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Further accommodation lor vehicles and implements is required. An addition to the present lean-to at the. buck of the stable would meet the case in the most economical manner. The average number of workmen employed during the year was 30-35. Schedules showing stock of trees in hand at 31st March, and trees sent out during the year, are attached, along with information relating to expenditure and values. The following is a record of the temperature and rainfall for the year : —

Schedule I.

Schedult 11. Statement oj Expenditure. For Year. To Date. Tree planting and maintenance c s. d. t s . d. Tree-growing .. .. .. .. 2,043 11 6 20,26-1 it 6 General maintenance and repairs .. 312 13 7 3.261 10 I Tree-seeds .. .. .. .. 258 6 0 2.151 13 3 Manures .. .. .. .. 92 19 8 869 3 9 ITorse-feed, purchased and grown .. 222 14 3 1,356 10 1 Miscellaneous works .. .. .. 49 11 <i 274 3I I Stock and material—Tools, implements .. 76 10 0 882 Hi it Permanent works- — Buildings .. .. .. .. 392 15 11 2,748 19 2 Nursery-formation .. .. .. 40 14 (i 2.208 18 2 Fencing .. .. .. .. 27 13 7 215 8 2 Water-supply .. .. .. .. .. 660 18 10 Seed-frames' .. .. .. .. 8 12 8 1,649 4 9 Supervision and clerical— Proportion of Superintending Nurseryman's salary .. .. .. .. 300 0 n Proportion of Foreman's wages. Nurseryassistant and Cadet's salaries .. 356 13 1 1.742 11 7 Clerical assistance .. .. .. 150 0 0 541 15 I £4,592 16 3 £38,828 3 I

Schedule III.-Trees Account.

i Mouth. Number of Rainfall. Days Rain fell. Temperature. Maximum. Minimum. Number "I Days Frosta occurred. ! 1910. Inches. 1-31 9 3-77 12 4-60 18 5-40 I (i 5-15 13 1-77 11 4-89 13 2-63 7 4-25 IT) Degrees. Degrees. 74 29 68 28 65 23 (i:i 24 64 25 68 30 73 25 82 40 79 37 :; (i I I ID !l 7 I April May June July August September .. October . . . November . . December .. I III I. January February March 0-56 4 2-84 L0 2-41 i) 87 40 82 Hi 83 42 Totals 39-58 137 47

During the Year. Since 1896 to Date. Since 1896 to Date. Estimated Estimated j'jHiiinairii Cost Cost of Reining oSSm » Nuinber. of Raising Number.- and Maintcimnee. ,ls ' ' l1, '"""' • per Thousand. per Thousand. E s. d. £ b. (I. £ s. (1. Trees raised .. .. .. 3,316,250 0 6 1 37,336,705 0 18 (i 73,500 16 6 Trees sent out .. .. 4,303,021 .. 28,399,075 .. 60,518 18 6 Balance in stock .. .. .. 8,937.630 .. 12,981 18 0 Value of land, improvements, and stock (Property Account) .. .. 8.406 I it I Total value .. .. .. .. 21,387 19 9