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Trees transferred from Nursery to Plantations, &c., 1910-11.

H. A. GouniE, Superintending Nurseryman, North Island.

WIIAK A I! K\V A R KWA I ' I.A NTATK IX. (Area, 9,024 acres; approximate altitude, 1,200 ft.) During the pasl year lives to the number of 1,552,325 were received from the Rotorua Nursery. Of tins number, 1.274,52") were planted on a new area of fi(>7j acres, and 277,800 were used to replace failures in former planting. Tin , estimated number of trees in the plantation is it.640.161. occupying an area of 4,634 acres. Prison Labour.- The average daily number employed was 10-||. and their work was valued a 1 £957 (is. 3d., or an average per man of £91 1 -is. Id., showing an increase of CJ!> 2s. (id. mi the average earnings per man lor the previous year. The Prison Department's officers have done their utmost to make the work a success. A new oil-engine and power pump wen' installed to replace (he old pump and windmill, which were completely worn out. The >iew plant is giving every satisfaction, and there is now no difficulty in keeping the camp well supplied with water. Consumptive Convalescents.—The Karere Camp consumptive convalescents resumed work in .Match. I.) 10. preparing pits to the number of 144.380. and planting 252,175 trees. At the end of the planting season they were given employment at maintenance-work, which consisted chiefly of clearing growth amongst the younger trees until February of the present year, when they again started pitting. The men, however, found the work too hard for them, and, consequently, as t here was nothing else lot , them 1,, do. the camp had to be closed. All the planting within three miles of the camp will be finished within a few weeks, so that there is not sufficient inducement to open it for the coming season's work. The average daily number of men employed was 4-43. and their total earnings amounted to £434 17s. 3d. Fnr Labour. - An average daily number of 24-84 men were employed, and the average cost of I he various works undertaken was as follows : Clearing for tree-planting. £1 15s. 9Jd. per acre : pitting, ;is. IJd. per thousand; planting. 7s. 2fd. per thousand: pitting and planting, 12s. per thousand: planting blanks. I Is. 5cL per thousand :63 chains of lire-break were formed, at ;< cost of ss. I*j<l. per

Height Value Where sent. Name of Tree. Nuinlwr. in per Total Vnlne. Remains. Inches. Thousand. £ b. d. £ s. .1. , Larix europaea .. 142,100 12 2 5 0 994 14 o 245,450 12 15 0 300 10 3 ' „ .. .. 288,050; 12 10 0 288 13 0 Results of all trets Waiotapu nanta j p inlla por( i orosft .. 828,000 8 2 5 o 720,15 o - | lamed are satis,Ion „ Laricio.. .. 1.130,250 4 2 5 0 3,221 11 3 factory. I „ .. 11,450 4 3 0 0 34 7 0 * „ strobus.. 2,300 3 3 0 0 6 18 0 ' 1 ___ 2,749,200 5,579 15 0 / Alnus glutinosa .. 2,200 6 2 0 0 4 8 0 Eucalvptus Stuartiana .. 508,925 4 0 10 0 254 9 3 Liquidambar stvraciflua 1,700 6 1 5 0 2-2 6 Larix europaea ' 30,000 12 3 0 0 108 0 0 20,000 12 2 5 0 45 0 0 „ .. .. 453,950 12 1 5 0 567 8 9 Results of all trees Whakarewarewa Pinus Laricio .. .. 77,000 4 2 5 ol 173 5 0 . planted are satis. plantation „ Murrayana 2,225 4 2 5 0 5 0 1 factory. „ ponderosa .. 20::, 550 3 2 5 0 502 19 9 | „ radiata.. 147,800 0 10 0 147 16 0 I'seudo-tsugaDouglnsii. . 21,125 5 2 10 0 52 16 3 Sequoia sempervirens 15,000 4 10 0 60 0 0 Thuja gigantea 2,850 I 3 0 0 silo 1,552,325 2,021 10 7 Local bodies, schools, Shelter-trees and shrubs 1,496 .. .. 0 IS 3 and Councils Summary. Where sent. Description. Number. Value. t s. (1. Whakarewarewa Plantation .. .. Details above . .. I 1,552,325 2,021 10 7 Waietapu Plantation .. .. .. 2.719,200 .,.579 15 0 Local bodies, schools, and Councils .. .. „ .. .. 1,190 6 18 3 Totals .. .. .. .. 4,303.021 7,608 9 10 7,608 ',« 10