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Session 11. 1906. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS: SCENERY PRESERVATION. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1906; TOGETHER WITH STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND SCHEDULES OF ALL LANDS ACQUIRED AND RESERVED UNDER "THE SCENERY PRESERVATION ACT, 1903."

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Sections 4 and 10 of "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903."

Department of Lands, Sir,— Wellington, 23rd June, 1906. I have the honour to submit herewith report on scenery-preservation for the twelve months ended the 31st March, 1906. I have, &c, William C. Kensington, The Hon. T. Y. Duncan, Minister of Lands. Under-Secretary for Lands.

SCENERY PRESERVATION. Report of Lands acquired, Reserves made, and Proclamations issued, together with a Statement of Accounts, etc., for the Yeae ended the 31st March, 1906. The following schedules and particulars give in tabular form the exact position of the various scenic areas inspected and reported on by the Scenery Preservation Commission, and the steps taken in connection therewith: — Schedule A. —The lands acquired under the provisions of " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Schedule B.—The lands proclaimed as acquired, but payment for which has not yet been made. Schedule C. —The lands gazetted and set apart as reserves under the Act. Statement of accounts showing the total expenditure and the purposes to which applied. Schedule D. —List of recommendations, showing the areas recommended for acquisition and reservation, and action taken thereon. From a perusal of the foregoing it will be seen that since the appointment of the Scenery Preservation Commission in March, 1904, up to the 31st March last, an area of 14,565 acres 2 roods 3 perches has been reserved under the Act, and the total expenditure has. been £7,175 Is 3d., of which the expenses of the Commission amounted to £3,043 3s. 4d. ; compensation for land taken included £3,552 6s. Id. : and the balance of £579 11s. 10d. went in payment of.omiscellaneous expenses such as surveys, valuations, advertising, legal and travelling expenses. In addition to the above area of reservations actually effected, the Commissioners have submitted proposals for the acquisition and reservation of some 350,000 acres, details of which will be found in Schedule D. Many of the areas recommended are now in course of acquisition: in some cases the forest on the lands has been so destroyed that reservation is no longer

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desirable ; whilst in the majority of oases negotiations are being conducted with a view to definitely ascertaining the exact cost and area of the places worth acquiring before a final decision is arrived at in the matter Many of such recommendations have unavoidably to be held over for the present through many reasons, such as the lands being held under lease, and when they are suffering no injury meanwhile it is considered judicious to await the termination of such lease or title before setting the lands apart; several areas being included in pastoral runs, which are not capable of resumption under the Land Act are also in this category, and in other cases the prospects of the land being better suited tor settlement, mining, and suchlike purposes, have to be carefully considered before it is decided to reserve the land for scenery-preservation. Thus it will be seen that though consideration ol the Commissioners' proposals may have been held over, it does not follow that no action will eventually be taken, but only that at the present time it is injudicious to attempt to deal with the land as recommended. It has also happened that the proposed reserve has already been set apart for other purposes and special legislation is required to effect any change. Besides recommending the detailed areas set forth in the list the Commissioners have inspected lands in all parts of the colony, and collected valuable information to enable their successors to deal with suggestions for reserving same A number ot proposals from residents and others interested in the matter have been received and will t>e dealt with shortly, and with the assistance of the various Commissioners of Crown Lands full reports will be obtained and the matters dealt with by the new Commission to be appointed to administer the Act During the last twelve months the Commissioners held meetings at Queenstown (April), Wellington (9th June)! Palmerston North (12th, 13th, and 14th October), Napier (25th Taupo (2nd November), Rotorua (11th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, and 18th November), again at Rotorua (22nd November , New Plymouth (16th, 17th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd, and 24th February), whilst m addition the several Commissioners visited and inspected places of scenic or historical interest m the following localities and districts : North of Auckland-Swanston, Dargaville, Tangitororia Hokianga, Rawene,Mangonui, Whangarei; South of Auckland-Taupo, Tokaanu, Wairakei Orakei-Korako, Waiotapu Te Teko, Maketu, Matata, Opotiki, Whakatane, Te Puke, Kati Kati, Athenree, Tauranga, Waihi Thames, Te Kaha, Kawhia, Hangatiki, Te Kuiti, Okoroire ; Hawke s Bay-around Napier, Taradale, Hastings, Porangahau, Dannevirke, Woodville, Pohui, Tarawera, Makaretu, Waipukurau, Ormondville ; Taranaki-around New Plymouth, Waitara, Waitotara, Hawera ; Wellington-Trentham, Featherston Greytown North, Masterton, Mauriceville, Bketahuna, Pahiatua, Palmerston, Ohmgaiti, Mangaweka, Utiku, Waikanae, Levin, Paraparaumu, Wanganui; Marlborough-many localities; Westland-many localities; Canterbury-Puketeraki Range, Raincliff, Dipton, Kmloch, Akaroa, Riccarton ; Otago-Wakatipu, Paradise, Mount Earnslaw, Dart River, Routeburn Valley, beacliti, Evansdale Gorge, Hampden, Humbolt Range ; Southland—Kingston. During the term of the Commission the administrative work has heen performed by the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, but upon the conclusion of its labours all the duties appertaining to scenery-preservation have reverted to the Department of Lands. It must not be overlooked that this latter Department has for many years been steadily reserving large areas of ( Crown lands in every part of the colony for scenery-preservation, under the powers conferred by lhe Land Act, 1892 "and for the year ended 31st March, 1906, nearly 3,000 acres were set apart for scenic reserves under the provisions of this Act, whilst large areas of Crown lands covered with forests have been reserved for the growth and preservation of timber, State forests, &c. Details of these are given in the annual report of the Department.

Schedule A.—Showing the Lands acquired under "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903,' during the year 1905-6, and paid for in Full.

• Includes payment for 142 aces 3 roods 29 pereihes acquired the previous year.

District. Area. Recommendation No. Price paid. Locality. Hawke's Bay Land District. A R p Lindsay Settlement | Section 18, Block XIV, Waipukurau ... | 22 0 32 | 194 I £ a. d. 310 16 0 Taranaki Land District. Turuturumokai Pa | Part Section 143, Block VI, Hawera ... | 14 1 17 | 144 I 358 18 0 Canterbury Land District. Raincliff Bush ... Part Rural Section 7554, Block IX, 62 0 35 Opihi 62 497 15 0 Otago Land District. Bailey's, Flagstaff Part Section 2 of 35, Dunedin and East 24 3 35 Hill, Dunedin Taieri 169 *20o 17 2 Southland Land District. Edendale Settle- Sections 134k and 135e ... ... 205 2 0 men ToUi e s 8tln) .. ' ■■■■ 329 039 219 1,335 15 0 2,710 1 2 329 0 39 2,710 1 2

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Schedule B.-Showing the Lands proclaimed as acquired under "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903," but the Full Price for which has not yet been paid.

Schedule C.-Reserves made in 1905-6 under the Provisions of "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903."

District. Area. I Recommendation I No. Amount paid. Locality. Auckland Land District. A> p Wairua Falls ... | Sections 7, 8, Block XVI, Mangakahia | 74 0 0| 74 | £ s. Nil. d. Hawke's Bay Land District. Aorangiwai ... | Block I, Mata Survey District ... | 100 0 0| 46 | Nil. Taranaki Land District. Ratapihipihi Bush | Block VIII, Paritutu | 50 0 0 | 140 | Nil. Wellington Land District. Paraparaumu Forest Ngarara West C Block, Block IX, j 185 0 0 |, - Kaitawa I ~~~ \ Totals ... - I 409 ° ° 265 ... , 300 300 0 0 0 0 300 0 0

Land District. Auckland ... Hawke's Bay Taranaki ... Wellington Canterbury Otago Southland ... No. 14 4 4 7 1 15 10 Acreage. A. E. P. 7,310 3 11 247 0 12 766 3 22 217 0 14 62 0 35 2,857 1 32 2,189 1 14 Totals Previously reserved in 1904-5 55 6 13,650 3 20 914 2 23 Grand totals 61 14,565 2 3 KBSEBVES MADE. Locality. District. Aiea. Recommendation No. Proclaimed. Auckland Land Dist \rict. Hahei, Mercury Bay Tapuwae, Hokianga... Section 13, Block XII, Otarna ... Section 1, Block XIII, Mangamuka Section 9, Block XVI, Piako ... A. B. P. 109 1 0 499 0 31 84 343 8 Aug., 1905. 1 Sept., „ Pukorokoro, Hapuakohe Range Waikato River banks 1,140 0 0 88 30 Oct., „ Section 1, Block XI, Section 2, Block XIV, Section 1, Block XV, Tatua Section 196, Waipareira Parish Section 223, Blocks III and IV, Newcastle Section 7, Block X, Orahiri ... Section 31, Block XV, Takahue Section 3, Block II, Omapere ... Section 7, Block XVI, Mangakahia Section 8, Block XVI, Mangakahia Section 1, Block V, Karangahape Section 1, Block X, Karangahape Section 1, Block II, Pukawa ... 585 0 0 98 30 „ Opapuka Gorge Taupiri Hills 47 0 0 2,770 0 0 91 79 30 „ 29 Nov., „ Ruakuri Caves Takahue Bush Waihoango Falls Wairua Falls 192 0 0 44 1 20 500 0 0 25 0 0 199 320 72 74 14 Dec, „ 15 Jan., 1906. 6 Feb., „ 8 „ II 49 0 0 74 8 „ Lake Taupo shores ... 700 0 0 300 0 0 350 0 0 94 94 94 24 „ 24 „ 24 „ // It 7,310 3 11

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RESERVES MADE— continued.

