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1928. NEW Z E ALAND.

STATE FOREST SERVICE. THE ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1928.

Presented, to both Houses of Parliament pursuant to Section 64 of the Forests Act, 1921-22.

The Director of Forestry to the Hon. the Commissioner op State Forests. Sir, — Wellington, Ist August, 1928. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report of all operations of the State Forest Service for the year ended 31st March, 1928, as required by section 64 of the Forests Act, 1921-22. In doing so, however, I desire to inform, you that the highly satisfactory results herein recorded were obtained whilst the Service was under the control, of the late Director of Forestry (Mr. L. Macintosh Ellis), who resigned his position as from the last-mentioned date and is now resident in Australia. I have, &c, E. Phillips Turner, Director of Forestry.

CONTENTS. Chapter I:— ?*& Chapter V:— Page General Review of Forestry Progress .. .. 2 General .. .. .. .. .. 19 Timber-trade .. .. .. ..19 . The Forest Atlas .. .. .. ..23 ,M? t< 7,, J~r\ I.C • a Photographic Records .. .. ..23 The State t-orest Service 6 Educational Publications 23 Reference Library .. .. .. 23 Chapter 111: — Appendices : — The State Forests .. . . .. .. 7 I. Status Records .. .. .. 23 General .. .. .. .. 7 11. Report upon State Afforestation in Forest Legislation .. .. .. .. .. 7 Conservation Regions— Forest Reconnaissance, Demarcation, and Survey 7 Auckland Forest Conservation Region .. 24 Finance .. .. .. .. .. 8 Rotorua Forest Conservation Region .. 24 Operation .. .. .. .. ..9 Wellington Forest Conservation Region.. 25 Forest-protection .. .. .. 10 Nelson-Marlborough Forest Conservation Forest Wild Life .. .. .. .. 12 Region .. .. .. .. 26 Establishment of Man-made Forests .. ..13 Canterbury - Otago Forest Conservation Forestry in Schools .. .. .. 14 Region . . .. . . .. 26 Westland Forest Conservation Region .. 27 Southland Forest Conservation Region .. 27 Chapter IV: — 111. Summaries: Nursery and Plantation OperaResearch and Experiments .. .. IS tions .. .. .. 28 Forest Management .. .. .. ..15 IV. Exports and Imports of Sawn Timber and Forest Entomology .. .. .. 15 other Forest Products .. .. 30 Forest Ecology .. .. .. 15 V. Summary of Expenditure out of Stato Forest .Botany .. .. •. ..16 Forests Account .. .. ..31 Silvicultural Investigations .. .. ..16 VI. Receipts and Payments Account .. .. 32 Foreslation Studies .. .. .. ..17 VII. Loan Account .. .. .. ..35 Forest Kconomy .. .. .. ..18 VIII. State Forests Account .. .. .. 35

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