8.—7 [PT. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MARCH, 1944.

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT—continued.

(a) .Provision is made heroin for expenditure at Hanmer Springs for production of creosoted poles and posts (») Similar to (a) for work carried out at Conical Hill. (c) Charcoal operations producing substitute fuel. Preliminary work and trial production completed, and organization could proceed if increased production required. (d) See note (c), above. Work in these areas held in abeyance meantime. ,s r\ 1-i • .-| Estimated. Estimated. Recovered. (e) Credlts-m-aid— 1943-44. 1942-43. 1942-43. Subdivision I 2,000 2,000 4 ,*643 -ii •• '• 5,515 5,060 6,526 " 111 ■' '■ • •• •• •• •• 2,000 1,672 Totals .. .. .. .. .. .. _ 7 515 9>060 12,841

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Number ofPersons - VOTE—STATE FOREST SERVICE—continued. 1943-44. 194 2 43 ' Subdivision No. III.—Utilization and Industrial, do.-—continued. Voted. Expended. | Charges for and incibential to —continued. £ £ £ Utilization works within—■ Canterbury Conservancy—• Logging and creosoting .. \ / 1,750 4,497 Firewood operations .. .. .. .. j W 1 > ' JUU 1,000 4 653 Southland Conservancy— Logging and creosoting \ / 2 ,300 1,560 Sawmillmg .. .. .. .. .. 2)000 Charcoal-burning .. .. .. .. ( c ) 500 Wellington Conservancy— Charcoal-burning . . .. .. .. $) 750 744 Firewood operations .. .. .. .. 1, 500 Nelson Conservancy— Charcoal-burning .. .. .. .. (rf) 500 269 Westland Conservancy— Charcoal-burning .. .. .. .. (d) 500 352 Total—Subdivision No. Ill .. .. 97,750 143,800 100,720 Gross Total .. .. .. 485,515 484,060 498,415 Credits-in-aid (e) .. .. .. 7,515 9j 060 12,841 NET TOTAL 478,000 475,000 485,574