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CONTENTS PAGE Chapter I—Summary and Review .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Chapter II —Forest Policy .. .. .. . . .. .. .. 4 Chapter III —Management Division .. .. .. .. .. .. 12 Chapter IV —Public and Private Forestry .. .. .. .. .. . . 22 Chapter V —Development Division (Training and Research) .. .. .. .. 25 Chapter Vl—Commercial Division .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39 Chapter Vll—Engineering Division .. .. . . .. .. .. 45 Chapter VIII —Operations Division .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 52 Chapter IX —Forest Economics and Trade .. .. . . .. .. .. 59 Appendix I—Area of State Forests as at 31st March, 1949 .. .. .. 66 Appendix ll—Summary of Planting and Silvicultural Operations .. .. .. 67 Appendix III —Exports of Sawn Timber—Volume .. .. .. .. . . 68 Appendix IV —Exports of Sawn Timber—Value .. .. .. .. 69 Appendix V—Timber Imports—Volume .. . . . . .. .. .. 70 Appendix VI —Timber Imports—Value .. .. .. .. .. 71 Appendix Vll—Output of Sawn Timber for Year Ending 31st March, 1949 .. .. 72 Appendix VIII —Logging and Sawmilling Statistical Summary .. .. .. 73 Appendix IX —Forest Offences, 1948-49 .. .. .. .. .. .. 74 Appendix X—Training and Recruitment, 1948-49 .. .. .. .. ~ 75 Appendix Xl—National Forest Survey .. .. .. .. .. 75 Appendix Xll—Constitution of Rural Fire Districts .. .. .. .. .. 76 Appendix XIII- —Forest Service Logging Operations .. .. .. .. 80 Appendix XIV —Forest Service Sawmilling Operations .. .. .. .. 80 Appendix XV—Payments and Receipts, 1945-49 .. .. .. .. 81 Appendix XVI —Graph : New Zealand's Overseas Timber Trade . .. .. 82 Appendix XVII —Statement of Accounts—Rotorua Utilization Branch .. .. 83

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