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Statement of Accounts. 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, 1916. Vole 118. £ s. d. Item 1.-- -Salaries .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 390 0 0 Item 2. -Administration of reserves and historic spots (including fencing and other work) 548 11 3 Item 3. Compensation, &c, in connection with, lands taken under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 585 11 3 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 439 0 10 Item 8. —Expenses of Scenery-preservation Board .. .. .. .. .. 5 16 3 Item 9.—Government Loans to Local Bodies' Account : Payment of capital value, land reserved, East Puketoi Loan Block .. .. . . . . 47 0 0 Item 10.—Kennedy's Bush : Extension of caretaker's cottage (subsidy, £1 for £1) .. 100 0 0 Item 11. —Kaituna Valley Scenic Reserve : Erection of caretaker's cottage .. .. 50 0 0 Item 14. —Parkinson's Bush, Canterbury, purchase of (subsidy, £1 for £1) .. .. 458 5 8 Item 16. —Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses .. .. .. .. 104 2 0 £2,728 7 3 Item 2. — Administration of Reserves and Historic Spots (including Cost of Fencing and other Work). £ s. d. Salaries of caretakers .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 116 4 8 Eradication of noxious weeds on reserves and historic spots . . .. .. 47 14 I Providing and upkeep of fences and other works on reserves . . .. . . 356 0 2 Travelling and other expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. 28 12 A £548 11 3

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

Item 5. — Compensation for Native Lands acquired for Scenery Purposes under the Public Works Act, 1908.

Name of Reserves. Particulars of Block, &c. Amount. ,» McLennan River Ahualiu Marokopa Falls Waiopehu Extension .. Part Sections 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, Block XV, Rimu ; part Sections 5, 6, 7, Block IX, Woodland .. Part Section 2b, Block XIII, Tauakira Section 7b, Block X, Kawhia South . . I Section 43 and part Section 44, Block II, Waiopehu £ s. d. 197 11 3 33 0 0 25 0 0 330 0 0 £585 11 3 i

Name of Reserve. Particulars of Block, &c. Amount. Mamaku Ohiwaru Waimarino Tongoio Falls Hongi's Track Kawhia Harbour Kumutoto Atene Ngahuinga Bluff Marokopa Natural Tunnel £ s. (I. .. Part Okohcriki 2c No. 3 Block .. .. 2(5 9 5 .. Lot 189, Waiotahi Parish .. .. .. 13 4 8 .. Part Waimarino 4b 2 Block .. .. 48 10 9 Part Purahotangihia Block IV, Puketapu .. 3 2 4 .. ! Part Rotoiti Nos. 6 and 7 Blocks . . .. 0 9 4 .. Pirongia West 3b, Section 2e No. 2d .. 25 7 3 Part Section No. 3, Toreamona (Kumutoto 3 2 4 Block) Part Block 111, Waipakura Survey District .. 94 19 I I .. Marokopa 4d and 4e .. .. .. 128 3 0 Parts Taumatatotara No. Id No. 2b and 1h, 95 II 10 Section 2 £439 0 10