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PAGE Chapter I—Summary and Review .. .. .. .. .. .. 3 Chapter II —Forest Policy .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 4 Chapter III —Management Division .. ~ .. .. .. .. 15 Chapter IV—Public and Private Forestry .. .. .. 25 Chapter V—Development Division (Training and Research) .. .. .. 28 Chapter VI —Commercial Division .. .. .. .. .. .. 40 Chapter Vll—Engineering Division .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 45 Chapter VIII —Operations Division .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 53 Chapter IX—lndustry and Trade .. .. .. ... .. .. . . 63 Appendix I —Areas of State Forest Land as at 31st March, 1950 .. .. . . 71 Appendix ll—Summary of Planting and Silvicultural Operations .. .. 72 Appendix lll—Exports of Sawn Timber —Volume and Value .. .. .. .. 73 Appendix IV—lmports of Sawn Timber —Volume and Value .. .. .. 74 Appendix V —Sawmilling and Sash and Door Manufacturing, 1948-49 .. .. .. 75 Appendix VI —Output of Sawn Timber, Year Ended 31st March, 1950 .. .. .. 79 Appendix Vll—Forest Offences .. .. .. .. .. .. 80 Appendix VIII —Training and Recruitment .. .. .. .. .. 80 Appendix IX—National Forest Survey .. .. .. .. .. 81 Appendix X —Rural Fire Districts .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 82 Appendix XI —Forest Service Logging Operations .. .. .. .. 83 Appendix XII —Forest Service Sawmilling Operations .. .. .. .. .. 84 Appendix XIII —Production of Sawn Timber by Species, 1921-50 .. .. .. .. 85 Appendix XIV —Timber Price-index .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 86 Appendix XV—Permanent Sample Plots in Exotic Forests .. .. .. .. 83 Appendix XVl—Climatological Summary .. .. .. .. .. .. 87 Appendix XVII —Annual Accounts and Balance-sheet .. .. .. .. .. 88 Glossary .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 08

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