DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS: SCENERY PRESERVATION.

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1905 Session I, H-02a

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1905. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF TOURIST AND HEALTH RESORTS: SCENERY PRESERVATION.

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Sections }. and 10 of " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903."

REPORT OF LANDS ACQUIRED, RESERVES MADE, PROCLAMATIONS ISSUED TO GETHER WITH A STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED THe'sIST MARCH, 1905. The following areas have been acquired and reserved: — Lands acquired. a. r . PBarrett's reserve, Taranaki ... ... ._ ' ... 23 0 0 Waitomo Caves, Auckland ... ... ... 300 Flagstaff Hill, Otago ... ... ... 142 3 29

Reserves made.

Statement of Accounts. £ s . d. Expenses of Commission ... ... ... ... ... 1 821 17 2 Compensation, &c, in connection with lands taken under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903" ... ... 268 4 11 £2,090 2 1 The Commission, which held its first sitting on the 30th March, 1904, has submitted a number of interim reports, which has enabled the Department to put in hand a mass of preliminary work in readiness for final action when the completed report of the Commissioners is received. The acquisition of considerable areas, which it is considered should be dealt with at once, is now well in hand, and the reserves will shortly be proclaimed. I have to acknowledge the valuable assistance given by officers of the Department of Lands and Survey, and the Native Land Purchase Office. Copies of Proclamations are appended hereto. C. R. C. Robieson, Acting Superintendent. Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, 9th June, 1905. 1 H.—2a.

i Areas. Proclaimed. Waitomo Caves, Auckland Nuhaka Caves, Hawke's Bay ... Bream Head Mountain, Auckland Motukaraka Island, Auckland ... Whangamomona Saddle, Taranaki Flagstaff Hill, Otago ... A. R. P. 3 0 0 1 2 33-8 185 0 0 14 0 0 568 0 0 142 3 29 8 Sept., 1904. 23 March, 1905. 2 Feb., 23 March, „ 23 „ 16 „

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COPIES OF PROCLAMATIONS. Native Land reserved under "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as "the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves; and that the Governor may from time to time, "By Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand: , And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof: And whereas the said Commission has after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the'parcel of Native land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve: And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Native land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. Waitomo Caves. All that parcel of land comprised in a partition order made by the Native Land Court, bearing date the Ist day of July, 1899, containing by admeasurement 3 acres (be the same more or less), known as or called Hauturu East No. Ia No. 6, situated in Block X., Orahiri Survey District, in the Auckland Land District. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and four. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. Goo save the King!

Resuming Land held under Lease for the Purpose of a Scenic Reserve. Plunket, Governor. A Proclamation. Whereas by section one hundred and twenty-five of " The Land Act, 1892 " (hereinafter termed "the said Act") it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor in Council may, by Proclamation, resume possession of any land leased under Part 111. of the said Act which in his opimon is required for any public purpose: ii_.t-i.ij j„« And whereas the land described in the Schedule hereto forms part of land which is held under occupation with right of purchase from His Majesty the King under Part 111. of the said Act, dated the nineteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and one: ~„..,, . . And whereas in the opinion of the Governor, the land mentioned m the Schedule hereto is required for a public purpose-that is to say, for the purpose of a scenic reserve: Now therefore in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities conferred upon me Vw "The Land Act 1892," and of all other powers and authorities in anywise enabling me in this behalf I William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, acting by and with the'advice and consent of the Executive Council of the said colony do hereby proclaim and declare that I hereby resume possession of the land mentioned in the Schedule hereto for the public purpose hereinbefore mentioned, the same being part of the land held under occupation with St of purchase as aforesaid: and do also hereby proclaim and declare that this Proclamation shlll take effect on the thirty-first day of March, one thousand nine hundred and five.

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Schedule.

As the same is delineated on the plan marked as above mentioned, deposited in the District Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Napier, in the Hawke's Bay Land District, and thereon coloured as above noted. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this seventeenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, Approved in Council. Minister of Lands. F. D. Thomson, Acting Clerk of the Executive Council. Goo save the King!

Crown Land reserved under "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1906." Plunket, Governor. A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act "), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves; and that the Governor may from time to time, \f\~ Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand: And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof: And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve: And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to: Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. Bream Head Mountain. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 185 acres, more or less, being Section No. 77 and the eastern portion of Section No. 76, both of the Parish of Manaia. Bounded towards the north by a public road; towards the east by Section No. 79a of the Parish of Manaia; towards the south by Bream Bay; and towards the west by the western portion of Section No. 76 of the Parish of Manaia to the public road aforesaid: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 52871, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon edged with red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this third day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. J. G. Ward, Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the Kino !

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ipproximate Area of Land required to be resumed. Being Portion of Section No. Situated in Block No. Shown on Plan marked Coloured Survey Distriot. on Plau A. R. P. 1 2 33-8 2 XVIII. Nuhaka North 1468 (blue) Red.

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Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act"), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand: And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof: And wjiereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve: And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to: Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. Motukaraka Island. All that area in the Auckland Land District, containing by admeasurement 14 acres, more or less, being Section No. 1 of Block IV., Otahuhu Survey District, and known as Motukaraka Island; bounded on all sides by the Tamaki Strait: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53192, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this eighteenth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King !

