asked the Minister for Lands if he will state in respect of each financial year since 1932-33 the amount of money provided in the Vote for Forestry under the following heads: (a) acquisition of land, (b) forest development and maintenance, etc., and (c) timber conversion.
Written Answers. - Expenditure on Afforestation.
The information requested is set out in the following table:—
FORESTRY VOTE (INCLUDING PROVISION IN SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES).
|
Year |
SUBHEAD C. 1 Acquisition of Land (Grant-in-Aid) |
SUBHEAD C. 2 (See note (a)) Forest Development and Maintenance, etc. |
SUBHEAD C. 3 (See note (b)) Timber conversion |
|
£ |
£ |
£ |
|
|
1932/33 |
10,000 |
45,500 |
1,500 |
|
1933/34 |
35,000 |
50,500 |
1,500 |
|
1934/35 |
50,000 |
66,725 |
1,504 |
|
1935/36 |
109,500 |
109,714 |
3,500 |
|
1936/37 |
1,000 |
142,561 |
2,718 |
|
1937/38 |
5,000 |
136,604 |
2,718 |
|
1938/39 |
5,000 |
130,554 |
2,728 |
|
1939/40 |
45,000 |
152,111 |
1,621 |
|
1940/41 |
45,000 |
174,231 |
2,495 |
|
1941/42 |
40,000 |
253,153 |
3,450 |
|
1942/43 |
60,000 |
209,281 |
5,964 |
|
1943/44 |
30,000 |
168,911 |
6,620 |
|
1944/45 |
10,000 |
200,270 |
1,968 |
|
1945/46 |
25,000 |
255,224 |
3,728 |
|
1946/47 |
25,000 |
236,455 |
3,948 |
|
1947/48 |
25,000 |
312,215 |
4,382 |
|
1948/49 |
8,000 |
404,000 |
5,868 |
|
1949/50 |
25,000 |
416,555 |
7,940 |
|
1950/51 |
65,000 |
431,580 |
88,695 |
|
1951/52 |
85,000 |
925,500 |
106,190 |
|
1952/53 |
107,000 |
780,400 |
122,440 |
|
1953/54 |
163,000 |
903,500 |
154,850 |
|
1954/55 |
135,000 |
953,000 |
169,750 |
|
1955/56 |
75,000 |
1,215,250 |
213,300 |
|
1956/57 |
110,000 |
1,368,500 |
286,150 |
NOTES: (a) Up to 1949/50 (inclusive) Subhead C. 2. embraced all forestry field operations including timber conversion in the forests.
Up to 1946/47 (inclusive) the Subhead also included provision for salaries, wages and allowances of Foresters, Forest Foremen, etc.
(b) Up to 1949/50 (inclusive) Subhead C. 3. applied only to the operations of the Department's fixed sawmills; from 1950/51 onwards the Subhead included provision for timber conversion in State Forests.