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1934. NEW ZEALAND.

STATE FOREST SERVICE. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1934.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 64 of the Forests Act, 1921-22.

The Director of Forestry to the Hon. the Commissioner of State Forests. Sir, — Wellington, Ist August, 1934. I have the honour to submit herewith the annual report of all operations of the State Forest Service for the year ended 31st March, 1934, as required by section 64 of the Forests Act, 1921-22. I have, &c., A. D. McGavock, Hon. E. A. Ransom, Director of Forestry. Commissioner of State Forests.

CONTENTS.

Pe^6 Introduction .. .. .. .. 2 Forest Policy .. .. .. .. 2 Chapter I—ManagementAreas of State Forests .. .. ..4 Protection Forests 5 Forest Reconnaissance, Demarcation, and Surveys 5 Forest Atlas .. .. .. .. 6 State Afforestation .. .. .. 6 Plantation Cleaning and Thinning .. .. 7 Timber-sales .. .. .. .. 7 Concessions to Sawmillers .. .. .. 7 Ecology and Silviculture 8 Chapter 11.-—Protection— Fires and Fire Districts .. .. .. 8 Forest Parasite Biology .. .. 8 Forest Protection—Animal Destruction .. 9

Chapter lll.—Utilization— Indigenous Forests .. . . , . .. 9 Exotic Forests . . .. .. .. 10 Ch *P ter IV.-The Timber Tradetienerai .. .. .. .. ..11 Markets 11 imports and Jixports.. .. .. ..11 Industrial Technique 12 , TT ~ . Chapter V,— General— Legislation 14 finance •• •• •• ..14 Unemployment Relief 15 Issue of Free Trees and Seeds.. .. 15 Recreation in State Forests .. .. .. 15 Honorary Forest Rangers .. .. .. 15 Appendix :— Summarized Reports on State Afforestation in Forest-conservation Regions .. .. 16

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