DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, 1914 Session I, C-01

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1914. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS AND SURVEY (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to both Houses of the General Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CONTENTS.

General Report— Page Land Legislation of 1913 .. .. • • i" Freehold .. • ■ • • •• ■ • jii Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913, Purchases under .. .. • ■ Hi Special Distriots for Eoading .. .. iv Pastoral Buns (Improvement of Tenure) .. iv Crown Land opened for Selection during the Year iv Lands selected during the Year ... .. iv-y Area held under all Tenures .. . • vi Kauri-gum Reserves .. .. • • vii National-endowment Area .. .. .. vn Inspections by Crown Lands Rangers .. vii Rebates and Postponements of Rent .. vii Revenue received during the Year .. .. viii Land for Settlements Act, Lands purchased and dealt with under .. .. . .viii-xii Cemeteries .. • • • • x }\ Public Domains .. .. • • • ■ Xl > Reports on Special Branches of the Department Xl ji Office-work and Summary of Accounts .. xin Retirement: John Strauchon, Esq., 1.5.0. .. xiv Departmental Changes, Transfers, &o xiv Appendix I— Settlement of Crown Lands— Auckland Hawke's Bay .. • • ■ • • ■ 4 Taranaki .. ■ • • • • • • • " Wellington .. •• •• •■ ° Nelson .. •■ •■ •• •• 11

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Appendix I— continued — p aKe Marlborough .. .. .. .. 14 Westland.. .. .. .. .. 15 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 17 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 18 Southland .. .. .. .. 20 Cheviot Estate .. .. .. .. 18 Appendix ll— Land for Settlements — Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 21 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 21 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 22 Wellington .. .. .. .. 22 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 22 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 23 Westland .. .. .. .. 23 Canterbury .. .. ■ • • • 23 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 24 Southland .. .. .. .. 21 Appendix lII— Timber Industry— Auckland .. • • ■ • • • 25 Nelson .. .. .. .. •• 26 Marlborough .. .. • •. ■ • 26 Westland .. .. .. •• 26 Southland .. .. - ■• 26 Appendix IV — Sand-dune Reclamation .. .. .. 26 Appendix V— Land Drainage Operations .. .. .. 28 Appendix VI — Kapiti Island .. ••• ■ ■ • 30

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Tables— Pa S e I Tables — continued. Pa 8 e Table I.—Lands of the Dominion, Position of Table 23.—Lands reserved and alienated .. 62 (approximately) .. .. .. 31 „ 24.—Payments of Capital Value under 2.—Lands opened for Sale or Selection Section 191 of the Land Act .. 62 during the Year.. .. .. 32 „ 25.—Bnah felled, Area of .. .. 62 3.—Lands taken up during the Year „ 26.—Selectors on Books of Department, and Summary of Settlement Lands 33-35 Number of .. .. ■ • 63 4.—Holdings taken up during the Year, „ 27.—Selectors, Number of, Area held, and Analysis of .. .. .. 36 Arrears of Bent .. .. .. 64 s.—Lands sold for Cash during the Year 37 v 28.—Endowments : Lands taken up during 6.—Deferred-payment Lands (Land Aots, the Year .. .. .. 65 1877 and 1885) .. .. .. 38 n 29.—Endowments: Revenue received dur-7.—Deferred-payment Lands (Land Laws m g the Year .. .. • • 66 Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913) .. 39 30 Return of Educational Endowments 66 B.—Perpetual-lease Lands .. .. 41 " 3i._i mpr oved-farm Settlements .. 68 9.—Occupation-with-right-of-purchase 32.—Land for Settlements Aots, Land ~ Lands .. •• •• •• \* acquired and leased under .. 69 „ 10.-Lease-m-perpetuity Lands.. .. 43 33 ._ Selectors and Lands selected under . 11.-Renewable-ease Lands .. " % Settlement Conditions: ComparaI Pupation * ? tive Statement for past Ten Years 70 L eagea . 47 „ 34. —Transactions in Bush, Swamp, and „ 14.—Village Settlement's '.'. '.'. 48 Scrub Lands under Section 127 of „ 15.—Village Settlements, Summary of the Land Act .. •• •• n Position of .. .. .. 51 . 35.—Rebates of Rent granted during the 16. —Special-settlement Associations .. 52 Year .... .. .. i „ 17.-Small Grazing-runs .. ..53 . 36.-Advances obtained for the purpose „ 18.-Pastoral Licenses 55 of Road.ng Crown Lands, showing „ Leases and Licenses.. 57 the Amount borrowed, and the 20.—Gross Revenue received during the Amount repaid .. .. .. it Year .. .. .. .. 58 „ 37.—Crown Grants, Certificates of Title, . 21.—Forfeitures and Surrenders during &c, prepared during the Year . 73 the Year 61 „ 38.—Payments to Local Bodies from ; 22,-Thermal - springs ' District, Land's "™ rds " and " Pou » hs " and taken up within 61 "Halves " during the Year .. 73 MAPS. Showing Land Transactions during the Showing Land Transactions during the Year, North Island .. .. .. At end. Year, South Island .. .. .. At end. ILLUSTRATION. John Strauchon, Esq., 1.5.0. .. Facing page xiv.

