DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY: SCENERY-PRESERVATION. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1915: TOGETHER WITH STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND SCHEDULE OF LANDS ACQUIRED AND RESERVED DURING THE YEAR UNDER THE SCENERY PRESERVATION ACTS.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1915 Session I, C-06

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DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY: SCENERY-PRESERVATION. REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1915: TOGETHER WITH STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND SCHEDULE OF LANDS ACQUIRED AND RESERVED DURING THE YEAR UNDER THE SCENERY PRESERVATION ACTS.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 17 of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908

Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey, Wellington, Ist June, 1915. I have the honour to submit herewith report on scenery-preservation for the twelve months ended the 31st March, 1915. Regarding the question of scenery-preservation generally in this my last annual report, I would like to impress upon all concerned the necessity, wherever opportunity offers, of securing while they exist as many as possible of the few remaining beauty spots of the Dominion, if for nothing else than preserving for the generations who follow a few samples of the primeval scenery that existed in the country at the advent of European occupation. Much has and is being done by willing helpers, and the State has given liberal encouragement financially and otherwise, but, notwithstanding this, more assistance would be welcomed. I have, &c, James Mackenzie, The Right Hon. W. F. Massey, P.C., Under-Secretary for Lands. Minister in Charge of Scenery-preservation.

RE POET. In accordance with, the provisions of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, the question of scenery-pre-servation has been kept steadily in view, and, when a suitable opportunity offered, areas of land, whether Crown or private, were set apart under the Act. During the twelve months ended 31st March, 1915, sixty-seven reserves, of a total area of 60,303 acres, were so set apart; but the reservation was cancelled over areas totalling 638 acres previously proclaimed, but, through destruction of the forest thereon, proved to be unsuitable for permanent reservation. The net area reserved, therefore, together with that set apart up to the end of March, 1914, now amounts to 430 reserves, of a total area of 274,061 acres.

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In the majority of cases the lands set apart Were Crown lands that had not been dealt with. In a few cases small areas of Native lands have been acquired under the Public Works Act, as was also done in the case of some private freehold lands desired for scenic and historic reservation. It may here bo noted that no land can be reserved for scenic purposes until its reservation has been recommended by the Scenery Preservation Board, consisting of the Surveyor-General (Chairman); the General Manager of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts; the Under-Secretary, Native Department; and the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the district in which is situated the land proposed to be dealt with. Before submitting any recommendation the Board has a most careful inspection made of the lands brought under its notice, and the Board's recommendation is then considered by the Government prior to His Excellency the Governor proclaiming the land under the Act. It will thus be seen that every care is taken to ensure that only suitable lands are reserved, and that the interests of land-settlement, of the Natives, and the country generally are respected and safeguarded. Reservations during the Year. As will be seen by a glance at the schedule appearing in Appendix A of this report, the reserves made include areas situated in all parts of the Dominion. In the Auckland District the beautiful Waiharakcke Inlet, situated in the Kawhia Harbour, was taken and set apart, as was also the Ngahuinga Bluff, near the mouth of the Marakopa River, south of the Kawhia Harbour, and a most curious natural tunnel in the same district. On account of its historic associations, the land on which was situated the Ruapekapeka Pa, not far from the Bay of Islands, was also secured and reserved. In the Hawke's Bay District the only land reserved during the year is that on which is situated the Manga tutu Thermal Springs, in the Pohui district. In the Taranaki District several small areas adjoining the Wanganui River were reserved, and a fine section of bush land on the Whangamomona Saddle was set apart. In the Wellington District a beautiful bush area at the Township of Rangataua, on the Main Trunk Railway, was reserved, and on the road from Awahuri to Feilding the well-known Riddiford's Bush was finally secured and reserved. An area of steep bush-clad land at the Makatote Gorge, also situated on the Main Trunk Railway, was added to the existing reservation, and a few small areas on the Wanganui River were acquired. In the Marlborough Sounds three small islands at Tennyson Inlet were reserved. In the Nelson District several areas of hilly Crown land covered with, mixed bush were reserved, amongst them being Okiwi Bay near the Croixelles, the Huia Cave near Tadmor, not far from the Midland Railway route, and some fine mountain scenery in the Motupiko district, on the St. Arnaud Range. In the Westland District the magnificent Franz Josef Glacier and surrounding lands, comprising nearly 50,000 acres, was permanently reserved for scenic purposes ; and several areas along the Punakaiki, Waiho, and Atupau Rivers. In the Canterbury District two pretty scenic areas in the Four Peaks Settlement near Geraldine, and a similar area on the Clarcmont Settlement near Timaru, were reserved, whilst six additional areas were added to that well-known chain of reserves along the Summit Road (or King Edward VII Drive), extending from the hills at the hack of Lyttolton, around Governor's Bay, and towards Banks Peninsula. A special report upon these reserves appears in Appendix D. In the Otago District three small areas along the McLennan River, Catlins district, together with Table Hill, in the Clutha district, and areas along the Glenomaru and Tahakopa Streams, were reserved. In the Southland District an area of hilly country known as " Glen Allen," near Kingston, Lake Wakatipu, together with two areas in Stewart Island, were also added to the permanent scenic assets of the Dominion. Supervision of Scenic Reserves. The chief difficulty which confronts the Department in dealing with areas reserved for scenic purposes is in ensuring their continuance in a, sta,te of nature, so that their botanical wealth and beautiful flora are not detrimentally affected or destroyed by the spread of fires, vandalism, or accident. A constant endeavour is being made to ensure the co-operation of local residents. Where a suitable opportunity offers, Scenic Boards, comprised of residents who are willing to look after the reserves in their locality, are set up, and adequate powers entrusted to them to provide for the maintenance of the reserves, and improvement where necessary. Where, owing to the sparseness of settlement, this is not possible, honorary inspectors may be appointed, and wherever possible periodical visits are made by Government officers whose duties take them to the locality. It is difficult to overestimate the value of these scenic reserves for future generations. Great credit is due to those men who in the past have assisted the Government, or are at the present time endeavouring to assist it, in acquiring and preserving good specimens of our forest inheritance. The unfortunate prevalence of bush-fires is a continual menace to the greater number of the scenic reserves, but it is gratifying to record that the damage suffered has hitherto been comparatively small. Expenditure. The expenditure during the year amounted to £7,887 3s. lOd., as set forth in the statement of accounts appearing in Appendix A. Every care has been taken to expend the funds of the scenery-preservation vote to the utmost advantage, and no land has been recommended for reservation until it has been carefully'viewed and reported upon, and every precaution taken that the interests of settlement are not detrimentally i

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affected, but that the land is well worthy of preservation on account of its picturesqueness, and calculated to remain a permanent asset to the scenic beauty of the Dominion.

Comparison of Expenditure.

Appendices. •Attached to this report are the following appendices : — A. Schedule of reserves made during the year, accompanied by a statement of accounts. B. Report of the Inspector of Scenic Reserves. Report of the Caretaker of Reserves in Queen Charlotte Sound. C. Report of the Scenery Preservation Board. fieport of Summit Road Scenic Board. D. Report on Christchurch scenic reserves. A perusal thereof will show that the provisions of the Act have beeii carried out in a very satisfactory manner.

APPENDICES.

