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1903. NEW ZEALAND.

STATE FORESTS (REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE OF) FOR THE TEN YEARS ENDING 31st MARCH, 1903.

Return to an Order of the House of Representatives dated the 3rd July, 190 S. Ordered, " That there be laia before this House a return showing for the ten years ending the 31st March, 1903, in each of the lana districts of the colony, (1) the gross revenue receivea annually from timber licenses and leases, from the sale of timber, and from State forests ; (2) the expenditure incurred in obtaining the said revenue ; and (3) the net revenue." —(Mr. McNab.)

Return showing for the Ten Years ending the 31st March, 1903, in each of the Land Districts of the Colony, (1) the Gross Revenue received annually from Timber Licenses and Leases, from the Sale of Timber, and from State Forests; (2) the Expenditure incurred in obtaining the said Revenue; and (3) the Net Revenue. North Island.

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Year. Auckland. ] Auckland. Hawke's Bay. Hawke's B Jay. Taranaki. Wellington. i Gross revenue — 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 £ s. d. 2,075 5 8 5,369 4 11 2,501 11 1 15,654 7 1 17,001 4 0 5,123 14 5 15,459 9 4 18,514 11 9 23,300 4 0 22,891 17 10 £ s. 1 10 295 13 202 5 200 0 a. 0 0 5 0 £ s. 97 19 81 10 41 4 18 7 1 0 1 12 4 9 d 4 7 7 3 0 0 9 £ s. d. 1,299 4 0 1,992 19 6 2,101 2 7 2,585 16 3 2,211 10 3 1,613 9 11 2,234 7 0 2 10 0 Total 127,891 10 1 127,8' 10,2, >1 10 .6 11 1 0 699 8 699 8 5 5 248 13 6 14,038 1,004 9 0 6 0 Expenditure incurred ... 10,256 11 0 Net revenue ... 117,634 19 1 117,6: :4 19 1 699 8 699 8 5 5 248 13 6 13,034 9 6 mth hla, >,d. Year. Marlborougli. Nelson. Westland. Canterbury. Otago. Soutlilnnd. toss revenue — 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 £ s. d. 82 3 1 68 10 9 8 0 4 215 3 6 47 1 8 36 10 2 84 6 6 50 17 0 96 9 5 558 3 11 £ a. d 3 2 6 6 2 3 23 9 9 17 10 2 £ s. a. 201 19 5 344 6 10 530 5 4 904 11 3 1,287 19 6 1,458 13 1 1,588 2 5 1,205 14 3 765 7 5 2,040 14 10 £ s. d. ! 156 11 4 161 9 4 197 13 11 256 6 6 294 13 9 173 5 11 453 19 4 392 18 9 394 12 2 : 242 19 3. £ s. d. £ s. d. 138 13 1 1,744 15 10 72 6 4 814 9 5 74 14 10 2,088 15 2 10] 14 4 1,196 8 10 45 4 6 1,517 11 7 90 5 10 2,826 15 1 98 9 4 2,896 9 5 285 0 4i 4,250 11 5 295 18 5 7,679 12 6 221 2 10 3,176 9 3 62 15 11 9 15 8 286 10 7 1,882 16 0 976 5 4 Total ... ixpenditure incurred 1,247 100 6 0 4 0 3,268 8 542 15 2 I 10,327 14 900 0 < 4 > |2,724 10 132 17 3 0 1,423 107 9 10 5 0 28,191 18 1,000 0 v> 0 iet revenue 1,147 6 4 2,725 13 1 9,427 14 4! '2,591 13 3 1,316 4 10 27,191 18 6