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Scenery Preservation Account.

SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT.

By Authority : Marcus F. Marks, Government Printer. Wellington.—l9lB.

1918-19. Salaries. Other Charges. Total. £ £ 7,170 £ 7,560 Scenery Preservation Account 390 TOTAL ... 390 7,170 7,56i Item. 18-19. SCENERY PRESERVATION. 1 1918-19. Total number of officers .. '2 £ £ Salaries— Professional Division. 365 Class D — lat £365 Clerical Division. Glass III — 1 at £25 (also Chief Clerk, Lands Department, £400) 25 390 P 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Other Charges for and incidental to — Administration of reserves and historic spots (including fencing and other works) Compensation, &c, in connection with lands taken under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 Compensation for lands acquired along the Wanganui River Compensation for Native lands taken for scenery purposes (including historic spots) under the Public Works Act, 1908, and the Native Land Act, 1909 Contribution towards purchase of scenic reserve, Kaituna, Banks Peninsula (subsidy, £2 for £1) Expenses of Boards Kaituna Valley Scenic Reserve : Erection of caretaker's cottage Mokau River Scenic Reserve— Compensation for land acquired on south bend of Mokau River for scenic purposes ... Orari Gorge Scenic Reserve— Contribution towards improvement and fencing ... Payment of capital value of Section 9, Greystoke Settlement, to be reserved for scenic purposes Purchase price of Section 77, Parish of Manaia Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses 500 500 500 1,000 31 20 9 14 10 3,675 20 11 12 13 680 30 200 Total ... 7,170 7,56i SCENERY PRESERVATION ACCOUNT £' ,560