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1917. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY: STATE FORESTRY REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1917.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

TABLE OF CONTENTS. PART I.—STATE NURSERIES AND PLANTATIONS. Report of the Superintending Nurseryman for Report of the Under-Secretary fob Lands. th:e South Island- continued. P'ljrn Pftge Trees raised and Area planted 2 E^^SftS**' 1 "! 23 Prison Labour .. .. 2 Dusky Hill Plantation .. 24 State Assistance to Farmers in Tree-planting .. 2 Oreenvalo Plantation 24 Sale of Thinnings .. .. . ..2 Ranfurly Nursery 24 Grazing Stock on Fire-breaks 2 Naseby Plantation 27 Receipts and Expenditure (Statement of Accounts) 3 Oimmerburn.Plantation 28 Shortage of Labour 3 Hanmer Springs Nursery 28 Employment of Discharged Soldiers .. ..3 Hanmer Springs Plantation 30 i/ v t oi,„*;„,. •! Balmoral Plantation .. .. .. 31 Land tor luturo Planting .... .1 •• 01 Experimental Planting .. .. .. ..3 pant II nattvf wmjiraTa Summary of Operations in Nurseries, Year 1916-17.. 4 IAKi H-—NATIVE 4 ORESIS. Summary of Operations in Nurseries, 1896-1917 .. 4 Output from Mills .. .. .. .. 31 Summary of Operations in Plantations, Year 1916-17 5 Export of Native Timbers .. .. ..31 Summary of Operations in Plantations, 1896-1917 6 Import of Timbers .. .. .. ..31 Revenue received from Royalties and Sales of Native limbers .. .. .. .. .. 32 Rki-ort of the Superintending Nurskryman for Royalties on Timber increased .. 32 the North Island. Increase in Price of Timber .. .. .. 32 General Remarks .. .. .. .. 7 Duration of Supplies .. .. .. .. 32 Prison Labour .. .. .. .. . . 7 Timbers formerly rejected now used .. .. 33 Sale of Trees to Farmers .. . . .. 7 Improvod Methods of measuring Timbers in Forest .. 33 Rovcnue .. .. .. .. .. 8 Increase in the Uso and Consumption of Timber .. 33 Accommodation for Labourers on Plantations . . 8 New Enterprises .. .. 33 Proposals for 1917-18 .. .. .. ..8 Forest Minor Industries .. .. ..34 Changes in Staff .. .. .. .. 8 Forest Fires .. .. .. .. .. 34 Rotorua Nursery .. .. .. .. 9 New Forest Reservations and Withdrawals from Wbakarowarowa Plantation .. .. . . 11 Reservation .. .. .. .. .. 34 Waiotapu Plantation .. .. .. .. 12 Waipoua Kauri Forest Demarcation .. .. 34 Kaingaroa Plains Plantation .. .. .. 14 Forests are State Capital .. .. .. 34 Puhipuhi Plantation .. .. .. ..15 . Return showing Quantity, Value, and Kinds of Timber Reclaiming Sand-dune on Run No. 24, Rangitikei .. 15 imported and Duty collected, 1917 .. ..34 Return showing Quantity, Value, and Kinds of Timber exported and Duty collected, 1917 .. ..35 Report of the Superintending Nurseryman fob Return showing Approximate Quantities and Kinds tui: South Island. of Timber in Logs dealt with at Mills, 1916 .. 35 General Remarks .. .. .. 16 Extracts from Reports by Commissioners of Crown Labour Problems .. .. .. . . 16 Lands — Development of Grazing Proposition .. ..17 Auckland .. .. .. .. ..35 Statement of Stock Transactions .. .. .. 17 Hawke's Bay .. .. ~ .. 36 Tree-raising Work .. .. . . .. 17 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 37 Extension of Plantations and Allusion to Tree-growth 18 Wellington . . .. .. .. .. 37 Trees for Farmers .. .. .. .. 18 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 38 Experimental Plantations .. .. ... 18 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 39 Sources of Rovenuo .. .. .. .. 19 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 39 General Remarks and Changes in Stall .. 19 Canterbury .. .. ■ .. .. .. 40 Tapanui Nursery .. .. .. .. 20 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 40 Conical Hills Plantation .. .. .. 22 Southland ~ ~ ~ ~ .. 41

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