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2. The Forest Atlas. For the period under review, a total of twelve atlas maps were completed and together with eighty-three general plans were recorded under the permanent Forest Atlas. These atlas maps cover an area of 171,507 acres, and make a recorded total of sixty-nine maps completed up to date, covering an area of 927,360 acres of State forests and plantations, which represent the permanent demarcation of 12-3 per cent, of the total area controlled by the Service. Topographical maps which are incidental to the systematic laying-out of fire-breaks, planting blocks and compartments, have been prepared for portions of Riverhead, Kaingaroa, Karioi, Golden Downs, Hanmer, Balmoral, and Blue Mountains Plantations, and maps of the species subsequently planted on these areas are under preparation. Seven maps of State forests have been certified by the Surveyor-General as required by section 25 of the Forests Act, 1921 22. Five atlas sheets were lithographed, from which a total of 1,000 sheets were printed, and 1,814 compiled plans, tracings, graphs, &C, were prepared. 3. Photographic Records. The total number of negatives now on record is 6,281, representing an addition of 1,795 negatives during the year while 10,125 prints, 175 lantern-slides, and twenty-eight enlargements were prepared during the period under review. 4. Educational Publications and other Literature printed during tue Year. 1,000 copies Leaflet No. 7 : " Commercial Forestation." 1,000 copies Circular No. 22a : " Forestry in New Zealand." 2,000 copies Bulletin No. 4 : " Beech Forests, Part II." 1,000 copies Circular No. 26 : " Prevention of Sap-stain in White-pine." 5. Reference Library! The central library continues to render very good service as a source of reference on all forestry matters and the many kindred subjects associated therewith, and by a system of exchange with other Forest Services and the acquisition of new works from time to time has been kept thoroughly representative and up to date in respect to all literature concerning the latest developments in forestry practice and technique throughout the world. During the past year the library was further strengthened by the addition of 369 new books, pamphlets, reports, &c, amongst which may be mentioned : Simmonds —" Eucalypts " ; Tillyard— " Insects of Australia and New Zealand " ; Cowan—" Tongariro National Park " ; Sudworth — " Check-list of Forest-trees of United States of America " ; Somerville—" How a Tree grows." During office hours the library is open to the general public for inspection or reference purposes.
APPENDICES.
APPENDIX I. State and Provisional State Forest and Forest Reserves. Areas in Acres at End of Fiscal Year, 1928.
| M CO <1J £f' n B_, c gill 9 Land District. Area in Acres at End of Fiscal 0h '™ g ™. Year 1928-27. jj™j i in Area during the . _ M ,_ . M al Year 1927-28: Area in Acre Increase in Acres. es at End of Fi 1927. iscal Year I utoio t„™i I Provisional Forest State state iorcst. state Forest. Reserves. Forest. I Provisional Wnrl ,„i State KesCTVos ' Statc 1,orest - Forest. Kc,trvcs - Provisional State Forest. Forest Reserves. ! ; | N. Auckland Auckland Gisborne Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland ' .. Canterbury .. Otago Southland 116,469 I 58,777 .. 166* 305,526 j 488,708 2,310 74,646 87,696 ' 209,524 11,160 113,637 1,500 5,254 69,757 46,178 40,455 457,092 114,902 14,007 4,0041' 19,201 1,974,917 8,470 8,51.4 89,497 1.20,625 2,190 1,713,654 119 329,059 .. 319 365f 133,662 335,200 2,108 226 137,427 605,376 .. 930* 116,469 305,526 87,696 113,637 69,757 457,092 19,20.1 89,497 2,190 329,059 133,662 I37,427 1,672* .. .116,303 1,770 .. 380,172 136* .. 87,696 113,637 3* .. 69,757 1,084* .. 161,096 498 .. 27,715 89,497 1,537*| .. 2,190 329,424 2,850* .. 133,888 136,497 5,014* .. 1,947,872 57,105 490,478 209,388 1,500 46,175 113,818 1,975,415 120,625 1,712,117 2,316 11,160 5,254 40,455 14,007 8,470 12,062 119 319 2,108 3-9 10-2 8-79 4-14 6.51 8-75 43-0 8-04 44-5 3-48 5-24 . 9-44 332,350 605,376 Totals .. 1,861,213 1,861,213 5,669,361 96,270 86,659t 5,664,347 1, 70sT, 489 96,270 (7,626,844) 7 * Deer* ;ase. t Net Increase,
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