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1920. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY. FOREST CONDITIONS IN NEW ZEALAND, AND THE PROPOSALS FOR A NEW ZEALAND FOREST POLICY (REPORT ON), BY L. MACINTOSH ELLIS, B.Sc.F., C.S.F.E., DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY.

Laid nn the Table of the House of Representatives by Leave

CONTENTS. Summary of Report .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ _ _ _ _ .2 Section I —Foundation : — The Forost Resources of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. ~ .. 3 The Worid's Forest Resources and their relation to New Zealand .. .. .. .. 5 Section II —Orientation :— ' The Gasp for a Forest Policy for Now Zealand .. .. . . .. . . ~ (i Section III —Recommendations :— Synopsis of Recommendations .. .. .. .. ~ ~ .. ~ 7 General Forest Policy .. .. ~ . . .. .. ~ ~ ~ 7 Detailed Discussion of Important Phases of Policy— Timber-sale Policy and Procedure . . .. . . .. .. .. .. .. g Technical Forest Training .. . . .. ~ ~ . . .. ~ j y Forest Investigation and Research . . .. .. .. , . . . , , .. 14 Inventory and Classification of the Forest Resources, Forest Lands, and Soils of New Zealand . . . . 1(i Classification of Agricultural and Non-agricultural Lands in Slate Forests, &C. .. .. .. 17 Forest Lands of the Natives . . .. .. .. ~ . . ~ .. .. 17 The Forest Industry of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 18 State-forest Extension .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 19 Extension of Forests by Effort other than the State . . .. .. .. . . .. .. 20 Forest-protection Problems .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 21 Grazing within State Forests .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ~ ..22 Section IV-—Recommendations (continued) : — Forest Act .. . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . 23 Forest Service .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .. . . .. .. 24 Forest Finance .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . , . . 28 Forest Programme for Initial Five-year Period .. .. .. ~ .. .. ..34 Section V—Results i— General Results of a Forest Policy in N< w Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. 35 Suction VI —Appendices .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..36 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 1. Map of New Zealand showing Forost-conservation Regions, &c. .. .. .. .. To face p. 2 2. Graph exposing Consumption of Timber per Head in New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. 4 3. Map of World showing Location of Wood-export Surpluses .. .. .. . . .. To face p. 6 4. Graph exposing Timber lie venues'of New Zealand .. .. .. .. .. .. ..28 5. Graph exposing Forest Revenues of British Columbia . . . . . . . . . . 29 6. Graph exposing Number of Trees distributed to Farmers and Local Bodies .. .. .. ..32 7. Graph exposing Annual Output, Home Consumption of Timlmt .. .. .. .. ..38 8. Graph exposing Timber Exports and Imports from 1900 to 1920 .. .. .. .. ..38 9. Graph exposing Annual Export of Dutiable Timber and Sawn Timber .. .. .. .. ..89 10. Diagram exposing Royalties on Sawn 'Limber, 1885-1920 .. .. .. .. .. ..40 11. Graph exposing Annual Retail Prices of Rimu .. .. .. .. .. .. ..44 12. Graph exposing Annual Retail Prioes of White pine .. .. . . .. . . .. .. 46 13. Diagram exposing Prices of Standing Timber in various Countries .. .. .. .. ..45 14. Graph exposing Area planted annually by the State and Annual Cost . . .. .. . . 40 15. Graph exposing Total Area planted in New Zealand and Total Cost .... .. .. ..47 16. Diagram exposing Disposition of Lands in New Zealand .. .. .. .. . . 48 17. Diagram exposing the Comparative Value of New Zealand Produce, Year 1915-16 .. .. ..48

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