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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.

APPENDIX B. REPORT OF THE SCENERY PRESERVATION BOARD. The Scenery Preservation Board comprises the following members: The Surveyor-General (Chairman): the General Manager, Department of Tourist and Health Resorts; the Under-Secretary, Native Department; and the Commissioner of Crown Lands for the district within which the lands being dealt with are situated. Meetings were held in the office of the Surveyor-General, Wellington, on the 19th May, 1928 (Auckland); 27th June, 1928 (North Auckland, Hawke's Bay, Nelson, Westland, Canterbury, Otago, and Southland) ; 29th June, 1928 (Wellington) ; 24th August, 1928 (Auckland and Canterbury) : 9th October, 1928 (North Auckland, Auckland, and Marlborough) ; 20th December, 1928 (Auckland. Taranaki, Gisborne, and Canterbury) ; and 14th March, 1929 (Auckland). A meeting was also held at Paremata (Wellington District) on the 2nd July, 1928. Twenty-nine recommendations were submitted by the Board to His Excellency the GovernorGeneral for the acquisition and reservation of areas of scenic and historic interest throughout the Dominion under the provisions of the Scenery Preservation Act. The Chairman, Mr. W. T. Neill, Surveyor-General of the Dominion, retired from the Public Service on the 31st December, 1928 ; and the Board, at a meeting held on the 20th of that month, placed on record its regret at his retirement, its sincere appreciation of his services and unvarying courtesy and consideration, and its good wishes for his future welfare. H. E. Walshe, Chairman.

Year. Compensation Fencing and Surveys, j Board's I o 1 ■ t ± i for Land. Maintenance. Valuations, &c. Expenses, i balanes - 1 otal. £ £ £ £ £ j £ 1904-5 .. .. 216 Nil 52 1,822 * 1 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 i 24 325 5,765 1909-10.. 1,688 1,159 2,603 Nil 325 5,775 191 °- 11 1,066 685 1,643 11 325 3,730 19 11-J2 .. .. 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 j 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 1 91 0 -20 .. .. 510 188 12 .. 40 750 1 9 20-21 .. .. 3,031 471 299 .. 25 2 825 1 9 21-22 .. .. 57,768 227 224 | .. 25 I 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 I 1,565 240 .. 18 2,981 1925-26.. .. 17,923 I 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 150J 14J41 Grand total .. .. .. ., .. j 210.346 * Included in Board's expenses. f Includes £1,750 paid to Summit Road Scenic Reserve Board. 1 Ranger for Summit Road Scenic Reserves.