B.—l [PT. IV], SUP. to 1941.

STATE FOREST SERVlCE—continued. STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT. Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1941. General Revenue Account. Expenditure. £ Income. Salaries and contributions to Public Service Super- Timber— £ £ annuation Fund .. .. .. .. 11,332 Royalties .. .. .. .. 8,760 General management of indigenous forests— £ Sales .. .. .. .. .. 130,963 Postages, cables, stationery, &c. .. .. 1,466 Trespass .. .. .. .. 201 Payments to other Departments for services 139,924 rendered .. .. .. .. 112 Leases— Forest reconnaissance, timber cruising, &c. .. 12,177 Grazing .. .. .. .. 1,462 Legal expenses, &c. .. .. .. 47 Sawmilling sites .. .. .. 213 Office rent, heating, lighting, and cleaning .. 1,275 Industrial .. .. .. .. 113 Transportation expenses and upkeep of motor- Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 51 vehicles .. .. .. .. 1,886 — 1,839 Travelling and transfer and removal expenses 4,331 Permits, miscellaneous .. .. .. .. 632 Maintenance of buildings and departmental License and transfer fees .. .. .. .. 283 property .. .. .. .. 495 Fees for inspections .. .. .. .. 2,325 21,789 Rents of departmental houses .. .. .. 216 Forest-fire prevention : Fire-fighting wages, &c. .. 1,380 Administration expenses (Forests Amendment Act, 1926) 1,329 Educational— Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. .. 2,824 Photographic records and materials .. 19 Profit on Whirinaki Forest .. .. .. .. 9,726 Preparation of service bulletins, &e. ' .. 23 — 42 Forest research: Silvicultural management studies and timber-products testing .. .. 744 Miscellaneous— Annual rent, Otanewainuku .. .. 74 Payment of special rates .. .. .. 43 Participation in Centennial Exhibition .. 37 Loss on— Omahuta Forest .. .. .. 781 Puketi Forest .. .. .. 826 1,761 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. 2,516 Timber-control expenses .. .. .. .. 1,831 Balance carried forward .. .. .. .. 117,703 £159,098 £159,098 Allocation of Revenue Account. Dr. Cr. £ Consolidated Fund— £ £ Balance from General Revenue Account .. .. 117,703 National Endowment Account revenue (Forests Act, section 39 (2)) .. .. 20,443 Local bodies : Fifths of revenue (Finance Act, 1924, section 17) .. .. .. 19,799 Working Railways Account (Finance Act, 1936, section 24 (1) and (2)) .. .. 1,151 General Reserve Account : Indigenous forests 76,310 — 117,703 £117,703 £117,703 Nurseries and Plantations. Dr. £ Cr. £ £ Interest on loans .. .. .. .. .. 101,613 Interest on commercial projects .. .. 10,554 Loss on Westland Nursery .. .. .. .. 263 Net interest payable, capitalized as from Ist April, 1940 .. .. .. .. 91,296 Profit on Golden Downs Nursery .. .. 26 101,876 £101,876 £101,876

4—B. 1. [FT, IV], SUP. to 1941.

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