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Summary of Operations in Plantations during Year ended 31st March, 1916.

Trees. Trees. Expenditure. North Island — Whakarewarewa Waiotapu . . Kaingaroa Plains Puhipuhi South Island — Conical Hills Pukerau Dusky Hill . . Gimmerburn Naseby Hanmer Springs Dumgree Galloway* . . Omarama* . . Name of Plantation. t/f Island — liakarewarewa 'aiotapu . . aingaroa Plains iihipuhi 7; Island — suical Hills ukerau usky Hill .. immerburn aseby .. anmer Springs umgree allowav* . . marama* . . i x ices. Number Number used Number received from to replaoe planted on Nursery. Losses. New Area. .. 1,418,800 234.950 1.183.850 118.500 79.200 39.300 .. 1.562,425 182,175 1,380.250 345,310 345,310 733,940 481.325 252.615 111.860 .. 111.860 21,800 21,800 400,450 43.025 357,425 763,600 28,900 734,700 3,880 .. 3.880 4.390 .. 4.390 Supervision and Clerical. £ s. d. 783 8 0 ] 490 0 0 i 510 0 0 j 25 0 0 ! 270 0 0 165 0 0 | 205 0 0 10 0 0 260 0 0 360 0 0 | 5 0 0 5 0 0; Formation, Buildings, Roads, Fencing. £ s. d. 542 15 7 I 176 19 2 660 4 8 60 16 4 143 4 0 228 12 7 216 7 10 41 16 10 36 15 4 £ s. d. I s. d. 3.106 12 11 1,373 7 11 260 3 3 1.888 14 10 1.745 0 0 365 12 2 806 0 2 436 14 8 : 1.380 18 8 208 15 4 ' 121 16 0 226 13 10 24 14 8 351 18 3 378 3 4 1.037 1 7 545 12 8 24 2 2 12 13 0 9 7 2 New Area Cost per planted. ' Acre planted. Total. £ s. d. Acres. £ s. d. 5.806 4 5 796 5 7 8 2.815 17 3 3.280 16 10 1,117 2 4 3 831 0 2 2.148 9 8 137 3 11 6 638 15 4 63 4 3 5 431 13 10 34 14 8 1.218 14 2 150 2 16 0 2.159 2 1 410| 2 18 10 24 2 2 59 9 10 2 51 2 6 2 General Upkeep per Acre planted. £ s. d. 0 3 8 0 7 9 0 6 7 0 13 10 0 8 11 2 8 10 0 10 2 0 4 0 0 8 6 0 4 5 Totals 5,484,955 j 1,416,685 ! 4,068,270 ! 3,088 8 0 2.107 12 4 7,168 $6 2 7,135 16 .. .... 5 19,500 2 11 2,677i *Ex] lerimental.