ILLUSTRATIONS, C—l, 1914. A Pioneer Camp preceding Settlement .. .. .. .. Pacing page 30 The West Coast of Kapiti Island .. .. .. .. .. „ 30 The Camp, the Cook, and the Cabbage .. .. .. .. „ 31 Arriving on a Selection .. .. .. .. .. .. # 31

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ILLUSTRATIONS, o.—l, 1914. A Pioneer Camp preceding Settlement .. .. .. .. Facing page 30 The West Coast of Kapiti Island .. .. .. .. .. „ 30 The Camp, the Cook, and the Cabbage .. .. .. .. „ 31 Arriving on a Seleotion .. .. .. .. .. .. „ 31

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ANNUAL BE PORT.

The Under-Secretary for Lands to the Right Hon. the Minister op Lands. Sir, — Department of Lands and Survey Wellington, Ist June, 1914. I have the honour to Submit herewith the annual report of the Department for the year ended 31st March, 1914. I have, &c, James Mackenzie, The Right Hon. W. F. MasSey, Minister of Lands. Under-Secretary for Lands.

Land Legislation op 1913. Before dealing with the transactions and work carried out during the past year, I have to refer to the Land Laws' Amendment Act of 1913, and to indicate the important alterations' and additions made to the land laws' of this Dominion. Freehold. I Would first refer to the privilege conferred upon certain perpetual-lease tenants, and the holders of small grazing-runs on ordinary Crown lands, and land-for-sottlement estates by section 31 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, to acquire the fee-simple of their holdings provided the limitation of area already laid down by statute is not exceeded. The tenants holding licenses' in the Hauraki Mining District Were also accorded a similar privilege, subject to the right of the Crown to the minerals upon the land. By section 60 of the Act the holders of leases in perpetuity of settlement land were given the right to purchase, thus placing them on the same footing as the tenants upon ordinary Crown lands who were granted the right to purchase by the Land Laws Amendment Act of the previous year. The following schedule shows the purchases under the provisions of the Land Laws Amendment Acts of 1912 and 1913 up to the 31st March, 1914 :—

Purchases under the Provisions of the Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913, up to the 31st March, 1914.

In addition many tenants are acquiring the freehold by means of the deferred-payment system, and at the close of the year 221 tenants, holding 32,467 acres, Were paying for the freehold under this system by yearly instalments amounting to £2,940.

Tenure. Number of Purchasers. Area Amount Received. Irdinary Crown lands — Deferred payment Perpetual lease Lease in perpetuity .. 9 3 517 A. K. P. 1,088 2 26 121 2 24 89,792 1 31 £ 8. 1,172 11 '184 3 88,163 1 d. 6 0 6 Totals 529 91,002 3 J 89,519 16 0 /and for Settlements — Deferred payment Lease in perpetuity . . Kenewable lease 10 42 47 34 4,576 15,146 3 15 3 16 0 27 1,461 0 15,380 18 11.902 8 8 9 9 Totals 99 19,757 3 18 28,744 8 2 Grand totals 628 110,760 2 19 118,264 4 2

