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Hanmer Springs Plantation. £ s. d. Amount at the 31st March, 1905 ... ... ... ...2,124 1 6 Marking pits ... ... ... ... ... ... 129 13 9 Tree-planting ... ... ... ... ... ... 11 0 0 Draining ... ... ... ... ... ... 28 11 11 Buildings... ... ... ... ... ... ... 23 18 10 Tools, implements, &o. ... ... ... ... ... 47 19 3 Fencing material ... ... ... ... ... ... 49 17 3 General maintenance ... ... ... ... ... 16 9 0 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... 22 19 9 Acorns—purchase and freight ... ... ... ... 9 0 0 Horse-shoeing and general repairs ... ... ... ... 115 0 Proportion of Nurseryman's salary ... ... ... ... 70 16 0 Supervision ... ... ... ... ... ... 31 7 0 £2,567 9 3 Dumgree Plantation. £ s , a. Amount at the 31st March, 1905 ... ... ... ... 4,890 15 2 Digging 268,513 pits ... ... ... ... ... 678 7 8 Planting 214,725 trees ... ... ... ... ... 237 19 2 Digging trenches and heeling in trees ... ... ... 10 17 0 Cartage of trees ... ... ... ... ... ... 29 5 0 General maintenance ... ... ... ... ... 22 15 0 Tools and implements ... ... .... ... ... 100 6 3 Supervision of prison labour... ... ... ... ... 85 8 6 Supervision of free labour ... ... ... ... ... 51 8 6 Improvements by labour ... ... .. ... ... 65 5 1 Portion of Nurseryman's salary ... ... ... ... 21 16 8 Supervision ... ... ... ... .. ... 46 11 0 £6,240 15 0 Note.—Eevenue amounting to £84 Bs., for sale of flax and rental, was received during the year at this station. Waiotapu Plantation. £ s d Amount at the 31st March, 1905 ... ... ... ... 2,472 18 11 Carting trees ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 5 0 Horse-feed ... ... ... ... ... ... 71 2 8 , Fencing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 18 0 Tools, implements, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 19 16 8 Buildings—smithy ... ... ... ... ... 591 Horse-shoeing and general repairs ... ... ... ... 26 811 Erection of bridge—part cost ... ... ... ... 133 6 g Supervision of prison labour (Foresters'salaries) ... ... 294 5 6 Proportion of Nurseryman's salary and travelling-expenses 24 13 10 Supervision ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 6 0 £3,157 11 3 Whakarewarewa Plantation. £ s _ $ Amount at the 31st March, 1905 ... ... ... ... 5,101 4 9 Clearing land ... ... ... ... ... ... 219 11 6 Pitting for tree-planting ... ... ... ... ... 725 l 9 Tree-planting ... ... ... ... ... ... 147 10 8 Fencing ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 68 8 4 Road-making ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 15 6 Carting trees ... ... ... ... ... ... 44 2 0 Maintenance of plantation ... ... ... ... ... 846 4 4 Horse-feed ... ... ... ... ... ... 88 0 8 Tools, implements, &c. ... ... ... ... 229 8 2 Buildings —alterations and additions to workshop ... ... 10 1 5 Erection of bridge—part cost ... ... ... 89 6 11 Supervision of prison and free labour... . .1 ... ... 124 2 0 Proportion of Nurseryman's salary ... ... ... ~. 102 3 7 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 14 4 Supervision ... ... ... ... .... ... 38 4 0 £7,856 19 11