RESERVES OTAGO.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12608, 24 June 1904, Page 6

RESERVES OTAGO.

' '' Ml .... -«► '_ ' -__ r t 'i, ''! „ ,', ■ ' IMPORTANT PROPOSALS. [bt TELEGRAPH.— COEKESPOSDEST.'I ■T. , r. .'Dokkqer, Thursday, v The Ota<,o , Crown Lands 4 Board decided yesterday to tecommoml th© Government to , reserve a, very large an a in, toe'.interior for- ; deer parks;.;tourist-restarts^ and acclimatisation and scenic purposes, The Commissioner of Crown Lands!(Mr.vlX.Barron) submitted plans of an area of 51,770 acres in the Rankleburn, Crookston, and GlenteuiohUUs-' tricts, and of. an area of 523,000 acres, being all th© country north an 1 east of Lake Haves to the Aburirt River and northwards .tfi, the Canterbury district * bouudary,!which it is I proposed ', to reserve, and it. was decided' to ! recommend the Government to set aside the whole area for the purposes mentioned' \ above, subject to.all the existing leases held over th© country. The question of :teserv-, ing the country in the localities named has been brought 1 before': the Land Board from time to time by sportsmen, • tourist;, and others, and owing to tie ! anxiety of the Government sto ? have J! the area devoted ito the . benefit * of such '■* persona ;; it \ was fought well * t to deal with the matter as'above. Should the Board's recommencation be given ' effect i to,f the Government '.wilt Ihetfbaklto. decide* ' as ; to how the area ' wlltb© managed.'* If the reserves j are to .bei--devoted to th© purposes ~ named, no doubt th© Government will pro- I vide th© necessary accommodation for deerstalkers, anglers, etc., a number?off whom I oom© to New? Zealand from other countries . almost annually to indulge in their favourite sport. ' ■-■■■•■■ : - ;■•' ■;,;::.■■;■■; :: : ,w>:\ ■■■ _ ,