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It is expected that these privileges and concessions will be largely taken advantage of by the tenants during the current year. Special Districts for Roadiny. By the passing of section 50 of the Act of last year provision was made for the constitution of special districts for roading purposes. Under this authority all moneys accruing from the disposal of Crown lands within the district may, for any period not exceeding fifteen years, be applied in the formation or construction of roads and bridges either within or without the special district for the purpose of affording access to the lands within the district. Regulations to give full effect to the provisions of this section have been signed by the Governor, and came into force on the 19th March last. I have no doubt that advantage will be taken of the provisions of this Section in many localities where the settlers consider that the roading of the district can be more expeditiously dealt with under this concession than in the ordinary manner. Pastoral Rims. The pastoral-run tonure was' considerably improved by the provisions of Part 111 of the Act mentioned. Tenants holding land under this tenure now have, in cases where the runs are subdivided for closer Settlement, a right to select one of the Subdivisions. If a run is not Subdivided before reletting, the licensee is entitled to a new lease of the whole run. A new departure in regard to these runs is the provision relating to residence. The Land Board now has the power under section 54 of the Act, in offering runs for selection, to impose residence conditions whenever it is deemed advisable. Pastoral tenants have every inducement given them to expend their capital in improving and bettering the land they hold to bring it up to its full carrying-capacity. Crown Land opened for Selection during the Year. The area opened for Selection during the year under all tenures was 474,586 acres, being an increase of about 137,000 acres over the area offered during the preceding twelve months. This area includes sixteen Settlement estates subdivided and offered for Selection on the renewablelease tenure. Further particulars in regard to these estates appear in a later paragraph. Every effort is being made by the Department to render available for Selection the remaining Crown lands. The following table has been prepared to show the area opened in each district under the various tenures :—

Table A.—Land opened during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

Lands selected. During the year an area of 500,396 acres of Crown land was Selected under all tenures by 2,051 persons. Under renewable lease the total selections were 539, covering an area of 213,400 acres, of which 148,273 was settlement land, made up principally of the sixteen land-for-settle-ment estates opened for selection during the year.

ttenewable Lease. Cash by Auction on Deferred Payment. * Lease by Auction and Application. Small Grazingruns. Pastoral Runs. Optional System. Ordinary Na «° n al-! Land lor Crown ™ d0 7" SettleLand - Land. ments - Cash by Auction. Village Allotments. La • Land. District. Ordinary Crown Land. endowment Land. Total. Auckland .. Hawke's Bay laranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury .. Otago*, - . Southland .. Acres. Acres. 55,624 726 6,530 70,668 i 19,699 ! " 1,953 ! 3,542 645 220 1,417 3,799 43 21,802 3,930 i Acres. 38,059 4,690 7,837 1,151 933 Acres. 7,868 7,192 757 11,083 Acres. 9 !) Acres. 757f 11 14 260 Acres. 1,319 72 501 211 986 Acres. It 7 - 59|| Acres. 13,868 Acres. 2,746 Acres. 2,317§ Acres. Acres. 106,680 35,044 79,357 32,753 6,639 99,169 853 36,790 24,214 53,087 621 J,573 604 96,751 12 16 787 8,894 3,699 25,S46 9931 551 782 Mot 2,833 11,716 25,460 i23 Totals .. 182,137 55,468 162,090 25,460 8,461 L8 1,193 5,415 77 13,868 5,579 14,820 474,586 » Ljnd for 82 national endownn ittleinant. t Incli ent. 1[ Includes £ ides 10 acre 4 acres, Ch< ts land tor settlement, eviot Estate. t STi ttional ei ndowine it. §Hai Iraki paste iral leases. ]] Includ ss 43 acres

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The usual tables are attached showing the selections during the year under each tenure, also the total area held at the 31st March, 1914.

Table B.—Return showing Selections during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

Tenure. Number. Area taken up. Ordinary Grown Lands,— Cash lands Occupation with right of purchase Renewable lease Mining districts land-occupation leases Village settlement, cash Improved-farm special settlement Pastoral runs Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations Miscellaneous leases 296 488 16 61 2 1 6 76 434 A. 5,927 117,268 2,418 2,397 1 98 4,381 14,420 94,615 R.' P. 1 21 1 9 1 5 3 30 1 4 0 9 1 23 0 37 0 24 Totals .. 1,380 241,528 0 2 Cheviot Estate, — Miscellaneous leases 2 59 3 0 Land for Settlements, — Cash lands Renewable lease Miscellaneous leases 14 279 19 19 1 15 148,273 1 14 826 1 38 Totals 312 149,119 0 27 National-endowment Lands, — Renewable lease Village renewable lease Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations Miscellaneous leases 237 7 4 2 69 38 62,640 3 25 68 2 28 14,691 0 0 11,578 0 0 13,616 3 35 7,094 0 15 Totals .. 357 109,689 2 23 Grand totals 2,051 500,396 2 12 Primary-education endowments.. Secondary-education endowments Other endowment lands 56 3 19 3,111 0 3 229 0 8 16,475 1 13

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Table C.—Return showing the Total Number of Selectors, with the Area held and the Annual Rental payable, at 31st March, 1914.

