Generally the costs of protecting the KS forests are much lower than the revenue collected. The accounts of the division responsible for managing the forests for the six months ending 30/09/06 (Table 5) show in more detail that over 44 percent and 33 percent of costs are attributable to casual labour employed during the fire season and the running of vehicles and equipment, respectively. Timber harvesting and sale of animals to Ngamo Safaris contribute 46 percent and 27 percent of the revenue generated.
Table 5: Forestry Commission revenue and expenditure3 for nine months ending 30/09/06
Revenue item |
12 months |
Percent of total |
Timber harvesting |
79 980 420 |
46.50 |
Sale of animals-Ngamo |
47 412 000 |
27.09 |
Sale of animals-other |
16 430 000 |
9.55 |
Camp leases-Ngamo |
90 000 |
0.05 |
Camp leases-other |
4 991 587 |
2.90 |
Grazing |
4 556 584 |
2.64 |
Firewood |
2 305 043 |
1.34 |
Other |
16 228 095 |
9.43 |
Total |
171 993 729 |
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Expenditure |
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Casual labour |
12 847 079 |
44.35 |
V & E |
9 798 979 |
33.82 |
S & T |
784 056 |
2.70 |
Printing and stationary |
307 637 |
1.06 |
Telephone |
994 831 |
3.43 |
Maintenance of assets |
1 171 479 |
4.04 |
Security |
0 |
0 |
Electricity and water |
206 829 |
0.71 |
Carriage charges |
97 637 |
0.33 |
Rents and rates |
6 260 |
0.02 |
Meetings |
33 473 |
0.11 |
Other purchases |
1 426 872 |
4.92 |
Field operations |
1 290 269 |
4.45 |
Total |
28 965 401 |
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Surplus/(deficit) |
143 028 328 |
(Source: Forestry Commission, 2006.)
3 1 Nov. 2006: USD 1.00 = 259.00 Zimbabwe Dollar
