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Summary of Trees planted. How used. Number on plantation at present day— Number. Contents of "various blocks ... ... ... [7 627 338 On fire-breaks ... ... ... ... ' n'367 Ornamental and shelter trees at prison camps, etc. ... ... 43,586 Experimental trees ... ... ... ... l'4BB Total trees now living ... ... ... ... 17,683 779 Number used to replace failures, &c.— Leguminous plants used as bait for rabbits and hares ... 1,4.25 Ornamental trees destroyed by rabbits and hares ... ... 16,000 Experimental trees not suitable for district 757^214 Used to replace deaths ... ... ... ... ... 2,237*018 20,695,436 Less trees raised from seed sown in situ ... ... 83,121 Trees received from nursery ... ... ... ... ... 20,612,315 Summary showing Area of Waiotapu Plantation (6,7£770 Acres in Trees). How occupied. Acres. Larch ... ... ... ... ... 3,25545 Pines ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,299-80 Eucalypti ... ... ... ... ..? .... ... 180-50 Birch ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 11-95 Roads, tracks, and fire-breaks ... ... ... ... ... 312-30 Land unsuitable for planting, including swamps, creeks, horsepaddocks, and residence reserves ... ... ... ... 26025 Unplanted land ... ... ... ... ... ... 457-05 ~ (Kaingaroa Reserve) ... ... ... ... 33,355-00 - t , 41,132-30 Summary showing Number of Trees growing on Waiotapu Plantation. Acacia melanoxylon ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,256 Betula alba ... . . ... ... ... ... 39,230 Cupressus thurifera ... ... ... ... ... ... 400 Eucalypti ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 72,000 Larix europaea ... ... ... .. ... ... 8,942,630 Pinus austriaca ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,108,025 ~ contorta ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,000 ~ Coulterii ... ... ... ... ... .. 475 ~ excelsa ... ... ... ... ... ... 200 ~ Jeffreyii ... ... ... ... ... ... 6,625 ~ Lambertiana ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,925 ~ Laricio ... ... ... ... ... ... 5,478,135 ~ muricata ... ... ... ... ... ... 43,800 ~ Murrayana ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,100 ~ ponderosa ... ... ... .. ... ... 1,153,700 ~ ponderosa, var. scopulorum ... .. ... ... 1,475 ~ ponderosa, var. Benthamiana ... ... .. . 238,275 ~ radiata ... ... ... ... ... ... 248,875 ~ resinosa ... ... ... ... ... ... 2,150 ~ rigida ... ... ... ... ... ... 12,200 ~ strobus ... ... ... ... ... ... 159,950 ~ teocote ... " ... ... ... ... ... 3,000 Pseudo-tsuga Douglassi ... ... ... ... ... 8J),712 Thuja plieata ... ... ... ... ... ... 14,200 17,627,338 H. A. GouDiß, Superintending Nurseryman, North Island. Puhipuhi Plantation. (Area (approximate), 1,200 acres; altitude, 1,000 ft.) The rainfall for the year amounted to 3913 in., falling on 145 days, the heaviest monthly fall being in July, when a fall of 995 in. was recorded. The greatest shade temperature was 90° F., recorded in March, and the minimum temperature was 31° F,, in August. Frost occurred on four occasions. The rainfall for this year is exceptionally low. Since 1906, when records were first kept, to the end of this year the average annual precipitation was 81*72 in. on 171 days. In 1907, 110 in. were recorded, which is the maximum fall in the period under review, and the lowest fall prior to this year was 7145 in., in 1908.