Locality, District. Area. Recommendation No. Proclaimed. Hawke's Bay Land Dis 'strict. Aorangiwai Ruakituri River bank Near Kumeroa Lindsay Settlement ... Block I, Mata Section 1, Block XIIa, Tuahu ... Section 15, Block XIII, Tahoraite Section 18, Block XIV, WaipukuA. k. p. 100 0 0 123 0 0 1 3 20 22 0 32 100 l 123 1 22 247 0 0 0 0 3 20 0 32 0 12 46 29 28 194 46 29 28 194 I 31 May, 1905, 8 Aug., „ 16 „ 14 Dec, „ I rau 247 0 12 Te Kawau Pa Rotokohu Lake, Waitotara Ratapihipihi Bush ... Turuturumokai Pa ... Taranaki Land Distr Block I, Mimi ... ... j Section 2, Block II, Kapara rict. 2 2 5 700 0 0 id. 2 700 2 5 0 0 118 192 118 192 17 April, 1905. 21 June, „ Block VIII, Paritutu... ... Part Section 143, Block VI, Hawera 50 0 0 14 1 17 50 14 766 0 0 1 17 3 22 140 144 140 144 27 Aug., „ 25 Nov., „ 766 3 22 Silverhope Reserve, near Marton Ditto Wellington Land Dist trict. rict. 0 1 11 57 30 Oct., 1905. Section 1, Block VI, Ongo 0 1 11 57 It ' ' ' n •'' ''' ! Section 2, Block VI, Ongo Section 4, Block VI, Ongo Section 3, Block VI, Ongo Section 48, Block VI, Ongo ... Section 1, Block IX, Ongo Block IX, Kaitawa 0 3 39 7 3 27 18 1 27 2 0 33 2 0 37 185 0 0 0 7 18 2 2 185 217 3 39 3 27 1 27 0 33 0 37 0 0 0 14 57 57 57 57 57 265 57 57 57 57 57 265 30 „ 30 „ 30 „ 30 „ 30 „ 13 Feb., 1906. „ ... ... Ngarara West G Block (Paraparaumu Bush) Canterbury Land Dist Part Rural Section 7554, Block IX, Opihi 217 0 14 Raincliff Bush trict. 62 rict. 62 62 0 35 0 35 0 35 62 62 16 June, 1905. 62 0 35 Bailey's, Flagstaff Hill I Otago Land Distrit I Part of Section 2 of 35, Dunedin and East Taieri Section 50, Block V, North. Har-j bour and Blueskin Sections 5, 6, Block X, Tautuku Sections 28, 29, Block I, Clarendon Sections 22, 24, Block VIII, Tautuku Section 1, Block IX, Woodland Section 24, Block IV, Woodland Sections 49-52, Block VII, Woodland Section 28. Block X, Woodland Section 17, Block XIV, Moeraki Section 14, Block XII, Glenkenich let. it. 24 3 35 169 8 Aug., 1905. 24 3 35 169 Hey wood's Point ... 110 110 0 0 0 0 159 159 8 „ Waipati Beach Taieri River banks ... 134 200 134 0 18 200 1 24 0 18 1 24 186 161 186 161 8 „ 8 „ Tautuku Beach Bush 334 334 3 18 3 18 184 184 8 „ Tahakopa Beach Forest Catlin's River banks... Purakauiti Forest ... | 786 27 393 786 3 0 27 2 0 393 2 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 181 178 179 181 178 179 8 „ 16 „ 1 Sept., „ Papatowai Bush Mount Fortune Island in Pomahaka River Akatore Forest \ 179 316 2 179 0 0 316 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 183 252 217 183 252 217 •*■ // If 30 Oct., „ | 29 Nov., „ Sections 29-30, Block VIII, Aka290 290 1 36 1 36 213 213 29 „ Waterfall Creek, Lake Wanaka Mount Iron, Wanaka tore Section 4, Block XII, Wilkin ... 0 0 0 33 0 33 261 261 7 Dec, „ i Section 40, Block IV, Lower Wanaka Section 40, Block XII, Tautuku 20 20 0 0 0 0 259 259 14 „ Sampson Hill 37 37 2 28 2 28 187 187 [ 24 Feb., 1906. Southland Land Dis 2,857 1 32 Waikawa Harbour ... Sections 38, 39, Block II, Waikawa Town . Section 12, Block X, Longwood ; i Section 21, Block XI, Longwood j Sections 10, 11, Block XI, Long'rict. 1 272 43 0 0 0 0 0 0 190 220 220 4 May, 1905. 22 Sept., „ 22 „ Lake George, Uru wera j // a

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RESERVES MADE — continued.

Statement of Accounts showing the Amounts expended, and the Purposes to which the Moneys expended have been applied.

Schedule D.—Recommendations made by the Scenery Preservation Commission, and Action taken in connection therewith.

Locality. District. Area. Recommendation No. Proclaimed. Southland Land District — lontinued. River bank, Lake Manapouri fear Manuka Island, Alton Bush )itto lanuka Island Vaiau River bed 'ahia Hill Section 1, Block I, Titiroa Section 5, Block II, Alton Section 6, Block II, Alton Section 28, Block III, Alton ... Blocks XV, XVII, Longwood ... Sections 35, 36, Block, IV, Longwood Section 60, Block III, Jacob's River Hundred a. B. P. 800 0 0 46 0 0 103 0 0 123 0 0 400 0 0 380 3 14 226 223 223 223 222 221 18 Nov., 1905. 12 Mar., 1906. 12 „ 12 „ 12 12 „ 'he Narrows, Purapurakene River 20 2 0 231 30 „ 2,189 1 14

E: Expend diture. Purpose to which applied. • 1904-5. Purchase of land— £ s. d. Flagstaff Hill, Dunedin ... ... 146 17 2 Nuhaka Caves, Hawke's Bay ... ... ... ... 69 7 8 Edendale Settlement, forest in Sections 134e and 135e Lindsay Settlement, Section 18, Block XIV ... Turuturumokai Pa, Hawera district, Taranaki Rainchff Bush, part Section 7554, Block IX, Opihi Paraparaumu Forest, Ngarara West C Block Mount Cargill Forest, Dunedin Whangamomona Saddle, Taranaki Pahia Hill, Longwood district, Southland Parahaki Hills, Bay of Islands, Auckland Pukorokoro-Hapuakohe Range, Auckland Makohine Gorge (Pawerawera Block), Wellington 1905-6. £ s. d. 60 0 0 4 4 0 1,335 15 0 310 16 0 358 18 0 497 15 0 300 0 0 195 0 0 179 11 3 19 2 0 20 0 0 50 0 0 5 0 0 216 4 10 3,336 1 3 Expenses of Commission— Allowances, travelling and other expenses of members ... 1,821 17 2 Miscellaneous expenses — Valuations, surveys, travelling-expenses, legal expenses, advertising, &c. ... ... ... ... 52 0 1 1,221 6 2 527 11 9 Total expenditure ... ...£2,090 2 1 £5,084 19 2

a! .| %££[ Locality. 0 a «| J Area. Action taken. 1 Around Kanieri Lake, Westland (Crown land) 1 A. R. P. 11,250 0 0 About to be reserved under "The Land Act, 1892," for forest and scenic pur2 Barrett's Lagoon, Arapepe, Taranaki Honeyfield's Estate, Barrett's Reserve, Taranaki 3 \ Section 7, Block HI, Waitara Survey District (pn.) (Native land) 4 (Same matter as dealt with in Resolution No. 122). 5 Pukerangiora and Te Arai Pas, Taranaki (Native land) 6 Otaiaoa Block, Taranaki (Native land) 2 23 0 0 poses. Transferred to Crown from Native owners, now under "Public Domains Act, 1881." Matter held over, as reported that bush has been cut. Action deferred at request of Public Trustee. 21 0 0 3 4 0 0 4 36 0 0 5 Vested in Public Trustee, who wishes to deal with these reserves en bloc. Ditto. 6 65 0 0

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Schedule D.—Recommendations made by the Scenery Preservation Commission— continued.

, o Si • o 2 o a Locality. Area. Aotion taken. 7 Pukearinga, Taine's Mountain, Auckland \ Waitomo Caves, Auckland i Wilton's Bush, Wadestown (Native land) A. E. p. 196 2 0 Price asked by owner too high. Land sold to private bidder. Reserved, 8th September, 1904. Land taken for scenic purposes as from 14th April, 1906. Compensation not yet assessed. About to be reserved under " The Land Act, 1892." Now being surveyed prior to acquisition. 8 9 3 0 0| 135 3 0 10 Around Mahinapua Lake, Westland Hutt River banks, Wellington (private land) Island in Lake Tekapo, Canterbury (private land) (Dealt with in Resolution No. 121.) Junction of Waiwakaibo and Mangorei Rivers, Taranaki (Education reserve) Te Wharau-o-Kena, Lower Wairarapa, Wellington Maxwelltown Gorge, near Kaiiwi, Wellington Tangingongoro Stream bank, Westmere, near Wanganui 3,600 0 0 14 311 0 0 15 60 0 0 Matter deferred. 16 17 13 0 0 Matter deferred pending inspection of land. 18 2 0 0 Matter held over. 19 200 0 0 Price asked considered too high. No action. Land taken under Public Works Act, and now being surveyed preparatory to gazetting as reserve. Survey now being made of area to be taken and reserved. Cost too great. No action taken. 20 70 2 0 21 Horowhenua Lake shores, Wellington Riddiford's Bush, Feilding, Wellington Section 18, Block XI, Puhipuhi Survey District, Marlborough Maungamaunu Native Reserve, Marlborough Ponui Lake, near Featherston, Wellington Kakahimakatea Pa, near Featherston, Wellington Section 33, Block X, Norsewood (Matamau), Hawke's Bay Near Kumeroa, Hawke's Bay . Ruakituri River bank, Hawke's Bay Ngatapa Pa, on Mohaka River, Hawke's Bay Ngatapa Pa, Wharekopae, Hawke's Bay Whakapunake Mountain, Mangapoike Block, Hawke's Bay Maunga-pohatu Mountain, Urewera district, Hawke's Bay Mangahei Waterfall, Manga-a-toro district, Hawke's Bay Kidnapper Point, Hawke's Bay Te-iho-e-tereiIsland, siteof Ngatikahungunu Pa (in Hawke's Bay) Te Mata Caves, near Napier, Hawke's Bay Horehore Pa, Takapau, Hawke's Bay Heipipi Pa, Petane, Hawke's Bay Tongoio Waterfalls, near Napier, Hawke's Bay Matahoura Gorge, Hawke's Bay Te Reinga Falls, Hawke's Bay 157 0 0 22 45 0 0 23 121 0 0 No action ; land cleared. 24 3,286 0 0 Held over pending result of partition survey applied for by Natives. Held over. 25 600 0 0 26 32 0 0 // 27 7 2 0 Special legislation required. 28 29 1 3 20 123 0 0 Reserved 16th August, 1905. Reserved 8th August, 1905. 30 240 0 0 Matter held over, as site not decided 40 0 0 on. 31 Area to be reserved and proclaimed under Act. Area to be acquired and reserved under Act. Special legislation required. 32 100 0 0 33 1,000 0 0 34 10 0 0 Bush destroyed. No action. 35 36 75 0 0 2 0 0 Matter held over. a 37 20 0 0 a 38 10 0 0 39 15 0 0 40* 95 0 0 Area to be acquired and reserved under Act. Held over. Land to be inspected before definite recommendation is made. Reserved under " The Land Act, 1892," for scenic purposes. 41 42 88 0 0 173 0 0 43 Motu Forest Reserve, at rivercrossing, Hawke's Bay 910 0 0

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Horowhenua Lake. (Resolution No. 21.)

Paritutu Mount, New Plymouth. (Resolution No. 116.)

