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[Creator unknown] :Plan of Tongariro timber areas [map with ms annotations]. [1947]
Date: 1947
By: Jones, Pei Te Hurinui, 1898-1976; Carpenter, Ken, active 1995
Reference: MapColl-832.17gcrm/1947/Acc.39816
Description: A copy of a base map of Tongariro timber areas includes state forests and covers the area from the Whakapapa, Wanganui and Taringamutu Rivers to Lake Taupo, Tokaanu and the Waikato River, and the road from National Park to Taupo. A key indicates the ownership by the Crown, Native, Crown & Native, Cut-over, Committed and State Forest, all of which are colour coded. The majority of these forestry blocks are named on the map but some boundaries have been revised and the resulting blocks re-numbered and occasionally named. Some rivers have added tributaries marked. Pencilled annotations include named forestry blocks and their distances from various settlements, blocks reserved from cutting, a site of a proposed communal village. The sites of McKee's Mill and A. Mario's house are marked. The base map includes rivers and streams, main highways and private roads. The Pokaka Timber Company and Ketetahi Smg. Co. are named. Includes the names of Hopkins, Speirs & Winger, C.P. & P.D. Smith, Wier & Kenny, McKee Bros., K.R. Kapoor. A note states that this plan was compiled for reference inspection by S.A.C. Darby, C.T. Sando, August 1946, revised 18/6/47. Base map: Plan of Tongariro timber areas as at 26.7.1946 / S.A.C. Darby & C.T. Sando. [s.l.]: [s.n.], 1946 Title of this map with ms annotations taken from original title of base map Quantity: 1 map(s). Physical Description: Ink, pencil and watercolour on diazo print, coloured, 71.5 x 72.9 cm. Transfers: From Manuscripts & Archives - MS-Group-0358.