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OTE. ier .so: Le se] leci ;ors un( ler Le various ;enures are given in Ordinary Crown Lands. Cheviot Estate. Land for Settlements. Tenure. Selectors. Area held. Yearly Rental or Instalment payable. Selectors. Area held. Yearly Bental payable. i Selectors, j Area held. Yearly Bental payable. Deferred payment under Land Acts, 1877 and 1885 (all classes) Deferred payment under Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913 Perpetual lease (all classes) Occupation with right of purchase (all classes) Lease in perpetuity (all classes) Renewable lease (all classes) Mining districts land-occupation leases Agricultural lease Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations.. Miscellaneous leases 18 121 A. R. P. 2,083 2 14 27,498 1 28 £ s. d. 39 12 8 1,499 12 1 A. R. P. £ s. d. 100 A. R. p. £ s. d. 4,968 2 19 1.440 17 11 711 5,907 6,695 32 690 17 231 432 460 4,440 69,105 1 2 1,831,426 3 33 1,502,533 1 13 7,554 3 36 24,946 3 4 550 1 0 443,931 3 24 6,782,965 1 11 103,845 1 13 709,820 1 34 2,831 11 2 119,664 17 9 56,740 14 2 2,278 8 0 1,419 11 8 23 7 9 20,495 14 10 39,963 17 11 2,411 0 2 20,085 1 9 210 13 26,865 3 25 644 3 36 7,294 5 10 496 1 4 6,424 3 2 190 9 6 295 6 10 1 3,598 j 1,453 115 262 660,677 3 37 191,899 1 3 609,206 1 24 135,225 8 4 203,322 2 15 26,709 13 0 1,739 3 13 174 16 0 10,551 1 19 2,124 8 11 34 1 45,021 1 32 1,619 0 22 •-53 1,183 2 34 Totals.. 19,754 I 11,506,262 2 12 267,453 9 11 311 75,335 0 29 14,700 6 8 j 5,532 ! 1,490,466 3 7 , 357,574 5 5 Tenure. Selectors. National-endowment Land. Yearly Bental payable. Total Number of Selectors. Total Area held. Totals. Area held. Total Yearly Bental or Instalment payable. Deferred payment under Land Acts, 1877 and 1885 (all classes) Deferred payment under Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913 Perpetual lease (all classes) Occupation with right of purchase (all classes) Lease in perpetuity (all classes) Renewable lease (all classes) Mining districts land-occupation leases Agricultural lease Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations Miscellaneous leases 2,267 534 198 338 544 A. K. P. 525,454 0 2 12 0 0 £ s. d. 25,243 10 7 1 0 0 18 221 711 5,907 10,503 3,765 691 17 914 635 798 5,299 A. R. p. 2,083 2 14 32,467 0 7 69,105 1 2 1,831,426 3 33 2,190,077 0 35 1,142,860 1 18 24,958 3 4 550 1 0 2,434,887 2 20 10,710,485 1 27 167,449 0 21 990,747 0 37 £ s. d. 39 12 8 2,940 10 0 2,831 11 2 119,664 17 9 255,934 1 3 163,243 8 3 1,420 11 8 23 7 9 87,159 12 1 76,869 4 5 3,928 15 6 25,272 18 2 1,742,611 2 29 3,924,161 0 21 63,603 3 8 269,191 2 30 33,530 1 1 36,540 1 0 1,51.7 15 4 2,768 0 8 Totals 3,882 3,882 6,525,034 1 10 99,600 8 8 29,479 19,597,098 3 18 739,328 10 8 Thermal-springs district leases I. 311 4,052 0 33 2,075 5 6 Grand totals .. 29,790 19,601,151 0 11 741,403 16 2 Educational endowments Other endowments . 3,501 821 799,730 1 39 382,226 1 29 76,187 7 3 15,216 5 2

