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APPENDIX V. State Forests Account. Comparative Analysis of Receipts and Payments from 1st April, 1919, to 31st March, 1928.

1919-20. J 1920-21. 1921-22. 1922-23. 1923-24. 1924-25. 1925-26. 1926-27. 1927-28. Total. I I I I ! ! 1 Grand j \ I Total. Capital. Operation. 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 93,480 161,469 152,550 128,566 115,398 773,651 Loans raised .. .. .. 65,000 70,000 86,780 214,221 209 100,000 .. .. 160,000 696,210 i Total receipts .. 73,514 89,518 117,564 277,593 93,689 261,469 152,550 128,566 275,398 1,469,861 Payments— ££££££ ££££££££££££ £££ 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 16,476 27,194 99,921 170,675 270,596 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 3,474 15,840 26,956 113,768 140,724 indigenous State forests Forest-fire protection .. .. .. .. .. .. 72 963 95 1,712 81 1,896 125 1,405 38 1,553 73 1,524 182 3,166 666 12,219 12,885 Educational .. .. .. .. 188 .. .. 369 479 191 383 119 463 100 819 213 1,164 107 1,094 180 472 1,279 5,062 6,341 Forest research .. .. .. .. .. 223 .. 999 1,135 1,089 2,142 1,496 1,750 2,847 3,615 2,158 2,402 2,472 2,059 5,181 13,103 16,465 29,568 Afforestation and forest-extension 46,072 .. 49,631 .. 43,792 .. 30,814 .. 37,320 .. 50,182 .. 63,910 .. 80,730 .. 110,842 .. 513,293 .. 513,293 Lands purchased for afforestation 145 .. 157 .. 2,128 .. 3,585 .. .. .. 476 .. 17,764 .. 11,181 .. 18,352 .. 53,788 .. 53,788 Forested lands purchased .. 7,294 .. .. .. 7,173 .. 1,064 .. 4,474 .. 105,993 .. 16,161 .. 18,639 .. 830 .. 161,628 .. 161,628 Local-body allocations and grants, .. 100 .. .. 258 1,152 .. 929 .. 2,570 .. 790 .. 6,215 .. 9,805 .. 7,241 258 28,802 29,060 &c. Advice, assistance, and preparation .. 28 .. .. .. 1,399 .. 757 .. 686 .. 1,196 .. 1,358 .. 1,611 .. 2,918 .. 9,953 9,953 of planting-plans for local bodies and settlers 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 .. 33,816 7,021 149,804 156,825 National Endowment Account, .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 12,612 .. 9,741 .. 15,659 .. 13,885 .. 51,897 51,897 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 97,312 152,395 109,713 877,913 558,645 1,436,558 Grand total payments 117,724 244,595 200,441 231,723 1,436,558