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1938. NEW ZEALAND.

STATE FOREST SERVICE. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1938.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly -pursuant to Section 64 of the Forests Act, 1921-22.

The Director of Forestry to the Hon. the Commissioner of State Forests. g IE; Wellington, Ist July, 1938. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report of the operations of the State Forest Service for the year ended 31st March, 1938, as required by section 64 of the Forests Act, 1921-22. In accordance with your desire to inaugurate a five-year programme of forest works, I have included in the beginning of the report a statement of those projects which appear essential to the carrying-out of a long-term forest policy. 1 have, &c., A. D. McGavock, Director of Forestry. Hon. Frank Langstone, Commissioner of State Forests.

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PAGE PAGE Summary .. .. .. • • .. 2 Chapter 111. —Utilization — Five-year Programme of Forest Works .. •• 3 General .. .. •• ■■ ..13 General Policy .. .. .. •• ..3 Logging and Hauling .. .. ..14 Establishment .. .. •• ..3 Sawmilling, Woodworking, &c. .. .. .. IdSilviculture .. .. .. 4 Drying of Timber .. .. .. ..14 Management .. .. • • • • .. 5 Grading .. . . . . . . 15 Utilization .. . . • • • • . . 6 Wood Preservation .. . . .. 15 Employment .. .. .. • • .. 7 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 15 Chapter IV.—The Timber Trade — General .. .. .. .. 16 Chapter I. Management Domestic Markets . . .. .. 16 Areas under Control .. • • • • ' Exports . . .. .. .. 16 Protection Forests .. .. .. •• 9 l mpor ts ..18 Forest Reconnaissance, Demarcation, and burveys J State Afforestation .. .. • • • • 10 chapter y._ Goneral _ Sales of Timber .. .. .. .. II Legislation .. .. .. .. ..19 West Taupo Timber Lands .. .. ..11 Finance .. .. .. .. ..19 Waitangi Endowment.. .. ■. ..11 Honorary Forest Rangers .. .. 20 Appendix I:— Chapter II Protection — Summarized Reports on State Afforestation in General .. .. ■■ ■■ ..11 Forest-conservation Regions .. .. 21-22 Forest Fires .. .. • • ■ • .. 12 Fire Districts .. ■ • • • .. 12 Appendix II: — Animal Destruction .. .. • ■ 12 List of Common and Botanical Names of Species Forest Pathology .. .. • • .. 13 mentioned in the Report .. .. .. 23

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