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Schedule D.—Recommendations made by the Scenery Preservation Commission -continued.

o T3 & Locality. I ~7~ Area. Action taken. 44 Waikare Lake outlet, Hawke's Bay 45 Nuhaka Caves, Hawke's Bay... A. E. P.I 143 0 0 No action taken. 46 I Aorangiwai, Poverty Bay - ... 47 West bank Rangitikei River, Mangaweka, Wellington 48 East bank Rangitikei River, Mangaweka, Wellington (Section 3) 49 East bank Rangitikei River, Mangaweka, Wellington (Section 2) 50 East bank Rangitikei River, Mangaweka, Wellington 51 ; Otara Bridge crossing, Manganiako Native Reserve, Wellington 52 Makohine Gorge, near Viaduct, Wellington 53 ! Otarnakapua Reserve, Welling1 2 33 Reserved for scenic purposes under " The Land Act, 1892." 100 0 0 Reserved 31st May, 1905. 17 0 0 No action taken. 80 0 0 Now being surveyed for reservation purposes. 12 0 0 Bush cleared. No action taken. I 22 0 0 | Negotiations now in progress for acquisi1 91 0 01) tion. 44 0 0 Now being surveyed for reservation purposes. 16 2 '0 Acquisition and resumption approved. Negotiations in progress. 200 0 0 Matter held over. ton 54 ; Mangawharariki Stream, Wellington 55 ; (Cancelled by Resolution No. 193.) 56 Waihirere Gully, near Gisborne, Hawke's Bay 57 ' Silverhope, near Marton 58 Cook's Cove, Tolago Bay, Paremata Block, Hawke's Bay 59 ! Pukeamaru Range, near Hicks Bay, Hawke's Bay 60 ; Motutawa Island, Mokau, Taranaki 30 0 0 Education reserve to be acquired by exchange. Negotiations in progress. 175 0 0 Negotiations in progress for acquisition. 32 0 14 Reserved 30di October, 1905. 90 0 0, Acquisition approved. Negotiations in progress. 1,983 0 0J Reservation approved. Matter in progress. 3 0 0 Negotiations in progress for acquisition. 61 Rewatu Pa, Poverty Bay 62 Raincliff Bush, Canterbury 63 Kahutara Bush, Manga-te-te, Wairarapa, Wellington 64 Three Kings Islands, Auckland 65 Huia Falls, Mangakahia, Auckland 66 Papakauri Falls, Taheke, Auckland 67 St. Paul's Mount, Ohakiri Block, Whangaroa, Auckland 68 Parahaki Hills, Bay of Islands, Auckland 69 Rere-o-te-Kerikeri Falls, Kaikohe, Auckland 70 Rakapuka Pa, Bay of Islands, Auckland 71 Old Russell, Bay of Islands, Auckland 72 Waihoanga Falls, Hokianga, Auckland 73 Bream Head Mountain, Whangarei, Auckland 74 Wairua Falls, Whangarei, Auckland 75 Marahemo Hill, Hobson County, Auckland 76 Motukaraka Island, Waiheke 77 Pukorokoro Range, Waikato, Auckland 78 Puketapu Hills, HamiltonRaglan Road, Auckland 79 Taupiri Hills, Auckland 640 0 0 Negotiations in progress. 62 0 35 Reserved 16th June, 1905. 7 0 0 Land acquired. About to be proclaimed. 1,692 0 0 No action taken. 5 0 0 Matter deferred pending report from valuer. 7 2 0 Held over. 13 0 0 200 0 0 Area acquired and proclaimed, 13th June, 1906. I 37 0 0 Area to be surveyed and acquired for pre1 18 0 0 servation. 25 0 0 Held over. 17 0 0 500 0 0 Reserved 6th February, 1906. 185 0 0 Reserved 2nd February, 1905. 74 0 0 Reserved 8th February, 1906. 12 0 0 Held over. 14 0 0 Reserved 23rd March, 1905. 400 0 0 Acquisition approved. Reservation to be made. 1,500 0 0 Not suitable. 2,770 0 0 Reserved 29th November, 1905.

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Schedule D.—Recommendations made by the Scenery Preservation Commission— continued.

. o s« . g £ Locality. Area. Aotion taken. a) a 3 . . __ - A. E. P. 80 Mangaotaki Gorge, Mokau, 750 0 0 To be surveyed and acquired. Auckland 81 Cook's Observatory, Mercury 190 0 0 Held over. Bay, Auckland 82 Cape Colville, Auckland ... 12,930 0 0 Land to be reported on prior to decision being arrived at. 83 Puhoi Bluff, Waiwera, Auckland 50 0 0 Decided that acquisition unnecessary. 84 Hahei Hot Springs, Auckland... 109 1 0 Reserved 8th August, 1905. 85 Waterfall, Cabbage Bay, Coro- 160 0 0 Negotiations in progress for reservation. mandel, Auckland 86 Bush near Wairoa Falls, Hunua, 160 0 0 Held over. Auckland 87 Tauhinu Pa, Waitemata, Auck- 10 0 „ land 88 Pukorokoro-Hapuakohe Range, 1,140 0 0 Reserved 30th October, 1905. Auckland 89 Hay's Creek Gorge, Papakura, 180 0 0 Acquisition approved. Negotiations in Auckland progress. 90 Kauri Bush, Northcote, Auck- 24 1 30 Ditto. land 91 Opanuka Gorge, Auckland ... 47 0 0 Reserved 30th October, 1905. 92 Katikati Range, near Te Aroha, 3,500 0 0 Objections on account of mining district. Auckland 93 Tuhua Range, near Taupo, Auck- 48,730 0 0 Report required as to suitability. land 94 Lake Taupo shores, Auckland... 1,350 0 0 Reserved 24th February, 1906. 95 Coromandel Range, near Thames, 8,330 0 0 Awaiting completion of mining survey. Auckland 96 Main Range, near Wairere Falls, 3,400 0 0 Objections on account of mining district. Thames, Auckland 97 MotukaruPa, Coromandel, Auck- 1 0 0 Held over. land 98 Waikato River banks, Auckland 585 0 0 Reserved 30th October, 1905. 99 East Rangitaiki Ranges, Te 44,500 0 0 Inspection to be made before decision Whaiti, Auckland arrived at. 100 Okareka Lake, near Rotorua, 6,400 0 0 Not desirable to take any steps at present. Auckland 101 Bush on Rotorua-Wairoa Road, 538 0 0 Acquisition approved. Negotiations in Auckland progress. 102 Limestone Rocks, Kamo, Wha- 2 0 0 Held over. ngarei, Auckland 103 Whangarei Falls, Auckland ... 24 0 0 104 Lake Ora, Whangarei, Auckland 60 0 0 „ 105 1 imestone Rocks, Waro, Wha- 54 0 0 Inspection and report to be made before ngarei, Auckland decision arrived at. 106 Manaia Mountains, Whangarei, 260 0 0 Held over. Auckland 107 Aubrey's Hill, also Motukaroro 175 0 0 and Aubrey's Islands, Whangarei, Auckland 108 Pataua Island, Whangarei, Auck- 20 0 0 land 109 Maungatapere Hill, Whangarei, 45 0 0 Auckland 110 Hurupake Hill, Kamo, Wha- 50 0 0 ngarei, Auckland 111 Forest near Kamo Springs, 60 0 0 „ Whangarei, Auckland 112 Komutumutu Gorge, Rotorua, 12 0 0 „ Auckland 113 Pekehaua Spring and Pukeroa 10 0 0 „ Pa, near Rotorua, Auckland 114 Forest along Auckland-Rotorua 3,428 0 0 Acquisition of portion of land approved. Railway-line (Whaiti-Kura- Negotiations in progress for purchase of nui and Okohiriki Blocks)' ! 748 acres. 315 Ngongotaha Mountain, Rotorua, Auckland. (Transferred to Resolution 340.)

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gl. o * o Locality. Area. Aotion taken. 116 Pi ) Paritutu Mount, New Plymouth, Taranaki Whangamamona Saddle Forest, Taranaki I Kawau Pa, Mohakatino, Taranaki I Katikatiaka Pa and Forest, Taranaki Henui Gorge, Taranaki Pukepapa Flat, Pukerangiora, Taranaki Cliffs at Huirangi, Waitara River, Taranaki Redoubt No. 8, Waitara, Taranaki Waitakerei Gorge Forest, Auckland Henui River crossing on Car-rington-Mangorei Road, Taranaki Puketarata Pa. New Plymouth, Taranaki Koru Pa, near New Plymouth, I Taranaki Urenui Pa, near Waitara, Tara- | naki Ohoki Pa, near Waitara, Tara- | naki ri iv A. B. p. 21 0 0 117 W tia 568 0 0 0 Acquisition approved. Special legislation required. 0 Reserved 23rd March, 1905. 118 Ki 2 2 5 5 Reserved 17th April, 1905. 119 Ki n it la ti: 23 0 0 0 No action. 120 H< 121 Pu *e ul '1 10 0 0 10 0 0 0 Held over. 01 Vested in Public Trustee, who wishes to deal with reserves en bloc. 0 Matter held over, as too high compensation demanded. No action, as place destroyed. 122 Oli J lil f r 25 2 0 123 Re a lo ol i 124 Wi i al it 311 0 0 0 Matter held over, as price asked too high. J 125 He i It (■1 ii a: n ii tn in in 22 0 0 0 Held over. i 126 Pu n —i at :e1 6 0 0 0 Acquisition approved. About to be reserved. 0 Public Trustee wishes to deal with these areas en bloc. 0 Ditto. 'J 127 Ko: 46 0 01 128 Ur< 'e: 10 0 0 n 129 Oh< 42 0 0 0 „ n 130 On; Onaero River crossing and forest j near Waitara, Taranaki | Tataraimaka Pa, near Cape Egmont, Taranaki j NgawekaPa, near Cape Egmont,j Taranaki Whakarewarewa Pa, near Cape Egmont, Taranaki Te Namu Pa, near Opunake, Taranaki Rimupiko Pa, Opunake, Taranaki Opunake Redoubt, Opunake, Taranaki Waimate and Orangituapeka Pas, near Manaia, Taranaki Ohawe Pa, Waingongoro River mouth, Taranaki Waihi Graveyard, near Norman by, Taranaki Ratapihipihi Bush, Taranaki ... j Araukuku Pa, near Ngaire, Taranaki Mangamingi Gorge, Tirotiro- j moana Reserve, Taranaki Te Ruaki Pa, Whareroa Reserve, Taranaki Turuturu-mokai Pa, Taranaki... Ohaku Pa, near Hawera, Taranaki Connor's Bush, Puketarata, Wanganui River, Wellington Poroa Lake, Awarua Block, Wellington • Forest at junction of Hautapu and Rangitikei Rivers, Wellington Torere Gorge, Rangitikei River, Wellington 1£ a 21 0 0 . 0 Acquisition approved. About to be reserved. 0 Acquisition approved. About to be reserved. 3j Action deferred at request of Public Trustee, in whom land is vested. ) Ditto. n 131 Tat v sa: 3 0 0 i 132 I Ng £ wi 7 2 0; T 133 Wh "17! art 8 0 0 1 E 134 Te 3 2 0 ) „ T; 135 Rim .'a u Etl U ,re ip i,; 8 0 0 A ) Acquisition approved. Negotiation in progress I Situated on public road. Cannot be reserved. > Vested in Public Trustee, who wishes to deal with reserves en bloc. Ditto. m 136 Opu .a ii 1 0 0 S 137 Wai p. 23 0 0 \ L 1 ! 138 Oha s, re 10 0 01 mi 139 Wail Ul i V.1 R Recommended that graveyard be repaired. Reserved 27th August, 1905. Held over. mi 140 Rata 141 Arau To nl )ii VI 50 0 0 R 9 0 0 H la 142 Man; •ai ai 86 1 30 N Negotiations in nrogress. mc 143 Te R To IE lal 7 0 0 Pi Public Trustee wishes to deal with these reserves en bloc. Reserved 25th November, 1905. Ditto. Ta 144 Turu 145 Ohak tilt ki l'< tiV. U ai ui i 14 1 17 R< 8 3 0 D; nal 146 Conn l >r' 50 0 0 H Held over, as compensation demanded considered too high. Held over. Wi 147 PoroE a a ol 70 0 0 Hi We 148 Fores ano 57 0 0 Ac i Acquisition approved. Negotiations in progress. lin§ 149 Toren It' 3 to C 35 0 0 Di Ditto.

