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Report of Representative on National Historic Places Trust.
The inaugural meeting of the Trust was held on September 20, 1955, and two other meetings were held before March 31, 1956. These meetings were concerned mainly with the formulation of a broad policy for the Trust's activities, the drawing up of a set of rules, and discussions on the constitution of Regional Committees and their establishment.
The Secretary, Mr. John Pascoe, has laid the foundation of a comprehensive filing system for the recording of information about places and matters of historical interest. The Departments of Internal Affairs and of Lands and Survey have done a great deal in the past in
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preserving and maintaining historic sites and buildings. The Secretary has had the ready co-operation of officers of these Departments in recording on the Trust's file sites and buildings which are already being cared for.
Seventeen Regional Committees will be set up during 1956, to promote local interest in the Trust's activities and to advise the Trust on projects within their regions. Local bodies and other organisations and societies have been invited to nominate suitable persons, from among whom these Committees will be appointed.
Committees of the Trust are working out details of policy concerning the numerous categories of projects, and investigating some specific projects. As soon as this preliminary work is completed and the financial resources of the Trust are certain effective decisions will be possible.
J. D. H. Buchanan.