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APPENDIX VI. Fires in State Forests, 1940—41.

APPENDIX VII. Animals Killed in State Forests during Year ended 31st March, 1941.

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Date. Conservancy. Forest No. Area Burned.| Origin of Fire. Fire-°flghting. fleinarks. Acres. i' a. (1. 17/4/40 Auckland .. S.F 13 3-3 Burning-off operations 0 13 6 P. palustris burned and scorched. 16/6/40 Rotorua .. ,, 1 . . Garelessness . . .. . . Hut damaged. 10/7/40 Westland . . ,,17 .. Unknown 10/9/40 Wellington .. „ 100 1,000 .. .. 4 10 0 Tussock area burned over. 23/9/40 Nelson .. „ 187 0-2 Burning-off operations 0 15 0 100 11-year P. radiala scorched. 31/10/40 Southland .. ,,93 3 ■ 5 Unknown .. .. .. Tussock. 3/12/40 „ .. » 10' 10 Accidental .. .. 0 15 0 Pern. 3/12/40 „ . . „ 10 I 1 Unknown .. .. . . Fern and grass. 23/12/40 „ . . „ 10 10 Settler burning off . . .. Fern. 27/12/40 Canterbury .'. „ 86 1,158 Unknown .. .. 285 1!) 5 Comps. 24, 25, 2<>, and 33 destroyed. Book value, £14,000. 28/12/40 Southland .. ,,10 320 Settler burning stumps .. 200 acres grazing, 120 acres fern. 29/12/40 „ .. ,,10 30 Land-clearing 1/1/41 Wellington .. ,,42 1.4 N.Z.R. locomotive . . 8 5 Q Fern and 14 dead trees. 5/1/41 Southland .. „ 10 30 Unknown .. .. .. 20 acres grazing. 5/1/41 „ .. 10 5/1/41 „ .. 10 3 6/1/41 ,, .. „ 10 .. 7/1/41 „ .. „ 10 80 Steam locomotive 8/1/41 „ 10 30 „ .... 10/1/41 Rotorua .. „ 3 .. Spark from locomotive.. .. No material damage. Extinguished by rain. 10/1/41 „ .. „ 31 . . „ .. .. Ditto. 11/2/41 .. ,,41 .. Carelessness .. .. .. Police cautioned offender. 21/2/41 Auckland .. „ 150 290 Unknown .. .. 25 0 0 Heavy scrub. 25/2/41 .. ,,97 6-5 Locomotive .. .. .. Fire-fighting costs paid by private company. 4/3/41 Nelson .. P.S.F. 104 0-6 Blasting operations .. .. Extinguished by P.W.D. employees. 4/3/41 Southland .. „ 53 620 Unknown .. .. .. Cut over bush. Extinguished by rain. 11/3/41 .. „ 37 42 Spark from hauler .. .. Cut over bush; 2J oh. tram-line. 12/3/41 .. S.F. 10 20 Unknown .. .. 14 17 0 22/3/41 Rotorua .. ,,93 38-1 „ .. .. .. Few trees scorched. 9/3/41 Canterbury .. ,,85 0-1 „ .. •• •• 20 trees scorched. 12/2/41 Wellington .. ,,94 1 „ .. .. 9 11 1 Cut over bush. 27/2/41 „ 94 67 .. .. 163 3 3 Approximately 50,000 superficial feet ■ rimu and white-pine scorched. Total number of fires .. 32 3,758'3 513 9 3

Babbits and Hares. Deer. Pige. Goats. $** antl^ S ret8 . Totals. Number. Cost. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Number. Cost. | - £ s. <]. £ s. d. Auckland Rotorua .. .. 1,271 376 4 8 59 161 .. .. .. 1,491 370 4 8 Wellington .. .. 51 .. 25 10 .. 54 . . 140 Nelson.. .. 1,160 156 6 0 7!) 23 11 68 12 1,353 156 0 0 Westland .. .. .. •• ■■ •• •• 178 .. 178 Canterbury .. 8,202 954 9 11 85 .. .. .. .. 8,287 954 9 11 Southland .. 6,012 386 15 3 372 "' 67 .. 359 17 6,827 386 15 3 Totals .. .. 16,696 1,873 15 10 620 261 11 659 29 18,276 1,873 15 10