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1950 NEW ZEALAND

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY SCENERY PRESERVATION REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH, 1950, 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, Wellington, 10th September, 1950. Sir, — I have the honour to submit herewith a report on scenery preservation for the year ended 31st March, 1950. I have, &c., D. M. Greig, Director-General of 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 throughout the Dominion covered a total area of 11,859 acres. In the North Auckland Land District six blocks of land totalling 1,144 acres were reserved on the Great Barrier Island and in various other parts of the district. Two areas on the Great Barrier were dealt with, one of 164 acres and the other of 220 acres. The smaller area was Crown land through which runs the main road from Tryphena to the aerodrome. It contains a good stand of native bush well worthy of preservation. The other block is high stony land in light bush, Most of it was unoccupied Crown land.

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