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STATE FOREST SERVlCE—continued STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT Income and Expenditure Account foe the Year ended 31st March, 1943 General Revenue Account Expenditure £ Income Salaries and contributions to Public Service Super- Timber— £ £ annuation Fund .. .. .. .. 17,927 Royalties .. .. .. .. 8,672 General management of indigenous forests— £ Sales .. .. .. .. .. 100,362 Postages, cables, stationery, &c. .. .. 2,12S Trespass .. .. .. .. 1,506 Payments to otber Departments for services 110,540 rendered .. . . . . . . 269 Leases — Forest reconnaissance, timber cruising, &c. .. 10,274 Grazing .. .. .. .. 1,250 Legal expenses .. .. . . . 4 62 Sawmill sites .. .. .. .. 292 Office rent, heating, lighting, and cleaning .. 1,829 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 278 Transportation expenses and maintenance of 1,820 motor-vehicles .. .. .. 1,428 License and transfer fees .. .. .. .. 351 Travelling and transfer expenses . . . . 2,954 Fees for inspections .. . . .. . . 2,283 Maintenance of buildings and departmental Administration expenses (Forests Amendment Act, 1926) 1,364 property . . . . . . .. 532 Miscellaneous revenue .. . . .. . . 2,343 Contingencies .. .. .. .. 36 Profit on Omahuta .. .. .. .. 13,596 19,509 Royalty, Whirinaki .. .. .. .. 9,410 Forest-fire prevention : Fire-fighting wages, &c. .. 1,250 Profit, Whirinaki .. .. .. .. .. 1,125 Research and educational : Silvicultural management studies and timber products testing .. .. 592 Miscellaneous £ Annual rent, Otanewainuku .. . . 74 Payment of special rates .. .. .. 42 Loss on Puketi Forest .. .. . . 838 Work for other Departments . . . . 752 Bad debts .. .. . . .. 43 1,749 Depreciation .. .. .. . ■ .. 1,383 Timber-control expenses .. .. .. .. 11,349 Balance carried down . . . . . . .. 89,073 £142,832 £142,832 Allocation of Revenue Account Dr. Or. £ Consolidated Fund — £ Balance from General Revenue Account .. .. 89,073 National Endowment Account Revenue (Forests Act, section 39 (2) ) .. .. .. .. 17,455 Local bodies : Fifths of revenue (Finance Act, 1924, section 17) .. .. .. •• 24,258 Working Railways Account (Finance Act, 1936, section 24 (1) and (2) ) .. . . .. .. > 549 General Reserve .. .. .. •• 46,811 £89,073 £89,073 Nurseries and Plantations: Interest and Miscellaneous Dr. £ Cr. £ Loss on Westland Nursery ~ .. .. .. 87 Interest on commercial projects .. .. 14,313 Interest payable ~ ,■ 140,962 Net interest payable capitalized .. .. .. 126,736 £141,049 £141,049

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