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Details of Two-year-old Trees, sown 1918-19.

Details of Three-year-old Trees, sown 1917-18.

Trees transferred from Nursery to Plantations, &c., 1919-20.

Conical Hills Plantation. (Area, 3,672 acres; altitude, 400 ft. to 1,050 ft.; commenced 1903.) Owing to unfavourable climatic conditions tree-growth has not been vigorous, but a fair rate of development may be observed over the majority of the older blocks. On the tops of the ridges the effects of the drought are apparent, but on the southern slopes, where Pinus Laricio, Pinus austriaca, and Pinus ponderosa have been chiefly planted, the growth made by each of the species is but little below that of previous years. The absence of sufficient moisture during the autumn months has militated against the progress of spruce; but Douglas fir has made satisfactory headway, averaging fully 30 in. of vertical growth. An early cessation of growth accompanied by premature needle-shedding occurred in the larch compartments. Pinus radiata, which occupies the more recently planted blocks, has withstood dry conditions fairly well, and has made on the average 2 ft. of strong healthy growth.

Name of Tree. Number Number in in Seed-beds. Nursery Lines. Growth. Pinus Larieio 5) >5 ,, ponderosa ,, radiata ,, muricata „ pinaster Jupressus macrocarpa I'opulus fastigiala „ monolifera .. ! 240,000 .. ! 100,000 .. ' 17,000 .'. 22,000 .-; j .. 60,000 10,000 4,000 ..I .. 1,000 .. | .. 670 ..I .. 3,300 Poor. (Three - year - old). Good. Fair. Good. Medium. Poor. ,? Good. Totals 379,000 78,970 !) 78,970 457^,970 457,970

Name ol Tree. 'inus Larieio j, ,, ,, ponderosa „ muricata ,, pinaster 'seudo-tsuga Douglasii '•upressus macrocarpa Totals Number in Nursery Rows. Growth. Lined in. Lined out. .. 1 225,000 .. i Medium. 125.000 180,000 | Poor. 13,000 ,' Good. 900 5.000 Poor. .-. | .. 1,200 ! Fair. .. | 225,000 325,100 550,100™

Where sent, Name of Tree. Number. Greenvale Plantation .. Pinus Larieio ,, radiata.. „ Banksiana Larix leptolepis I J seudo-tsuga Douglasii. . 356,800 78,500 5,825 ,., :. 2,500 8,500 Jonical Hills Plantation f 1 I'inus Larieio ,, ponderosa ,, radiata.. 452,125 9,000 1,425 5,600 Pukerau Plantation I Pinus Larieio „ radiata. . 16,025 6,000 3,000 Farmers and public bodies Assorted forest-trees . . 9,000 43,477 Total 520,627