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Summary of Reserves.

Statement showing Expenditure on Sceneey-peeseevation foe the Yeae ended 31st Mabch, 1936. £ s. d. Acquisition of scenic reserves .... .. .. .. • • • • 908 18 8 Summit Road Scenic Reserves : Ranger Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses .. .. .. .. .. 212 6 Trounson Kauri Forest, charges in connection with protection of .. .. 298 11 0 Waitangi Endowment: Planting, &c. (on account of £8,200) . . .. .. 770 1 4 Waitangi Historic Reserve : Clearing, ploughing, grassing, internal reading, and compensation, &c. .. .. .. .. .. .. •• •• 1,543 15 8 Grant towards cost of carved house at Waitangi . . .. .. . . .. 500 0 0 Administration of reserves (including fencing, &c.) — £ s. d. Advance to New Plymouth Scenic Reserves Board .. .. 25 0 0 Eradication of noxious weeds and destruction of rabbits .. . . 10 15 5 Fencing, improvements, &c. .. .. .. .. ■ • 351 18 8 Fire-fighting expenses .. .. .. .. • • • • 510 0 Ranger : Lake Wakatipu .. .. .. .. . ■ 816 4 Travelling-expenses (including travelling-expenses of departmental officers supervising fire-fighting operations) .. .. .. 23 3 1 425 3 6 Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. 4,449 2 8 Less Credits-in-aid, &c, received — Waitangi Historic Reserve: Wages subsidy from Unemployment Board, &c .. 25 13 0 Other reserves — Payments by adjoining owners for half-share of cost of boundaryfencing erected, &c, and miscellaneous credits .. .. 38 10 0 64 3 0 Net expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. £4,384 19 8

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Land District. ; Number. | Area. A. E. P. Auckland .. .. .. • • • • • ■ 4 349 3 19 Taranaki .. .. .. • • • • • • 3 276 1 0 Nelson .. .. .. .. •• •• 3* 32,187 3 12 Marlborough .. .. .. . • • • • • 2 471 3 18 Westland .. .. .. ■ • 1 • • • • 1* 690 3 10 Otago .. .. .. •• •• ■ • • • 2 68 2 14 Total reservations for year ended 31st March, 1936 .. 15 34,045 0 33 Reservations up to 31st March, 1935 .. .. .. 965 671,500 3 18 980 705,546 0 11 Less reservations revoked .. .. .. . . . • 3 2 30 980 705,542 1 21 * Also additions to existing reserves.