APPENDIX A. Reserves made in 1914-15 under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, and its Amendments

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Year. Compensation for Land. Fencing and Surveys, Maintenance. Valuations, &c. Board's Expenses. Salaries. Total. 1904-5 .. 1905-6 .. 1906-7 .. 1907-8 .. 1908-9 .. 1909-10 .. 1910-11 .. 1911-12 .. 1912-13 .. 1913-14 .. 1914-15 .. £ 216 3,336 7,856 4,286 3,813 1,688 1,066 2,619 12,997 10,467 6,253 £ £ Nil 52 £ £ 1,822 1,221 185 86 24 Nil 11 22 6 3 12 £ * £ 2,090 5,084 9,146 5,484 5,765 5,775 3,730 5,938 16,843 13,009 7,887 527 304 801 382 555 1,063 540 1,159 2,603 685 1,643 715 2,237 798 2,697 627 1,547 758 476 52 527 801 555 540 2,603 1,643 2,237 2,697 1,547 476 * * 175 325 325 325 345 345 365 388 Grand ti ital .. 80,751 * Included in Board's expenses.

a o 1 S || Local Name. Description. Area. Date of Proclamation in Gazette. 2 Ngahuinga Bluff Auckland Land District. Part Marakopa No. 4, Block X, Kawhia South S.D. Section I A, Block IX, Puniu S.D. Section 8, Block II, Kawhia South S.D. .. Section 13, Block XIV. Kawhia North S.D. Section 17, Block II, Hukatere S.D. Eastern Part Section 25, Block IX, Waokn S.D. Part Section 32, Ruapekapeka Parish, Block I, Hukerenui S.D. Part of Huiarau Block, Block I, Hukerenui S.D. Part Subdivision 2 of Section 3, Block XII, Kawhia South S.D. Part Section 5 of subdivision of part Taumatatotara Block, Block XI, Kawhia South S.D. A. E. P. ]28 0 24 1914. 30 April. 333 192 366 365 368 Kakepuku Mountain .. Waiharakekc Inlet 210 3 3 16 2 0 5 1 24 73 1 37 34 3 13 25 Juno. Hukatere Te Wai-o-te Marama .. - 13 Aug. U Sept. 331 Ruapekapeka Pa 1 0 9 I 26 Nov. 69 5 2 19 si Marakopa Natural Tunnel 21 0 5 84 3 35 117 Dec. 581 3 9

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APPENDIX A—continued. Reserves made in 1914-15 under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, etc. — continued

as o.S Local Name. Description. Area. Date of Proclamatioi in Gazette. 361 Mangatutu Thermal Springs Hawke's Bay Land District. A. R. p. j Section I, Block V, Pohui S.D. .. .. [ 28 2 4 1914. 20 Aug. 394 387 387 OUT 387 OUT 387 OUT 387 38S 'lOi 1 394 387 387 387 387 387 387 388 388 388 Whangamomona Saddle Piopiotea Aukopae Taranaki Land District. Section 19, Block I, Mahoe S.D. ... 524 0 0 Section 6, Block II, Piopiotea West S.D. 9 2 0 Section 7, Block III, Piopiotea West S.D. 25 0 0 Section 8, Block III, Piopiotea West S.D. 60 2 0 Section 9, Block III, Piopiotea West S.D. 8 2 0 Section 2, Block IV, Piopiotea West S.D. .. 113 0 Sections, Block IV, Piopiotea West S.D. .. , 4 2 0 Section 12, Block XVI, Ohura S.D. .. 23 0 0 Section 13, Block XVI, Ohura S.D. .. 34 0 0 Section 1, Block IV, Heao S.D. .. 106 3 0 f 60 2 0 II 0 0 Parts Opatu Block, Block VII, Heao S.D J 197 0 0 20 0 0 (_ 134 2 0 1.230 2 0 524 0 0 9 2 0 25 0 0 60 2 0 8 2 0 113 0 4 2 0 23 0 0 34 0 0 108 3 0 60 2 0 II 0 0 197 0 0 20 0 0 134 2 0 19 Nov. " 1915. >7 Jan. -21 Jan. i 38", ouu 388 386 Opatu Ll] Mar. 386 302 155 Rangataua Makanau i, zav z v Wellington Land District. Section 45, Block V, Karioi S.D. .. 144 118 Part Section CCLXXV, Rangitikei R.D., 19 1 30-3 Block X, Wangaehu S.D. Part Section 149, Township of Sandon, 15 1 30 Block XIV, Oroua S.D. Portion Tauakira 2n No. 2 Block, Block III, 5 2 0 Waipakura S.D. Section 55, Block X, Hautapu S.D. .. 99 0 23 Sections 9 and 12, Block VIII, Manganui 208 2 7 S.D. Part Ohoutahi Block, Block XIV, Rarete S.D.— Part Subdivision No. IA .. .. 23 3 27 Part Subdivision No. 2 .. .. 44 2 18 Part Subdivision No. 1b .. .. 0 3 35 Sfil S 98.5 1,230 2 0 1914. 28 May. 4 June. 302 155 144 1 18 19 1 30-3 315 315 Riddiford's Bush 15 I 30 30 July. 316 316 Atene 5 2 0 10 Sept. 344 35 344 35 Mangaweka Makatote Gorge 99 0 23 208 2 7 12 Nov. 26 „ 340 340 Ohoutahi 23 3 27 44 2 18 0 3 35 Ue Nov. 352 352 Tarakaipa Island Tawhitinui Islands 561 3 Z8:j Marlborough Land District. Section 5, Block VII, Tennyson S.D. .. 90 0 0 Section 6, Block VII, Tennyson S.D. .. 54 0 0 Section 7, Block VII, Tennyson S. D. .. 3 0 0 147 (I n 561 3 28-3 352 352 352 90 0 0 54 0 0 3 0 0 U.5 June. »» •. 147 0 0 378 380 377 377 376 375 381 383 384 382 379 378 380 377 377 370 375 381 383 384 382 379 Pikikiruna Dee Creek St. Arnaud Okiwi Bay Anatoki Huia Cave Tokomoana Hiwinui Oparara Ururakau lav u u Nelson Land District. Sections 5 and 6, Block XI, Takaka S.D. .. 179 2 32 Section 36, Block V, Inangahua S.D. .. 74 2 21 Section 18, Block XIV, Motupiko S.D. .. 2,270 0 0 Section 3, Block XIII, Motupiko S.D. .. 220 0 0 Section 23, Block X, Wangamoa S.D. .. 546 0 0 Section 7, Block VIII, Waitapu S.D. .. 175 0 0 Section. 22, Block X, Tadmor S.D. .. 57 0 0 Section 9, Block V, Kongahu S.D. .. 8 3 0 Section 6, Block IV, Kongahu S.D. .. 31 3 0 Section 22, Block XIV, Oparara S.D. .. 20 0 32 Section 2, Block I, Section 7, Block IV, ■ 1,200 0 0 Maungatapu S.D. a nut A ft 179 2 32 74 2 21 2,270 0 0 220 0 0 546 0 0 175 0 0 57 0 0 8 3 0 31 3 0 20 0 32 1,200 0 0 24 Sept. I Oct. 22 „ 4,783 0 5 4,783 0 5 357 Punakaiki Westland Land District. Section 966, Block I, Punakaiki S.D. .. 53 0 0 Section 967, Block I, Punakaiki S.D. .. 134 2 0 Section 968, Block II, Punakaiki S.D. .. 58 0 0 Section 969, Block I, Punakaiki S.D. .. 19 2 35 Section 970, Block I, Punakaiki S.D. .. 48 0 0 Reserve 1020, Block VII, Waiho S.D. .. 129 0 0 Reserve 1369, Block VII, Waiho S.D. .. 46 2 8 Reserve 1461, Waiho, Waitangi-taona, and 48,500 0 0 Mount Cook S.D.s 357 OCT 357 OKT 357 OCT 357 357 357 357 357 359 359 358 53 0 0 134 2 0 58 0 0 19 2 35 48 0 0 129 0 0 46 2 8 48,500 0 0 -20 Aug. 357 359 Waiho and Atupau Rivers 359 358 Franz. Josef Glacier 48,988 3 3

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APPENDIX A—continued. Reserves made in 1914-15 under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, etc. — continued.

