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APPENDIX VI— continued. State Forests Account— continued. Receipts and Payments Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1928— continued. Receipts— continued. Payments— continued. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward .. .. .. 104.150 5 0 235,968 7 10 Brought forward .. .. .. 6,524 12 11 98,946 16 7 To Receipts—Nurseries and plantations— Trees .. .. .. .. 7,961 0 9 By Permanent charges— continued Seeds .. .. .. .. 1,666 14 11 I Capital charges— continued. Firewood and poles .. .. .. 275 12 4 Sub. VI.— General Afforestation— Grazing .. .. .. .. 438 6 0 Nurseries and plantations, planting, &c. 108,674 16 9 Rental of houses .. .. .. 878 18 9 Salaries— Afforestation (includes pay of Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 299 10 11 ' non-permanents) .. .. .. 15,858 12 3 11,520 3 8 Land for extension of nurseries and 115,670 8 8 plantations .. .. .. 18,352 4 6 Recoveries of expenditure and credits-in-aid— Sand-dune reclamation .. .. 1,971 0 9 Sub. I.—Salaries .. .. .. .. 42 16 2 144,856 14 3 Sub. II.—General development of State Sub. VII. — Acquisition of indigenous forests— forests — Purchase of Puketitiri Block Capital charges— and other lands .. .. .. .. 830 1 0 Sales of motor-vehicles, equipment, &e. 12 2 6 152,211 8 2 Maintenance charges— Operation and Maintenance charges— Destruction of wild pigs, &c. .. 511 18 7 Salaries .. .. .. .. 27,236 10 3 Timber-cruising, &c. .. .. 526 5 6 Contribution to Public Service Superan-Travelling-expenses .. .. 30 14 3 nuation Fund .. .. .. 670 3 5 Sundries .. .. .. .. 176 13 4 — 27,906 13 8 1,257 14 2 Sub. II.— General development of State forests— Sub. IV.—Educational— Postages, cables, &c., printing and Capital charges— stationery .. .. .. .. 1,828 5 1 Reference library .. .. .. .. Payments to other Departments for services Maintenance charges— rendered .. .. .. .. 285 10 5 Department bulletins .. .. 26 4 0 Forest and grazing reconnaissance, timber Sundries .. .. .. .. 1112 cruising and appraisal, policing patrol, 27 15 2 and maintenance permanent equipment 4,336 10 7 Grant to officer on retirement, &c. .. 13 0 0 Sub. V.—Forest research— Destruction of wild pigs, &c. .. .. 888 14 4 Maintenance charges— Legal expenses, contingencies, &c. .. 224 5 7 Timber-products testing, and travelling- Office rent, heating, and lighting .. 3,605 1 2 expenses .. .. .. 2 7 6 Transportation expenses and upkeep of —— 2 7 6 motor-vehicles .. .. .. 1,581 17 6 Sub. VI.—General afforestation— Travelling-expenses and transfer of officers 3,663 10 1 Capital charges'— 16,426 14 9 Nurseries and plantations .. .. 112 14 10 Sub. 111.— Forest-fire prevention— Maintenance charges— Communication and locomotion expenses, Tree-seed operations, &c. .. .. 158 6 0 &e. .. .. .. .. 442 4 6 — 271 0 10 Wages, &c. .. .. .. .. 2,724 6 4 1,601 13 10 3,166 10 10 Carried forward .. .. .. .. 353,240 10 4 Carried forward .. .. .. 47,499 19 3 251,158 4 9

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