A NATIONAL PARK
People who have been interested in the development and greater use of Tongariro National Park will be grateful for the Bill which the Government has promoted to place the Park under the control of a board and extend its area. What is everybody's business is nobody's business, and the Park, as one small part of a big Department's work, could not receive the special care which would be given' only by enthusiasts. On the proposed board these enthusiasts may have an official part in controlling the Park. There appears to be no special provision for finance, except the authority to borrow;. but the. board when constituted will be.able to consider more fully this question of revenue a-nd expenditure. One clause of the Bill calls for careful scrutiny, and that is the leasing provision. It seems evident that the Government cannot undertake at an early date'to provide the accommodation which will be necessary as the Park becomes more popular. The board may be able to do more, or it may find it necessary to afford facilities to private enterprise. If it does, so it should see that lessees are not put in a position to tax visitors unduly, or levy toll for the use of those natural recreational facilities which are the property of the.public and not the lessees.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 91, 14 October 1922, Page 6
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221A NATIONAL PARK Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 91, 14 October 1922, Page 6
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