Summary of Reserves. •vr v Area. Number - A. E. P. Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 8 581 3 9 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 1 28 2 4 Taranaki .. .. .. .. ..15 1,230 2 0 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. 7 561 3 28-3 Nelson .. .. .. .. ..10 4,783 0 5 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. 2 147 0 0 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 8 48,988 3 3 Canterbury ... .. .. .. ..6 286 0 5 Otago .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 695 2 3 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 4 3,000 2 14 Totals, 1914-15 .. .. ..67 60,303 2 31-3 Reserved up to 31st March, 1914 .. .. ..363 214,395 3 24-5 430 274,699 2 15-8 Less reservations revoked .. .. .. .. 638 0 0 Grand totals .. .. ..430 274,061 2 15-8

!J Local Name. Description. Area. Date of Proclamation in Gazette. Hae-Hae-te-Moana Canterbury Land District. Reserve 3883, Block XV, Four Peaks S.D. Reserve 3884, Block XV, Four Peaks S.D. Reserve 3891, Block III, Otaio S.D. Reserve 3950, Block VII, Halswell S.D. .. Reserve 3920, Block VII, Halswell S.D. .. Reserve 3948, Block VII, Halswell S.D. .. Reserve 3954, Block XII, Halswell S.D. .. Reserve 392], Block VII, Halswell S.D. .. Reserve 3956, Block 1II, Halswell S.D. .. A. R. P. 86 0 0 41 0 5 44 3 10 2 3 36 36 3 0 26 3 28 11 3 25 8 3 32 28 2 29 1914. 349 349 350 346 346 347 35] 348 360 Claromont Ahuriri Bush (Summit Road) . . Gravenor Bush (Summit Road).. Cass Peak (Summit Road) Kennedy's Bush Extension 128 May. 123 July. 27 Aug. 20 Aug. 127 Aug. 286 0 5 McLonnan River Otago Land District. 118 June. 12 July. I 3 Sept. 278 279 279 355 356 Table Hill .. Part Section 2, Block IX, Woodland S.D... Part Section 3, Block V, Woodland S.D. .. Part Section 27, Block VI, Woodland S.D. Sections 40 and 41, Block X, Glenomaru S.D. Section 23, Block IV, Tautuku S.D. { 5 3 6 7 0 12 6 3 23 42 3 15 92 1 25 331 0 14 209 1 28 Glenomaru Stream Tahakopa River 695 2 3 * 364 363 363 Kaipipi Ta-Kore-Haka Glen Allen .. Southland Land District. Section 1, Block XIII, Paterson S.D. Section 1, Block XV, Paterson S.D. Section 1, Block X, Kingston S.D. Sections 2, Block V, and 2, Block X, Kingston S.D. 20 0 0 91 3 27 418 0 0 2,470 2 27 30 July. 20 Aug. 3,000 2 14 * Previous Land Act reservation. .EVOCATION OF RESERVATIONS. ¥ o.S Local Name. Description. Area. Date of Proclamation in Gazette. 133 Pukekura Part Scenic Reserve 1190, Block XV, Waitaha S.D. (Westland) Part Reserve 11, Block XVI, Howard S.D. (Nelson) Part Scenic Reserve 638, Block XIII, Hohonu S.D. (Westland) Part Scenic Reserve 638, Block XIII, Hohonu S.D. (Westland) A. B. P. I 0 0 1914. 30 July. * 135 0 0 3 Sept. 1915. * 489 0 26 I 21 Jan. * 12 3 14 638 0 0 ♦ Previous Land Act reservation.

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APPENDIX A—continued. Statement of Accounts, showing the Amounts expended, and the Purposes to which the Money so expended has been applied, for the Year ended 31st March, 1915. Vote 113. £ s. d. Item I.—Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 387 1.5 2 Item 2.- -Administration of reserves and historic spots (including fencing and other work) 608 11 7 Item 3.—Compensation, &c, in connection with lands taken under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,495 16 3 Item 4.—Compensation for land acquired for scenic purposes along Wanganui River.. 542 13 1 Item 5. —Compensation for Native lands taken for scenery purposes (including historic spots) under the Public Works Act, 1908, and the Native Land Act, 1909 2,504 5 8 Item 6.—Contribution towards purchase of scenic reserve, Kaituna, Banks Peninsula (subsidy, £2 for £1) .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 1 3 Item 7. —Day's Bay Bush, purchase of .. Item B.—Expenses of Scenery Preservation Board .. .. .. .. 12 6 6 Item 9.—Government Loans to Local Bodies Account: Payment of capital value, land reserved, East Puketoi Loan Block Item 1.0. —Kennedy's Bush : Erection of caretaker's cottage (subsidy, £1 for £1) .. 150 0 0 Item 11. —Lands for Settlement Account, payment to, for capital value, scenic reserves: Four Peaks, £1,205 ; Claremont, £4.36 .. .. .. .. 1,641 0 0 Item 12.—Road reserve at Ohura Falls, Wanganui River : Purchase and fencing Item 13.—Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses .. .. .. .. 475 14 4 £7,887 3 10 Item 2. — Administration of Reserves and Historic Spots (including Cost of Fencing and other Work). £ s. d Salaries of caretakers . . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 104 0 0 Advertising re penalties of trespass and notices of intention to take land .. .. 22 7 6 Eradication of noxious weeds on reserves and historic spots .. .. .. .. 83 11 1 Providing and upkeep of fences and other works on reserves .. .. .. .. 264 14 0 Rabbiting scenic reserves .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 5 0 0 Travelling and other expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 19 0 £608 11 7

Item 3. — Compensation, &c., for Land taken under Scenery Preservation Act, 1908.

Item 4. — Compensation for Land acquired along the Wanganui River.

Name of Reserve. Particulars of Block, &c. Amount. McLennan River Part Sections 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, Block XV, Rimu; part Sections 5, 6, 7, Block IX, Woodland Part Section 3, Block II, Horohoro Reserve, Awahuri Road, Feilding Part Block X, Wangaehu £ s. 247 15 d. 0 300 0 771 17 176 3 0 6 9 Makah.au £1,495 16

Name of Reserve. Particulars of Blook, &c. Amount. 1 alatca Ohotu 5b Block Alraahu, No. 2 Block Subs. 1-3, Koiro Reserve, Blocks IV, VII, and VIII, Heao id £ s. d. 134 7 8 4 11 8 403 13 9 ianana Loiro £542 13 1

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APPENDIX A—continued. Statement of Accounts, etc. — continued. Item 5. — Compensation for Native Lands acquired for Scenery Purposes under the Public Works Act, 1908.

Item 13. — Cost of Surveys, &c., of Scenic Reserves undertaken during Year 1914-15.