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Kauri-gum Reserves. These reserveiS, which cover an area of about 223,000 acres, are being inspected by a Royal Commission set up for the purpose of determining what areas' should be retained for gumdigging and the land that can be opened for settlement without interfering with the industry. It is possible that the evidence given will result in the Commission reporting that a great many of the reserves have been so efficiently worked for gum or that the deposits are so small that there is no necessity to retain tho areas as gum. reserves. Should this be the case Steps will have to be taken to utilize Such areas for settlement. Hitherto these reserves have not been looked upon with much favour from a farming point of view, but the demand during the last few years for fruitgrowing areas has brought them into prominence. National-endowment Lands. The area within the endowment at the close of the year was 8,607,000 acres, of which 6,525,034 acres Was held under lease or license, producing an annual rental of £99,600. The gross amount received during the year from the rentals of tho leases and from royalties in respect of timber and coal was £103,271, to bo distributed in accordance with tho statutory provisions governing the endowment. Inspections by Crown Lands Rangers. An area of nearly 4,000,000 acres Was covered by the inspections made by the Rangers attached to the various districts throughout the Dominion. The value of the improvements effected still continues to be well in advance of that required by law. There is a small increase in the number of defaulters over last year's figures, but, generally speaking, the position as disclosed by the following table may be regarded as very satisfactory.

Table D.—Return of Number of Inspections made by the Rangers for the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

* In addition, 1,456 miscellaneous inspsetions were made, covering an area of 442,857 acres. t In addition, 509 miscellaneous inspections were made, covering an area of 125,293 acres. Rebates of Rent. In the rebates granted for the prompt payment of rent 20,947 tenants participated, the total amount being £43,039. The details for each district are given in Table 35 published in the appendix. Postponements op Rent. The provisions of section 13 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912 (whereby a tenant who is unable, through any natural disaster or other sufficient cause, to pay the rent due may, with the approval of the Land Board and the Minister, obtain postponement), have been"taken advantage of by Some of the Settlors. At the close of the year tho rental remaining postponed .amounted to £10,585, owing by 199 tenants.

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Value of Improvements. Numbi ;r ol Defaulters. District. Numbei of Properties visited. Area. Required. Actually made. PR Si ° « Si !i 8 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson .. Maryborough Weatland Canterbury Otago Southland I,096* 633 228 579f 1,142 533 304 2,04+ 1,365 1,383 A. b. p. I £ s. d. 442,801 2 10 i 194,228 10 9 416,237 3 14 364,047 14 3 89,468 3 35 50,236 0 0 140,192 0 0 97,579 13 9 350,449 0 0 99,749 0 0 296,351 3 13 130,928 14 0 52,564 I 9 25,234 15 1 910,990 3 29 : 390,333 0 0 965,553 1 10 289,716 5 0 282,230 3 1 I 112,278 3 8 £ a. d. 431,384 15 7 799,987 19 7 116,506 0 0 261,783 I !. 6 264,072 0 0 322,912 19 10 77,566 16 8 698,955 5 0 533,999 13 10 240,258 3 3 72 52 16 14 07 4 8 142 125 35 110 44 14 75 II!) 24 8 27 63 10 78 16 4 5 2 71 3 9 : .. 15 86 276 100 35 91 287 31 25 270 188 58 13 .. Totals 9.307 3,946,840 2 II 1,754,331 16 6 56') 494 196 106 1,361 1,754,331. 16 6 3,747,427 5 3

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Land Revenue. During the year the revenue received was £1,066,496. The amount collected in each land district was as follows : — £ Auckland .. .. .. .. .. 193,348 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. .. 153,230 Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 61,272 Wellington .. .. .. .. ..160,435 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 38,323 Marlborough .. .. . . .. . . 44,774 Westland .. .. .. .. .. 19,881 Canterbury .. .. .. .. ..206,055 Otago .. .. ' .. .. .. .. 130,110 Southland .. .. .. .. .. 59,068 Total .. .. .. .. ..£1,066,496 Analysing the revenue under the various Sources, the following figures are of interest: — £ Cash sales and purchase of freeholds .. .. .. .. 200,608 Deferred-payment instalments . . . . .. . . . . 11,094 Perpetual-lease rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,155 Occupation-with-right-of-purchase rents .. .. .. .. 99,698 Lease-in-perpetuity rents .. .. .. .. .. 234,014 Renewable-leaSe rents . . .. .. .. . . .. 121,640 Small-grazing-run rents . . .. .. . . .. .. 84,352 Pastoral-run rents .. .. .. .. .. .. 79,827 Educational and other endowments .. . . .. .. 106,634 Other leases and licenses and miscellaneous receipts .. .. 126,474 Total .. .. .. .. .. £1,066,496 It will be observed that £200,608 was received from cash sales and. from the conversions of leaseholds into freeholds, also £11,094 from instalments on account of freeholds being acquired under the deferred-payment System. Land for Settlements Act. As indicated in the table below, sixteen estates, comprising 151,610 acres, Were made available for selection during the year in 214 farms or holdings. There Was a keen demand for all the estates with the exception of those within the Southland district. The number of applications received amounted to 3,990. The following table gives the name of the estate, tho district in which it is situated, together with number of subdivisions and area :■ —

Table E.-Return showing the Estates opened for Selection during the Year ended 31st March, 1914, under the Land for Settlements Act, 1908.

