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to some of the houses.

The administration of Norfolk Island was transferred to the Governor of New South Wales, taking effect on 1
January 1901. In 1903 the New South Wales Government decided to issue licenses for occupation of the
Kingston houses that were not held by deed of grant, in order to combat their continued decay. The licences
were conditional on maintenance and limited the inheriting of properties. Evictions of protesting residents and
ongoing tensions resulted in the burning of a number of houses in 1908. The Norfolk Island Act of 1913
established the place as a territory under the Commonwealth of Australia.

During the 1920s a number of the former convict buildings were renovated for use by the administration as
offices and residences. Two new board and batten houses were built near the official buildings, and later
houses were built on the surrounding hills. The tourist trade also saw the construction of a guest house
(Dewville) to the east of the Quality Row houses, and the creation of the golf course (which also contained a
racetrack). Channelling and drainage works were undertaken. During World War Il, the Pier was the main

2 January 1859, Denison in a letter to the Islanders. 'Journal', November 1857, in 'Denison, Varieties of Vice-regal Life', Vol.1, London 1870, p
418. Published in Nobbs Norfolk Island and Its Third Settlement, 2006.

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landing site for personnel and equipment associated with the construction of the airfield. Stone was quarried
from Point Hunter, sand was removed from Emily and Cemetery Bays, and buildings were used as quarters.
After World War II tourism increased, and in the 1950s a number of buildings were repaired. Some ruins were
removed, leaving empty compounds for use as community facilities, and other buildings were used as
government offices.

The Commonwealth Department of Housing commenced a program of restoration in 1962, which continued
into the 1970s. During this period the Norfolk Island Act (1979) (now amended, see Norfolk Island Legislation
Amendment Act 2015 No. 59, 2015) conferred a degree of self -government. In 1980 the Kingston and Arthur's
Vale Historic Area Management Plan was prepared under the guidance of an interdepartmental committee.
The Kingston and Arthur's Vale Historic Area Management Board was established under a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) in 1989 (revised in 1994) to manage the conservation of the area and advise the Norfolk
Island and Australian Governments.

The KAVHA works team continued to repair and maintain the site, and conducted restoration and interpretive
works. Some intrusive buildings and additions were removed. The remaining buildings continue to be used by the
Australian Government, the Norfolk