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APPENDIX A—continued. Statement of Accounts, showing the Amounts expended, and the Purposes to which the Money so expended has been applied, for the Year ended 31st March, 1915. Vote 113. £ s. d. Item I.—Salaries .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 387 1.5 2 Item 2.- -Administration of reserves and historic spots (including fencing and other work) 608 11 7 Item 3.—Compensation, &c, in connection with lands taken under the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,495 16 3 Item 4.—Compensation for land acquired for scenic purposes along Wanganui River.. 542 13 1 Item 5. —Compensation for Native lands taken for scenery purposes (including historic spots) under the Public Works Act, 1908, and the Native Land Act, 1909 2,504 5 8 Item 6.—Contribution towards purchase of scenic reserve, Kaituna, Banks Peninsula (subsidy, £2 for £1) .. .. .. .. .. .. 69 1 3 Item 7. —Day's Bay Bush, purchase of .. Item B.—Expenses of Scenery Preservation Board .. .. .. .. 12 6 6 Item 9.—Government Loans to Local Bodies Account: Payment of capital value, land reserved, East Puketoi Loan Block Item 1.0. —Kennedy's Bush : Erection of caretaker's cottage (subsidy, £1 for £1) .. 150 0 0 Item 11. —Lands for Settlement Account, payment to, for capital value, scenic reserves: Four Peaks, £1,205 ; Claremont, £4.36 .. .. .. .. 1,641 0 0 Item 12.—Road reserve at Ohura Falls, Wanganui River : Purchase and fencing Item 13.—Surveys, valuations, and incidental expenses .. .. .. .. 475 14 4 £7,887 3 10 Item 2. — Administration of Reserves and Historic Spots (including Cost of Fencing and other Work). £ s. d Salaries of caretakers . . . . .. .. .. .. . . .. 104 0 0 Advertising re penalties of trespass and notices of intention to take land .. .. 22 7 6 Eradication of noxious weeds on reserves and historic spots .. .. .. .. 83 11 1 Providing and upkeep of fences and other works on reserves .. .. .. .. 264 14 0 Rabbiting scenic reserves .. .. .. .. .. .. . . 5 0 0 Travelling and other expenses .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 128 19 0 £608 11 7

Item 3. — Compensation, &c., for Land taken under Scenery Preservation Act, 1908.

Item 4. — Compensation for Land acquired along the Wanganui River.

Name of Reserve. Particulars of Block, &c. Amount. McLennan River Part Sections 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, Block XV, Rimu; part Sections 5, 6, 7, Block IX, Woodland Part Section 3, Block II, Horohoro Reserve, Awahuri Road, Feilding Part Block X, Wangaehu £ s. 247 15 d. 0 300 0 771 17 176 3 0 6 9 Makah.au £1,495 16

Name of Reserve. Particulars of Blook, &c. Amount. 1 alatca Ohotu 5b Block Alraahu, No. 2 Block Subs. 1-3, Koiro Reserve, Blocks IV, VII, and VIII, Heao id £ s. d. 134 7 8 4 11 8 403 13 9 ianana Loiro £542 13 1