Crown I/ands reserved under "The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act "), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there arc thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to be reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand: And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof: And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcels of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as scenic reserves: And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to: Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcels of Crown land described in the Schedule shall be reserves under the said Act.

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Schedule. All that area in the Taranaki Land District, containing by admeasurement 263 acres, more or less, being Section No. 21, Block IV., Ngatimaru Survey District. Bounded towards the northwest by Section No. 20 of Block IV., Ngatimaru Survey District; towards the north-east by Sections Nos. 57, 1, and 52, Block 1., Mahoe Survey District; towards the south-east by the Ohura Road ; and towards the south-west by the last-mentioned road and by the Pohokura Road: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53196, and deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. All that area in the Taranaki Land District, containing by admeasurement 305 acres, more or less, being Section No. 22, Block IV., Ngatimaru Survey District. Bounded towards the northwest by the Ohura Road; towards the north and towards the north-east by the last-mentioned road; towards the east by Section No. 19, Block 1., Mahoe Survey District; and towards the south by Section No. 23, Block IV., Ngatimaru Survey District: exclusive of a railway reserve of a width of 200 links which intersects the above-described area at the south-west corner of the said Section No. 22: be the aforesaid linkage more or less : as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53196 a, and deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Welington, this twenty-first day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King!

Crown Land reserved under " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903." Plunket, Governor. A Proclamation. Whereas by " The Scenery Preservation Act, 1903 " (hereinafter referred to as " the said Act "), it is, inter alia, enacted that the Governor may from time to time appoint such suitable persons, not exceeding five, as he thinks fit to be a Commission under the said Act; such Commission may, if it deems necessary, inspect any lands possessing scenic or historic interest, or on which there are thermal springs, and shall make inquiries respecting the same and report to the Governor, and shall from time to time recommend what lands, whether Crown, private, or Native lands, in their opinion should be permanently reserved as scenic, thermal, or historic reserves; and that the Governor may from time to time, by Proclamation, declare that any lands so recommended to ba reserved shall be a reserve under the said Act, and thereupon such lands shall be inalienable unless by special Act of Parliament passed in that behalf, and no person shall cut or remove timber or in any way interfere with such lands, or damage the scenic features thereof ; and such lands may be fenced, preserved, and conserved intact as and for an inalienable patrimony of the people of New Zealand: And whereas the Governor has, in pursuance of the powers conferred by the said Act, appointed certain persons to be a Commission for the purposes thereof: And whereas the said Commission has, after making inquiries respecting the same, reported to the Governor and recommended that the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto should be permanently reserved as a scenic reserve: And whereas it is expedient that the said recommendation should be given effect to: Now, therefore, I, William Lee, Baron Plunket, the Governor of the Colony of New Zealand, in pursuance and exercise of the powers and authorities aforesaid, do hereby proclaim and declare that, from and after the date of the publication hereof in the New Zealand Gazette, the parcel of Crown land described in the Schedule hereto shall be a reserve under the said Act. Schedule. All that area in the Otago Land District, containing by admeasurement 142 acres 3 roods 29 perches, more or less, being original Sections Nos. 24, 1 of 49, and part of original Section No. 2 of 35, Block V., Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District, and Allotment No. 18, Stanley Estate. Bounded towards the north-east by Section No. 23, Block V., Dunedin and East Taieri Survey District, for a distance of 4327.3 links; thence towards the south-east by a road-line for a distance of 128 links; thence again towards the north-east by the crossing of a road for a distance of 108.3 links, and by Section No. 1 of 50 of the said Block V. for a distance of 909.9 links; thence again towards the south-east by Section No. 5 of 49 of the said Block V. and the crossing of a road for a distance of 2500 links; thence towards the south-west by Section No. 2 of 35 of the said Block V. for a distance of 577.6 links; thence again towards the south-east by other part of the said Section No. 2 of 35 for a distance of 1225.3 links, and across a road for a distance of 114.6 links; thence towards the east by the said road for a distance of 1354.2 links to Section No. 4 of 34 of the said Block V. ; thence towards the south by the last-mentioned section for a distance of 315.2 links; thence towards the west generally by a public road for a distance of 3892.4 2—H. 2a.

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links; thence across the said road for a distance of 102.3 links; thence again towards the south by a public road for a distance of 1911.6 links; thence again towards the west by Section No. 62 of Block V. aforesaid for a distance of 934.5 links; thence again towards the south by the lastmentioned section for a distance of 585 links; thence again towards the west b} r Section No. 1 of 25 of the said Block V. for a distance of 515.6 links; and thence towards the north-west by Section No. 26 of Block V. aforesaid for a distance of 2366.8 links to Section No. 23 before mentioned : exclusive of public roads which intersect the above-described area: be all the aforesaid linkages more or less: as the same is delineated on the plan marked S.G. 53141, deposited in the Head Office, Department of Lands and Survey, at Wellington, in the Wellington Land District, and thereon bordered red. Given under the hand of His Excellency the Right Honourable William Lee, Baron Plunket, Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order, Governor and Com-mander-in-Chief in and over His Majesty's Colony of New Zealand and its Dependencies; and issued under the Seal of the said Colony, at the Government House, at Wellington, this ninth day of March, in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and five. T. Y. Duncan, For Minister in Charge of Tourist and Health Resorts Department. God save the King! Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,450 copies), £2 19a.

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