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APPENDIX V. State Forests Account. Comparative Analysis of Receipts and Payment from 1st April, 1919, to 31st March, 1927.

1919-20. 1920-21. 1921-22. 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. Total. ! 1 ; ! ! ! ! ! Grand [ i ! II Total. Capital. Operation.! Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation.; Capital. Operation. Capital. Operation. ! ! Receipts — £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Forest income .. .. 8,514 19,518 30,784 63,372 93,480 161,469 152,550 128,566 658,253 Loans raised .. .. .. 65,000 70,000 86,780 214,221 209 100,000 .. .. 536,210 -j — Total receipts .. 73,514 89,518 117,564 277,593 93,689 261,469 152,550 128,566 1,194,463 Payments — £ £ £ £ £i£ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £ Salaries .. .. .. 7,111 1,937 10,823 6,772 10,400 20,794 8,626 21,475 9,272 21,414 9,035 22,394 11,103 25,912 17,075 22,783 83,445 143,481 226,926 Development and management of 222 3,722 4,191 7,575 5,251 12,301 1,563 12,227 2,177 14,094 2,792 14,670 3,082 15,500 4,204 17,839 23,482 97,928 121,410 indigenous State forests Forest-fire protection .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 963 95 1,712 81 1,896 125 1,405 38 1,553 73 1,524 510 9,053 9,563 Educational .. .. .. .. 188 .. .. 369 479 191 383 119 463 100 819 213 1,164 107 1,094 1,073 4,590 5,663 Forest research .. .. .. .. .. 223 .. 999 1,135 1,089 2,142 1,496 1,750 2,847 3,615 2,158 2,402 2,472 11,044 11,284 22,328 Afforestation and forest-extension 46,072 ; .. 49,631 .. j 43,792 .. 30,814 .. 37,320 .. 50,182 .. 63,910 .. 80,730 .. |402,451 .. 402,451 Lands purchased for afforestation 145 .. 157 .. 2,128 .. 3,585 .. .. .. 476 .. 17,764 .. 11,181 .. 35,436 .. 35,436 Forested lands purchased .. 7,294 .. .. .. 7,173 .. 1,064 •• 4,474 .. 105,993 .. 16.161 .. 18,639 .. 160,798 .. 160,798 Local-body allocations and grants, .. 100 .. .. 258 1,152 .. 929 .. 2,570 .. 790 .. 6,215 .. 9, 805 258 21,561 21,819 &c. Advice, assistance, and preparation .. 28 .. .. .. 1,399 .. 757 .. 686 .. 1,196 .. 1,358 .. 1,611 .. 7,035 : 7,035 of planting-plans for local bodies Net interest and loan charges .. .. 3,577 | .. 6,127 397 9,797 4,818 17,155 913 17,337 893 16,516 .. 20,954 .. 24,525 7,021 115,988 123,009 National Endowment Account, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . ■ 12,612 .. 9,741 .. 15,659 .. 38,012 38,012 transfers to , Total payments .. 60,844 9,552 64,802 20,697 69,840 47,884 51,891 55,727 56,498 59,956 171,346 73,249 115,886 84,555 134,411 97,312 725,518 448,932 1,174,450 Grand total payments 70,396 85,499 117, "724 107,618 116,454 244,595 20(7,441 231,723 1,174,450