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Schedule ll. — Statement of Expenditure. For Year. To Date. Planting operations and maintenance — £ s. d. £ s. d. Tree-planting ... ... ... 352 18 9 1,422 2 2 Pitting ... .. ... ... 254 17 6 1,590 8 9 Clearing ... 20 17 10 Cartage of trees ... ... ... 5 19 0 108 16 9 General upkeep of plantation... ... 256 2 0 1,423 19 10 General repairs ... ... ... 43 16 7 56 3 0 Horse-feed... ... ... ... ... 164 10 0 Permanent works — Fencing ... ... ... ... ... 768 10 11 Formation ... ... ... 9 5 9 86 11 9 Buildings ... ... ... 116 11 1 Stock, implements, &c.—Tools, implements... 9 16 0 32 16 0 Supervision and clerical—Salaries — Supervision of free labour .. ... 112 4 0 425 14 11 Superintending Nurseryman's proportion and clerical assistance ... 32 0 0 215 8 3 £1,076 19 7 £6,432 11 3 Schedule lll. — Trees Account. Number. Trees received during year ... ... ... ... ... 608,250 Less to replace blanks ... ... ... ... .. 49,600 Planted on new area ... ... ... ... ... 558,650 Previously planted ... ... ... ... ... 1,297,709 Total number planted on 691 acres (average age, seven years) ... ... ... ... ... 1,856,359 Schedule IV. — Property Account. £ s. d. Land (1,350 acres) : Crown land not charged to Forestry Account Buildings ... ... ... ... ... ... 116 11 1 Live-stock Improvements ... ... ... ... ... ... 86119 Fencing .. ... ... ... ... ... 768 10 11 Stores in hand ... ... ... ... ... .. 33 9 3 £1,005 3 0 Balance-sheet. £ 8. d. Total expenditure ... ... ... ... ... 6,432 11 3 Less Property Account ... ... ... ... ... 1,005 3 0 Cost of operations ... ... ... ... ...£5,427 8 3 691 acres planted (average age, seven years). Estimated value of plantation per acre ... ... .. £1050

Summary of Trees in various Blocks at Survey Paddock Plantation.

T. Screen, Plantation Foreman. A. W. Roberts, Nurseryman in Charge.

No. of Block. Year planted. Area planted. Name of Tree. Number planted. Remarks. I 1900-2 1902-4 1904-6 52f 32| 24* Larix europaea Pinus austriaca ,, Laricio „ ponderosa Pinus austriaca ,, ponderosa ,, Laricio Pinus austriaca .. ,, ponderosa Pinus austriaca ,, ponderosa s on fence-line and along fire-breaks i 147,870 89,070 } 66,500 } 77,000 Mixed. », II ,, [V 1906-9 28 ,, Various tree: 9,114 Total r lumber of trees .. 389,554