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Table showing approximately the Trees at present in Waiotapu Plantation —continued.

Summary ol Trees /rfrwtrt/. How used. Numbers. Numbers on plantation at, present day— Contents of numbered blocks.. ' .. .. .. .. 13,878,463 On fire-breaks .. .. .. .. .. .. 11,367 Ornamental and shelter trees at prison camp .. .. .. 34,936 Experimental trees .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,488 Total trees now living .. .. .. .. .. 13,926,254 Numbers planted to replace failures, &c. — Leguminous plants used as bait for rabbits and hares .. .. 1,425 Ornamental trees destroyed by rabbits and hares . . .. 16,000 Experimental trees not suited for district .. .. .. 757,214 Used to replace deaths .. .. .. .. .. 1,535,968 16,236,861 Less trees raised from seed in situ .. .. .. 83,121 Trees received from nursery .. .. .. .. .. 16,153,740 Summary showing Ana of Plantation (6,£2850 acres in trees). How occupied. Acres. Larch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,967-95 Pine .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,269-10 Eucalypti .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 180-50 Birch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5-95 Roads, tracks, and fire-breaks .. .. .. .. .. 312-25 Land unsuitable for planting, including swamps, creeks, horse-paddocks. and residence reserves .. .. .. .. .. 282-55 Unplanted land .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,676-70 7,695-00 Summary of Trees growing on Numbered Blocks on Waiotapu Plantation. Larch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 8,010,580 Pines .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 5,651,785 Blackwood .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,256 Buoalypti .. .. ... .. .. .. .. 72,000 Douglas fir .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 89,712 Birch .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 39,230 White cedar .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13,900 13,878,463 R. Moßae, Plantation Foreman.

RUATANOATA NURSERY. As foreshadowed in last annual report, operations at this station censed on the 30th September, 1910. The horses and tools, to the value of £157 6s. 9d., were sold, and the balance of the tools were transferred to the Rotorua district, for use at the several stations.

ae || Area g § planted. ptotod. Name of Tree. Name of Tree. Year Number of Planting. Remarks. 18 Acres. I WYymouth pine ,.,. ,. ' Corsican pine Heavy i>1110 I Larch 1908-n .. 10,950 ) 101,050 Mixed. 2,000 J 51,070 Pure. 171,070 19 417-7") Corsican pine 1910-11 .. ! 1,134,200 Pure. 2(1 19e-5-' Heavy pine .. Larch .. 196-55 1910-11 .. 323,000 Pure. 173,100 490,100