APPENDIX B. Report by the Inspector of Scenic Reserves. During the last year my field-work has consisted of inspections of reserves at Kapiti Island, Paraparaumu, Moonshine Valley, Wanganui River, Wilton's Bush, Waiohine Valley, Ashley-Clinton, and Kauri Cully at Northcote. Owing to the necessity for the exercise of economy at the present time, my travelling on scenic matters has had to be restricted ; so I have during the last year been chiefly occupied with office matters, and to a very large extent with afforestation-work ; also some of my time has been taken up with sand-dune reclamation-work, and a special inspection of and report on the Waipoua Kauri Forest. Fires. Considering the abnormally dry season, not much damage from fires was observed. The white-pine reserve near Tokatoka was considerably scorched; and the Natives on the Wanganui River had attempted to destroy some of the reserves on the river-banks, but their attempts have not resulted in serious injury. To revive an interest in the matter, and to remind the public of their liability, notices were on several occasions in the summer put in all the principal newspapers throughout the Dominion, warning people of the penalty for lighting fires or allowing them to spread on the different kinds of State lands. Assistance in stopping this foolish and destructive practice of indiscriminate burning has also been promised by other Departments and some private persons ; so there is reason to hope that it will not be long before an improvement is seen. Native Birds. It is pleasant to be able to state that in the forests visited by me during the year .no decrease was noticed in the number of native birds. Up the Waiohine Valley (which is an interesting and beautiful place that could easily be made accessible to Wellingtonians) bell-birds and tuis are most numerous, as are also fantails, tomtits, and warblers. Pigeons are also fairly numerous. On Kapiti Island sanctuary, as far as can be judged by the eye, the native birds are well, holding their own. Mr. Bennett, the caretaker, says he has seen evidence of the presence of the kiwis that were liberated there two years ago. Endeavours are now being made to obtain for the island specimens of other native birds that are not at present there ; but owing to the difficulty of capturing native birds without damaging them no success has so far been met with. In order to augment the food-supply for the birds on the island seeds of fiinau, tawa, and miro were sent over to the caretaker, and they have been planted in places where they are likely to get established.

Name of Reserve. Particulars of Block, &c. Amount. Mamaku Oliiwaru Waimarino Tongoio Falls Ngatira Hongi's Track Maungamaunu Hangatiki Mokau River Part Okoheriki 2c No. 3 Block Lot 189, Waiotahi Parish Part Waimarino 4b2 Block Part Purahotangihia Block TV, Puketapu Part Whaiti Kuranui 1a Block Part Rotoiti Nos. 6 and 7 Blocks Part Maungamaunu No. 2 . . Part Hauturu E No. 1e, Section 5c, &c. Mangoira Blocks 1 and 2 £ s. d. 52 19 10 29 1 10 6 1 4 6 1 0 799 19 3 3 19 I 503 13 10 36 17 6 1,065 12 0 |£2,504 5 8

Name of Reserve. Particulars of Block, &c. Amount. Otaupea Reserve Wliitianga 2b 13, 14, 15, 16, and Wliitianga No. 1 Block Section 26, &c, Block VI, Hautapu £ s. d. 302 1 11 Valuations, legal expenses, &c. 23 8 7 150 3 10 £475 14 4

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General. One important matter in connection with the preservation of our scenic reserves that requires attention is fencing. At present, whilst there are such tremendously urgent calls on the public purse this matter cannot be considered, but as soon as funds permit 'the most important small reserves should be fenced ; for if they are going to be a free gra'zing-ground for stock their eventual destruction is certain, and their reservation has been in vain. Though stock should be excluded from the large reserves as well, the damage they receive is not nearly so serious as in the case of the small reserves. The appointment of local Inspectors for those reserves in the more populous districts is an innovation that should prove very satisfactory, as would-be offenders are far less likely to commit offences if they know there is some one in the locality who may at any time come upon them. A man always on the spot has also opportunities for getting local residents to take an interest and delight in these reserves which are set apart for the enjoyment of the public. The Forest and Bird Protection Society is proving a valuable aid in looking after our various reserves. The School Journal is also a valuable auxiliary, as in it are often to be found short articles on and references to the beauties and the value of our forests ; and there is no doubt that child readers, acquiring from its pages an appreciation and understanding of the forest, will soon exercise an influence for its protection that probably their parents at present do not. E. Phillips Turner, Inspector of Scenic Reserves. Report on Scenic Reserves, Queen Charlotte Sound. During the greater part of the year just past matters in connection with the above reserves have been of a normal character, though, owing to the exceptionally dry season —the driest this locality has ever experienced—much anxiety has been felt owing to the danger of fires being started in or spreading into the reserves. On two occasions the latter, unfortunately, occurred, and had it not been for a providential fall of rain a few hours after the starting of the fires the. damage done must have been infinitely greater than was the case. I cannot too highly commend the care and thoughtfulness shown by the majority of campers and visitors in their carefulness in thoroughly extinguishing their camp fires previous to leaving, and in otherwise showing their appreciation of these beautiful spots. Neither can I condemn too strongly the action of some of the adjoining occupiers in their practice of starting fires adjacent to the reserves, taking no precautions as to spread of same, and altogether showing a total disregard as to the welfare of the reserves. The number of visitors to the reserves during the past year was above the average, Ship Cove and Kumutoto Bay being the favourite resorts, the others being practically neglected, due chiefly, I believe, to unsuitable landings or lack of fresh water. Several of the reserves suffered to quite a noticeable extent from the effects of the severe drought that existed, for such, an extended period, manuka, rangiora, and large birch trees dying from lack of rain. It is a matter of great congratulation that we have come through such a season with as little damage from fire as has occurred. Once a fire has secured a firm hold on this class of country it is practically impossible to deal with it, owing to the dense and tangled nature of the undergrowth. The amount of dead timber' on the ground, and the manner in which the fire burns in under the roots of the standing timber, taken in conjunction with the prevailing steep nature of the country and absence of water, renders fire-fighting an impossibility. Kaipupu and Kumutoto Reserves were both damaged by fire spreading into them from adjoining lands during the period of drought. In the former case the fire originated on Crown lands some distance from the boundary of the reserve, crossed the dividing-ridge, and crept down hill, destroying some 20 acres of bush ; in the latter it started on private property immediately adjoining the boundary, drove across and down country, burning about 6 acres. Had it not been for a timely fall of rain a few liours after the commencement of the fires the two reserves must have suffered considerable damage. Native birds appear to be holding their own in fair numbers. I have noticed quite a number of pigeons fairly distributed through the whole of the reserves, being particularly numerous in Ship Cove. Ducks are occasionally to be seen along the foreshores, while an odd ground-robin is sometimes to be met with. Blumine Island is the only locality where these friendly little birds are to be seen in any numbers. This I believe is due to the fact that the stoat and weasel have not yet reached there. On one occasion last winter I saw four of the latter on the beach of Kumutoto Bay engaged in a desperate encounter. During the course of the year I have had to warn several parties against landing on the reserves with firearms. On one occasion while anchored in Ship Cove a party well armed, and accompanied by dogs, put in an appearance. Immediately upon sighting my launch they took a hasty departure. On another occasion I found a party already landed with dogs, and firearms in their possession. These were duly warned off, and the matter reported to the District Office. On the 25th December a unique and interesting ceremony was held at Ship Cove, being a religious service in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of the first sermon preached in New Zealand by the Rev. Samuel Marsden. Unfortunately the elements were not propitious in the earlier part of the day ; consequently the attendance was limited, though appreciative. During the course of the past year I visited the scenic reserves on 142 different occasions, varying the time of visit from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., making many excursions to the tops of the ranges, and often anchoring by them for the night. I believe my efforts meet with a fair measure of success, though occasionally I have reason to believe a few irresponsibles do secure an advantage over me. Previous to my taking charge it was the common practice for any one requiring rough timber or firewood to procure it from the reserves ; I am pleased to be able to report that this stopped in the first few months of my taking charg" H. Turner, Ranger, Scenic Reserves, Queen Charlotte Sound.

