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STATE FOREST SERVICE. Income and Expenditure Account fob the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Expenditure. I <lcome. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Salaries .. .. 30,125 8 5 By Timber royalties .. 7,135 5 0 Less charged to nur- Timber sales .. 86,908 5 0 series and planta- Timber trespass .. 1,148 2 9 tions .. .. 8,626 9 8 95,191 12 9 21.498 18 9 Leases, grazing, &c. 4,468 10 8 General management of State forests— Leases, sawmill-sites 126 19 I Communication ex- Leases, industrial .. 336 8 7 penses .. .. 1,313 010 — 4,931 18 4 Fiscal management Permits, grazing .. 57 9 0 expenses .. 208 0 2 Permits, mis c e 1 Forestry and grazing laneous.. .. 6 7 0 reconnaissance and 63 16 0 timber cruising .. 5,304 8 3 License and lease fees and miscelOffice rent, light, &c. 1,895 14 9 laneous .. .. .. 973 10 II Legal expenses .. 38 0 5 Opossum revenue .. .. 1,108 0 0 Temporary assist- Kauri-gum royalties .. .. 65 4 i ance .. .. 833 16 11 Transportation expenses and upkeep of motor-vehicles 820 8 1 Travelling-expenses 1,867 15 2 12,28!. 4 7 Forest-fire prevention— Communication expenses .. .. 470 16 2 Wages .. .. 1,170 4 6 1,641 0 8 Educational— Forest exhibits .. 43 0 11 Photographic records 182 1 1 Preparation of departmental bulletins 99 12 10 Rangers' instructional school .. 25 5 8 350 0 6 I Forest research— Forest ecology .. 301 9 7 Silvicultural management, studies .. 130 11 11 Utilization a n d timber testing .. 679 11 2 1,111 12 8 Afforestation— Forest Regulation studies .. 30 19 0 Preparation of planting plans and forest extensions .. 669 8 2 700 7 2 Grants and subsidies— New Brig h to n Borough Council 54 16 4 Allowance to Mrs. A. D. Macfarlane .. 235 0 0 289 16 4 Depreciation— Field and office equipment, motorvehicles, &c. .. . ■ • • 939 16 4 38,812 17 0 Less cost of administering nationalendowment land .. .. 1,216 12 3 37,596 4 9 Balance carried down .. .. 64,737 17 4 £102,334 2 1 £102,334 2 1 £ s. d. £ s. d. To Interest on debentures and stock .. 22,427 8 0 By Balance brought down .. .. 64,737 17 4 Charges and expenses for raising loan 4,271 6 2 Interest charged to nurseries and Balance to Reserve Account .. 83,594 12 5 plantations .. .. .. 39,818 7 1 Land rentals charged to nurseries and plantations .. .. .. 1,620 4 0 Interest on stock and investments .. 4,088 0 2 Premium on stock .. .. 28 18 0 £110,293 6 7 £110,293 6 7