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THE property of Brooklands, New Plymouth, New Zealand, was handed over by the trustees of the late Mr. Newton King to the Borough of New Plymouth as a public reserve and officially opened by His Excellency the Governor-General, Lord Bledisloe, on March 10. It adjoins the beautiful Pukekara Park, and forms a natural extension of it. Together they comprise an area of more than 100 acres, forming a park second to none in the Dominion either in size or natural beauty. In addition to the actual property of Brooklands, the Trustees presented five acres of native bush nearby, and, to give access to it and make the whole one large reserve, Mr. T. C. List and Mr. C. A. Wilkinson gave an area of seven and a half acres. In his speech, Lord Bledisloe, after paying tribute to the late Mr. King, pointed out some of the many natural advantages which the Dominion possesses, and said that it is unique in the number, variety and grandeur of its many beauty spots within a relatively small area and in its incomparable native bush; he prophesied that eventually New Zealand will find its tourist traffic the main source of its wealth. While admiring the fine specimens of introduced trees, Lord Bledisloe gave a word of warning against the mixing of exotic trees with the native vegetation. All those who have the preservation of the native vegetation of the Empire at heart will feel grateful for the interest which Lord Bledisloe has in their efforts, and for the help he is giving them.
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A New Nature Reserve in New Zealand. Nature 133, 755 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133755a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/133755a0