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APPENDIX C. Report of the Scenery Preservation Board. During the year ended the 31st March, 1915, the following meetings of the Board were held : Oh the 18th May, 1914, to deal with lands in the Otago District; on the same date, to deal with lands in the Westland District; on the same date, to deal with lands in the Canterbury District ;on the same date, to deal with lands in the Hawke's Bay District; on the same date, to deal with lands in the Southland District; on the 23rd June, 1914, to deal with lands in the Auckland District; on the 14th July, 1914, to deal with lands in the Wellington District; on the 20th July, 1914, to deal with lands in the Nelson District ; on the 11th August, 1914, to deal with lands in the Taranaki District; on the 9th March, 1915, to deal with lands in the Canterbury District; and on the 29th Maroh, 1915, to deal with lands in the Hawke's Bay District. All of the above meetings were held at the office of the Surveyor-General, Wellington; and the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the district in which were situated the lands dealt with attended the meeting of the Board in each case. Forty-six recommendations were made by the Board and submitted to His Excellency the G/Overnor for consideration. Many of them have since been given effect to, and others are still being dealt with. .'\s has always been the case, the greatest care has been taken by the Board to ensure that land suitable for settlement is not recommended for reservation except in small areas, and when the circumstances of the case necessitated such action being taken. Mostly, the land recommended comprised hilly forest country more or less remote from centres of population, and not only suitable for scenic reservation, but also valuable for preservation in a state of nature owing to the needs of water-conservation and the prevention of the denudation of the soil. The retention of the majority of the lands reserved greatly benefits agriculture and the pastoral industries by preserving the bush along streams and rivers, and to a large extent preventing their silting up, as it is very essential to retain the natural cover at the headwaters and. on the banks of many of the streams of the Dominion so that heavy rainfalls may not bring down soil from the steep hillsides. Another class of land recommended for reservation is comprised in lands situated near towns and cities, often belonging to private persons, where it is desirable to acquire and retain specimens of the native flora in proximity to centres of population. In man)' cases assistance to this desirable object is given to the public and local bodies, and every endeavour has been made, where advisable, to preserve suitable and sufficient areaj for the benefit of townspeople. Two well-known instances of this may be mentioned, one being the popular Day's Bay bush, situated on Wellington Harbour, where the provisions of the Scenery Preservation Act assisted the Wellington City Council in obtaining a magnificent playground for the people, and the other being areas of land along the Summit Road, from the Port Hills, Lyttclton, towards Banks Peninsula, where the public have for some years past assisted to secure several sites from which magnificent views of the surrounding scenery are obtainable. Since the formation of the Board under the provisions of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1906, it has submitted four hundred recommendations for the setting-aside of land under the Act; and a glance at the various reserves that have been made in consequence thereof will show that the views and suggestions of the Board have met with most favourable consideration, and have been given effect to as far as has been found practicable. B. H. Wilmot, Chairman of Board.

Report of Summit Road Scenic Board. The above Board and Kennedy's Bush Board were amalgamated by notification in the New Zealand Gazette dated the Ist October, 1914, the first meeting of the Board being fixed for the 3rd November, 1914. The area administered by both Boards on the 31st March, 1914, was 208 acres. This area has been increased by 114 acres by gift and exchange, the donors being Messrs. R. M. D. Morten, 37 acres, Ahuriri Bush, and R. H. Rhodes, 7 acres, Cass Peak; Mr. A. E. G. Rhodes paid £50 towards the purchase of 12 acres, Gravenor Bush ; 29 acres were purchased from Messrs. McDonald and Gibson ; and 39 acres by exchange between the Hon. R. H. Rhodes and the Crown. All these areas have been gazetted as scenic reserves and placed under the control of the Board, the area now totalling 322 acres. The sum of £24 3s. 6d. has been expended on the fencing-in of Gravenor Bush; and Mr. H. Blyth, of Ata-ahua, has been appointed honorary caretaker. The sum of £59 19s. 2d. has been expended on fencing the Hoon Hay Reserves, which enabled them to be let to bring in some revenue. All the reserves are securely fenced. The only patch of blackberry in the Ahururi Bush Reserve has been removed. From the Kennedy's Bush Reserve a considerable quantity of elderberry has been cut out, through a kind donation of £10 by the Hon. R. H. Rhodes. All the areas of bush upon the different reserves are in a state of preservation. Bird-life is plentiful. The reserves are regularly visited by the caretaker, who is resident at Kennedy's Bush. Enlarged accommodation was very much needed at Kennedy's Bush to provide for an increasing number of visitors. Through a donation of £100 by Mr. Andrew Fairburn, of Christchurch, on which the Government granted a subsidy of £1 for £1, and a donation of £10 10s. by Mr. A. G. Allom, an accommodation-room has been provided, a large kitchen erected, and the house connected with the drainage system. The growth of noxious weeds is being kept well in hand.

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Kennedy's Bush. — Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1915.

C. R. Pollen, Chairman, Summit Road Scenic Board.

APPENDIX D. Notes on the Plant Covering of Kennedy's Bush and other Scenic Reserves of the Port Hills (Canterbury), by Dr. L. Cockayne, F.R.S. Kennedy's Bush is the most important example of that particular class of forest which originally occupied the gullies and hollows of the Port Hills. Although no longer in its virgin condition, the reserve contains examples of probably all the flowering-plants and most of the ferns which formed the primitive forest. It is therefore an important natural museum wherein is saved from destruction a portion of primeval New Zealand which but for its reservation would have vanished, never to be replaced. The number of species of vascular plants, most of which are found only in New Zealand, preserved in this open-air museum is about 119. These belong to no less than forty-three families and seventy-two genera. Using an equally scientific but much more popular classification, there are two kinds of tall trees, nineteen kinds of low trees, some of which are also at times shrubs, seventeen kinds of shrubs, thirteen different climbing-plants, two kinds of woody parasites, fifty-one herbs, including grasses and rushes, and fifteen ferns. The forests of New Zealand may be classified according to the species of tall trees that are the most abundant, for it is found that associated with these is a fairly uniform combination of smaller trees, shrubs, and ferns. Thus, to mention a few classes, there are kauri, rimu, kahikatea, and southern-beech forests. Kennedy's Bush falls into the category where the totara (Podocarpus lotara) and the matai (Podocarpus spicalus) are the dominant tall trees, and to the special form of that class of forest which occupied at one time almost the whole of Banks Peninsula. Amongst the commonest smaller trees, or tall shrubs, are the following: The putaputaweta (Carpodetus serratus), the yellowwood (Coprosma linariifolia), the New Zealand fuchsia (Fuchsia, excorticata). the broadleaf (Griselinia liltoralis), the lacebark (Hoheria angustifolia), the white tea-tree (Leptospermum ericoides), the mahoe (Melicytus ramiflorus), the rohutu (Myrtus obcordata), the ivy-tree (Nothopanax arboreum), the kaikomako (Pennantia corymbosa), the tarata (Pittosporum eugenioides), the tawhiwhi. (Pittosporum tenuifolium), the lancewood (Pseudopanax erassifolium var. unifoliatum), the milk-tree (Paratrophis microphylla), the mapau (Rapanea Urvillei), and the kowhai (Sopkora mierophylla). Amongst the shrubs are several species of Coprosma, the red-blotched horopito (Drimys colorala), the slender fuchsia (Fuchsia. Colensoi), which is also a climbing-plant, the manuka (Leptospermum scoparium) in more than one variety, and Melicope simplex. The woody climbing-plants include several species of lawyer (Rubus), two species of Clematis, two species of Muehlenbeckia, two species of Parsonsia, the supplejack (Rhipogonum scandens), and one elimbing-rata (Melrosideros hypericifolia). Owing to the inroad of cattle in the days before the reserve was acquired, ferns are not greatly in evidence, but they should now increase in numbers year by year. There are also various species of mosses, liverworts, and lichens in the forest, but no list of these has been prepared as yet, though they are of quite as great importance from the museum standpoint as their more highly organized relatives. On the other reserves of the Port Hills, in many places, tussock-grasses dominate. Now, a tussock-covered hillside is an extremely characteristic feature of many New Zealand landscapes ; but, equally with the forests, the tussock pastures are being replaced by a plant - covering of greater economic value ; indeed, before long, except for such reserves as those on the Port Hills, one of the most remarkable plant-forms of the Dominion would be confined to the distant mountains, and even there, day by day, the tussock is being eradicated. The tussocks of the Port Hills are almost exactly alike in appearance, but they are quite unrelated, one belonging to the genus Poa (P. caespitosa) and the other to the genus Fesluca (F. novae-zealandiae). Speaking of the Port Hills in general, the tussocks, through burning and grazing, are being rapidly eradicated and replaced by an indigenous turf-forming grass, Danthonia pilosa. The new plant-association, although dominated by a native species, did not occur in primitive New Zealand, and its presence is entirely due to the unpremeditated act of man. Generally such acts spell disaster, but in this case the sheep-runs of the South Island have benefited to no small degree through the replacement of the tussocks by D. pilosa. However, on the Port Hills reserves the Danthonia, except it be well kept in hand, is an intruder, for the museum standard demands the natural, plant covering. Where rocks occur, on their more shaded faces arc two of the most remarkable plants of New Zealand, from the point of view of plant distribution and rarity. One, which would be treasured in any flora, is the extremely beautiful. Veronica Lavaudiana. It is absolutely confined to Banks Peninsula, of which the Port Hills form an outlying portion. The other is a species of groundsel (Senecio saxifragoides), possessing extremely large leaves, closely covered beneath with a dense mat of hairs,

