B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. to 1936.

STATE FOREST SERVlCE—continued. STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1936. General Revenue Account. Expenditure. Income. Salaries and contributions to Public Service Super- £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. annuation Fund .. .. .. . . 11,831 14 2 Timber royalties .. .. 5,753 5 8 General management of State forests— £ s. d. Timber sales .. .. .. 130,897 910 Postages, cables, stationery, &c... 839 13 7 : 13g gso J5 6 Payments to other Departments Leases— for services rendered.. .. 122 7 8 Grazing .. .. .. 1,650 13 8 Forest reconnaissance, timber Sawmill-sites .. .. 99 2 3 cruising, &c. .. .. 7,997 18 1 Industrial .. .. .. 288 16 4 Legal expenses, &c. .. .. 79 12 6 Miscellaneous .. .. 396 16 4 Office rent, heating, lighting, and Miscellaneous permits.. .. 4 5 0 cleaning .. .. .. 426 13 1 — 2,439 13 7 Transportation expenses and up- License and transfer fees .. .. .. 323 9 6 keep of motor-vehicles .. 1,036 9 6 Interest on promissory notes .. .. .. 78 16 2 Travelling and transfer and Fees for inspections .. .. .. .. 1,337 9 0 removal expenses .. .. 1,252 11 8 Rents of departmental houses .. .. .. 237 18 1 Maintenance of buildings and other Kauri-gum collection .. .. .. .. 99 16 8 departmental property .. 229 18 1 Administration expenses (Forests Amendment Act, 11,985 4 2 1926) .. .. .. .. .. 1,044 9 6 Forest-fire prevention— Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 247 19 2 Communications and control, Rebates recovered .. .. .. .. 29 12 10 •locomotion expenses, and travelling-expenses .. .. 95 8 0 Fire-fighting wages .. .. 433 0 9 528 8 9 Educational — Photographic records . . .. 16 12 8 Preparation of service bulletins, publications, &c. .. .. 92 2 10 108 15 6 Forest research — Forest entomology .. 22 8 5 Silvicultural management studies 407 12 11 Utilization .. . . .. 11 0 4 Timber-products testing .. 255 17 3 Travelling expenses and allowances .. .. .. 121 1 6 818 0 5 Afforestation— Work for other Departments .. 2 4 9 Tree-seed operations . . .. 74 1 6 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 28 5 7 — 104 11 10 Yearly rental, Otanewianuku .. .. 74 0 0 Miscellaneous— Compassionate grant .. . . 28 6 6 Rebates of royalty on timber exported . . . . . . 329 9 4 Refund of appraisal costs .. 33 0 0 390 15 10 Depreciation .. .. .. .. 1,128 17 1 Bad debts .. . . .. .. 929 9 6 Balance carried forward .. .. .. 114,590 2 9 £142,490 0 0 £142,490 0 0 Allocation of Revenue Account. Consolidation Fund — £ s> National Endowment Account £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance from General Revenue Account .. 114,590 2 9 revenue (Forests Act, 1921, section 39 (2) ) .. .. 10,934 1 7 Local Authorities — "Fifths" of revenue (Finance Act, 1924, section 17) . . 11,933 9 11 22,867 11 6 General Reserve Account : Indigenous forests 91,722 11 3 £114,590 2 9 £114,590 2 9 Nurseries and, Plantations. £ s, d. £ s. d. Interest on loans .. .. .. .. 79,932 1 1 Interest on investments .. .. .. 54 7 9 Recoupment of stamp duty and management charges 524 10 4 Interest charged to nurseries and plantations .. 148,059 13 4 Free trees to local bodies and schools .. .. 617 1 2 Land rentals .. .. .. .. 12,426 5 0 Trees and tree-seed destroyed . . . . . . 38 17 10 Profit on Hanmer Nursery .. .. .. 18 18 8 Loss on Westland Nursery .. .. .. 319 13 8 Profit on Rotorua Nursery .. .. , . 82 14 10 Premium on loan conversion .. .. .. 1,050 10 0 Profit on sale of stores ' .. .. .. 8 0 0 Charges and expenses of loan conversion (1935) .. 799 9 10 General Reserve Account: Afforestation .. 77,367 15 8 £160,649 19 7 £160,649 19 7

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