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(f) *Compensation (See para. 10.6)

(notional sum based on 10 cents per sq. yd. in the Nature Reserve of approx. 400 acres of kei wais)

(g)*Purchase of Crown Land Permit for 95 acres of kei wajs

(nctional sum based on $1 per sq. yd.)

$ 193,600

# 459,800

(h) Hides (4 at $2,000)

$9

8,000

(i) Turnstile (Notional sum)

$

5,000

(j) Fence (3 miles of 6 ft. Chainlink with barbed wire

at $40.00 per foot)

$ 633,600

(k) Pathways (1.5 miles at $7.00 per linear foot)

(1) Signs, miscellaneous items

$

55,440

$ 10,000

Annually Recurrent Running Expenses

$3,591,940

Say

$3,600,000

(a) Food for birds (6 oz. per bird per day x 400 birds

at $3450 per 50 lb. bag)

37,778

(b) Purchase of replacement birds and new exhibits

$

5,000

(c) Water and Electricity Charges (Notional)

$

5,000

(d) Fuel for pumps etc.

3

1,000

(e) Miscellaneous stores, paint, cleaning materials, tools etc.

$

5,000

(f) Funds for research work, materials

5,000

$

58,778

Say

60,000 p.a.

Summary

(a) Capital Cost (at 1974 prices)

(b) Annually Recurrent

$3,600,000

Salaries and Wages

Running Expenses

Footnote

:

16. Revenue

$250,000 $ 60,000

310,000 p.2.

These costs are subject to detailed investigation and negotiation. They are notional only, but are related to the purchase value of agricultural land in the area at $3 per sq. ft.

16.1

There can be no way of accurately forecasting the number of visitors to the Wildfowl Fark. While it can be expected that a considerable number of local people will visit the Park out of curiosity when it first opens, the number if likely to be reduced somewhat after the first year. The educational

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