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NEW ZEALAND has long been careful of State protection of natural features of outstanding value on the grounds both of scientific interest and of scenic beauty. The Annual Report on Scenery Preservation for the year ending March 31, 1935, records additional reserves of 2,027 acres, making a present total of 671,000 acres in 965 reserves. Many of the reserves aim at preserving areas of characteristic vegetation, and it is to be noted that the Native Plants Protection Act came into force in 1935. By this Act, all native plants, except a few species commonly regarded as weeds, are protected throughout the Dominion. There are, however, provisions for taking plants in reasonable numbers for scientific study or medicinal purposes. The larger reserves seem to have paid wardens, but many of the smaller ones are cared for by honorary inspectors.
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The Scenery of New Zealand. Nature 137, 989 (1936). https://doi.org/10.1038/137989a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/137989a0