BUSH PRESERVATION

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 190, 28 August 1937, Page 3

BUSH PRESERVATION

Press Asaociation.)

State Takes Over South Island Areas

(By Telegraph—

. ., WELLINGTON, This Day. In a statement regardmg bush preservation and- the protection of high country, the Commissioner of - State Forests, the Hon. F. Langstone, mentioned that witiiin. the last .week or. two the. Crown had regajned control of over 60,000 acres, comprising the head-waters of the Grey liiver, which had previously been let on pastoral licence but would now be strictly preserved so that it could fulfil its proper purpose as to water conservation and general protection of the'area. ' " ' . "In^tructions have, been ,iss,ued for a careiul review of all run-eountry in W;estJaud,;and a, sihiilar policy is being lolldwed on The Caiiterbiiry side." said .t'he-Minijster.. f,A total-of" 45,000 acres in the Lake" Sumner district were handed over .16 "the State F'oresb Service last uionLh for procluination as " permanent State for'est- aud arrangements" pre be- . .ihg' made iii rcspect to a furtlier 53,000 acres. Arrangements have been coin•pletedl- fo'r-the' surrender bv licensoes of all b'ush country witiiin two pastoral runs in the Lewis Pass locality. The areas total over 68,000 acres. Mr Langstone indicated that he was making it a speciai care to avoid the past mistake of denuding steep bush-clad country.