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Schedule D. —Recommendations made by the Scenery Preservation Commission— continued.

a a£ . 8-3,5 Locality, s aH a Area. Action taken. 150 151 152 153 154. 155 156 157 158 159 150 Wanganui River bank, Paetawa, Wellington 151 Otoki Gorge (Pukemoko) near Hawera, Taranaki 152 Taumaha Gorge, Ohingahape Stream, Taranaki 153 Flagstaff Hill, Dunedin 154, Outlet of Kanieri Lake, Westland 155 Signal Hill, West Harbour, Dunedin, Otago 156 Carey's Creek, Blueskin Bay, Otago 157 Nicholl's Creek Falls, Water of Leith, Otago 158 Mount Cargill Forest, near Dunedin, Otago 159 Heywood's Point, near Dunedin, Otago 160 East bank of Taieri River, Otago 161 West bank of Taieri River, Otago 162 Forest on west side Taieri River, Otago 163 Forest on west bank Taieri River, Otago 164 Bush on Saddle Hill, Taieri, Otago 165 Grant's Hill, Waitati, Otago ... 166 W 7 ater of Leith Valley, Dunedin, Otago 167 Silverstream Bush, Dunedin, Otago 168 Hills west of Purakanui, Otago 169 Bailey's, Flagstaff Hill, Dunedin 170 Mihiwaka Hill, Dunedin, Otago A. B. p. 120 0 0 90 0 0 200 0 0 142 3 29 20 0 0 221 2 15 69 0 0 8 0 0 350 0 0 110 0 0 Land leased recently by Maori Land Council. Acquisition approved. Negotiations in progress. Held over. Acquired and reserved 16th March, 1905. Acquisition approved. Negotiations in progress. Ditto. Held over. Acquisition approved. Negotiations in progress. Ditto. Reserved 8th August, 1905. 160 161 162 174 0 0 200 1 21 29 0 0 Held over. Reserved 8th August, 1905. Held over. 163 68 0 0 a 164 32 0 0 165 166 11 0 0 71 0 0 Negotiations in progress for acquisition. 167 81 0 0 Held over. 168 169 170 79 0 0 24 3 35 205 0 0 Reserved 8th August, 1905. Acquisition approved. Negotiations in progress. Ditto. 171 ; Mount Pleasant, near Port Chalmers, Otago 172 Forest near Nugget's Point, Otago 173 Karoro. Stream, Glenomaru, Otago 174 Totara Bush on Catlin's River, Otago 175 Opito Blow-hole, Woodlands, Otago 176 Rata Bush, Catlin's, Glenomaru, Otago 177 Forest on ranges at Catlin's River, Otago 178 Bush along Catlin's River, Otago 179 Parakauiti Forest, in Otago 180 j Left bank of Maclenan River, Otago 181 Tahakopa Beach Forest, Otago 182 : Caberfeidh Mountain, Tahakopa River, Otago 183 ' Papatowai Bush, in Otago 184 [ Tautuku Beach Forest, in Otago 185 ' Tautuku River Forest, Fortrose Road, Otago 186 I Waipati Beach Forest, Otago..! 187 ; Sampson Hill, Tautuku, Otago 188 j Scotchman's Bonnet, Owaka River 189 | Waikawa Harbour Forest, Southland 171 63 0 0 172 60 0 0 Held over. 173 100 0 0 Negotiations in progress for acquisition. 174 10 0 0 Held over. 175 45 0 0 // 176 4 0 17 Matter held over. 177 352 0 0 Area amended to 565 acres. Negotiations 178 179 180 27 2 0 393 2 0 360 0 0 in progress. Reserved 16th August, 1905. Reserved 1st September, 1905. Held over. 181 182 786 3 0 775 0 0 Reserved. Held over. 183 184 185 179 0 0 334 3 18 782 1 32 Reserved 1st September, 1905. Reserved 8th August, 1905. Negotiations in progress. 186 187 188 134 0 18 37 2 28 10 0 0 Reserved 8th August, 1905. Reserved 24th February, 1906. Held over. 189 227 0 0

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Otoki Gorge, Taranaki. (Resolution No. 151.)

Wilton's Bush, Wellington, (Resolution No. 9.)

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Schedule D.—Recommendations made by the Scenery Preservation Commission— continued.

a a! • o » o O'Oiy <S (!« 5 Locality. Area. Action taken. 190 191 ) Waikawa Harbour, Southland Helena Falls, Woodlands district, Otago 1 Rotokohu Lake, Waitotara, Taranaki A. E. P. 10 0 s- I 10 0 0 0 Reserved 4th May, 1905. 0 Survey to be made. 192 i- I 700 0 0 0 Reserved 21st June, 1905. 193 , Hawaenga Village Bush, Wellington j Mount Vernon Bush. Hawke's Bay Matarawa Bush, near Wanganui, Wellington j Wanganui River banks, Wellington Waharangi Block, Pipiriki-Rae-tihi Road, Wellington . i Pipiriki Redoubt, Wellington ... 1- ! 13 3 17 17 made under "The Land Act, 194 's 22 0 32 32 Reserved 14th December, 1905. 195 i, j 44 0 0 0 Held over, as price too high. 196 - 29,628 0 0 0 Acquisition authorised. Survey in hand. 197 - 5,280 0 0 0 Held over. 198 . j 2 0 0 0 Negotiations in progress, prior to acquisition. 199. 200 Ruakura Caves, Auckland ... Waitangi Hot Springs, Rotoehu, j Auckland . I 192 0 0 , j 100 0 0 0 Reserved 14th December, 1905. 0 Held over pending further inquiries to be made as to conserving the rights of the Natives. 0 Held over. 201 ! Forest in Ngarara Block, Wai- I kanae Elders' Bluff, Waikanae, Wei- j lington Forest near Ngaturi Township, Wellington Makuri Gorge, near Pahiatua, i Wellington Forest at Makuri Gorge, Wei- j lington Forest near Makuri Gorge, Weilington ; Pipinui Hill and Perry's Water- j ; fall, near Makuri, Wellington , WaewaepaBush, MakairoRoad, | j near Makuri, Wellington ; Stock Reserve, near Makuri, Wellington j Peel Forest, Canterbury 850 0 0 202 •j 100 0 0 0| Final action deferred. 203 J 18 0 0J. 0| Held over. 204 | 25 0 0 0 Acquisition approved. Negotiations in progress. 0 Held over. 205 43 o o : 206 25 0 0 1 0 Education reserve. Negotiations in progress. 3 Acquisition approved. About to be reserved. 5 Boundaries not yet decided on. , 207 32 0 0 t 208 j 1,215 0 0 1 209 20 2 ol i 31 About to be gazetted. 210 211 212 40 0 0 ). 48 0 0 ) 6 0 0 1 ) Acquisition approved. Boundaries of re- ) I serve not yet decided on. ) Held over. 213 214 215 If if ... Trotter's Creek, near Palmerston, Otago | Akatore Forest, Otago Island in Clutha River, Otago | Whiskey Gully, Tapanui, Otago j 290 1 36 P 110 3 0 S 1,410 OOP 1 Reserved 29th November, 1905. • Special legislation required. ' Portion already reserved for timber. Balance to be surveyed. About to be proclaimed. Reserved 29th November, 1905. • Price asked too high. Matter held over. 216 217 218 Rankleburn Road Bush, Otago Island in Pomahaka River, Otagoi Mimihau Gorge, near Wyndham, Southland | Forest on Edendale Settlement and vicinity, Southland Lake George (Uruwera), Southland Pahia Hill, Southland ... Waiau River islands and bed, 1 Southland Manuka or Tua-tapere Island, and Alton Bush, Southland Limestone Cliffs, Clifden, Southland Shore of Lake Manapouri and j 4 bank of Waiau River, Southland Waiau River outlet and banks, Southland Eastern shore of Lake Te Anau, 5 Southland 49 3 0 A 2 0 0 R 320 0 0 P 219 205 2 0 A Acquisition approved. About to be proclaimed. Reserved 22nd September, 1905. 220 315 0 OR 221 ; 222 380 3 14 R, 1,000 0 0 4( Reserved 12th March, 1906. 400 acres reserved, 12th March, 1906. 223 366 0 0 27 272 acres reserved, 12th March, 1906. 224 523 2 32 Ma Matter held over. 225 4,700 0 0 H Held over owing to difficulty of acquisition. 226 j 800 0 0 Re Reserved 18th November, 1905. 227 : 5,220 0 0 Mi Matter being attended to.

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Schedule D.—Recommendations made by the Scenery Preservation Commission— continued.

! O o « o SB" 3 Locality, Area. Aotion taken. 228 Bluff Hill, Southland 229 Pourakino Forest, near Riverton, Southland 230 Mouth of Shag River, Otago ... 231 The Narrows, Purapurakene River, Southland 232 Lagoon near Riverton, Southland A. E. P. 110 0 0 558 0 0 3 Acquisition approved. About to be proclaimed. 3 Held over for present. 16 0 0 20 2 0 3 Matter now being dealt with. 3 Reserved 30th March, 1906. 22 2 13 I Under consideration. 233 Forest on Waiinumu Stream, near Gore, Southland 234 \ Odd pieces of land, Waiau district, Southland 235 | Forest in Stewart Island, Southland 236 j Kerikeringa Pa, near Tarata, Taranaki 237 [ Okuratope Pa, Waimate, Bay of Islands, Auckland 238 Makarewa Junction Bush, Southland 239 Forest on Mataura River, Southland 501 0 0 3 Reserved for State forest purposes. 87 0 0 3 Under consideration. 40,860 0 0 ) Already reserved for State forest purposes. 31 0 0 ) Acquisition approved. Negotiations in progress. ) Survey about to be made prior to acquisition I Held over. 70 0 0 35 0 0 78 0 0 ) Proclaimed 12th April, 1906, under Act. 240 Forest in Hokonui and Forest Hill districts, Southland 211 Castle Rocks, near Lumsden, Southland 212 Lake Mavora, and Mararoa River, Southland 243 Forest near Dome Pass, Southland 244 Allen's Creek Gully, near Kingston, Southland 245 | South-west shore, Lake Wakatipu, Southland 246 ' Islands off Coromandel Coast, Auckland 247 ; Kawarau Falls, Lake Wakatipu, Southland 248 j Forest at Bob's Cove, Lake Wakatipu, Southland 219 j Lake Luna and Simpson's Creek, Lake Wakatipu, Southland 250 Bush near Puketeraki Station, I Otago. 251 Waianakarua Forest, near Herbert, Otago 252 : Mount Fortune, Otago 253 NikauPalm Gully, Akaroa, Canterbury 254 . Aylmer's Valley, Akaroa, Canterbury 255 Onavve Pa, Akaroa, Canterbury 256 | Lane Wanaka Neck, Otago ... 257 ' Forest on shore of Lake Hawea, Otago 258 Diamond Lake and Rocky Hill, Wanaka, Otago 259 Mount Iron, Wanaka, Otago . . 260 Minaret Bush, Wanaka, Otago 261 Waterfall Creek, Wanaka, Otago 262 Ran 427, Manapouri, Southland 263 I Waikare-iti Lake, near Wairoa, ! Hawke's Bay 264 i Maunga-rata-iti Lake, Onga, I Wellington 265 ' Paraparaumu Forest, Wellington 777 0 0 • Matter being considered. 100 0 0 1 Held over. 23,000 0 0 Pastoral runs that cannot be resumed. 160 0 Oj 1 j Twelve months' notice of resumption needed j Land to be surveyed prior to reservation. 600 0 0! 3,200 0 0 Twelve months' notice of resumption needed. Matter under consideration. 280 0 0 16 0 0 90 0 0 Action deferred for the present. 440 0 0 Under consideration. 50 0 0 Held over. 5,500 0 0 Action deferred for the present. 316 0 0 13 2 16 Reserved 30th October, 1905. Under consideration. 3 0 32 : Held over. 3 2 0. 180 0 0 : 5,200 0 0 Action deferred for present. Negotiations in progress. 100 0 0 n 20 o ok 360 0 0 j 0 0 33 J 4,700 0 0!( 6,200 0 0 i Reserved 14th December, 1905. Matter under consideration. Reserved 7th December, 1905. Commissioner of Crown Lauds to report. Already reserved under State Forests Act. 23 0 0 I Held over. 185 0 0 1 Reserved 13th February, 1906.

