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SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1944-45

STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT

I — (a) Purchase of land required in connection with plans for the rehabilitation of returned servicemen. £20,000 provided on main estimates. , . ... . , ~ „ AA (b) Additional reconnaissance work, &c., required in connection with emergency expansion of timber-production. £4,000 provided on main estimates. . , . (c) Cost of training additional timber appraisers for emergency expansion of timber-production. £500 provided on mam (d) Additional overtime will be required in connection with timber control work and the emergency expansion of timberproduction. £4,000 provided on main estimates. (e) Special mission to the United States and Europe in connection with the purchase of sawmill plant and special tours of dutv arranged for forestry officers on active service overseas. If) Cost of buildings and motor-vehicles and additional Departmental logging operations necessary for the emergency expansion of timber-production and in connoction with plans for the rehabilitation of returnod servicemen. £267,900 provided on main estimates.

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Salaries. Other Charges. Total. VOTE—STATE "FOREST SERVICE— £ £ £ Subdivision I. — Salaries and General Administration .. .. •• 44,100 44,100 U.—General Forestry .. .. .. •• •• 122,000 122,000 III.—Utilization and Industrial .. .. .. •• 1,000 1,000 Gross Totai 167,100 167,100 Credits-in-aid NET TOTAL •• 167,100 167,100 For Services chargeable on the State Forests Account — £ £ £ continued, VOTE—STATE FOREST SERVICE Subdivision I. — Salaries and General Administration (Develop- . ment and Management of State Forests, Provisional State Forests, including Extraction of Timber for Sale, Plant, Buildings, Roading, Ac, Silvicultural Surveys, Forest Research, Compensation to Employees and Contingencies, Acquisition of Land and Timber, Grants and Subsidies to Local Bodies, and Miscellaneous) Charges for and incidental to — Acquisition of land and timber for forestry purposes (additional) ,. •• («) 35,000 Ex gratia payment in respect of parcel lost in. mail .. 5 Forest reconnaissance, policing, supervision, timber cruising, &c. (additional) . . . . • • . . (b) 1 ,000 Forest investigation and staff training (additional) .. (c) 1,000 Overtime and meal allowances (additional) .. .. (d) 3,000 Payment of monetary equivalent of leave due to deceased officers and workmen .. .. ■ • • • 95 Visits overseas : Expenses, &c, of departmental officers . . (e) 4,000 Total—Subdivision No. I .. . • ■■ 44,100 Substation II.—General Forestry; Building, Tree-planting, Maintenance and Protection of Forests, Extraction of Timber for Sale, Roading, Operation of Nurseries, Compensation to Employees, and Collateral Activities Charges for and incidental to — Forestry projects within — Auckland Conservancy .. • • • • ■ • 38,100 Rotorua Conservancy .. .. .•• •■ 48,100 Wellington Conservancy .. .. • • • • 10 1700 Nelson Conservancy .. • • • • • • 5,400 Westland Conservancy .. .. • • • • 90 ° Canterbury Conservancy .. .. •• •• 11,200 Southland Conservancy .. .. • • • • ■T» 600 Total—Subdivision No. II .. .. •• (/) 122,000