8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1943.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT— continued.

(a) Operations in connection with supplies of substitute motor-fuel. Provision made in case existing plant may have to work full time. Earlier expenditure charged to " Forestry projects " (Subsection 11, above). (b) Owing to extreme shortage of supplies of firewood in all main centres, it is proposed to open tip suitable blocks in State forests. Provision for camps and equipment. Similar activities on a smaller scale have in the past been charged to Subsection 11, above. (c) Extraction of poles, posts, and round timbers for croosoting and for sale untreated —latter used extensively in air-raid shelters and Defence construction jobs. (d) On account of acute shortage of insignis timber it is proposed to re-establish a small "portable" sawmill to cut supplies from State forests. Intimated. Estimated. Recovered, (fi) Credits-iu-aid— 1942-43. 1941-42. 1941-42. £ £ £ Subdivision I .. .. .. .. 2,000 1,625 1,811. ll'.. .. .. .. 5,060 3,375 5,771 111 .. 2,000 .. 2,101 Totals .. .. .. .. 9,060 , 5,000 9,683

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Number VOTE—STATE FOREST SERVICE— continued. 1942-43 1942 43 1941 42 „,,... „. Trl r . ... 7 T 7 . , - ,. , Voted. Expended, Subdivision No. III. — Utilization and Industrial, do. —continued. Charges fob and incidential to — continued. Utilization works within — Wellington Conservancy — Charcoal-burning .. .. ..... .. (a) 750 \ Firewood operations . . . . .. (b) 1,500 J Nelson Conservancy — Charcoal-burning .. .. .. . . (a) 500 Westland Conservancy — Charcoal-burning .. .. . . . . (a) 500 Canterbury Conservancy — Logging and creosoting .. .. ... (o) 1,750 \ „ mn 1 «« Firewood operations .. .. .. .. (6)1,000 / ' ' South land Conservancy — Logging and creosoting .. . . .. . . (c) 2,300 Sawmilling .. .. .. .. .. (d) 2,000 j> 3,750 1,313 Charcoal-burning .. .. .. .. (a) 500 J . Estimated credits-in-aid under Section 51 of £ the Public Revenues Act, 1926 .. .. 2,000 Total SubddvisionNo.ITT .. .. 143,800 131,750 136,091 Geoss Total .. .. .. .. .. 484,060 534,140 484,229 Credits-in-aid (e) .. .. .. .. 9,060 5,000 9,683 NET TOTAL .. .. .. .. .. 475,000 529,140 474,546 i