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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

NEW ZEALAND STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT— continued.

Item. 1916-17. STATE FORESTS BRANCH OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY— continued. £ I £ VOTE No. 118— continued. Other Charges for and incidental to — continued. Fencing, &c.— continued. Plantations— continued. 15 Waiotapu and extension 16 j Waitahuna 17 i Whakarewarewa 18 Books, stationery, office requisites, photographic material, insurances, and telephones ... 19 Compensation for land acquired for additional plantations— Rotomahana-Parekarangi No. 6, Section 2r 20 Correspondence classes, prizes for essays 21 Management expenses of State forests ... 22 Mount Bruce Forest Reserve, cost of fencing 23 Payment to D. E. Hutchens for report upon State Forests in New Zealand 24 Planting reserves, Mackenzie County (from rents of reserves) 25 Postages and telegrams, including rent of letter-boxes 26 Travelling allowances and expenses, and expenses of transfer of officers and men 27 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to the other items of the vote 28 Extension of nurseries and additional plantations ... 2,485 25 4,630 100 14 5 650 105 100 100 40 300 20 500 Total—Vote No. 118 :.. 26,219 32,643 STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT £3' 2,643