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Schedule I.

Schedule ll. — Statement of Expenditure. For Year. To Date. Planting operations and maintenance — £ s . d. £ s. d. Tree-planting .. .. .. .. 26 16 11 1,106 111 Pitting .. .. .. .. 54 3 0 1,552 14 0 Clearing .. .. .. .. .. 77 4 0 963 17 0 Cartage of trees .. .. .. .. 10 12 10 179 13 3 General upkeep of plantation .. . . 642 7 1 2,997 13 0 General repairs .. .. .. .. 510 3 138 11 7 Horse-feed .. .. .. .. 3 18 3 33 16 3 Permanent works —■ Fencing .. .. .. .. 26 9 8 471 0 3 Purchase of land .. .. .. .. .. 10 4 3 Formation .. .. .. .. .. 36 13 0 Buildings .. .. .. .. .. 355 4 9 Stock, implements, &c. —Tools, implements .. .. 322 1 7 Supervision and clerical—■ Salaries — Supervision of free labour .. .. 85 0 0| ~ prison labour .. .. .. ■ 932 9 7 Nurseryman's proportion of clerical assistance 46 0 0) £978 2 0 £9,100 0 5 Schedule lll. — Trees Account. Number. Trees received during year .. ~ .. .. .. 319,950 Less, to replace blanks . .. .. .. .. .. 319,950 Planted on new area .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil. Previously planted .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,000,000 Total number planted on 1,200 acres (average age, two years) .. 1,000,000 Schedule. IV. — Property Account. £ s. d. Land (1,200 acres) ; Crown land, not charged to Forestry Account Buildings .. .. .. .. .. ' .. .. 300 0 0 Stock .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. Nil. Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 0 0 Fencing .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 450 0 0 Stores in hand .. .. .. .. .. .. .. |73 611 £855 6 11

Mouth. 1910. April May June July August September .. October November .. December .. I l Number of Temperature. Rainfall. Days Rain fell. ,, ,, Maximum. Minimum. Inches. Degrees. Degrees. 1-66 15 65 42 13-38 20 62 38 9-99 21 64 35 13-03 25 60 40 8-55 18 64 36 4-55 11 64 40 7-97 18 66 44 8-28 17 79 44 7-04 9 83 44 Numlxr of Days Frosts occurred. 1011. January February March 3-35 11 87 46 7-82 11 81 48 2-90 18 78 48 I ! I Totals 88-52 I!) I