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Scenery Preservation Account. Statement of Receipts and Expenditure for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure. £ s. d. Cash in Public Account, Ist April, 1922 .. 3,112 16 7 Salaries .. .. .. .. 25 0 0 Rents .. .. .. .. 1,027 18 11 Compensation, &c., in connection with Sales .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 lands taken under the Scenery PresorvaNew Zoaland Loans Act, 1908,— tion Act . . .. '. . .. 125 0 0 Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, and Compensation for Native lands taken for Finance Act, 1921-22, Section 23 — scenery-preservation purposes .. 70 14 6 Debentures issued.. .. .. 9,000 0 0 Mokau River Scenic Reserve: Compensation for land acquired on south bend of Mokau River for scenic purposes .. 2,330 0 0 Kirk's Bush, Papakura, Acquisition of .. 1,525 18 7 Kaituna Scenic Reserve, Contribution towards purchase of (subsidy, £1 for £1) 400 0 0 Puketarata 4n Block, near Wanganui, Acquisition of .. .. .. 540 17 3 Elsthorpe Settlement: Payment of capital value of Sections 30 and' 32 .. .. 413 0 0 Ngaruru Bay Scenic Reserve, Acquisition of 866 6 10 Tames Mountain: Acquisition oi part Section 14, Wairau Parish .. .. 449 15 11 Ti'ounson's Kauri Forest, Charges in connection with acquisition and maintenance of .. .. .. .. 967 9 10 Turuturumokai Pa Scenic Reserve: Cost of planting native trees .. .. 40 4 5 Waipu Gorge Scenic Reserve: Acquisition of part Section 137-9, Wairau Parish .. 175 10 0 Whangarei Borough Scenic Reserve : Contribution towards purchase (subsidy, £1 for£l) .. .. .. .. 683 3 0 Whitikau Scenic Reserve, Capital value of 123 0 0 Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses .. .. .. .. 290 1 9 Administration of reserves, — Salaries of caretakers and allow- £ s. d. ances .. .. 10 0 0 Travelling-expenses .. 9 11 Eradication of noxious weeds 93 16 11 Advertising, &c. . . .. 2 3 0 Krcelion and upkeep of fences 241 (i 8 Law-costs .. 16 17 8 Printing and stationery .. 316 0 377 1 4 9,403 3 5 Less recovery from Public Works Department, representing one-third cost of acquisition of land at Lake Waikaremoana watershed .. .. .. 2,405 811 6,997 14 6 Recoupments under the Finance Act, 1919, Section 4, — Interest .. .. .. .. 2,006 17 0 New Zealand Loans Act, 1908, — Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, and Finance Act, 1921-22, Section 21 — Charges and expenses of raising loans 6 5 0 Balance at end of year —("ash in Public Account, 31st March, 1922 .. .. 4,139 1!) 0 £13,150 15 6 £13,180 15 6 Loan Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1923. £ s. d. £ s. d. To Balance, 31st March, 1923 .. .. 163,000 0 0 By Balance at Ist April, 1922 .. .. 154,000 0 0 Debentures issued during year .. 9,000 0 0 £163,000 0 0 £163,000 0 0 J. H. O'Donnell, Chief Accountant, Lands and Survey Department.

APPENDIX B. Report of the Scenery Preservation Board. During the year the following meetings were held in the office, of the Surveyor-General: On the 20th October, 1922, and 14th March, 1923, dealing with matters in North Auckland Land District; 7th July, 1922, and 14th March, 1923, Auckland and Wellington Land Districts ; 7th July, 1922, Southland Land District; 14th March, 1923, Hawke's Bay, Taranaki, Wellington, and Canterbury Land Districts.