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Total number of trees in nursery at the 31st March is 43,000, value £45 35.; number of trees sent out to other nurseries during the year is 110,260, value £212 15s. Total number of trees grown at nursery since its inception is 219,000, value £223 3b. Average daily number of men employed during the year, 216. Amount of horse-feed grown, 14 acres oats, value £40. Expenditure for the year, £579 os. Id.; expenditure to date, £3,070 2s. 7d. Value of stock and improvements at 31st March, 1908, £2,367 lie. sd. The following is. a record of the rainfall and temperature for the year:—

Statement of Expenditure. Expenditure. £ a. d. Amount at the 31st March, 1907 ... ... ... ...2,491 2 6 Tree-growing ... ... ... ... ... ... 128 2 3 General maintenance and repairs ... ... ... ... 1599 Nursery-formation ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 3 3 Horse-feed purchased and grown ... ... ... ... 29 3 2 r Tree-seeds ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 12 1 Tools, implements, &c. ... ... ... ... ... 7 17 9 Seed-frames ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 11 4 Water-supply ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 12 2 Buildings ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 9 1 Miscellaneous works ... ... ... ... ... 142 19 3 Proportion of Nurseryman's salary ... .. ... ... 171 0 0 Supervision ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 0 0 £3,070 2 7 Value of Stock. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Amount at the 31st March, 1907 ... ... ... 2,515 14 4 Less value of trees at 31st March, 1907 ... ... ... 447 17 0 Less horse-feed in stock at 31st March, 1907 ... ... 41 2 6 488 19 6 2,026 14 10 Trees, as per Schedule 1 ... ... ... ... ... 45 3 0 Tools and implements ... ... ... ... ... 7 17 9 Water-supply ... ... ... ... ... ... 7 12 2 Seed-frames ... ... ... ... ... ... 6 11 4 Nursery-formation ... ... ... ... ... 20 3 3 Buildings... ... ... ... ... ... ... 30 9 1 Improved value ... ... ... ... ... ... 183 0 0 Horse-feed in stock ... ... ... 40 0 0 £2,367 11 5

Month. Rainfall. Number of Days fUin fell. Maximum Temperature. Date. Minimum Temperature. Date. 1907. Inches. 1-78 0-78 0-78 011 037 2-08 2-88 1-39 1-46 1-66 14 9 8 4 5 7 12 8 6 10 Degrees. 88 80 65 59 58 59 63 80 85 100 Degrees. 33 28 22 22 20 24 28 32 30 36 24th 28th 19th 25th 11th 5th 14th 9th 14th 26th March April ... May ... June ... July August September October November December 1908. 3rd 8th 1st 30th 3rd 31st 24th 3l8t 6th 30th 8th January February 053 061 6 5 101 98 7th 37 32 18th 1st Totals ... 14-43 94