B. —7 [IV I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT—continued.

(a) Land purchases to be made as suitable blocks for State afforestation become available to ensure that rehabilitation schemes may proceed immediately when required. (b) Includes the cost of printing books and leaflets for sale and for issue. ( r ) Completion of alterations Rotorua Office and other miscellaneous items. (d) Total wages paid, £261,000 ; compensation paid, £4,426, or £1 13s. lid. per cent. (e) Expenditure on investigations into the properties of various species for improved utilization, studies of silviculture and entomological problems, and staff training. (/) Additional duties assumed in connection with timber control has caused extended hours to be worked bv almost entire staff. J (g) Statutory allocation of forest revenue to local bodies within whose boundaries timber was cut. (h) Number of officers travelling, 128. Motor hire, £60; mileage allowances, £85; travelling allowances and expenses, (») Planting and management of " Waitangi," £1,000, recoverable from Consolidated Fund vote, " Lands and Survey » Balance is miscellaneous assistance on forestry matters to other Departments. (j) Photographs of condemned timber, £7; exchange and withdrawal fees on promissory notes, £6; fidelity-guarantee-insurance premium, £1 ; general average deposit on cargo, £3; purchase of improvements on Crown land declared State forest, £15 10s.; emergency rations for fire-watching service, £2; preliminary work in connection with opening Xaupo.mara Timber Co.'s railway-line for haulage of all timber in the district to economize road transport, £8 10s. : total, £43, " r '

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oi*P™ VOTE-STATE FOREST SEBVICE-amtfnual. m2 43 1_ 1943-44. 1943 441942-43 Subdivision No. I.—Salaries and General Administration, &o. Voted Ex d d : —continued. ° el ' xpcn 0 Other Charges for and incidental to — £ £ £ Acquisition of land and timber for forestry purposes .. (a) 20,000 2,000 (a) 25,307 Advertising, Photographs, Books, Newspapers, and other Publications .. .. ,. .. .. (6)410 390 367 Buildings— Erection or purchase of .. .. .. .. (c) 1,000 4,500 1,359 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 100 150 226 Compensation to employees .. .. .. .. (d) 4,000 3,000 4,426 Cost-of-living bonus to annuitants, Public Service Superannuation Fund, and increased pensions to widows and children .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 125 91 Empire Forestry Association : Membership contribution .. 10 20 20 Field equipment: Tools, instruments, tents, &c. — Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 300 200 346 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 150 300 130 Fire-fighting wages, expenses, &c. .. .. .. 1,000 1,500 1,027 Forest atlas .. .. .. .. .. 300 400 90 Forest Investigation and Staff Training .. .. (e) 275 275 157 Forest reconnaissance, policing, supervision, timbercruising, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 3,300 3,500 3,401 Freight, cartage, &c. .. .. .. ., 400 100 548 Grants to officers and others for suggestions and inventions 50 50 3 Imperial Forestry Institute—Contribution to .. 50 50 50 Law-costs .. .. .. .. .. .. 50 50 114 Motor-vehicles— Maintenance of .. .. .. .. .. 2,000 3,000 1,789 Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 100 100 11 Office equipment'— Purchase of .. .. .. .. .. 350 500 651 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 200 200 160 Office rent, heating, lighting, cleaning, messenger services, &°\ 3,000 2,910 2 693 Overtime and meal allowances .. .. .. 4,000 4-50 (f)5,121 Payment of special rates .. .. .. .. 25 25 41 Payment to local authorities under section 17 of Finance Act, 19 24 .. .. .. .. .. (0) 15,000 16,000 14,767 Payment to other Departments for services rendered .. 450 450 487 Postages, cables, telegrams, &c. .. .. .. 3,500 2,500 3,871 Printing and stationery .. .. .. .. 450 '45O ' 466 Public Service Superannuation Fund contribution .. 850 850 831 Refund to Lands for Settlement Account: Yearly rent on Sections 28-30, Block VIII, Otanewainuku Survey District 75 75 74 Roads, tracks, telephone-lines, forest improvements— Making of .. .. .. .. .. 25 25 47 Maintenance of .. .. .. .. 25 20 31 Special reconnaissance of kauri regeneration on private land 50 100 Timber-testing equipment and apparatus .. .. 100 200 29 Transfer and removal expenses .. .. .. 650 500 677 Travelling allowances and expenses .. .. .. 4,000 4,000 (h) 3,500 Work for other Departments and local bodies (recoverable) (i) 1,500 1,321 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 20 '20 ( j) 43