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It also is a most striking plant. Now, an almost identical species, named Senecio lagopus, also occurs on the main mass of Banks Peninsula, which differs from S. saxifragoides merely in the possession of numerous bristles on the leaf, whereas in the latter such are absent. Yet, so far as is known, -S. lagopus does not occur on the Port Hills, nor S. saxifragoides on Banks Peninsula proper. If this is truly a fact the distribution of these two species, each equally well suited to the rock-conditions of the area, is one of the most remarkable cases of plant-distribution in the world. To return to the tussockassociation, there are certain plants which demand brief mention: such are the lowly Cotula Haastii, only known elsewhere on the Canterbury Plains and the Awatere Valley, the wild-irishman (Discaria toumatou), the tutu (Coriaria sarmenlosa), one of the New Zealand brooms (Carmichaelia subulala) and the speargrass (Aciphylla squarrosa). At the margin of forest or on rocky ground one of the shrubby speedwells (Veronica leiophylla) is common, and, like all its congeners, is a pleasing feature of the vegetation. There are most of the other species listed below, but not dealt with here, in one or other of the Port Hills reserves, but enough has been said to prove that these latter are open-air museums of no mean order, which, prized as they are at present, will increase greatly in educative value year by year.

Provisional List of Ferns and Flowering-plants of the Port Hills.

Species, Family, Ac. Maori Name. English Name. Habitat. FERNS (F1L1CKS). Hymeiiophyllum rarum R. Br. .. Thin-leaved filmy fern .. Forest; recorded by Potts, but probably now extinct. Forest; recorded by Potts, but probably now extinct. Shaded rock ; forest. Forest; on tree-fern trunks, but possibly extinct. Forest. Forest; but now perhaps extinct. Forest. Rock. Rock. Forest, in dry ground. Hillsides, in open. Forest. Forest. Forest. Forest; swamp. Forest. Moist rock; forest. Rock, where plenty of soil. Coastal cliff. Forest, on stony ground. Forest. Forest; rock. Forest. Rock ; forest. Forest. Forest. Forest. Forest; recorded by Potts. Forest; rock. Rock. Rock Rock. Forest. Tussock pasture. Tussock pasture. dilatuluin Sw. Broad-leaved filmy fern tunliridgense Sm. Triclioinan.es venosum R. Br. Tunbridgc filmy tern .. Veined bristle fern Cyathea dealbata, Sw. IHcksonia sguarrosa Sw. Ponga Weld Silver tree-fern Slender tree-fern Hypolepis lenuijblia Bernh. Gheilanlhes Sieberi Kun/.e tenuifolia Sw. Pellaea rolundifolui Hook. Pteridium esculenlum Cockayne nisliopteris incisa J. Sm. lilechnum lanceolalum Sturm . . discolor Keys capen.se Sehleelit ft.umalile Lowe membranaceum Mett. .. Aspleiiium jlabellifoliain Oav. .. obtnsatum Forst. f. Hookerianum Col. bulbiferum Forst. f. /larcidnm Forst. f. (several vars.) Polyslichttin vestitwm Presl. Richardi J. Sm. hispidum J. Sm. Dryopteris glabella C. Chr. — punctata C. Chr. —. pennigera C. Chr. Polypodium diversifolium Willd. Nothnchlaena d.istans R. Br. Gymnogramme rutaefolia Hook. & Grev. leplophylla Desv. Leptopteris hymenophyUoides Presl. Ophioglossum. coriaceum A. Cunn. Bolrychiuin auslrale R. Br. Rauaruhe Matata Kiokio ; pin .. Iviwikiwi Tuturanga Mauku Thin-leaved hypolepis .. Sieber's fern Thin-leaved ehcilanthes Round-leaved fern Common bracken Water-fern Lance-leavod hard fern Common hard fern Long hard fern Creek-fern Membrane-leaved fern . . Drooping-spleenwort .. Sea spleenwort Hooker's spleenwort Common spleenwort Drooping-spleenwort .. Prickly shield-fern Black shield-fern Hardy-stemmed fern .. Smooth boss-fern Hairy polypody Feather-fern Common polypody Woolly cloak-fern Rue-leaved fern Jersey fern Single crape-fern Adder's-tongue Moonwort Puniii Tutoki Pakauroharoha Paretao Rertiheru FLOWERING - PLANTS (SPERMOPHYTA). Totara .Vlatai Forest. Forest. Taxaguak. Podocarpus totara A. Cunn. —.— spicatus R. Br. Black-pine Gramin BAH. Microlaena avenacea Hook.- f. .. — polynoda Hook. f. JJichelachne crinita Hook, f. .. Galamagroslis Forsleri Steud. Triselum, anlarcticum Trin. Danthonia semiannularis R. Br. (probably several varieties) pilosa R. Br. var. Arundo conipk.ua Forst. f. Poa caespitosa Forst. f. Golensoi Hook. f. imbecilui Forst. f. Fesluca novae-zealandiae Cockayne mullinodis Petrie Agropyron scabrum Beauv. var. Forest rice-grass Long-haired plume-grass Toothed bent-grass Shining oat-grass Common oat-grass Hairy oat-grass New Zealand reed Silver-tussock Blue-tussock Weak poa Tussook-fesoue Drooping-foseuc Blue-grass Forest. Forest. Tussock pasture. Tussock pasture. Rock. Rock ; tussock pasture. Tussock pasture. Hillsides, in open. Tussock pasturej rook. Tussock pasture. Shaded rock. Tussock pasture. Shaded rock. Tussock pasture. Tootoe

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Provisional List of Ferns and Flowering-plants of the Port Hills—continued.

