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Statement showing Expenditure on Scenery-preservation for Year ended • 31st March, 1931. £ s. d. Acquisition of Section 47, Village of Leigh .. .. .. .. .. 20 0 0 Compensation for Native lands taken for scenery purposes (including historic spots) under the Public Works Act, 1908, and Native Land Act, 1909 .. .. 115 9 4 Grant to Hawera Borough Council for planting trees on Turuturumokai Reserve .. 6 0 0 Mangamaunu Scenic Reserve —Half cost of boundary-fence (on account) .. .. 90 0 0 Payment for lessee's interest in Allotment 53, Wairoa Parish .. .. .. 38 10 0 Ross Borough endowment exchange .. .. .. .. .. .. 4-00 0 0 Scenery Preservation Board, expenses of .. .. .. . . .. 2 7 4 Summit Road Scenic Reserves —Ranger .. .. .. .. .. 300 0 0 Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses .. .. .. .. .. 92 8 1 Trounson's Kauri Forest, charges in connection with protection of .. .. .. 491 10 9 Administration of reserves (including fencing, &c.) — £ s. d. Eradication of noxious weeds .. .. .. .. .. 379 9 9 Destruction of rabbits .. .. .. .. .. .. 32 3 3 Extinguishing fire, Pelorus Bridge Reserve .. .. .. .. 5190 Fencing, repairs to bridges, &c. .. .. . . .. .. 161 10 7 Cost of printing annual report, &c. .. .. .. .. .. 82 010 Cost of making scenic-reserve notices (on metal) .. .. .. 49 14 0 Planting of trees .. .. .. .. .. .. 26 8 6 Ranger, Lake Wakatipu .. .. .. .. .. .. 10 0 0 — 747 5 11 Gross expenditure for year .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,303 11 5 Recoveries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 100 Net expenditure .. .. .. .. .. .. £2,302 11 5 Comparison op Expenditure. It is interesting to note how money raised under the Act or provided from other sources has been expended. It will be seen that the cost of administration has been reduced to a very small proportion of the total expenditure.

It must be noted that the above expenditure does not include expenses of raising loans and recoupment of interest, &c.

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Year. Compensation Fencing and Surveys Board's for Land. Maintenance. Valuations, &c. Expenses. j j _ £ £ £ £ £ £ 1904-5 .. .. 216 Nil 52 1,822 * 2,090 1905-6 .. .. 3,336 „ 527 1,221 * 5,084 1906-7 .. .. 7,856 304 801 185 * 9,146 1907-8 .. .. 4,286 382 555 86 175 5,484 1908-9 .. .. 3,813 1,063 540 24 325 5,765 1909-10.. .. 1,688 1,159 2,603 Nil 325 5,775 1910-11 .. .. 1,066 685 1,643 11 325 3,730 1911-12.. .. 2,619 715 2,237 22 345 5,938 1912-13 .. .. 12,997 798 2,697 6 345 16,843 1913-14 .. .. 10,467 627 1,547 3 365 13,009 1914-15 .. .. 6,253 758 476 12 388 7,887 1915-16 .. .. 1,530 698 104 6 390 2,728 1916-17 .. .. 252 836 76 1 390 1,555 1917-18.. .. 428 602 114 3 390 1,537 1918-19 .. .. 1,295 1,964f 49 1 280 3,589 1919-20 .. .. 510 188 12 .. 40 750 1920-21 .. .. 3,031 471 299 .. 25 2,825 1921-22.. .. 57,768 227 224 .. 25 58,244 1922-23.. .. 6,306 377 290 .. 25 6,998 1923-24.. .. 1,488 118 1,589 .. 25 3,210 1924-25.. .. 1,158 1,565 240 .. 18 2,981 1925-26.. .. 17,923 2,310 305 9 .. 20,547 1926-27 .. .. 2,617 1,182 75 17 .. 3,891 1927-28.. .. 5,182 1,342 58 17 .. 6,599 1928-29 11,642 1,810 538 1 150$ 14,141 1929-30.. .. 445 1,548 108 6 300J 2,407 1930-31 .. .. 574 1,335 92 2 300$ 2,303 Grand total .. .. .. .. .. .. 215,056 * Included in Board's expenses. t Includes £1,750 paid to Summit Road Scenic Reserve Board. t Ranger £ or Summit Road Scenic Reserves.