SCENIC PRESERVATION.
Up to March 31st, 1908, a total 1 area of 33,9." 1 acres had been ac- 1 quired for scenery preservation purposes, the greater portion of this being Crown lands gazetted for scenic purposes under the Act, and the balance being private freehold and native lands. During the year ended March 31st, 1909 a further area of 5,045 acras has been similarly proclaimed under the Act. The principal reserves so acquired are the beautiful Kumutoto Bay, in Queen Charlotte Sound, close to Picton, which was purchased from the native owners; the Waro bush along the South Wairoa River bank near Eunua, twenty miles south of Auckland. The other areas reserved are also very picturesque, ami form a valuable addition to the existing scenic reserves of the Dominion. It is explained in the report which has been presented to Parliament that when th? Scenery Preservation Act of 1903 was passed, a special vote of £IOO,OOO was set apart for the necessary purchase-money and other expenses in connection with scenery preservation but economy has been practised in spending this amount, and that no less than £72,323 is still available for future purchases and maintenance."
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9619, 12 October 1909, Page 3
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194SCENIC PRESERVATION. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 9619, 12 October 1909, Page 3
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