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Comparison of Expenditure. It is interesting to note how money raised under the Act or provided from other sources has been expended. It will be seen that the cost of administration has been reduced to a very small proportion of the total expenditure.

It must be noted that the above expenditure does not include expenses of raising loans and recoupment of interest, &c.

APPENDIX B. REPORT OP THE SCENERY PRESERVATION BOARD. The Scenery Preservation Board comprises the following members : Messrs. W. T. Neill (SurveyorGeneral), Chairman; B. M. Wilson (General Manager, Tourist and Health Resorts); Chief Judge R. N. Jones (Under-Secretary, Native Department) ; and the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the district within which the lands being dealt with are situated. Meetings were held in the office of the Surveyor-General, Wellington, on the 4th April, 1925 (Auckland) ; Ist May, 1925 (North Auckland) ; 3rd August, 1925 (Wellington) ; 19th August, 1925 (Marlborough and Canterbury) ; 6th October, 1925 (North Auckland, Auckland, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Westland, and Otago); 7th August, 1925 (Taranaki); 13th October, 1925 (North Auckland and Wellington) ; 11th November, 1925 (Wellington) ; 16th December, 1925 (Wellington) ; and 10th March, 1926 (Taranaki). A meeting was also held in Auckland to consider a matter in the North Auckland District. Twenty-five recommendations were submitted by the Board to His Excellency the GovernorGeneral for the acquisition and reservation of areas of scenic and historic interest throughout the Dominion under the Scenery Preservation Act. Several field inspections in connection with important matters coming before the Board were made by the Chairman and Mr. Wilson. W. T. Neill, Chairman.

V pqr Compensation Fencing and Surveys, Board's Salaries I Total for Land. Maintenance. Valuations, &c. Expenses. . 1 . . I £ £ £ £ £ £ 1904-5 .. .. 216 Nil 52 1,822 * 2,090 1905-6 .. .. 3,336 „ 527 1,221 * 5,084 1906-7 .. .. 7,856 '304 801 185 * 9,146 1907-8 .. .. 4,286 382 555 86 175 5,484 1908-9 .. .. 3,813 1,063 540 . 24 325 5,765 1909-10.. .. 1,688 1,159 2,603 Nil 325 5,775 1910-11 .. .. 1,066 685 1,643 11 325 3,730 1911-12.. .. 2.619 715 2,237 22 345 5,938 1912-13 .. .. 12,997 798 2,697 6 345 16,843 1913-14.. .. 10,467 627 1,547 3 365 13,009 1914-15.. .. 6,253 758 476 12 388 7,887 1915-16 .. .. 1,530 698 104 6 390 2,728 1916-17 .. .. 252 836 76 1 390 1,555 1917-18.. .. 428 602 114 3 390 1,537 1918-19 .. .. 1,295 1,964f 49 1 280 3,589 1919-20 .. .. 510 188 12 .. 40 750 1920-21 .. .. 3,031 471 299 .. 25 2,825 1921-22.. .. 57,768 227 224 .. 25 58,244 1922-23.. .. 6,306 377 290 .. 25 6,998 1923-24 .. .. 1.488 118 1.589 .. 25 3,210 1924-25.. .. 1,158 1,565 24-0 .. 18 2,981 1925-26.. .. 17,923 2,310 305 9 .. 20,547 Grand total .. .. .. j .. .. .. 185,715 I * Included in Board's expenses. t Includes £1,750 paid to Summit Boad Scenic Beserve Board.