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APPENDIX Vl— 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 .. .. .. .. 353,240 10 4 Brought forward .. .. .. 47,499 19 3 251,158 4 9 To Contributions received from local authorities By Permanent charges— continued. in respect of the administration expenses Sub. IV.— Educational— of the Akatarawa Reserve— Forest exhibits .. .. .. 29 18 3 Wellington City Council .. '.. 9 4 7 Photographic records, &<r. .. .. 163 15 11 Lower Hutt Borough Council .. .. 0 12 8 Departmental bulletins and professional Petone Borough Council .. .. 016 6 publications .. .. .. 290 10 4 Hutt County Council .. .. .. 08 2 Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 15 14 10 Eastbourne Borough Council .. .. 03 3 499 19 4 11 5 2 Sub. V.— Forest Research— ■ ■ Contributions received from local authorities 11 5 2 Forest ecology .. .. .. 275 9 0 in respect of the purchase of the Akata- Silvicultural management studies .. 412 19 11 rawa Reserve— Utilization and timber - testing and travelling-expenses .. .. 4,245 3 4 Forest entomology .. .. .. 249 8 5 5,183 0 8 Sub. VI.— General afforestation— Preparation of planting-plans and forestextension .. .. .. 239 8 5 Tree-seed collection .. .. .. 1,670 14 8 Travelling allowances and expenses .. 1.166 0 0 ■ 3,076 3 1 Sub VII.— Acquisition of indigenous forests— Yearly rent, Otanewainuku S.D. .. .. 74 0 0 Sub. VIII.— Grants and subsidies— Payments to local authorities, &c. .. 6,982 17 ■ 2 Expenses of Forest Officers going overseas, &c. .. .. .. .. 184 8 1 7,167 5 3 63,500 7 7 Unauthorized expenditure .. .. .. .. 558 111 Cash balances at 31st March, 1928— In Post Office .. .. .. .. 250 19 1 In Public Account .. .. .. .. 16,829 17 3 Imprests outstanding in the Dominion .. .. 541 15 1 Imprests outstanding in London.. .. .. 412 9 10 Investment Account .. .. .. .. 20,000 0 0 38,035 1 3 £353,251 15 6 £353,251 15 6 Note.—The receipts include amounts received by the Post Office before the close of the financial year, but not paid into the Public Account until after the 31st March, 1928. E. Phillips Turner. Director of Forestry. W. Taylor, A.K.A.N.Z.. Accountant. I hereby certify that the statement of receipts and payments has been duly examined and compared with the relative books and documents submitted for audit, and correctly states the position as disclosed thereby.— G. F. C. Campbell, Controller and Auditor-General.