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APPENDIX I. Areas of State Forest as at 31st March, 1942.

APPENDIX II. Summary of Planting and Silvicultural Operations in State Forests as at 31st March, 1942.

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Permanent State Forest. Provisional State Forest. Percentage of Land Area Conservancy. ■Nrntinnnl Totals. under _ .. national National State Forest Ordinary. Endow- Ordinary. Endowment . Reservation. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Auckland .. 389,519 89,789 130,196 14,006 623,510 7-25 Kotorua .. 631,850 289,939 136,319 63,108 1,121,216 14-19 Wellington .. 986,870 37,308 27,463 7,634 1,059,275 8-75 Nelson .. 762,818 179,945 886,093 583,109 2,411.965 34-42 Westland .. 916,914 354,109 360,718 230,622 1,862,363 48-20 Canterbury 486,361 3,647 .. .. 490,008 4-91 Southland .. 529,957 56,234 633,901 13,740 1,233,832 7-27 Totals as at 4,704,289 1,010,971 2,174,690 912,219 8,802,169 13-26 31st March, 1942

Year of r< a Total Net New Area Area Area Area Project. Commence- r . Area planted, pruned, thinned, clear-felled, ment. ol sorest. planted- 1941-42. 1941-42. 1941-42. 1941-42. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Acres. Mangonui . . . . * 8,927 Waipoua .. .. 1925 12,600 3,293 520 86 1 Puhipulii .. .. 1904 1,565 1,209 .. 93 93 3 Riverhead .. .. 1926 11,965 10,593 2 150 Tairua .. .. 1930 48,510 13,379 296 44 1 Kauaeranga .. .. 1940 4,000 446 170 Maramarua .. .. 1928 14,087 12,311 .. 244 Rotoehu .. .. 1937 31,235 4,297 707 Whakarewarewa .. 1898 10,065 7,822 16 174 289 143 Waiotapu .. .. 1901 7,974 6,983 .. 182 132 21 Kaingaroa .. .. 1913 328,667 258,968 .. 952 14 Tongariro .. .. 1937 4,500 2,242 380 Erua .. 1930 6,648 4,305 Karioi .. .. 1927 33,689 17,195 .. 179 Masterton .. .. * 1,718 Golden Downs .. 1927 28,799 22,128 908 279 182 Westland .. .. 1922 5,839 3,090 .. 63 Hanmer .. .. 1901 10,372 7,684 .. 27 119 Balmoral .. .. 1916 24,141 21,264 .. 207 Eyrewell .. .. 1928 19,266 17,220 .. 691 Ashley .. .. 1939 5,001 1,237 338 Nasebv .. .. 1900 4,032 3,098 .. 128 73 Dusky .. .. 1898 6,866 4,456 12 166 195 Conical Hills.. .. 1903 3,906 3,605 8 173 214 Pukerau .. .. 1915 628 565 Blue Mountains .. 1925 10,058 8,872 .. 514 127 Pebbly Hills.. .. 1930 5,330 4,341 .. 355 Minor Areas .. 1875-1939 14,342 2,678 565 210 46 Total .. .. 664,730 443,281 3,922f 4,917$ 1,486 167 * New projects. t Includes 3,399 acres of exotics on open land and 516 acres of exotic and 7 acres of totara interplanted in indigenous forest. J Includes 4,888 acres on exotic and 29 acres on indigenous forest.