NATIONAL PARKS
MOUNTAIN CLUB’S POLICY. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, May IT. The annual conference of the Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand on Saturday reaffirmed the following principles of general policy toward national parks:—(l) Freedom of entry and access by the public subject to reasonable safeguard of the welfare of the parks; (2) right of any established club to erect huts whore such are needed and are not provided by the authority or Government; (3) abandonment of the policy of leasing huge areas reserved as national parks to commercial interests without due protection of public rights of access and the user, also prohibition of rights and privileges for commercial exploitation which are detrimental to the preservation of the natural features of any park; (4) in addition to the right of free access, users of the parks should have facilities for camping, etc., subject to reasonable regulations. Mr L. O. Hooker (Hawera) was reelected president.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 142, 18 May 1936, Page 3
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154NATIONAL PARKS Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 142, 18 May 1936, Page 3
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