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1948 NEW ZEALAND

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY SCENERY PRESERVATION REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1948, TOGETHER WITH STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE AND SCHEDULE OF LANDS ACQUIRED AND RESERVED DURING THE YEAR UNDER THE SCENERY PRESERVATION ACT

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly pursuant to Section 17 of the Scenery Preservation Act, 1908

Department of Lands and Survey, Sir,— Wellington, 30th June, 1948. I have the honour to submit herewith a report on scenery preservation for the year ended 31st March, 1948. I have, &c, D. M. Greig, Under-Secretary for Lands. The Hon. the Minister in Charge of Scenery Preservation, Wellington.

REPORT

Proclamations issued during the year setting apart land as scenic reserves under the Scenery Preservation Act in various parts of the Dominion covered a total area of 2,017 acres. In the Auckland Land District an area of 170 acres of bush land on the lower slopes of Ngongotaha Mountain was reserved after arrangements had been made for its surrender from a Crown leasehold. The area adjoins existing reserves on the mountain slopes.