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Schedule 11. — Statement of Expenditure. For Year. To Date. Planting operations and maintenance — £ s. d. £ a. d. Tree-planting ... ... ... 1,777 10 7 Pitting ... ... ... ... ... 3,898 11 1 Clearing ... ... ... 13 5 0 Cartage of trees . ... ... 73 10 6 General upkeep of plantation ... ... 3 3 0 1,509 2 4 General repairs ... ... ... ... 23 17 8 Horse-feed Acquirement of land ... ... 3,600 0 0 Permanent -works — Fencing ... ... ... 122 17 10 Formation ... ... ... ... ... 158 5 7 Buildings ... ... ... 41 2 8 Stock, implements, &c. —Tools, implements ... ... 276 3 2 Supervision and clerical — Salaries — Supervision of free labour ..'. ... ... • 347 14 9 ~ prison labour ... ... 467 16 3 Superintending Nurseryman's proportion and clerical assistance ... 200 110 14 0 £5 3 0 £12,420 11 5 Estimated value of prison labour (apportioned in above items) ... ... ... 2,365 14 7 Actual expenditure ... ... ... £5 3 0 £10,054 16 10 Schedule lll. — Trees Account. Number. Trees received during year ... ... ... ... ... ... Less to replace blanks ... .. ... ... ■ Planted on new area Previously planted ... ... ... ... ... ... 569,640 Total number planted on 209 acres (average age, seven years) ... 569,640 Schedule IV. — Property Account. £ s . d. Land acres) ... ... ... ... ... 3,600 0 0 Buildings Live-stock Improvements ... ... ... ... ... ... 158 7 7 Fencing ... ... ... ... ... ... 122 17 10 Stores in hand ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 4 11 £3,882 10 4 Balance-sheet. £ s. d. Total expenditure (prison labour included) ... ... ... 12,420 U 5 Less Property Account ... ... ... ... 3,882 10 4 Cost of operations ... ... ... ... ... £8,538 1 1 209 acres planted (average -age, six years) Estimated value of plantation per acre ... ... ... £10 12 6 R. G. Robinson, Superintending Nurseryman. Approximate Coet of Paper. — -Preparation, not given ; printing (1,500 copies, including plans and illustrations), £120.

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