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Another valuable and extremely interesting report is to be found in Appendix C. in which Mr. \V. 11. Skinner gives a graphic and painstaking account of the historical incidents attaching to the reserves in Taranaki. It will be seen that, quite apart from their scenic beauty, many of the reserves in this district are of a distinctly important nature, being the scenes of bygone fights and sieges, and well merit the utmost care being taken to preserve these links with the past. The report of the Scenery Preservation Board is published in Appendix D, and shows that, though most of tin- picturesque scenery of New Zealand has now been preserved under the Act. or recommended I'm- reservation, or some other means of protection, yet from time to time when scattered areas ol scenic beauty are discovered their ultimate use or preservation is carefully considered, and no efforts are spared to insure that suitable cases are dealt with in the manner best fitted for their special circumstances. The expenses of the Board have been nil, and every care is exercised in the economical management of the.Act.

API'EN DICES.

APPENDIX A. Reserves made in 1909-10 under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908, and the Public Works Act, 1908.

Recom- Date of nendatioi. Local Name or Locality. District. trm. Prrc amation in No. Gazette. Auckland Land District. A fi ,, 339 Selwyn Scenic Heseivesj Sections 76,77, Block III, Patetere 959 2 20 I 22 July, 1909. North-east Survey District 331 Waitomo Bush .. PartHautuiuEastBNo. 2Block, 21 3 2 ' 10 Feb., 1910. Section 2a, &c. 329 llangaliki Waitomo Part Hauturu East No. Ie Block, 2<>7 3 10 10 „ Road Oralnri Survey Districi 200 Rotoma Scenic Reserve Part Waitangi Block, in Block X, M I II 31 Mar., „ Rotoma Survey District 1,223 2 6 Tarnnaki Land District. i Part Section 2, Block III, Upper : 21 3 0 22 Jul}. 1909. ,,- ., , • ,, ., Waitara Survev District 95 Moki Scenic Reserve , .„ m ,•,,. .. .... , . 0 .. I Section 12, Block III, Upper Wai- •> 2 17 18 Nov.. ,, ' tara Survey Districi 94 Ohura Scenic Reserve Section 8, Block VIII, and Sec- | 218 3 6 18 .. tion 6, Block XII, Ohura Survey District 246 0 23 Wellington Land District. 97 .. Section 19, Block VIII, Hautapu 48 J 8 1 8 April, 1909. Survey Districi 267 .. i Section 20, Block XVI, Tirirau- 114 3 0 8 „ kawa Survey District 12 Otaihape Valley .. | Awarua 4c No. 15a Block, Block I, 208 2 0 LI Nov., Hautapu Survey District 96 Makino Scenic Re- , Section 13, Block I, Ruahine Sur- 8-1 o o zo ,. serve. vey District 99 Mangoira Scenic Re- Section 49, Block IV, Apiti Survey 81 0 0 25 „ serve District 102 Wharite Mountain .. Section 6, Block VII, Gorge, and 678 0 0 L6 Dec, Section 5, Block XV, Pohangina Survey District 100 Perry's Waterfall .. Part Sections 1, 10, Block XI, Ma- 7 3 4 31.Mac. 1910 kuri Survey District 1.222 1 12