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Schedule D.—Recommendations made by the Scenery Preservation Commission— continued.

aJ . o <s o x a" a Locality. Area. Action taken. 266 267 * Kairoa Pa, Taran aki... Manganoho, or Hales Bush, Tiriraukawa, Wellington Kelsey's Bush, Waimate, Canterbury Pahiatua Hill, Wellington a. a. p. 10 3 0 270 0 0 Held over. Under consideration. 268 150 0 0 Offer declined, as price asked too high. 269 15 0 0 Three acres given by Mrs. Nini Koro, and balance under negotiation. Held over. 270 Karaka Groves, Turanganui, Wairarapa, Wellington Onaukawa Stream, near Taihape, Wellington Weraroa Pa, Waitotara, Taranaki Ihupuku Pa, Waitotara, Taranaki Bush in Morice Settlement, Pigeon Bay, Canterbury Utiku Forest, Wellington Forest on Mangahao River, Wellington Mangamingi Gorge, Tirotiromoana, Taranaki Hunderlee Stream, CheviotKaikoura Road, Marlborough School-site, Hunderlee, Marlborough Limestone Stream, Hunderlee, Marlborough Wooded hill, Limestone Stream, Hunderlee, Marlborough Okarakia Stream, Hunderlee, Marlborough Ditto Bush on main road, Hunderlee, Marlborough Oaro River, Hunderlee, Marlborough Tahoraite No. 2 Block, Hawke's I Bay Oringi-Waiaruhe Forest, near Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay Onamalutu (Ohinemutu) Forest, Marlborough Hamuri Bay, Marlborough Forest north of Oaro River, Marlborough Native Reserve J, Hunderlee, Marlborough Peketa coastline, Hunderlee, Marlborough Waipapa Point, Maungamaunu, Marlborough Part of Mount Cargill, Otago ... Marsland Hill, New Plymouth, Taranaki Section 54, Block IX, Pohangina, Wellington Makopua Forest, near Manga- I weka, Wellington Te Tarata Pa, Wairarapa, Wellington Mangaweka Reserve, Wellington The Rocks, Amberley, Canterbury Motu-Nau Island, Canterbury Ohuarau, Ahuriri Inner Harbour, Hawke's Bay I 5 0 0 271 194 0 0, Action now being taken for reservation 272 5 0 0 purposes. Held over. 273 4 0 0 a 274 124 0 0J About to be reserved. 275 276 220 0 0 45 0 0 Under consideration. Held over. 277 85 0 0 Negotiations in progress. 278 17 0 0 No action yet taken. 279 25 0 0 280 20 0 0 281 75 0 0 282 75 0 0 283 284 80 0 0 18 0 0 285 7 0 0 286 24 0 0 Decided not to proceed with acquisition. 287 20 0 0 No action yet taken. 288 67 1 0 it 289 290 9 0 0 207 0 0 a ir 291 12 0 15 292 153 0 0 it 293 55 0 0 it 294 295 71 0 0 2 3 2 296 8 0 0 it 297 94 2 0 it 298 . J 12 2 0 it 299 300 120 0 0 100 0 0 it it 301 302 16 0 0 12 0

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Schedule D.—Recommendations made by the Scenery Preservation Commission— continued.

a| • o « o a a « H Locality. Area. Aotion taken. 303 Maraetaira Point, Ahuriri Inner Harbour, Hawke's Bay Otiare Point, Ahuriri Inner Harbour, Hawke's Bay Pohue Bluff, Napier - Taupo Road, Hawke's Bay Tarawera Hot Springs, NapierTaupo Road, Hawke's Bay Eparaima Bush, near Wallingford, Hawke's Bay Te Haroto, Napier-Taupo Road, Hawke's Bay Bush near Turanga - a - kumu Hill, Napier-Taupo Road, Hawke's Bay Hot Spring on Stoney Creek, near Tarawera, Hawke's Bay Whakaipu Bluff, Lake Taupo, Auckland Te Ita-rata Bluff, Lake Taupo, Auckland Motutaiko Island, Lake Taupo, Auckland Aratiatia Rapids, Taupo, Auckland Orakeikorako, near Taupo, Auckland Maungaongaonga Forest, Waiotapu Ngapouri Lake, Waiotapu Tuhiaruru Hot Springs Rotowhero Lake, Waiotapu, Auckland ; Tauhara Mountain, Taupo, [ Auckland Wharerarauhe, Orakeikorako, Auckland Hamurana Springs, Rotorua, Auckland ; Takahue Bush, Auckland Tongaporutu Forest, Taranaki Cathedral Gorges, Cheviot, Canterbury ! Mokau River banks, Auckland and Taranaki Junction of Awakino and Manganui Rivers, Auckland Mokau River mouth, Taranaki Outlet of Lake Tarawera, Auckland Kahikatea Bush, Te Kumi, Auckland Hangatiki Forest, Waikato, Auckland Forest on Hauturu Block, Hangatiki, Auckland Bush around Ruakuri Caves, Auckland Waitomo Bush, Otorohanga, Auckland Manga-o-kewa Gorge, Te Kuiti, Auckland Wairakei Geyser Valley, Taupo, Auckland Kapiti Island, Wellington Waikakarapiti Forest, Rotoma, A. E. p. 6 2 0 > No action yet taken. 304 3 0 0 1 305 54 0 0 I 306 10 0 0 I 307 20 0 0 308 480 0 0 309 100 0 0 '/ 310 10 0 0 • 311 140 0 0 312 60 0 0 313 30 0 0 314 140 0 0 315 50 0 0 316 113 0 0 106 0 0 106 0 0 17 0 0 .317 i 2,150 0 0 318 200 0 0 319 100 0 0 320 321 322 44 1 20 1,200 0 0 155 0 0 Reserved 15th January, 1906 No action yet taken. 323 12,365 0 0 n 324 250 0 0 a 325 326 110 0 0 7,500 0 0 it 327 24 0 0 328 25 0 0 n 329 80 0 0 n 330 30 0 0 331 40 0 0 it 332 138 0 0 Negotiations in progress for acquisition 333 70 0 0 No action yet taken. 334 335 1,039 2 20 795 0 0 : Acquisition approved. No action yet taken.

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il ■ o » o « s a Locality. Area. Aotion taken. 336 Rotoiti-paku, Rotoroa Lakes, and Onepu Hot Springs, near Rotorua, Auckland Taumurenui Lake, near Rotorua, Auckland Forest on Rotorua - Okoroire Road, Auckland Forest in Selwyn Estate, Auckland A. B. P. 1,050 0 0 ) No action yet taken. 337 35 0 0 I 338 950 0 0 i 339 2,800 0 0 340 I Ngongotaha Mountain, Rotorua, Auckland Waiora Hot Springs, Katikati, Auckland Tapuae Creek, Hokianga, Auckland 480 0 0 341 100 0 0 342 10 0 0 343 344 Tapuae Creek. (Reserve made.) j Kennedy's Bush, Halswell district, Canterbury '< Mangaorewa Gorge, TaurangaRotorua Road, Auckland Mangaorewa Gorge, north side Auckland ! Ruaroa Pa, Northern Wairoa, Auckland j Devil's Elbow, Wairoa River, Auckland Bush near Kaihu River, Marapiu, Auckland Island in Kaihu River, Auckland Junction of Waima and Mangatu Rivers, Kaihu Valley, Auckland Takapuna Pa, Taheke River, Auckland Forest in Otautau Block, Taheke River, AucklandTe Ana-tangata Pa, Te TioBlock, near Hokianga, Auckland Rangitoto Pa, near Hokianga, I Auckland F. White's old land claim, near Hokianga, Auckland The Narrows, Hokianga, Auckland Puoi Pa, Kohukohu, Hokianga, I Auckland Oriwa Island, Mangamuka River, Hokianga, Auckland Pikiparia Block, Mangamuka River East and west sides of Mangamuka River, Hokianga, Auckland Motukaraka Bush, Hokianga, Auckland Motukaraka Island, Hokianga, Auckland Entrance to Whangape Harbour, Auckland Tarotnaua Bush, near Kawakawa, Auckland Pukeatua Pa, near Kawakawa, Aucklaud Maunganui (Deep-water Cove), Bay of Islands, Auckland Parekura Bay, Bay of Islands, Auckland 52 2 39 > Acquisition approved. progress. •No action yet taken. Negotiations m 345 2,172 0 0 346 2,100 0 0 347 20 0 0 348 40 0 0 349 10 0 0 I 350 20 0 0 » 351 25 0 0 352 12 0 0 353 156 0 0 I 353a I 10 0 0 353b 5 0 0 353c 325 0 0 354 50 0 0 n 355 5 1 17 ' 356 5 0 0 a 65 1 0 357 802 0 0 358 1,810 0 0 359 10 0 0 360 355 0 0 a 361 20 0 0 362 10 0 0 363 450 0 0 364 183 0 0|

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Schedule D. —Recommendations made by the Scenery Preservation Commission— continued.

ii • o « o s as a Locality. Area. Aotion taken. Oraukaua Bay, Bay of Islands, Auckland Forest near Paroa Bay, Bay of Islands, Auckland No recommendation. Mangawhero River bank, north of Wangaehu, Wellington Te Totara Pa, Thames-Paeroa Road, Auckland Tutaepuehu Gully, Ohinemuri, Auckland Ongare Pa, near Katikati, Auckland A. E. P. 410 0 0 I No action yet taken. 365 366 87 0 0 367 368 2,397 0 0 369 10 0 0 370 460 0 0 371 14 0 0 372 Papamoa Pas, Tauranga-Ma-ketu Road, Auckland Horoauahi and Pukerimu Pas, near Te Puke, Auckland Pa in Pukehina Block, Tau-ranga-Opotiki Road, Auckland Two pas at Pikowai and Whakarewa Streams, near Matata, Auckland Cliffs at Matata, Richmond Township, Auckland Whakatane - Opotiki Road, forest, Auckland Ditto 15 0 0 373 15 0 0 374 5 0 0 375 10 0 0 376 150 0 0 377 25 0 0 377a 377b 377c 378 6 0 0 20 0 0 200 0 0 1,300 0 0 379 380 Whakatane Forest, Opouriao, Auckland Old pa near Ohiwa, Whakatane, Auckland Forest at Waiwakaiho River, and Arakeke Stream, near New Plymouth, Taranaki Forests at West Harbour, Dunedin, Otago 20 0 0 28 0 0 381 221 2 15 '/

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Barrett's Lagoon, Orapepe (Waikare Lake). (Resolution No. 2.)

