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1919. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY: STATE FORESTRY. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1919.

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

CONTENTS.

Page APPENDIX A. Report op this Chief Officer.. .. ..2 I._r E port upon Afforestation Operations in the North Island. p at , e PART 1.-INDIGENOUS FORESTS. General Remarks 13 Legislation .. .. .. • .. . . 2 Labour .. .. .. .. .. 13 Provisional State Forests .. .. .. 2 Prison Labour .. .. ~ .. 13 Limitation of Export of Timber .. .. 2 Sale of Trees to Farmers .. .. .. 13 Control of the Sale or the Cutting of Standing Thinning and Underplanting .. . ." 14 Timber on Private or Public Lands .. 2 Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 14 Financial .. .. 3 Interplanting Exotic Trees in Native Forests .. 14 Revenues received from Indigenous Forests .'! 3 Damage to Plantations by Deer .. .. 14 Receipts and Expenditure 3 Accommodation for Workmen 14 State Forests Account—Receipts and Payments.. 3 General .. .. .. .. ..14 State Forests Loan Account .. .. ..4 Balance-sheets.. ... .. .. ..15 Rotorua Nursery ~ . . .. .. 10 Trade .. .. .. .. .. 4 Whakarewarewa Plantation .. .. .. 18 Import of Timber .. .. 4 Waiotapu Plantation .. .. .. .. 19 Export of Timber . .. .. .. B Waireka Camp (Waiotapu Plantation) .. ..20 Output of Sawn Timber .. .. .. 5 Kaingaroa Plains Plantation .. .. .. 21 Area of Forest Lands owned by the State .. .. 5 Puhipuhi Plantation .. . . .. .. 22 Forests controlled by the Commissioner of State Forests .. .. .. .. .. 5 ll.—Report upon Afforestation Operations in Forests not controlled by the Commissioner of the South Island. State Forests .. .. .. .. 5 General Remarks .. .. .. .. 23 Total Forest Area .. .. .. . . (i Tree-raising .. . . .. .. .. 23 New Areas proclaimed State Forests and Areas Labour .. .. .. .. .. 24 from which the Reservation was withdrawn .. (i Trees for Farmers .. .. .. .. 24 Forest Fires . . .. .. .. 6 Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 24 Experiments in Indigenous Forests .. .. 6 Grazing of Sheep on Plantations, and Statement of General . . . . .. 7 Stock Transactions . . .. .. 24 'Research '.'. '.'. '■'. '.'■ '■'. 7 General 25 Mr. D. E. Hutchins's Report on the Waipoua Tapanui Nursery .. .. .. .. 25 Kauri Forest .. .. .. .. 7 Conical Hills Plantation .. .. .. 27 State Sawmilling '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. 7 Pukerau Plantation .. .. .. .. 28 Director of Forests .. .. .. .. 8 Dusky Hill Plantation .. .. .. .. 28 Increase in Staff .. .. . . .. 8 Greenvalo Plantation .. .. .. .. 29 Ranfurly Nursery .. .. .. 29 Nascby Plantation .. .. .. .. 31 PART lI.—STATE NURSERIES AND PLANTA- Gimmerburn Plantation Reserve .. .. 32 TIONS. Hanmer Springs Nursery .. .. .. 33 Trees raised and Area planted 8 Hanmer Springs Plantation 35 Prison Labour 8 Balmoral Plantation 30 State Assistance to Farmers in Tree-planting .. 9 APPrismTY u Labour and the Employment of Discharged Soldiers 9 Al. JrJiJNUIA B. Balance-sheet for Plantations .. .. 9 Extracts from Reports by Conservators of Survey of Plantations .. .. .. .. 9 State Forests. Dissemination of Forest Information .. .. 9 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 37 Nursery and Plantation Staff .. .. 9 Taranaki .. .. .. ~ .. 38 Summary of Operations in Nurseries during Year Hawko's Bay . . .. .. .. .. 38 ended 31st March, 1919 .. .. .. 10 Wellington ' . . .. .. .. .. 39 Summary of Operations in Nurseries from 1896 to Marlborough . . .. .. ~ .. 39 1919 .. .. • • • • .. 10 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 40 Summary of Operations in Plantations during Year Canterbury .. .. . . . . .. 41 ended 31st Maroh, 1919 .. .. ..11 Westland' .. .. .. .. ..41 Summary of Operations in Plantations from 1896 Otago . . .. .. . . . . 42 to 1919 .. .■ ... ~ ~ 12 Southland ~ .. .. ~ ~ 42

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