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, APPENDIX VI— continued. State Forests Account continued. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1927— continued. lieceipts —continued. Payments — continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. .. 262,369 16 2 Brought forward .. .. .. 43,470 9 10 179,334 11 3 To Cash in hand, 1st April, 1926— continued. By Permanent charges— continued. Contributions received from local authorities Sub. IV.— Educational— in respect of the administration expenses Forest exhibits .. .. .. 169 12 11 of the Akatarawa Reserve— Photographic records, &c. .. .. 121 3 4 Wellington City Council .. .. .. 105 19 0 Departmental bulletins and professional Lower Hutt Borough Council .. .. .. 7 5 11 publications .. .. .. 616 5 2 Petone Borough Council .. .. .. 9 9 6 Rangers' Instruction School and travellingUpper Hutt Borough Council .. .. .. 1 17 0 expenses .. .. .. .. 218 18 4 Hutt County Council .. .. .. 4 13 7 1,125 19 9 Eastbourne Borough Council .. .. .. 1 17 0 Sub. V.— Forest Research— 131 2 0 Forest ecology .. .. .. 300 0 0 Contributions received from local authorities Silvicultural management studies .. 339 8 3 in respect of the purchase of the Akata- Utilization and timber-testing and rawa Reserve— travelling-expenses .. .. .. 1,833 5 11 Eastbourne Borough Council .. .. .. .. 75 17 10 2,472 14 2 Sub. VI. —General afforestation— Preparation of planting-plans and forestextension .. .. .. .. 142 11 3 Tree-seed collection .. .. .. 536 7 4 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 945 4 5 1,624 3 0 Sub. VII.— Acquisition of indigenous forests— Yearly rent, Otanewainuku S.D. .. .. 74 0 0 Sub. VIII.— Grants and subsidies— Payments to local authorities, &c. .. 9,244 6 0 Expenses of Forest Officers going overseas, &c. .. .. .. v. 428 3 7 9,672 9 7 58,439 16 4 Unauthorized expenditure .. .. .. .. 58 5 0 Cash balances at 31st March, 1927— In Post Office .. .. .. .. .. 6,104 0 8 In Public Account .. .. .. .. 1,994 1 1 Imprests outstanding in the Dominion .. .. 166 1 8 Imprests outstanding in London .. .. .. 1,480 0 0 Investment Account .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 Less temporary transfers from other accounts 5,000 0 0 15,000 0 0 24,744 3 5 £262,576 16 0 . £262,576 16 0 Note.—The receipts include amounts received by the Post Office before the close of the financial year, but not paid into the Public Account until after the 31st March, 1927. L. MacIntosh Ellis, Director of Forestry. W. Taylor, Accountant. I hereby certify that the statement of receipts and payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.