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STATE FOREST SERVICE STATE FOREST SERVICE—continued. CANTERBURY-OTAGO REGION. Nursery Tree-growing Accounts for the Year ended 31st March, 1926.

Canterbury-Otago Region—Balance-sheets as at 31st March, 1926.

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I I j II I Tapanui Naseby | Hanmer !: f , Tapaaui Naseby | Hanmer ! Nursery. Nursery. | Nursery. I; * Nursery. Nursery. Nursery. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Stock of trees at 1st IL,059 12 8 1,729 13 411,006 8 9 By Sale of trees .. 1,362 6 10 251 2 8 693 5 3 April, 1925 Sale of tree-seeds .. 96 12 2 .. 17 14 2 Stock of seeds at 1st 92 18 9 .. .. Sundry receipts .. 144 16 4 .. 82 13 1 April, 1925 Trees transferred to 3,402 10 8 316 11 11 5,755 0 1 Stores at 1st April, 127 3 7 0 5 0 122 10 41 plantations 1925 | Trees transferred to 14 3 9 .. 143 1 9 Purchase of seeds .. 178 5 3 15 17 0 527 3 8 other conservation Operation expenses— j regions Seed-sowing .. 103 1 11 9 7 7 285 6 9 Tree-seed transferred! 35 8 3 Sizing seedlings .. 118 2 6 11 4 7 .. to other conservaLifting and bund- 488 3 2 54 12 10 405 19 4; tion regions ling | Trees and seeds for 123 14 9 0 13 0 13 10 9 Lining out .. 68 16 8 48 1 4 63 15 7! forestry in schools General weeding, 960 15 3 226 17 5 967 16 10 Stores at 31st March 112 14 3 0 6 0 237 4 11 &c. | 1926 Repairs ... 193 2 7 .. 174 14 1 Stock of trees at 31st il 0,287 5 01,775 11 11 9,025 10 9 Horse-feed .. 171 18 5 9 1 0 304 0 6 1 March, 1926 Manures .. 5 0 0 .. 32 10 3 Stock of tree-seeds 76 8 0 .. 117 0 0 General mainten- 1,649 11 2 170 6 4 1,658 3 10 at 31st March, ance, &c. 1926 Depreciation .. 199 0 1 47 1 1 315 7 11 Interest at per 240 8 0 21 18 0 221 2 11 cent, on value of land, buildings, d e p a r tmental property, &c. 15,656 0 02,344 5 6 16,085 0 9 15,656 0 02,344 5 6 16,085 0 9

UaWM** Tapanui Naseby Hanmer . , Tapanui Naseby Hanmer Nursery. Nursery. Nursery. : Assets. Nursery. Nursery. Nursery. , I 1 ' I ' T I ' i i ' / £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. j £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Capital Account .. 115,121 7 7 2,217 6 815,062 9 4 Buildings .. .. 2,165 7 1 .. 2,653 10 6 Fences .. .. 527 16 9 .. 190 8 5 Roads, &c. .. 260 0 0 .. 925 12 4 Bridges .. .. 116 8 6 Water-service .. 162 10 0 25 12 1 329 13 10 Telephones (field) .. 14 11 0 .. 47 1 6 Departmental property 1,296 7 0 313 6 8 1,476 7 1 Live-stock .. .. 102 0 0 102 10 0 60 0 0 Stores .. .. 112 14 3 0 6 0 237 4 11 Stock of trees .. 10,287 5 01,775 11 11 9,025 10 9 Stock of seed .. 76 8 0 .. 117 0 0 15,121 7 72,217 6 815,062 9 4; 15,121 7 72,217 6 8 15,062 9 4 Note. —Items for sundry debtors and sundry creditors are included in main balance-sheet.