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Appropriations for State Forests Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT —continued.

ltem - VOTE No. 77.—STATE FOREST SERVICE —contd. 1927-28. 1Q97 ofi Subdivision No. II.—General Development and Manage- -— — ment of Indigenous State Forests, &c.—continued. Operation and Maintenance Charges—continued. Charges for and incidental to—continued. 28 Policing, patrol and maintenance ... ... 1,440 29 Postage, cables, telegrams, &c. ... ... 900 30 Printing and stationery ... ... ... 915 31 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution ... 670 32 Eailway Department: Lease of loading-site (recoverable) ... ... ... 32 33 Refund of appraisal deposits ... ... 20 34 Settlement land examination ... ... 75 35 Special forest investigations ... ... 65 36 Supervision of current operations ... ... 460 37 Survey charges on indigenous forest lands ... 10 38 Timber cruising, valuation, and appraisal (part recoverable) ... ... ... 3,490 39 Transfer and removal expenses ... ... 450 40 Transportation expenses and upkeep of motor-vehicles 1,650 41 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 4,530 42 Work for other Departments, outside bodies, &c. (recoverable) ... ... ... 500 43 Contingencies, including unforeseen expenditure incidental to other items of subdivision ... ... 100 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — £ Demarcation ... ... 50 Destruction of wild pigs— Vote, Department of Lands and Survey ... ... 400 Vote, Department of Agriculture 400 Lease of loading-site ... ... 32 Miscellaneous ... ... 50 Work for other Departments ... 500 1,432 Total—Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 23,590 Total—Subdivision No. II ... 29,434 Subdivision No. III.—Forest Fire Fighting and Prevention : Indigenous Forests. Capital Charges—• Charges for and incidental to- — 44 Equipment ... ... ... 255 45 Protection improvements .. ... 1-35 Total—Capital Charges ... ... 390 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to— 46 Communication and controls ... ... 125 47 Locomotion ... ... ... 225 48 Maintenance of equipment ... ... ... 45 49 Travelling allowances and expenses ... ... 440 50 Wages ... ... ... 1,880 Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of the Public Revenues Act, 1926 (see end of vote) — Miscellaneous ... ... £5 Total —Operation and Maintenance Charges ... 2,715 Total —Subdivision No. Ill ... 1 3,105