Species, family, &c. Maori Name. English Name. Habitat. FLOWERING - PLANTS (SPERMOPHYTA)— continued. l_ I I Cyperaobae. Klaeocharis Cunninyh/irn-ii Boeek. Uncinia uncinata Kiikenth. — leptostachya Raoul Carex secta Boott inversa R. Br. — dissita Sol. ternaria Forst. f. lucida Boott . . Mataii-a-Maui Matau-reriki . . Slender spike-rush Broad-leaved uncinia . . Tall uncinia Niggerhead Wet ground. Forest. Forest. Swamp. Tussock pasture. Forest. Swamp ; forest. 'Tussock pasture. Cutting-grass Shining-sedge .JUNCACKAH. J uncus pauciflorus R. Br. - effusus L. var. Luzula campestris D.C. var. migrata Buchen. and other vars. Slender rush Common rush Wood-rush Tussock pasture. Tussock pasture. Rock. Li i.i At! ham. Rh'ipogonum scandens Forst. Gordyline australis Hook. f. Astelia nervosa, Banks & Sol. Phormium tenax Forst. var. Arthropodium candidnm Raoul Kareao Ti Supplejack Cabbage-tree Bush-flax New Zealand flax Forest. Tussock pasture. Forest. Gullies; stony ground. Base of shaded rocks. Harakeke Amaryllidaoeae. Hypoxis pu.Ki.lla Hook. f. Tussock pasture. Iridaobae. Libertia ixioides Spreng. var. .. Tikauki Common libertia Rock where soil is deep. Orchidackai;. Earina mucronata Lindl. Thelymilra longifolia Forst. var. Peka-a-waka . . Makaika Pointed-leaved carina .. Common thelymitra Forest; rock. Tussock pasture; rock where soil is dee,]). Tussock pasture. Forest. Forest, on moist banks. Microtis unif'olia Rcichonb. Ptcroslylis Hanksii R. Br. Gorysanlhes triloba Hook. f. Onion-leaved orchid Common hooded orchid . . Common spider-orchid . . PlPBRAOEAS. Macropiper excelsum Miq. Kawakawa Forest. IJllTlOAOiOAR. Parutrophis microp/iylla Cockayne (— P. heterophylla. BL as denned in Man. N.Z. Flora, p. 632) U rlica f'erox Forst. f. . . incisa Poir Turepo Milk-tree Forest. Ongaonga Tree-nettle Forest-nettle Forest, or forming thickets. Forest. LORANTHAOEAlt. Loranthus micranthus Hook. f. Common New Zealand mistletoe Parasitic in 'forest on many trees. Parasitic on, Leptospermum scoparium. Forest (according to J. F. Armstrong). Probably parasitic on Melicope simplex. Korthalsella salicoruioidcs Van Tiegh. Liiidsayi Engler POLYUONACJKAK. Rumex flexuosus Sol, .. Miiehlenbeckia australis Meissn. New Zealand dock Tussock pasture. F o r (! s t ; climbing over shrubs in open. Forming open cushions on rocky ground and tussock pasture ; forest. complexa Meissn. Pohuchuo Chbnoeodiaobae, Rhagodia nutans R. Br. Rock. Caryophylla'oeajt. Scleranlhus biflorus Ho( k. f. Stellaria parvifiora Banks & Sol. Golobanthus Jiilla.rdieri Fenzl. var. Kohukohu Small-flowered chickweed Rock ; tussock pasture. Forest. Rock. Raniinoulao-EAE. Clematis indiiiisa' Willd, - foc/ida Raoul afoliala Buck. Ranunculus hirtus Banks & Sol. var. Pikiarero New Zealand clematis . . Forest. Forest. Rocky ground ; forest. Tussock pasture. Leafless clematis Common New Zealand buttercup — ■ inultiscapus Hook, f. ,. Tussock pasture. Magno'liaoeae. Drimys celcruta Raoul Horopito Blotchei 1 -leaved pepperForest, tree

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Provisional List of Ferns and Flowering-plants of the Port Hills— continued.

Species, Family, &c. Maori Name. English Name. FLOWERING - PLANTS (SPERMOPHYTA)— continued.\ Cruoiebrae. Curdamine heterophylla (). E. Sohurz var. Hairy bitter-cress Forest and outskirts ; shaded rock, &c. Crass ulaoeae. Grassula Sieberiana SchultzJ .. Rock. Saxifragaoeae. < 'arpodetus serratns Forst. Putaputawheta New Zealand hawthorn. . Forest. PlTXOSrORAOEAE. Pillosporum tenuifolium Banks & Sol. .. eugenioides A. Cunn. Powhiwhi Tarata Thin-leaved pittosporum Lemonwood Forest. Forest. Rosacea is. Rubus australis Forst. f. var. .. __ cissoides A. Cunn. var. pauperatus T. Kirk schmidelioides A. Cunn. var. coloratus T. Kirk . subpauperalns Cockayne Acaena novae-zelandiae T. Kirk var. viridissima Bitter sanguisorbae Vahl var. viridior Cockayne var. nov. incd. Poterdilla anserina L. var. anserinoides Raoul (ileum urbanum L. var. striclum Hook. f... Tataranioa Lawyer Leafless lawyer Forest; thickets on hillside. Thickets on hillsides; forest. Forest. Piripiri Red biddy-bid Margin of forest. Tussock pasture ; rock. Piripiri Green biddy-bid Tussock pasture. New Zealand silver-weed Moist ground. Tussock pasture. Leguminosae. Garmichaelia subulaki T. Kirk Sophora microphylla J. Mull. .. proslrata Buch. Kowhai New Zealand laburnum Dwarf kowhai Tussock pasture. Forost; hillside in open. Stony ground. Gkraniaoioah. Geranium microphyllum Hook. f. Pelargonium inodorum Willd. .. Slender cranesbill 'Tussock pasture. Tussock pasture^ Kopata OXALIUAOMAE. Oxalis comiculata L. var. Tussock pasture ; rock. LlNAUEAE. lAnum monogynum Forst. f. .. White flax Rock. Rutaceae. Melicope simplex A. Cunn. Poa-taniwha .. Forest. CORIARIAOEAE. Goriaria sarmenlosa Forst. f. .. Tutu Thickets in open. lOACINAOEAE. Pennantia corymbosa Forst. Kaikomako Forest. Sawndaoeab. Dodonaea uiscosa Jacq. A leclryon excelsum Gacrtn. Akeake Titoki New Zealand ash Forest'. Forest. Rhamnaoeae. . JHscaria toumatou Raoul Tumatukuru . . Wild-irishman Tussock pasture. Elaeooarpaoeae. Aristotelia racemosa Hook. f. .. Makomako Wiueberry Forest. Malvaceae. Plagiantkus cymosus T. Kirk* .. betuUnus A.'Cunn. Jloheria angustifolia Raoul Mauatu Houhore Lowland ribbonwood .. Lacebark Remains of old forest. Forest. Forest. GUTTIEERAIO. Hypericum gramineam Forst. f. japoivicum Thunb. Japanese St. John's wort Tussock pasture. ; Tussock pasture. VioIjAceae. Viola Cunninghamii Hook, f. .. Common New Zealand violet Tussock pasture, Melicytus ramijlorus Forst. .. • • micranthus Hook. f. var. microphyllus Chcesom. Hymenanihera crassifolia Hook, f • Mahoe Forest. Forest. Rook. * This WantB continuation; the plant noted in; Lyttelton. \,y havii been only a iuvenile form of P. Iietulinus. tt was growing in a gully abovi

