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1911. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS: STATE AFFORESTATION IN NEW ZEALAND (REPORT ON).

Tresented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

TABLE OF CONTENTS. Part I.—Statk Afforestation in New Zealand, Part ll.—Review of Year's Operations. 1911. Page , p "8? General Remarks .. .. .. ..29 Reasons for Afforestation .. .. .. 1 Summary of Operations in the Nurseries .. .. 31 Demand for Timber .. .. .. .. .i Summary of Operations in the Plantations . SJ Inauguration of Afforestation .. .. .. .i Appendix A (ForeM-lree Growing in the North Island). Appendix A {Tree-growing Operations in the North Niiis. rv and Plantation Work in Rotorua District .. (i Island, 1910-11). Raising Trees from Seed .. .. .. 7 | Counting the Trees .. .. .. .. Xt Linng-out .. .. .. .. .. 8 Prison Labour .. .. .. . . XI Sending Trees to Plantations .. .. .. 9 <■ Karere" Convalescent Camp .. . . .. 34 Plantation work .. .. .. .. 10 | Thinning Plantations .. .. .. .. 34 Survey-work .. .. .. .. .. 35 Appendix B (Forest-tree Grouting in the South Island). Forestry Literature .. .. .. .. 35 Introductory Remarks .. .. .. ..11 Proposals for 1911-12 .. .. .. ..35 Tree-seeds .. .. .. .. ..11 Conclusion .. .. .. .. ..35 Preparation of Ground for Seed-sowing .. . . 12 Rotorua Nursery .. . . .. .. 36 Seed-sowing .. .. .. 12 Whakarewarewa Plantation .. .. 40 Tending Seed-beds .. .. .. .. 14 Waiotapu Plantation .. .. .. .. 45 Wrenobing .. .. .. .. .. 14 J Ruatangata Nursery .. .. .. ...">() Lifting and Lining-out seedlings .. .. ..14 Puhipuhi Plantation .. .. .. .. .".1 Tending Transplanted Trees .. .. 16 Lifting and bundling Trees for Transference ..I<S . ~ „,„ - . . . „ , Transport of Trees 17 Appendix B (Tret-pomng Operations in At South Fenoing Areas acquired for Tree-planting.. .. 17 Island, WIU 11.) Extermination of Ground-game .. .. .. 17 Climatic Influences .. .. .. .. 53 Formation of Fire-breaks .. .. 18 Output of Trees, and Acreage planted .. .. 53 Clearing and Draining .. .. .. 18 Trees raised and Expenditure incurred .. .. 53 Pitting for Tree-planting .. .. 19 Brief References to Tree-growth .. .. 54 Tree-planting Methods and Climatic Influences .. 20 Revision of Records and Subdivisional Plans .. 54 Planting-systems adopted .. .. .. 20 Correspondence Class on Forestry .. .. 54 Labour and Supervision .. . . .. 21 Fire-breaks .. .. .. .. .. r>4 Summary of Costs .. .. .. .. 22 Free and Prison Labour .. .. .. 55 Advisory Work to Public Bodies.. .. .. 55 Appendix C (Schedules of Trees in Plantations). General .. .. .. .. .. 55 Number and Variety of Trees planted in North Island 23 to Number and Variety of Trees planted in South Island 24 H . j r Conical Hills Plantation, Otago .. .. ..61 Appendix D (Forest Diseases and their Relation to Waitahuna Plantation, Otago .. ..63 PP Afforestation). Eweburn Nursery, near Naseby, Otago .. ..64 T . , . • _ " ' 9 r Naseby Plantation .. .. .. .. l>7 Introduction .. 2o Gimmorburn P i anta tion Reserve .. 68 Forests " 20 Hanmer Springs Nursery, Canterbury .. \\ 69 Present Condition of the Plantations .. ..26 Han mer Springs Plantation, Canterbury .. ..72 Rotorua Nursery .. .. .. .. 2G Tapanui Nursery .. .. .. .. 27 F^Tr 8 o c s B pe°ct: he V. \\ 28 Maps to acompa*. Rspokt (bo UND at En D o, Control-measures .. .. .. ..28 KhPORT). Line of Action to adopt .. .. .. 28 Showing Whakarewarewa Nursery and Plantation. Acknowledgements .. .. .. 29 Showing Waiotapu Plantation,

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