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Name and Conservancy. Area. County. Fire Authority. * Property Protected. Closed Fire Season. Gazette Reference. Acres. Nelson Forest Conservancy Cobb River 44,000 Takaka Commissioner of State | Trees and other plants on State 1st November to No. 62, 1948, Golden Downs Forests forests 30th April p.'1481. 50,500 Waimea Ditto Ditto Ditto No. 64, 1948, Maitai-Roding p. 1510. 26,000 » Nelson City Council . . Lands owned by or vested in No. 17, 1949, Miner River Nelson City Council p. 722. 11,500 ,, Commissioner of State Trees and other plants on State „ No. 17, 1949, Forests forests p. 724. Rabbit Island 3,130 JJ Waimea County Council Land owned by or vested in ?? . . No. 17, 1949, Rai-Pelorous Waimea County Council p. 724. 174,500 Waimea, Marlborough, Commissioner of State Trees and other plants on State No. 67, 1948, and Sounds Forests forests p. 1599. Tawhai 37,000 Inangahua .. Ditto Ditto „ No. 27, 1949, „ fiQO Westland Forest Conservancy p. 98d. Rimu 17,000 Westland Commissioner of State 1 Trees and other plants on State 1st August to No. 50, 1948, Forests forests 30th April p. 1171. Granville 32,300 Grey Ditto 1 Ditto Ditto No. 56, 1948, p. 1319. Canterbury Forest Conservancy Ashley 20,600 Ashley and Kowhai . . Commissioner of State Trees and other plants on State forests 1st October to No. 60, 1948, Forests 30th April p. 1421. Hanmer 20,000 Amuri Ditto Ditto Ditto No. 60, 1948 Balmoral p. 1422. 50,400 Amuri and Waipara .. » ,, .. No. 62, 1948, p. 1483. Eyrewell 52,400 Oxford and Eyre „ ,, ■ ... ,, No. 62, 1948, . p. 1482. Mount Fyffe 13,000 Kaikoura ,, ,, ... No. 67, 1948, p. 1599. Waimakariri 53,000 Oxford, Eyre, Malvern, North Canterbury Lands vested in the North » No. 11, 1949, Paparua, and Wai•m Q *1T»1 Catchment Board Canterbury Catchment Board p. 622. Ohaneys 4,450 llLdilL 1 Waimairi . . Christchurch City Trees and other plants on lands No. 8, 1949, Council situated within the said area p. 572. Bottle Lake 4,900 „ Ditto Ditto ,, No. 17, 1949 p. 724.