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Schedule 111. — Trees Account. Number. Trees received during year ... ... ... ... . 1,088,720 Less to replace blanks ... ... ... ... ... 58,085 Planted on new area ... ... ... ... ... 1,030,635 Previously planted ... ... ... ... ... 6,695,712 Total number planted on 2,838 acres (average age, five years and three-quarters)... ... ... 7,726,347 Schedule IV. — Property Account. £ s . d. Land (3,672 acres) : Crown land, not charged to Forestry Account Buildings ... ... ... ... ... ... 320 7 11 Live-stock Improvements ... ... ... ... ... ... 268 18 10 Fencing ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,203 15 0 Stores in hand ... ... ... ... ... .. 137 2 3 £1,930 4 0 Balance-sheet. £ s. d. Total expenditure ... ... ... .... ... 23,748 12 J Less Property Account ... ... ... ... 1,930 4 0 Cost of operations ... ... . . ... ■ . £21,818 8 1 2,838 acres planted (average age, five 3'ears and three-quarters). Estimated value of plantation per acre ... ... ... £10 2 6

Summary of Trees in various Blocks at Conical Hills Plantation.

No. >f Block. Year Area planted, planted. Name of Tree. Number planted. Total Number. Remarks. 1903 Acres. 56 Fraxinus excelsior Picea excelsa 76,350 76,350 Mixed. 152,700 J) 4 Fraxinus excelsior 10,275 Pure. 10,275 11 1904 37 Quercus pedunculata Acer pseudo-platanus Juglans regia Sophora tetraptera Cytisus laburnum Betula alba Populus (vars) Alnus glutinosa Pyrus aucuparia 23,025 53.150 14,600 225 2,550 250 2,550 725 2,750 )j j) u yi i) )) j) 5) 1 I 99,825 i 65 Larix europaea 179,075 179,075 >> 79 Pinus austriaca ,, Laricio . . ,, ponderosa ,, Benthamiana ,, strobus .. ,, halepensis 69,000 100.000 18,250 24,950 1,900 325 )! Mixed. Pure. 214,425 ,, 106 Picea excelsa Fraxinus excelsior Picea sitchensis Pseudo-tsuga taxifolia . . 179,225 101,625 2,950 5.775 Mixed. Pure. 289,575 j? III 1905 78 Pinus austriaca ,, ponderosa ,, Benthamiana ,, rigida ,, radiata .. ,, Laricio . . ,, strobus 90.500 9.850 3,450 750 6,075 100,000 3,150 )) j? Windbreak. Pure. 213,775 a 96 Fraxinus excelsior Picea excelsa Pseudo-tsuga taxifolia .. Picea sitchensis 74,725 150,675 35,875 275 Mixed. )) Pure. 261,550 )1 34 Larix europaea 93,565 J)