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STATE FOREST SERVICE. STATE FOBEST ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1931. Timber Revenues Account. Expenditure. Income. To Consolidated Fund — £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Revenues from national endow- By Timber royalties .. .. 6,794 8 10 ment, State forests (section, Timber sales .. .. 37,635 7 3 39, Forests Act, 1921-22) .. 4,267 18 9 Timber trespass .. .. 275 13 8 Local authorities (section 17, 44,705 9 9 Finance Act, 1924) .. 9,514 3 4 13,782 2 1 Balance carried down .. .. .. 30,923 7 8 £44,705 9 9 £44,705 9 9 General Revenue Account. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Salaries and contributions to By Balance brought down .. .. 30,923 7 8 Public Service Superannuation Leases— Fund, &c. .. .. .. .. 17,432 18 8 Grazing .. .. .. 2,472 2 7 General management of State Sawmill-sites .. .. 112 6 4 forests — Industrial .. .. .. 3,278 5 8 Postages, cables, printing and Permits —Miscellaneous .. 5 7 6 stationery, &c. .. .. 1,730 13 7 License and transfer fees .. 220 5 6 Payments to other Depart- Interest on promissory notes .. 120 19 7 ments for service rendered .. 119 18 6 Fees for inspections .. .. 1,075 18 11 Forest and grazing reconnais- Rental of houses .. .. 290 18 11 sance, timber cruising, &c.. 9,211 14 2 Kauri-gum, sale of, and royalty.. 87 2 4 Wild-life control—Destruction Administration expenses, Forests of pigs and deer .. .. 6,533 14 1 Amendment Act, 1927 .. 1,557 6 2 Legal expenses, contingencies, Miscellaneous .. .. 489 5 2 &c. .. .. .. 189 15 11 9,709 18 8 Office rent, heating, &c. .. 2,170 3 7 Indigenous Forests Reserve .. .. 11,691 3 2 Transportation expenses and upkeep of motor-vehicles .. 2,329 3 4 Travelling and transfer and removal expenses .. .. 3,313 810 Maintenance of buildings and other departmental property 660 12 10 26,209 4 10 Forest-fire prevention— Communication and control, locomotion and travelling expenses .. .. 319 14 11 Wages, &c. .. .. 1,240 16 0 1,560 10 11 Education— Photographic records, &c. .. 75 10 3 Preparation of Service bulletins, publications, &c. .. 201 6 4 276 16 7 Forest research — Forest ecology, &c. .. .. 140 2 9 Forest entomology .. .. 86 4 1 Silvicultural management studies, &c. .. .. 494 0 3 Timber-products testing .. 1,210 0 9 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 223 6 5 2,153 14 3 Afforestation — Preparation of planting-plans and forest-extension, &c. .. 787 2 1 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 344 9 6 1,131 11 7 Miscellaneous— Yearly rent, Otanewainuku .. .. 74 0 0 Expenses of officers overseas, &c. .. .. ' 19 19 4 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 3,415 13 4 £52,324 9 6 £52,324 9 6 Nurseries and Plantations. £ s. d. £ a. d. £ s. d. To Interest on loans .. .. 83,607 14 4 By Interest on investments .. .. .. 6,291 11 6 Recoupment of stamp duty and Interest charged to nurseries and plantations.. 94,553 9 4 management charges, &c. .. 1,375 8 9 Land rental charged to nurseries and plantaFire loss —Maramarua Plantat ions .. .. .. .. .. 9,01666 tion .. .. .. 150 18 9 Profit on Tapanui nursery .. .. 6 17 2 Fire loss —Hanmer Plantation.. 1,475 7 8 Profit on Hanmer Nursery.. .. .. 191 4 2 86,609 9 6 Profit on Rotorua Nursery.. .. .. 1,826 3 4 Afforestation Reserve .. .. 25,276 2 6 £111,885 12 0 £111,885 12 0

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