Cook's Cove, Tolago Bay. (Resolution No. 58.)

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APPENDIX.

COPIES OF PROCLAMATIONS. Native Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act "), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand: And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Native land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor ot the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Native land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. Te Kawau Pα. All that parcel of land in the Taranaki Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 acres 2 roods 5 perches, more or less, being part of the Mohakatino-Parininihi Block No. lc, Mimi Survey District, Block 1, and known as the Kawau Pa, a tidal island situated at the mouth of the Kuwhatahi Stream, and separated by a channel from 1 to 2 chains in width from the mainland, at the north-west corner of Mohakatino-Parininihi No. Iβ Block. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this seventeenth day of April, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. Albert Pitt, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 :, (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act '), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission undijr the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by sp3cial Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act,

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Schedule. Axl that area in the Southland Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 acre, more or less, being Sections Nos. 38 and 39, Block TI, Town of Waikawa. Bounded towards the north-west by Sections Nos. 30 and 29 of the Town of Waikawa ; towards the north-east by Antrim Street; towards the southeast by River Street; and towards the south-west by Carrickfergus Street :as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53570, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in. the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this fourth day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Native Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act "), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in. that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to ba a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Native land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, [, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Native land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Hawke's Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement 100 acres, more or less, situated in Block 1, Mata Survey District. Bounded towards the north by the Aorangiwai No. Iα Block, 3900 links ; towards the west by the Aorangiwai No. 1 Block aforesaid, 2900 links ; and towards the south and east by the Aorangiwai River : be all the aforesaid linkages more or less. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand arid its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Land in Block IX, Opihi Survey District, taken for the Purposes of Scenery-preservation. Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken, under " The Public Works Act, 1894," and " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903," for the purposes of scenery-preservation : And whereas all the conditions precedent required by law to be observed and performed prior to the taking of such land for the purposes hereinbefore specified have been observed and performed : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities in me vested by " The Public Works Act, 1894," and " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903," and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim that the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for the purposes of scenery-preservation as aforesaid. And it is hereby declared that this Proclamation shall take effect on and alter the twelfth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and five.

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Schedule.

In the Canterbury Land District; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked ±\ W.U. 21406, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured green. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee. Baron Plunket Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commandor-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. Wμ. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903.' Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. W t hereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act") it is, inter aha, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that ths parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Taranaki Land District, containing approximately 700 acres, being Section No 2 Block 11, Kapara Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by Section No. 9 (State Forest Reserve), Block 11, Kapara Survey District; towards the east generally by the Poheka Stream, by the Rotokohu Lake, by the Rotokohu Stream and Road, and by the left bank of the Waitotara River ; and towards the south-west by Crown land : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53623/5. deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon edged with red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-first day of June, one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Approximate Area of the Parcel of Land taken. Being Portion of Situated in Block No. Situated in the Survey District of A. 62 E. 0 P. 35 R.S. Section 7554 IX Opihi.

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Lands to be opened. An available area of 117,082 acres will probably be dealt with during the coming year ; 100,524 acres in the Cook and Waiapu Counties under the optional and small-grazing-run systems, and 16,558 acres in Hawke's Bay and Waipawa Counties, the area under the optional system being 2,888 acres ; pastoral run, 11,000 acres ; and small grazing-run, 2,670 acres. Impkoved-farm Settlements. The position with regard to the Waikopiro and Akitio Improved-farm Settlements remains practically the same, Waikopiro showing an increase in area felled and grassed and value of improvements. Departmental. The Land Board held eighteen meetings during the year, and made several visits of inspection to localities requiring same. Some seventeen hundred letters, applications, and papers were dealt with, being a considerable increase over the previous year's figures. 20,964 letters and 724 telegrams were received and despatched, and 601 vouchers, representing payments of £15,618, were dealt with during the year. Receipts for rent totalled 2,903, cards to Auditor 142, reports to Government Advances to Settlers Department 231, and transfers recorded 169. The preparation of the numerous special and periodical returns involves a large amount of time and work. Members of the staff have been kept exceptionally busy, and in the performance of their numerous duties have displayed efficiency, interest, and zeal, and I have much pleasure in placing on record my appreciation thereof. Eric C. Gold Smith, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

X 1\±\>H±* -tt.J.V.1.. The land transactions for the year ending the 31st March, 1906, are shown in the subjoined summary : — Transactions during the Year. Held at 31st March, 1906. Kevenue Class of Selection. - received during Number. Area. Number. Area. the Year ' I A. K. P. A. R. P. £ S. d. Cash ... 32 1,771 0 14 ... ... 1,384 9 3 Deferred payment ... 3 637 0 0 3 497 0 0 242 1 10 Perpetual lease ... ... 13 3,961 0 16 30118 7 Perpetual lease made freehold 3 640 0 0 j ... ... 805 5 6 Occupation with right of pur- 28 20,212 0 0! 364 157,656 0 5 6,018 16 10 chase Occupation with right of pur- 9 1,586 1 0 ... ... 2,431 9 5 chase made freehold Lease in perpetuity ... 20 13,511 3 0 451 169,344 0 10 4,534 18 8 Lease in perpetuity—Land for ... ... 29 2,418 0 7 2,268 0 5 settlement Village settlements — Occupation with right of... ... 9 810 2411 purchase Lease in perpetuity ... 10 69 0 8 10 12 3 Special settlement—Lease in ... ... 86 16,268 3 15 1,013 17 3 perpetuity Improved-farm settlements 10 0 0 250 33,360 2 27 1,165 3 3 Small grazing-runs ... 17 16,654 2 6 254 3 1 Miscellaneous leases ... 2 110 104 1,237 0 39 535 12 9 Transfer and other fees ... ... ... ... ••■ 150 11 0 Miscellaneous receipts ... ... ... 1,046 16 1 Crown-grant fees ... ... ... ••■ ••• ... 52 0 6 Endowments ... ... 1 53 2 32 357 15 5 Timber licenses ... ... ... ••• ••• ••• 42 0 0 Totals 97 38,369 1 14 1,337 401,528 2 5 \ 22,617 17 0

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Onaero River Crossing, Taranaki. (Resolution No. 130.)

Falls on Waihirere Stream, near Gisborne. (Resolution No. 56.)

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ing-run No. 86, Block XITa, Tuahu Survey District, from the road reserve along the left bank of the Ruakituri River to the Ruakituri Road, a distance of 375 links ; thence towaTds the east generally by the said Ruakituri Road in a southerly direction, a distance of 18882-8 links, to a stream shown on the plan hereinafter referred to ; thence towards the south-east by the said stream to the road reserve along the left bank of the Ruakituri River aforesaid ; and towards the west generally by the last-mentioned road reserve to Small Grazing-run No. 86 first mentioned : be all the aforesaid linkages more or less : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53194/11, deposited in the Head Office Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, m the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George' Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act ") it is, inter aha, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas" the said Commission has alter making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of land described m the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act.

Schedule. All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 24 acres 3 roods 35A perches more or less, being part of original Section No. 2 of 35, Block V. Dunedin and East Taien Survey District. Commencing at a point on the eastern side of a public road (the said point being the north-west corner of Section No. 1 of 35, Block V, Dunedin and East Taicri Survey District) and proceeding thence m a northerly direction along the said road a distance of 1206-5 links ; thence in a northeasterly direction along lines bearing respectively N. 82° 12' E., N 73° 14' E and N 62° 40' E with distances respectively of 562-8 444-2, and 218-3 "links; thence in a south-easterly Sections Nos. 1 of 49 5 of 49 and 2 of 49 of the said Block V, by the abutment of a closed road, and again by the said Section No 2 of 49, a distance of 1852-6 links ; thence in a westerly direction by Section No 1 of 35 of the said Block V by the abutment of a closed road, and again by the said Section No 1 of 35 a distance of 2468-8 links, to the north-west corner of the last-mentioned section, the place of commencement : exclusive of a road reserve which intersects the above-described area: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53141/30, deposited in the Head Office Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George' Knight Commander of the Royal Victoiian Order, Governor and Commander-h)-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the beal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this eighth day of August, m the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may fiom time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, Jwhether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should bs permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands maybe fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Planket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 110 acres, more or less, being Section No. 50, Block V, Noith Harbour and Blueskin Survey District. Bounded towards the northwest, towards the north, and towards the north-east by the ocean from the road reserve which forms the northern boundary of Section No. 2 of 8, Block V, North Harbour and Blueskin Survey District, to a point in line with "the northern side of the road forming the northern boundary of Sections Nos. 51, 52, and 53 of the said Block V ; towards the south by a right line from the aforesaid point to the northern side of the last-mentioned road, and by that road to the eastern boundary-line of Section No. 2 of 8 aforesaid ; and towards the west by the said Section No. 2 of 8, the abutment of a road, again by Section ISTo. 2 of 8 aforesaid, and by the abutment of the road reserve first mentioned : as the same is delineated on the plan|marked S.G. 53530/6, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Grown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunkbt, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act "), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act.

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Schedule. B«l b S/5i § List Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket Xl Commander ° the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Kmght Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander.in-CMeffn and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under Avis? t\ * y i a V he Gov ™ e ' lt Wellington this eigM, i day August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " fh e ,dA t> +»v ■* • And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by fh* * a iA A + • * j Schedule. and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington th s eighth davo August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. V J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation.

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five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves : and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber 01 in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve ; And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 334 acres 3 roods 18 perches, more or less, being Sections No. 22 and 24, Block VIII, Tautuku Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by Section No. 21, Block VIII, Tautuku Survey District, the crossing of Middle Road, by Section No. 23 of the said Block VIII, by the Main Road, and by Section No. 25 of Block VIII aforesaid ; towards the north-east by a public road ; towards the south-east by the Tautuku Beach Reserve ; and towards the south-west by a line parallel to the general direction of the left bank of the Tautuku River, and distant on an average therefrom about 1700 links, to Section No. 21 aforesaid : exclusive of that portion of Middle Road which intersects the above-described area : as ths same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53571/4, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Grown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act "), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed pertain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the Neiv Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 786 acres 3 roods, more or less, being Section No. 1, Block IX, Woodland Survey District. Bounded towards the north by a public road forming the southern boundary of Sections Nos. 2, 3, 4, 22, and 21, Block IX, Woodland Survey

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Te Reinga Falls, Wairoa, Hawke's Bay. (Resolution No. 42.)

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District; towards the east by a public road forming the western boundary of Section No. 20 of Block X of the said district; towards the south by a public road along the high-water mark of the ocean ; and towards the west by a public road along the left bank of the Tahaukupu River : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53578/5, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this eighth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas, by " The Scenery Pieservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act "), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and foi an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the puiposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule heieto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Hawke's Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 acre 3 roods 20 perches, more oi less, being Section No. 15, Bock XIII, Tahoraite Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by a public road along the left bank of the Manawatu River, and by Section No. 14, Block XIII, Tahoraite Survey District; towards the east by a public road forming the western boundary of Section-No. 13 of the said Block XIII; towards the south-east and towards the south-west by the public road along the left bank of the Manawatu River : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53847/3, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thsreon coloured red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Ordei , , Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department.. God save the King !

