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Table C.—Output of Trees from Nurseries.

Table D.—Minimum and Maximum Readings of thermometer (Fahrenheit) and Rainfall at Various Stations for the Year.

Table E. —Average Number of Workmen Employed Daily at the Various Nurseries and Plantations during the Year 1907-8.

EWEBUKN NURSKRT, NBAK NaSEBT, OtAQO. (Area, 49 acres; altitude, 1,400 ft.) The rainfall for the year has again been very slight, the total being 13-93 in., which fell on ninety-five days, the maximum fall being 276 in. in December. The highest reading of the thermometer was 96°, on the 7th and Bth January; and the lowest 15°, on the 29th July and the sth August. Frost occurred on 145 nights.

During 1907-8. Sinci 1896. Nursery. Number. Value. Value. Number. Number. Value. E r K K K 5 3weburn 3anmer Springs Papanui iotorua iuatangata ... iurow har borough 1 I £ s. d. 279,125 872 8 6 635,180 1,444 10 0 741,560 2,214 14 7 4,818,367 8,498 15 4 490,790 ,■ 1,295 11 8 110,260 212 15 0 559,840 ' 1,183 19 5 2,407,327 1,571,206 9,668,048 17,801,299 951,795 110,260 2,483,690 £ a. d. 5,619 6 8 3,889 10 7 24,201 13 10 37,009 4 6 2,562 18 4 212 15 0 5,297 15 11 Totals 7,630,122 15,722 14 6 34,993,625 78,793 4 ■ r >

Temperature. Rainfall. !;iin Station. Minimum. Maximum. Inches. Number of Days. Eweburn Nursery Tapanui Nursery Kurow Nursery ... Hanmer Springs Nursery... Starborough Nursery Rotorua Nursery Ruatangata Nursery Waiotapu Plantation Puhipuhi Plantation jjeg. ueg. 15 96 24 92 20 101 18 98 26 94 21 92 30 82 14 92 28 88 Deg. 15 24 20 18 26 21 30 14 28 Deg. 96 92 101 98 94 92 82 92 88 1393 25-91 14-43 48-44 1732 55-565 95-66 53-02 11012 95 127 94 116 104 139 200 117 170

Free Labour. Prison Labour. Free Prison Labour. Labour. : " j No. Eweburn Nursery ... 564 Tapanui Nursery ... ... 13-05 Hanmer Springs Nursery ... 309 Kurow Nursery ... ... 2-16 Starborough Nursery ... 6-03 Rotorua Nursery ...' ... ! 32-14 Buatangata Nursery ... 11-00 Gimmerburn Reserve ... 3-27 Naseby Paddock Plantation 103 No. No. No. Dusky Hill Plantation ... 1504 Conical Hills Plantation ... 805 Hanmer Springs Plantation 309 1000 Dumgree Plantation ... 770 11-38 Whakarewarewa Plantation '23-92 1505 Waiotapu Plantation ... 329 38-64 Puhipuhi Plantation ... 11-97 Waitahuna Plantation ... TOO I 151-47 7507 H. J. Matthews, Chief Forester. The following are the reports from various stations : —