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Land District. Name of Estate. Number of Holding* Area opened for offered for Seleotion. Selection. Area opened for Seleotion. *■• *■• Auckland >j ■ ■ tlawke's Bay .. Paranaki. Wellington Vlarlborough . . Canterbury Balachraggan Ohauiti . . Springhill Tariki Heatherlea Poroporo Hillersden Lynton Downs Lansdown Tara Te Puke Clareview Fortification Hill . . Knowsley Park Waiarikiki Ardlussa ■ • A r i>. 24 1,415 2 16 15 3,832 3 34 15 6,211 2 0 8 742 0 0 26 598 2 4 17 9.392 0 3 43 79.222 1 24 ]] 17,529 2 6 9 2,070 1 10 8 3,623 0 0 4 662 1 0 5 754 0 10 6 3.600 3 10 9 4,931 1 8 8 4,118 3 1 6 12,905 2 20 Dtago Southland >) ■ ■ j) Totals 16 estates 16 estates 214 151,610 2 26

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The usual table giving the names of tho various estates purchased and settled throughout tho Dominion, the principal purposes for which the holdings are utilized, and generally the present position and future prospects of these estates is appended : —

Table F.— Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act, up to the 31st March, 1914.

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Land District and Name of Settlement. 1 a> a Principal Purpose for which Holdings •p are utilized. I PrOg ye 3 ar toing Present Positi011 - Prospects. iuckland— Balachraggan Biekerstaffe Gradock Hamlet .. Eocleston No. 2 .. Fencourt Hetana Hamlet .. Karapiro Kitchener Hamlet Mangapouri Mangawhero Matamata Methuen Hamlet .. Ohauiti Okauia Opouriao Plumer Hamlet .. Prescot .. Rangiatea Rewi Selwyn Tautari Teasdale Waari Hamlet Waimana Whitehall 24 39 14 5 41 67 17 10 11 19 214 24 11 13 99 15 1 20 9 118 40 75 30 28 15 31 14 2 38 83 13 12 11 18 189 30 13 83 17 Dairying .. .. Grazing Homes, orchards, &c. Homes .. .. Dairying .. ■ ■ Homes and orchards.. Dairying Homes and orchards Dairying ,, ., Homes and orchards Dairying New settlemen Good Fair Good Fair Satisfactory Fair Good >> ■ • Fair New settlemen Good Good Fair Good Good Good, j* ,, Homes and orchards (Miscellaneous lease). Dairying Grazing .. >> ■ • Fair 19 11 97 35 82 32 23 12 Good Good Good. a Homes, &c. Homes and orchards.. Dairying Fair Good Fair Good Satisfactory Fair Good Fair. Good. it ■ ,, • • i> Totals 959 865 9 Hawke's BayArgyll Clydebank Elsthorpe Forest Gate Hatuma Kanakanaia Kumeroa Lindsay Mahora Agricultural and pastoral Satisfactory Good Very good .. Good Very good. 62 23 49 29 76 7 15 67 34 60 22 31 24 66 6 14 63 31 Pastoral Agricultural and pastoral Fair Very good .. Fair Satisfactory Good Fair Very good .. Prosperous .. Satisfactory Good Good. Very good. Good. Pastoral Pastoral and dairying Agricultural and pastoral Agricultural, dairying, and fruitgrowing Pastoral Very good. Manga-a-toro Mangatahi Ngatapa. . Pouparae Pourerere Raumati Raureka.. 26 23 27 8 6 30 19 26 22 24 9 6 30 17 Agricultural and pastoral Good ' .. Fair Very good .. Good Fair Prosperous .. Good ! Very good .. Good Good. Very good. Good. Fair. Very good. Pastoral Dairying Agricultural, dairying, and fruitculture Agricultural and pastoral )» • • Very good .. Prosperous .. Sherenden Springhill Te Arai Te Mata.. Tomoana 21 15 54 9 13 19 3 54 8 12 ,, • • Fair No inspection. Very good .. Fair Very good .. Very good .. Good Prosperous .. Excellent. Good. Very good. Fruit-culture Agricultural, dairying, and fruitculture Pastoral Tongoio Waihau Waimarie Waipuka Wigan Willows 11 22 18 1 17 22 11 9 16 1 18 16 Agricultural Pastoral Good Fair Good Very good .. Good Fair Prosperous .. Good Prosperous .. Very good .. Good Fair. i Very good. i Good. Very good. Excellent. Good. 704 618 Agricultural Totals Taranaki — Clandon Huinga Spotswood Tariki Tokaora Dairying Fair Fair Good Fair. Good. 7 10 37 8 14 10 32 6 XI Homesteads Dairying and grazing Dairying Good Fair Good 5) * ' Very good. Excellent .. ■ Totals 76; 64 i