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reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof : and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, m pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities afoiesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 27 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Section No. 24, Block IV, Woodland Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east generally by the road reserve along the right bank of the Catlin's River ; towards the south-east by the public road which forms the north-western boundary of Section No. 18, Block IV, Woodland Survey District; towards the south-west by Sections Nos. 16, 14, and 12 of the said Block IV, and by a public road ; and towards the north-west by a public road : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53477/6 deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordeied red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, "Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and 'over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this sixteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Native Land reserved under "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act"), it is, inter alia enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall'make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Acf and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Native land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now therefore I William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, m pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Native land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that parcel of land in the Land District of Taranaki, containing by admeasurement 50 acres, more or less being Subdivision 1 of part Section No. 5, Native Reserve, Omata District, Block VIII, Pantatu Survey District and bounded as follows, viz. : On the north-west by part Native Reserve, 5, Omata District 1973 links -on the north-east by Section 477, Grey District, 2528.8 links ; on the south-east by Section 48 Omata District, 1972.6 links ; on the south-west by part Native Reserve, 5 Omata District 2539.2 links : be all the aforesaid linkages more or less : as the same is delineated on the plan deposited in the office of the Chief Surveyor, New Plymouth. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George,

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Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twentyseventlt day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Eesorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved, as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall b<? inalienable unless bj special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or m any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the Neiv Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 499 acres and 31 perches, more or less, being Section No. 1, Block XIII, Mangamuka Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by Tapuwae No. 4 Block, a distance of 4560 links ; thence towards the north generally by a proposed scenic reserve, No. lα, a distance of 790 links, and by a road reserve along the right bank of the Tapuwae River, a distance of 8330 links ; • thence towards the east by the Tapuwae No. 3c Block, a distance of 1070 links ; thence again towards the north by the said Tapuwae No. 3c Block, a distance of 1844 links ; thence again towards the east generally by a road reserve along the right bank of the Tapuwae River aforesaid, a distance of 4069.2 links ; thence towards the south-east by a road reserve, a dis-' tance of 616 links, and by Tapuwae No. 3b Block, a distance of 9530 links ; and thence towards the south-west by lines bounding Native land, a distance of 4047 links, to Tapuwae No. 4 Block aforesaid : be all the aforesaid linkages more or less : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53949/1, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon edged red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this first day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King .'

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and thereupon such lands shall be alienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the areas of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as scenic reserves : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the areas of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be reserves under the said Act. Schedule. All that area of the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 393 acres 2 roods, more or less, being Sections Nos. 49, 50, 51, and 52, Block VII, Woodland Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west generally by Section No. 54, Block VII, Woodland Survey District, by a public road, and by Sections Nos. 48, 47, 46, and 45 of the said Block VII ; towards the north-east by the road reserve along the right bank of the Purakaunui Stream ; towards the south-east by a public road forming th? north-west boundary of Section No. 11, Block X, of the said district; and towards the south-west by public roads to Section No. 54 first mentioned: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53580, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 179 acres, more or less, being Section No. 28, Block X, Woodland Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by a public road from Section No. 14, Block IX, Woodland Survey District, to the main road from Waikawa to Owaka and by the last-mentioned road ; towards the south-east by the aforesaid main road from Waikawa to Owaka; and towards the west by sections Nos. 17, and 14 of the said Block IX :as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53580 a, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this first day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. i God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." [Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that parcel of land in the Southland Land District, containing by estimation 272 acres, being Sections Nos. 12, Block X, and 21, Block XI, Longwood Survey District. Commencing at a point on the County Road distant 60 chains, or thereabouts, south-east of the junction of the said road with the western boundary of the said Block X ; bounded north-easterly by that road to the north-eastern

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Puke-tarata Pa, Taranaki. (Resolution No. 126.)

Rata-pihi-pihi Bush, near Hawera. (Resolution No. 140.)

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corner of Section No. 2, Block X ; thence by the northern boundary of that section to Lake George; thence by Lake George to the north-eastern corner of Section No. 14, Block XI; thence by the northern boundaries of that section and Section No. 15, Block XI, to the north-western corner of the last-mentioned section ; thence by a line due north for a distance of 50 chains ; thence by a straight line to the point of commencement. Also all that parcel of land in the Southland Land District, containing by admeasurement 43 acres, more or less, situated in Block XI, Longwood Survey District, being Sections Nos. 10 and 11. Bounded towards the north and north-west by a public road along the shore of Lake George, 5350 links ; towards the south-east by a public road, 3938.8 links ; towards the south by a public road, 2196 links ; and towards the west by Section No. 12 in the said block, 1998.5 links. Be all the aforesaid linkages a little more or less. As the same are more particularly delineated on the official map in the office of the Chief Surveyor, Invercargill. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-second day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 1,140 acres, more or less, being Section No. 9, Block XVI, Piako Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by the Kaihere Road ; towards the north-east by Sections Nos. 2 and 3, Block XVI, Piako Survey District, and by the Mangawhara Road ; towards the south-east by Section No. 3, Block IV, Hapuakohe Survey District; towards the south - west by the Hoe-O-Tainui North Block ; and towards the west generally by Section No. 485 of the Taupiri Parish, and by Sections Nos. 456 and 455 of the Whangamarino Parish to the Kaihere Road aforesaid : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53620/7, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal ot the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Waed, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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ing five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommjnd what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, a,nd thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown iand described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it'is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, fiom and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 585 acres, more or less., being Section No. 1 of Block XI, Section No. 2 of Block XIV, and Section No. 1 of Block XV, Tatua Survey District. Bounded towaids the north-west, towards the north, and towards the north-east by the right bank of the Waikato Eiver ; thence towards the east by the Tauhara North Block (eastern portion) a distance of 1100 links ; thence towards the south-west by right lines with distances of 2800 and 5000 links (as shown on plan hereinafter referred to) ; thence towards the south-east by right lines with distances of 4000, 6500, 1900, 1900, 4000, 4500,.3000, 2500, 4500, 9000. and 5000 links (as shown on plan hereinafter referred to) to the Patuiwi Reserve ; and thence towards the south-west by the said Patui wi Reserve to ; the' said 1 right bank of the Waikato River aforesaid : exclusive of a road reserve which interseicts the above-desciibed area : be all the aforesaid linkages more or less : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 52672/10, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King- !

Crown Lands reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act "), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof: And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcels of Crown lands described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as scenic reserves : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcels of Crown lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be reserves under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 1 rood 11 perches, more or less, being Section No. 1, Block VI, Ongo Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by the

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Marton-Murimotu Road towards the north-east by a public road ; towards the south-east by Section No. 38, Block VI, Ongo ourvey District; and towards the north-west by Section No. 3of Block VI aforesaid. Also all that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 3 roods 39 perches, more or less, being Section No. 2, Block VI, Ongo Survey.District. Bounded towards the north-west by the Maiton-Murimotu Road ; towards the south-east by the railway reserve and by Section No. 38, Block VI, Ongo Survey District; and towards the south-west by a public road. As the same are delineated on the plan marked S.G. 52606/22, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. All that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 7 acres 3 roods 27 perches, more or less, being Section No. 4, Block VI, Ongo Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by the railway reserve ; towards the south-east by Section Nos. 38a and 38 of Block VI, Ongo Survey District: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 52606/22 a, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. All that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 acres and 33 perches, more or less, being Section No. 48, Block IX, Ongo Survey District. Bounded towards the northeast by Section No. 49, Block IX, Ongo Survey District; towards the south-east by Rata Road ; towards the south-west and towards the north-west by a public road : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 52606/228, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. All that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 18 acres 1 rood 27 perches, more or less, being Section No. 3, Block VI, Ongo Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by the Marton-Murimotu Road ; towards the east by Section No. 1, Block VI, Ongo Survey District; towards the south-east by Section No. 38 of the said Block VI; and towards the southwest by a public road. Also all that area in the Wellington Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 acres and 37 perches, more or less, being Section No. 1, Block IX, Ongo Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by a public road ; towards the south-east by Section No. 9, Block IX, Ongo Survey District; and towards the north-west by the Marton-Murimotu Road. As the same are delineated on the plan marked S.G. 52606/22 c, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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District; towards the south by Section No. 16, Block XIV, Moeraki Survey District; and towards the north-west by a public road : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 54014/3, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 47 acres, more or less, being Section No. 196, Waipareira Parish. Bounded towards the north-east by Section No. 189, Waiparerra Parish, from its westernmost corner to the left bank of the Opapuka Stream ; towards the southeast generally by the said bank of the said stream to a line forming the north-east boundary-line of Section No. 7 of the said parish ; towards the south-west by the said boundary-line in a north-westerly direction a distance of 1000 links ; and thence towards the north-west by a right line to the said westernmost corner of the said Section No. 189: be the aforesaid linkage more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53162/4, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of October, in the year of our Lord, one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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Rakanui (Hell's Gates), Kawhia.

Mangaotaki Gorge, King-country, Auckland. (Resolution No. 80.)

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clamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the pu~posos thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown 1 nd described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Southland Land District, containing approximately 800 acres, being Section No. 1, Block I, Titiroa Survey District. Bounded by a line commencing at a point on the right bank of the Waiau Riv< r due outh of Trig. Station Cx, on Freestone Hill, in the Takitimo Survey District, and proceeding thence along a line due south for a distance of 400 links ; thence along a line in a north-westerly direction, bearing approximately N. 63° W., to the eastern boundary-line of the National Park ; thence north-easterly along the said boundary-Jine to the right bank of the Waiau River aforesaid ; and thence south-easterly along the said bank to the point of commencement y as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 54071/3, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this eighteenth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. Albert Pitt, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fifth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas by "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903" (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 2 acres, more or less, being an island in the Pomahaka River, and known as Section No. 14 of Block XII, Glenkenich Survey District : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 50229/19, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the MostfDistinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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Now, therefore, I,\TWilliam Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of. the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise M of and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 2,770 acres, more or less, being Section No. 223 of Pepepe Parish, situated in Blocks 111 and IV, Newcastle Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by Section No. 1 of Pepepe Parish, the crossing of a road reserve, and again by the last-mentioned section ; towards the south-east by Section No. 8 of the aforesaid parish and the crossing of a road reserve ; again towards the north-east by the road forming the south-western boundary of the last-mentioned section ; again towards the south-east by Section No. 7 of the aforesaid parish ; towards the south-west by Section No. 101 of Pepepe Parish aforesaid and the abutment of a road reserve ; again towards the south-east by the road forming the north-western boundaries of Sections Nos. 101 and 102 of the aforesaid parish ; again towards the north-east by the abutment of a road reserve and by Section No. 102 aforesaid ; again towards the south-east by Sections Nos. 103 and 104 of the aforesaid parish, by Church Mission land, and by Section No. 105 of Pepepe Parish aforesaid ; again towards the south-west by Section No. 107 of the aforesaid parish ; again towards the south-east by the last-mentioned section and by Section No. 108 of the said parish ; again towards the south-west by a road reserve forming the north-eastern boundary of Section No. 110 of Pepepe Parish aforesaid ; towards the north-west by a road reserve forming the south-eastern boundary of Section No. 109 of the aforesaid parish ; again towards the south-west by the crossing of the last-mentioned road and by Section No. 109 aforesaid ; again towards the north-west and towards the south by Section No. 214 of Pepepe Parish aforesaid ; again towards the south-west by Te Wha Stream ; and again towards the north-west generally by Section No. 9 of the Pepepe Parish aforesaid, the abutment of a road reserve ; again by the said Section No. 9, and by Te Awa-o-te-Atua Stream to Section No. 1 first mentioned : exclusive of a road reserve which intersects the above-described area : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 52635/6, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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trict aforesaid ; towards the west by Section No. 27 of the said Block VIII; again towards the north and again towaids the west by Section No. 67 of the said Block VIII : exclusive of a road reserve which intersects the above-described area : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.Gr. 54070/5, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twentyninth day of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act ")> it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 33 perches, more or less, being Section No. 4, Block XII, Wilkin Survey District. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 2, Block XII, Wilkin Survey District; towards the east by a right line from the south-eastern corner of the said Section No. 4to the north-eastern corner of Section No. 3of the said Block XII; towards the south by Section No. 3 aforesaid ; and towards the west by a public road : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 54009/7, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this seventh day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behail, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has alter making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the area of Grown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the area of Crown land described m the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 192 acres more or less being Section No. 7, Block X, Or.ahiri Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by the Hauturu East 2c Block, the crossing of a public road, and again by the said block; towards the north-east by Section No. 8 (N.R.), Block X, Orahiri Survey District, by the crossing of a public road and again by the said Section No. Bto the left bank of the Waitomo Eiver; towards the south-east by the said bank of the Waitomo River ; and towards the south-west by the said bank of the Waitomo River, and by Section No. 2 of the said Block X to the Hauturu East No. 2c Block aforesaid : exclusive ol a road reserve which intersects the above-described area : as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 51624/36, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey at Wellinjrton m the Wellington Land District, and thereon edged red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George' Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this fourteenth day ol December, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act") it is, inter aha, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commissioner under the said Act; such Commission may'if it deems necessary inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and tor an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers' conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the area of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scienic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the area of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. t L ptiS at^ re !o iU R t l lle l °TV gO T Land w Btri< ?' c Q ontainin g. b y admeasurement 20 acres, more or less, being No 7 tl\ XTV T 'w°T Y anaka T S. urv8 y Strict. Bounded towards the noxth by Sectioia No, 7, Block XIV, Lower Wanaka Survey District, the abutment of a proposed road reserve, and by Section 4 Block IV, o the said district; towards the east by the said Section No. 4 ; towards the south by the main public road; and towards the west by Section No. 6. Block 111 of the said SC 54015/5 Z N °i J' r f r Bald :&S the Bame k delmeated on the P la » ™S 54015/5, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon coloured red. B Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George,'

