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Wellington Nursery (Proposed). £ „. d Purchase of tree-seeds ... ... ... 907 Eeporting on proposed sites... ... ... ... 234 £11 3 11 Starborough Nursery. £ s d Tree-growing (first crop) ... ... ... ... 67 7 5 Transfer of trees as per Schedules A 4, 84,B 4 , C ... ... 60 19 9 Nursery-formation... ... ... ... " 298 11 0 General maintenance ... ... ... oe 19 q Buildings—stable, tool-house, workshop, &c. ... ... ..'. 230 4 4 Fencing (labour and material) ... ... ... 224 9 3 Water-supply ... ... ... //_ '" '" 157 12 Seed-frames (labour and material) ... ... ... 203 18 9 Tools, implements, &c. ... ... ... .' 224 8 1 Cost of horses, dray, and harness ... ... ... 207 12 0 Horse-feed (purchased and grown) ... ... ... 77 7 1 Seeds (tree and shrub) ... ... ... 42 0 0 Horse-shoeing and general repairs ... ... ... 23 16 10 Manures, &c. (superphosphate and lime) ... ... ... 22 14 9 Miscellaneous works and travelling-expenses, &c. ... 31 6 8 Supervision ... ... ... ... g0 22 c £1,649 13 8 Naseby Survey Paddock Plantation. Amount at 31st March, 1901 ... ... 866 12 6 £s- d - Less value of trees supplied ... ... 274 8 7 592 3 11 Digging 111,520 pits for trees ... ... iq. i . 1 Planting 134,950 trees '.'.'. "' 233 510 General maintenance, weeding, &c. ... ... ... " 48 9 0 Ditching 21 chains ... ... ," "' 7 15 0 Cost of cropping 60 acres and cutting 23| tons chaff ... 67 2 6 Ploughing and sowing 30 acres oat-crop ... ... 31170 Cartage of trees from nursery ... ... 26 17 6 Supervision ... ... ... 20 21 0 £1,043 14 10 Gimmerburn Reserve. £ s d Amount at 31st March, 1901 ... ... ... 144 2 1 Fencing 307 chains at 4s. 6Jd. ... ... ..'.' 69 10 7 Fencing-material— posts, gates, wire netting, &c. ... 165 0 6 Supervision ... ... ... 3 13 0 £382 6 2 Dusky Hill Plantation (Area, 845 acres). Amount at 31st March, 1901 ... ... 3,353 11 6 S ' d ' Less value of trees supplied ... ... l,' 059 13 5 Digging 601,647 pits for trees ... . l'o. 5 f. . Planting 354,480 trees ... '" 'An 9 m Lining out 16.000 trees ... ... .'.[ " 7 0 7 Planting 95,000 acorns in situ ... ... 31 8 6 General maintenance, weeding, rabbiting, &c. ... 205 6 8 Threshing 150 bags oats ... ... 911 0 Fencing horse-paddock ... ... 12 9 1 Fencing-material, tools, &c. ... ... 21 11 8 Cutting and burning scrub ... ... ... " 53 6 8 Eailway fares of workmen ... ... 81411 Supervision ... ... ... oo 25 n £4,203 18 7

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