 Average cost per acre for planting ... £4 0 6 £4 9 0 Average cost per acre per annum for maintenance ... ... •■• •■• 0 3 4 0 16

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