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Additions to existing domains were made as follows : —•

* Closed road areas. During the year the sum of £1,018 was applied towards the cost of acquisition of land for domain purposes, while grants for maintenance and improvement purposes, totalling £635, were made to various Domain Boards throughout the Dominion. PART lI.—NATIONAL PARKS. No new national-park areas were set aside during the year, nor were any additions made to existing parks. A grant of £350 was made to the Egmont National Park Board for general administration and improvement purposes. Proposals have been approved for the reservation as a national park of an area of approximately 38,000 acres at Tasman Bay, Nelson.

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Land District. Domain. Area added. A. R. P. North Auckland .. .. •• Mount Roskill .. .. .. 0 1 33-2 .. Pahi .. .. .. .. 0 0 19-8 Hoteo .. .. .. .. 0 1 11 „ .. .. . . Wangatcau . . . . . . 4 1 20 „ .. .. . . Broadwood .. .. .. 2 0 0 „ .. .. .. Totara .. .. .. .. 0 11-1 „ .. .. .. Maraetai { 0 1 311 Auckland .. .. .. • • Coroniandel .. .. .. 6 3 30 „ /0 0 35 Kawhla \0 1 10-2 „ .. .. .. .. Pukaaliu .. .. .. 25 3 23 u -u / 8 2 28-43 „ .. .. .. .. Hamilton .. .. .. g 17-71 Taranaki .. .. .. .. Ngamotu .. .. .. 0 0 32-36 Wellington .. .. .. .. Owhango .. .. . . * 0 1 23 [2 1 0-4 rtr • i J 0 3 27 „ .. .. . . Waitarere . . .. .. [239 5 2 25 Nelson .. .. .. . . Kaiteriteri . . . . . . 0 0 15 „ .. .. .. . . Brightwater . . . . .. 13 35 Marlborough .. .. .. Kaikoura .. .. .. 6 3 27 ■ 5 Westland .. .. .. . . Waiho . . . . . . . . 0 2 0 Canterbury .. .. .. . . Conway . . . . . . . . 5 3 17 „ .. .. .. .. Waitaki North .. .. .. 0 1 35-5 .. Pukaki .. .. .. .. 0 3 12-6* „ .. .. .. .. Okains Bay . . . . . . 5 1 25 „ .. .. .. .. Waikakahi .. .. .. 0 0 16-7 Otago .. .. . ■ • • Wanaka Islands .. .. .. 490 0 0 11 1 10* jj ........ j, f 1 0 30 „ .. .. .. .. Naseby .. .. .. .. <{0 3 19-8 [0 2 5-3 Total area added to twenty-five domains .. .. .. .. 595 3 26-7