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Revocation of Reservations.

Statement showtnc Expenditure on Scenery - preservation for the Year ended 31st March, 1928. Compensation, &c, for Native lands taken for scenery purposes (including historic spots) £ s. d' under the Public Works Act, 1908, and Native Land Act, 1909 .. .. 38 6 L 0 Rotoiti Scenic Reserve and Hongi's Track—Cost of fencing .. . . . . 113 10 11 Ruapekapeka Pa —Improvements .. .. .. .. .. .. 14 11 10 Scenery Preservation Board—Expenses .. .. .. .. .. 16 15 5 Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses . . . . . . . . . . 58 6 6 Trounson's Kauri Forest—Charges in connection with protection . . . . .. 751 2 3 Land for Settlements Account —Capital value of Section 23, Poerua Settlement .. 25 0 0 Mangamuka : Victoria Valley Scenic Reserve—-Acquisition .. .. .. 1,696 17 0 Mungaroa Hill Scenic Reserve —Acquisition .. .. .. .. .. 78 15 0 Parr's Park, Swanson, Auckland—Cost of fencing .. .. .. .. 72 18 8 Peel Forest Scenic Reserve —Acquisition of 10 acres adjacent to .. ■ ■ 180 18 0 Pelorous Bridge Reserve —Improvements .. .. .. .. .. 9 19 0 Purchase of lessee's interest in S.G-.R. 114, Block VIII, Orieri Survey District .. 200 0 0 Subsidies— Maungatautari Mountain, Waikato „ .. .. .. .. .. 2,812 0 0 Peel Forest, Canterbury—Acquisition .. .. .. .. .. 150 0 0 Wallaceville Blockhouse—Renovation .. .. . . . . .. . . 101 3 4 Administration of reserves and historic spots (including fencing, &c.) — £ s. d. Fencing .. .. .. . . . . . . . . 1 29 7 3 Eradication of weeds . . .. .. .. .. .. 96 1.5 3 Planting and cleaning around trees in Pukerangiora Historic Reserve . . 29 4 0 Purchase and sowing marram grass for protection of a reserve .. 23 19 7 279 6 1 Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 6,599 10 10 Recoveries . . .. .. .. . . . . .. .. 22 5 2 Not expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. £(i, 577 5 8

.... ■ i a ™„ Date of Ulld - Area - Proclamation. I Hawke's Bay Land District. A. li. P. Waikopiro Waterfall Scenic Reserve, Section 23, Block X, Takapau S.D. .. I 7 0 0 | 1/6/27 Taranaki Land District. Subdivision 1 of Section I, Block VIII, Omara S.D. .. .. .. •• i 17 1 10 7/10/27 Wellington Land District. Tepure River-bank Scenic Reserve, Section 21, Block XII, Kaitieke S.D. . . .. 7 3 30 13/6/27 Block III, RimntakaS.D., and Block XV, Akatarawa S.D. .. .. ■• 587 1 6 (e) Section 3, Blook I, Kaitieke S.D. .. .. .. .. ., . 23 0 17 4/7/27 642 2 23 («) Soetion 4 of the Wellington Oity and Suburban Water-supply Act, 1927. Summary ok Reserves. Distriot. Number. Area. A. R. V. North Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 1 I 3 28 Auckland .. .. .. .. .. .. 6 0,365 1 34 Gisborne .. . . . . . . . . . . 6 672 J 28 Wellington .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 0 1 14-7 Marlborough .. .. .. .. .. ■ • 14 938 2 22 Westland .. .. .. .. 3 3,350 2 0 Canterbury .. .. .. .. .. .. I 370 0 0 Southland' .. . . . . . . . . . . 1 87 I 34 Totals .. .. .. .. 33 11,786 3 0-7 Reserved up to 31st March, 1927 .. .. .. .. 777 453,059 2 27 11,786 453,059 3 0-7 2 27 810 464,846 1 27-7 Less reservations revoked . . . . . . 4 642 2 23 464,846 642 1 27-7 2 23 806 464,203 3 4-7 464,203 3 4-7