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Knight Commander of the Eoyal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this fourteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Eesorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof , : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respect'ng the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the area of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the area of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Hawke's Bay Land District, containing by admeasurement 22 acres and 32 perches, more or less, being Section No. 18, Block XIV, Waipukurau Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by Scenic Road and by Section No. 19, Block XIV, Waipukurau Survey District; towards the south and towards the west by the left bank of the Tukituki River : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 19283/336, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the, Seal of the said Colony at the Government House, at Wellington, this fourteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the area of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 44 acres 1 rood 20 perches, more or less, being Section No. 31 of Block XV, Takahue Survey District. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 32 of Block XV, Takahue Survey Distiict, and by the Herekino-Takahue Road ; towards the north-east generally by a public road ; towards the south by Section No. 30 of Block XV aforesaid ; and towards the west by the abutment and by the crossing of the Herekino-Takahue Road, and by Section No. 11 of Block XIV of the said district: exclusive of that portion of the HerekinoTakahue Road which intersects the above-described area : as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 54544/6, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this fifteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Wheeeas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act "), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand. And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 500 acres, more or less, being Section No. 3, Block 11, Omapere Survey District. Bounded by a line commencing at a point (marked A on the plan hereinafter referred to) on the northern boundary-line of Section No. 1, Block 11, Omapere Survey District, and proceeding thence along a line due north a distance of 6420 links; thence along a line due east a distance of 5150 links to the south-westernmost corner of Old Land Claim No. 15 ; thence again easterly by the Pirau Stream ; thence south-westerly and south-easterly by Old Land Claim No. 15, Block 11, Omapere Survey District; thence again south-westerly by the Waikaraka Stream ; thence north-westerly by Old Land Claim No. lof the said Block II; thence again southwesterly by the said Old Land Claim No. 1 and by Section No. 1 of the said Block II to point marked A, the place of commencement: exclusive of a road reserve 100 links wide which intersects the abovedescribed area : be all the aforesaid linkages more or less : as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 53161/6, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty'.s Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this sixth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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Crown Lands reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Ad, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcels of Crown lands described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as scenic reserves : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcels of Crown lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be reserves under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 25 acres, more or less, being Section No. 7, Block XVI, Mangakahia Survey District. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 13, Block XII, Mangakahia Survey District; towards the east by the right bank of the Wairua River ; towards the south by the Omiru West No. 2 Block ; and towards the north-west by the Mangakahia No. 2b2 Block and by the said Section No. 13. Also all that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 49 acres, more or less, being Section No. Bof Block XVI, Mangakahia Survey District. Bounded towards the north by Omiru East No. 2 Block, from the left bank of the Wairua River to the south-easternmost corner of the said block ; towards the east by a right line from the said corner to the easternmost corner of Section No. 4, Block XVI, Mangakahia Survey District; towards the south-west by the last-mentioned section ; and towards the north-west by the left bank of the Wairua River. As the same are delineated on the plan marked S.G. 48920/35, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this eighth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Land in Block IX, Kaitawa Survey District, taken for Scenic Purposes. Plunket, Governor. —A Proclamation. Whereas the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is required to be taken under " The Public Works Act, 1905," and " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903," for scenic purposes : And whereas all conditions precedent required by law to be observed and performed prior to the taking of such land for the purposes hereinbefore specified have been observed and performed : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in exercise and pursuance of the powers and authorities in me vested by " The Public Works Act, 1905," and " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903," and of every other power and authority in anywise enabling me in this behalf, do hereby proclaim and declare that the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto is hereby taken for scenic purposes as aforesaid. And it is hereby declared that this Proclamation shall take effect on and after the sixteenth day of February, one thousand nine hundred and six. Schedule. The parcel of land mentioned hereunder : —

Approximate Area of the Parcel of Land taken. Being Portion of Situated in Block No. Situated in the Survey District of 185 B. P. 0 0 Subdivision No. 7, Ngarara West C Block IX Kaitawa.

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Great Wairua Falls, Auckland District. (Resolution No. 74.)

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In the Land District of Wellington ; as the same is more particularly delineated on the plan marked P.W.D. 21846, deposited in the office of the Minister for Public Works, at Wellington, in the Provincial District of Wellington, and thereon coloured red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Eight Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirteenth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six. Wμ. Hall-Jones, Minister for Public Works. God save the King !

Crown Lands under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act "), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall out or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcels of Crown lands described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as scenic reserves : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcels of Crown lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be reserves under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 700 acres, more or less,. being Section No. lof Block V, Karangahape Survey District. Bounded towards the north by the right bank of the Oruapuraho Stream ; towards the east by the shore of Lake Taupo ; towards the south by the Hauhungaroa No. 2 Block ; and towards the west by Small Grazing-run No. 68, Block V, Karangahape Survey District. Also all that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 300 acres, more or less, being Section No. lof Block X, Karangahape Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by the Hauhungaroa No. 2 Block ; towards the east by the shore of Lake Taupo ; towards the south by the Hauhungaroa No. 1 Block ; and towards the west by Small Grazing-run No. 67, Blocks X and XIV, Karangahape Survey District. Also all that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 350 acres, more or less, being Section No. lof Block 11, Pukawa Survey District. Bounded towards the north-east by the Hauhungaroa No. 6 Block ; towards the east by the shore of Lake Taupo ; towards the south by the left bank of the Kuratau River ; and towards the west by Small Grazing-run No. 66, in Block 11, Pukawa Survey Distict. As the same are delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 53063/18, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket,. Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the' said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six. Jas. McGowan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the area of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the area of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 37 acres|2 roods 28 perches, more or being Section No. 40, Block XII, Tautuku Survey District. Bounded towards the northeast by Section No. 4, Block XII, Tautuku Survey District; towards the east and towards the southeast by Section No. 2of the said Block XII; towards the south-west by the Catlin's-Waikawa Main Road ; and towards the north-west by Section No. 3 of Block XII aforesaid : as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 53568/8, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twenty-fourth day of February, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six. Jas. McGowan, I For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. •Whereas by "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903" (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable peisons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may,'if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact a,s and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the area of Crgwn land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the area of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Southland Land District, containing by admeasurement 46 acres, more or less, being part of Section No. 5, Block 11, Alton Survey District. Bounded towards the north-west by a public road ; towards the north-east by Section No. 4, Block 11, Alton Survey District; towards the south-east by a road reserve along the right bank of the Waiau River ; and towards the south-west by Section No. 3, Block 111, of the said district. Also all that area in the Southland Land District, containing by admeasurement 103 acres, more or less, being Section No. 6, Block 11, Alton Survey District. Bounded towards the north by a public road ; towards the east by Section No. 5, Block 11, Alton Survey District; towards the south by a public road ; and towards the west by Crown land. As the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 54072/3, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red.

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Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George' Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the beal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twelfth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Lands reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas by "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903" (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act") it is, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons not exceeding five, as he thmks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may if it deems necessary inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion Znd be permanently reserved as scenic thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time by Proclamation declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve IS t\r<\l%* A UUnP ° n SU f ~l ands shall be tenable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands or damage the scenic features thereof; and such lands may.be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission hi after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcels of Crown lands described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as scenic reserves And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcels of Crown lands described in the Schedule hereto shall be reserves under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Southland Land District, containing approximately 123 acres, being the island ttsfissszjssi** si,aaled - th ° bed o, fc w - i " rL - » d *• s -°» ■£* Also all that area in the Southland Land District, containing approximately 400 acres being numerous small islands in the bed of the Waiau River, as shown on thTplan hereinafter referred to and situated m Blocks XV and XVII, Longwood Survey District eienea to, As the same are delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 54073/18, deposited in the Head Office Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George' Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the beal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twelfth day ot March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

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of Crown land described m the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve r And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Southland Land District, containing by admeasurement 380 acres 3 roods 14 perches, more or less, being Sections Nos. 35 and 36, Block IV, Longwood Survey District. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 32, Block IV, Longwood Survey District, and by a public road; towards the east by a public road, by Section No. 33 of the said Block IV, and again by a public road ;: towards the south by Sections Nos. 6, 5, and 31 of the said Block IV ; and towards the west by Sections Nos. 34 and 30 of Block IV aforesaid : as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 54073/19, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land. District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this twelfth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." • Plunket, Governor.—A Proclamation. Whereas by " The', Scenery Preservation Act, 1903" (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act ") r it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves ; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof : and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand : And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof : And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the area of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve : And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to : Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the area of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Southland Land District, containing by admeasurement 20 acres 2 roods, moreor less, being Section No. 60, Block 111, Jacob's River Hundred. Bounded towards the north by Section No. 20, Block 111, Jacob's River Hundred; towards the east by a public road; towards the south by a public road along the shore of Jacob's River Estuary ; and towards the west by the said Section No. 20: as the same is delineated on the plan marked L. and S. 54386/3, deposited in the Head Office,. Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon edged red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Commander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies ; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirtieth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and six. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department 1 God save the King !

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