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Species, Family, &c. Maori .Name. J English Name, Habitat. ' FLOWERING - PLANTS (SPERMOPH YTA)— continued. t i I Passifloraceae. Tetraputhaea australis Raoul New Zealand passionflower Forest, Myrtaceae. Leptospermum scoparium Forst. var. Manuka Rod tea-tree Forming patches of erect scrub. Forest; rock. Forest ; moist rock. ericoides A. Rich. var. Metrosideros hypericifolia A. Cunn. Kanuka White tea-tree Slender climbing whiterata Myrtus obcordata Hook. f. Rohutu Forest. OtJAGRAOEAE. Epilobium cinereum A. Rich. .. Narrow - leaved willowherb Soft-leaved willow-herb.. Round-leaved willow-herb Creeping willow-herb .. Wrinkled willow-herb .. New Zealand fuchsia .. Shrubby fuchsia Tussock pasture ; rock. pubens A. Rich. rotundifolium Forst. f. nummularifolium R. Cunn. nerterioides A. Cunn. Fuchsia excorlica L. f. Golensoi Hook. f. Kotukutuku .. j Forest; rock. Forest, Rock. Rock ; tussock pasture. Forest. Forest; thickets in open. Halorrhagacea k. Halorrhagis erecta Schindler Tall halorrhagis - Under manuka ; rock. Araliaceaio. Nothopanax arboreum Seem. Schefflera digitata Forst. Pseudopanax crassifolium C, Koch var. unifoliatum T. Kirk Whauwhaupaku Pate Horoeka Ivy-tree New Zealand fig Laneewood Forest; rook. Forest. Forest. Umbelliferae. Hydrocolyle elongata A. Cunn. .. Long - stemmed marshpennywort N e w Zealand marshpennywort American marsh - pennywort Forest. novae-zelandiae D.C. 'Tussock pasture. americana L ., Forest. moschata, Forst. f. .. Aciphylki squarrosa Forst. var. Anisotome aromatica Hook. f. var. linysii Laing* Angelica montana Cockayne, nom. nov. (= Gingidium montanum Forst. in Char. Gen. Plant. 41, t. 2, and Angelica Gingidium Hook, f.) — geniculata Hook. f. Taramea Sharp - toothed marshpennywort Speargrass Forest; tussock pasture rock. Tussock pasture. Rock. Rock. Rock. New Zealand aniseed . . Daucns brachiatus Sieb. Schizeilema Hookeri Domin Climbing-aniseed Wild carrot Forest; climbing over shrubs in. open. Tussock pasture. Forest. Cornaceae. Gorokia Gotoneasler Raoul Griselinia litloralis Raoul Wiry corokia Broadleaf Rock. Forest ; rock. Kapuka EPAORIDACEAE. Styphelia acerosa Sol. var. — Fraseri F. Muell. Dracophyllum acicularifolium Cockayne (according to R. M. Laing) Mingimingi Patotara Sharp-leaved heath Dwarf heath Rock. Rock ; tussock pasture. Cooper's knob ; rock. Myrsinaoeae. Ra/ianea Urvillei Mez. Mapau Rod-maple Forest; rook. ArOCYNAOEAE. Parsonsia heterophylla A. Cunn. — capsularis R. Br. var. rosea Cockayne var. nov. (= P. rosea Raoul in Choix, p. 17) Kaiwhiria Now Zealand jasmine . . Pink New Zealand jasmine Forest. Forest. CONVOLVULAOEAIO. Galystegia tuguriorum, R. Br. Convolvulus erubescens Sims. Dichondra repens Forst. New Zealand convolvulus Forest. Tussock pasture. Tussock pasture. Creeping-diphondra BORAGINACEAE. Myosotis australis R. Br. var. (probably an undescribed species) Shaded rock. Verbenaceae. Teucridium parvifolium Hook. f. Forest. * I am not at ail satisfied a: >hii i<!r ititiuatk in.

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Species, Family, Ac. Maori Name. English Name. Habitat. FL< iWERING - PLANTS (SPERMOPHYTA)— continued. Solanaoeae. Solarium nigrum L. .. aviculare Forst. f. Bare ground. Forest. Poroporo SCROPHULARIACEAE. Veronica salicifolia Forst. f. var. Koromiko Common veronica Rocky ground ; margin of forest. Rocky ground ; rock ; margin of forest. Rock. leiophylla Choesem. var. Smooth-leaved veronica Lavaudiana Raoul Port Hills veronica Myoporaceae. Myoporum laetnm Forst. f. Ngaio Forest; in open on hillsides. Rum ac eae. Coprosma robusta Raoul —■ lucida Forst. f. — Cunninghamii Hook. f. rotundifolia A. Cunn. .. — areolata Cheesem. rhamnoides A. Cunn. var. crassifolia Col. propinqua A. Cunn. ■— linariifolia Hook. f. .. Karamii Glossy coprosma Round-leaved coprosma Thin-leaved coprosma .. Red-fruited coprosma .. Stiff-stemmed coprosma Common coprosma Narrow-leaved coprosma Forest. Forest ; rock. Banks of streams. Forest. Forest. Forest. Forest; rock. Bank of streams. Forest. Campanulaceae. Wahleubergia gracilis A.D.C. Prutia augulata Hook. f. var .. Slender blue-bell Creeping-pratia Tussock pasture. Moist ground. ( 'ompositae. Lageiiophora peliolata Hook. f. Slender New Zealand daisy Tussock pasture. Ilrachycoine Thomsoni T. Kirk var.* Olearia fragrant'issima Petrio Gelinisia longifolia Cass. var. Vittadinia australis A. Rich. Gnaphnliu-m colliniim Lab. ■ luteo-albiim L. —'—■— japonicum Thunb. Itaoulia glabra Hook. f. llelichrysum bellidioides Hook. f. filicaule Hook. f. ■— gloineratuiii Benth. & Hook. f. .. Grnspedia itniflora Forst. f. var. Cotula Haaslii T. Kirk dioica Hook, f. var. Erechtites prenanlhoides D.C. —■—— quadridentata B.C. Senecio saxifragoides Hook. f. . . lau/us Forst. f. sciadophilus Raoul Microseris scapigern Sch. Bip. (= M. Forsleri Hook, f.) Taraxacum magellanicum Coinin. Fragrant tree-daisy Common oelmisia Hill cudweed White cudweed Japanese cudweed Mountain-daisy Shrubby llelichrysum .. Base of rocks in shale. Forest. Base of rooks. Tussock pasture. Tussock pasture. Tussock pasture. Tussock pasture. Tussock pasture. Tussock pasture. Tussock pasture. Rock ; forest. Tussock pasture ; rock. Tussock pasture ; rock. Tussock pasture. Forest. Rock ; tussock pasture. Rock. Rock. Forest. Tussock pasture; rook. Haast's cotula Common cotula Common fireweed Port Hills groundsel Coast groundsel Climbing-groundsel New Zealand dandelion . . Tussock pasture. * This Identification ra iay bo Incorrect.

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Aratiatia Rapids, Waikato River.

Governor's Bay, Lyttelton.—View from Summit Road.

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Hochstetter Ice-falls.

Bob's Cove, Lake Wakatipu.

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Franz Josef Glacier, Westland.

Terminal Face, Franz Josef Glacier.

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Kawarau Falls, Lake Wakatipu.

Bob's Cove, Lake Wakatipu.