B—7 [Pi. I]

YEAR ENDING 31 MAECH, 1949

PUBLIC WORKS ACCOUNT

Commissioner of State Forests AN ESTIMATE of the Sum that will be required in the Year ending 31st March, 1949, to defray the Costs and Expenses of the Development, Management, and Administration of Forests and the Development of Administration, Utilization, and Industrial Units, including Salaries, Wages, Compensation, and Damages in respect of Accidents and Injuries to Workmen; Acquisition of Land and Timber; Purchase, Erection, Hire, and Maintenance of Buildings, Machinery, Plant, Vehicles, and other Equipment; Roads, Tracks, and Tramways; and all other Expenses in connection therewith. Summary

(a) The amount voted for the financial year 1947-48 was provided under State Forests Account, vote " State Forest Service," and expenditure was made from that account. The State Forests Account was closed as at 31st March, 1948. (b) Includes provision for accommodation, &c, necessary on the passing of forests from the planting stage to the utilization stage. (c) Underexpenditure due principally to the fact that it was not possible to complete building programmes provided for.

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1948-49. 1947-48. Voted. Expended. £ £ £ VOTE—FOREST DEVELOPMENT 1,802,400 1,553,300 (a) 1,303,780 (a) 1947-48. VOTE—FOREST DEVELOPM: ENT 1948-49. ■ Voted. Expended. Charges for and incidental to — Forest development, management, and ad- £ £ £ ministration within — Works other Conservancy- Expenditure. Expenditure. £ Auckland . 105,000 108,100 213,100 221,450 177,957 Rotorua .. . 338,000 265,800 603,800 611,965 505,086 Wellington . 48,200 53,600 101,800 100,960 83,003 Nelson .. . 93,200 40,300 133,500 124,735 99,615 Westland 5,400 23,100 28,500 28,445 22,649 Canterbury . 119,000 56,300 175,300 168,725 141,476 Southland . 128,200 65,800 (6) 194,000 151,075 135,009 Head Office : tree-seed operations 1,500 1,500 500 2,103 837,000 614,500 1,451,500 1,407,855 (c) 1,166,898