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STATE FOREST SERVICE STATE FORESTS ACCOUNT Income and Expenditure Account for the Year Ended 31st March, 1947 General Revenue Account Expenditure £ Income Salaries and contribution to Public Service Superannuation Fund 60,849 Timber— £ £ General management of indigenous forests— Royalties .. .. .. .. .. 15,646 Postages, cables, stationery, and general office £ Sales .. .. .. .. .. ..187,750 Expenses .. .. .. .. .. 11,834 Trespass .. .. .. .. .. 226 Forest reconnaissance, timber cruising, &c. .. .. 40,719 203,622 Maintenance of motor-vehicles .. .. .. 7,452 Leases— Travelling and transfer expenses .. .. .. 9,407 Grazing .. .. .. .. .. 1,980 Maintenance of buildings and departmental property 1,861 ' Sawmill sites .. .. .. .. .. 295 Contingencies .. .. .. .. .. 12 Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. .. 207 71,285 2,482 Forest-fire prevention : Fire-fighting wages, &c. .. .. 6,544 Licence and transfer fees .. .. .. .. .. 356 Research and educational: Silvicultural management studies and j Fees for inspections .. .. .. .. .. 5,712 timber products testing .. .. .. .. .. 15,413 Administration expenses (Forests Amendment Act, 1926) .. 943 Tree-seed operations .. .. .. .. .. 53 Miscellaneous revenue .. .. .. .. .. 3,663 Miscellaneous— £ . Profit on sale of books .. .. .. .. .. 70 Annual rent, Otanewainuku .. .. .. 74 Managed forests— £ Payments of special rates .. .. .. 35 Waipoua and Omaliuta: Royalty .. .. 4,508 Payments to other Departments .. .. .. 323 Less loss for year .. .. .. .. 4,118 Work for other Departments .. .. .. 1,642 Expenditure, Oruanui . . . . . . .. 7,964 , 390 10,038 Whirina'ki and Pureora : Profit and royalty .. 19,249 Depreciation .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,476 19,639 Balance carried down .. .. .. .. 68,829 £236,487 £236,487

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