221

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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT—continued.

Number xtem. IQOc; OA of Persons. VOTE No. 74.—STATE FOREST SERVICE—contd. l.J-O-ZO. 1925-26, Subdivision No. V.—Forest Research : Silvi'cultural Ecological Utilization and Forest Management—contd. £ - £ Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 56 Forest Ecology ... ... ... 1,125 57 Silvicultural management studies ... ... 1,130 58 Utilization ... ... ... 340 59 Timber products testing and investigations ... 1,355 Total —Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 3 950 \ ' Total—Subdivision No. V ... 11,753 Subdivision No. VI. —General Afforestation : Building, Tree - planting, Maintenance and Protection of Plantations, Operations of Nurseries, and Collateral Activities. Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to — Nurseries — 60 Hanmer (part recoverable) ... ... 4,660 ! 61 Naseby ... ... ... 450 62 Rotorua ... ... ... 13,100 63 Tapanui ... ... ... 3,940 64 Westland ... ... ... 3,109 Plantations— 65 Balmoral ... ... ... 7,345 j 66 Blue Mountain ... ... ... 4,200 67 Conical Hills .. ... ... 1,020 68 Dumgree ... ... ... 765 69 Dusky Hill ... ... 420 70 Galloway ... ... ... 10 71 Gimmerburn ... ... ... 10 72 Greenvale ... ... ... 1,490 73 Hanmer Springs ... ... ... 8,500 74 Kaingaroa ... ... ... 18,371 75 Marlborough ... ... ... 750 76 Naseby .. ... ... 1,150 77 Nelson ... ... ... 700 78 Omarama ... ... ... 15 79 Point Halswell ... ... ... 100 80 Puhipuhi ... ... ... 720 81 Pukerau ... .. ... 530 82 Raincliffe ... ... .. 280 83 Riverhead ... ... ... 2,775 84 Waiotapu ... ... ... 2,832 85 Waitahuna ... ... ... 25 86 Wellington ... ... ... 1,375 87 Whakarewarewa ... ... ... 4,745 88 Land purchase for extension of nurseries and plantations ... ... ... 26,593 89 Sand dune reclamation and afforestation ... 2,635 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) ... '... ... £100 Total—Capital Charges... ... ... 112,615 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to— j 90 Forest regulation studies ... ... ... 250 | 91 Preparation of planting plans and forest extension ... 1,825 j 92 Tree seed operations ... ... ... 625 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 48 of the Public Revenues Act, 1910 (see end of vote) ... ... ... £50 Total Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 2,700 Total —Subdivision No. VI ... 115,315