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Appropriations for State Forest Account.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT —continued.

(a) Credits-in-aid— Other Salaries. Charges. 1927-28. £ £ £ Subdivision I 100 .. 100 II .. 1,437 1,437 111 .. 5 5 IV .. 50 50 V .. 50 50 VI .. 805 805 Totals 100 2,347 2,447

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I ' I oHw. Item - I 1927-28. VOTE No. 77.—STATE FOREST SERVICE —contd. 1927-28. ~ : "" Subdivision No. VII.—Acquisition of Indigenous Forests. £ £ Capital Charges— Charges for and incidental to—• 111 Purchase of Sections 8 and 9, Block XIV, Kaeo ... 907 Total—Capital Charges ... ... 907 Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to — 112 Refund to Land for Settlements Account — Yearly rent on Sections 28-30, Block VIII, Otanewainuku S.D. ... ... ... 74 1 Total—Operation Charges ... ... 74 ! Total—Subdivision No. VII ... ' j 981 . j Subdivision No. VIII.—Grants and Subsidies to Local Bodies for Tree-planting : Miscellaneous. Operation and Maintenance Charges— Charges for and incidental to —- 113 Empire Forestry Conference, 1927-28 : Preliminary expenses ... ... ... 500 114 Expenses of forest officers (3) going overseas ... 558 115 I Payment to local authorities under Section 17, Finance Act, 1924 ... .. ... 9,500 Total —Subdivision No. VIII ... 10,558 GROSS Total ... ... ... ... 251,840 Credits-IN-AID ( a)... ... ... ; ... 2,447 NET TOTAL—VOTE No. 77 ... 249,393