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Summary of Expenditures and Values.

Minimum and Maximum Readings of Thermometer (Fahrenheit) and Rainfall at Various Stations for the Year.

Expenditure for Year ending 31st March, 1906. Expenditure from September, 1896, to 31st March, 1906. Value of Trees, Improvements, &c, ior Year ending 31st March, 1906. Value of Trees, Improvements, &c., from September, 1896, to 31st March, 1906. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount at 31st March, 1905 .. £70,300 3 5 Eweburn Nursery Tapanui Nursery Rotorua Nursery Starborough Nursery Hanmer Springs Nursery Ruatangata Nursery .. Naseby Plantation Gimmerburn Plantation Dusky Hill Plantation Conical Hills Plantation Raincliff Plantation Hanmer Springs Plantation Dumgree Plantation.. Whakarewarewa Plantation Waiotapu Plantation Kaingaroa Plains Plantation Puhipuhi Plantation Wellington Nursery (proposed) Kurow Nursery Naseby Domain Albury Plantation .. Torea Neck Reserve Waitahuna Plantation Supervision thermal reserves, &c. Clerical assistance Contingencies : Typewiiters, photographic material, telephone, stationery, books on forestry, fidelity insurances, travelling-expenses, &c. £ s. d. Value at 31st March, 1905 .. 111,799 17 6 Less value of trees and horse - feed in stock at 31st March, 1905, also tools written off during the year .. .. 28,293 9 4 895 4 10 1,516 17 6 3,827 12 4 1,362 11 6 485 14 0 1,304 13 11 87 1 9 309 19 2 487 6 0 1,872 16 11 443 7 9 1,349 19 10 2,755 15 2 684 12 4 4 0 0 P, 132 5 2 7,925 18 9 11,867 13 4 17,763 7 2 6,523 8 10 1,528 8 0 2,891 2 10 1,756 18 11 997 3 3 8,017 4 4 5,500 10 3 1,104 12 5 2,567 9 3 6,240 15 0 7,856 19 11 3,157 11 3 322 18 0 -1,866 0 1 11 3 11 750 0 0 10 0 0 72 4 11 1 7 6 39 9 7 336 16 9 . 405 0 0 265 10 8 2,552 17 3 7,234 16 0 18,271 15 0 4,587 17 11 2,441 12 10 2,475 11 7 249 0 1 851 9 8 1,410 12 11 4,350 18 3 61 15 4 1,314 19 2 3.423 5 11 6,819 18 9 6.424 13 0 26 19 9 1,594 1 0 6,340 10 7 13,083 7 2 22,690 0 1 8,230 13 0 3,034 10 6 3,553 8 2 3,524 17 7 2,064 10 3 18,930 2 1 11,664 4 4 1,367 14 11 6,079 13 7 9,245 8 6 16,629 4 11 17,618 19 4 601 13 7 2,810 4 7 750 0 0 750 0 0 750 0 0 10 0 0 72 4 11 1 7 6 39 9 7 39 9 7 39 9 7 75 0 0 94 18 9 45* 17 0 £83,506 8 2 64,881 14 0 83,506 8 2 Totals 19,479 6 6 89,779 9 11 148,388 2. 2 148,388 2 2

Temperature. Rainfall. Minimum. Maximum. Inches. Number of Days. Ewebum Nursery Tapanui Nursery Hanmer Springs Nursery... Starborough Nursery Rotorua Nursery Ruatangata Nursery Waiotapu Plantation Deg. 13 21 13 20 24 26 16 Deg. 81 90 91 96 94 89 86 17-41 43-95 62-18 33-14 49-67 52-61 46-63 113 119 164 115 169 157 185