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Table F.—Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act, up to the 31st March, 1914— continued.

Land District and Name of Settlement. 03 R Principal Purpose for which Holdings Progress during are utilized. Year. Present Position. Prospects. Wellington— Aorangi .. j°' Carrington Dyer Epuni Hamlet Hawtrey Heatherlea Hikawera Langdale Linton Longbush Mahupuku Mangawhata Maungaraki Normandale Ohakea Paparangi Poroporo Tablelands Tawaha .. Te Matua 36 33 37 42 32 24 3 31 5 7 8 5 20 31 16 33 15 9 24 12 38 27 40 43 24 ,6 3 24 5 7 8 7 19 28 15 36 Dairying and fruit-growing Grazing and dairying Grazing, dairying, and cropping Market-gardening, residential, &c. Residential, &c. (Only selected four months) .. Grazing sheep and cattle Grazing Dairying and cropping Grazing and dairying Good Satisfactory Excellent Satisfactory Satisfactory Good Very good .. Sound Good Very good .. Good Fair Very good .. ; Good Sound Very good .. Excellent .. Excellent. I Fair. Excellent. Very good. Fair. Good. Excellent. Good. Excellent. Very good. Grazing, keeping pigs and poultry if ■ • Satisfactory Good" '.'. i Fair Sound Good .. j Dairying, cropping, and grazing Residential, pigs, poultry, &c.. . (Only recently selected). Grazing sheep and cattle Grazing, dairying, and cropping Dairying and grazing Good" Satisfactory Good.' Fair. Excellent. Good. 10 24 12 Good Very good .. Satisfactory Sound Excellent. Good. Excellent. Totals 423 376 Nelson— Braeburn Wangapeka 20 15 19 14 Mixed farming Good Very good . . Good Good. Very good. Totals 35 33 Marlborough— Blind River Flaxbourne Hillersden Lynton Downs North Bank Omaka Puhipuhi Rainford Richmond Brook .. Starborough Waipapa 18 127 43 11 9 13 2 11 12 186 4 13 90 Sheep-farming and grain-growing Fair Good Good Satisfactory Good. (Selected in March, 1914). 7 11 1 11 10 110 4 >> >» Sheep-farming Sheep-farming and light cropping: Grazing Dairying Sheep-farming and grain-growing Fair Good Little Satisfactory Satisfactory Good Fair. Excellent . . Good Fair. Good. Fair. Very good. », Excellent. Fair. Grazing Fair >> ■ • Satisfactory Totals 436 257 Westland— Kokatahi 8 7 Dairying and grazing Good Very satisfactory Ditto Good. Poerua 23 14 »» ■ ■ Totals 31 21 Canterbury— Albury 75 58 ■ 8 43 Sheep-farming and grain-grow-ing Ditto Part pastoral, part mixed farming, part business sections Part pastoral, part agricultural Sheep-farming and grain-growing Good Most prosperous Good Very good . . Excellent. Allanholme Annan Good. 43 Ashley Gorge Ashwick Avenel Avenel Extension.. Aylesbury Bourndale Braco Buddo 10 8 16 11 6 7 14 14 12 7 7 4 6 5 14 14 Fair Fair Poor Fair Fair. Doubtful. Fair. Agriculture Sheep-farming and grain-growing Market-gardening Market-gardening and workers' homes Sheep-farming and grain-grow-ing Dairy-farming and grain-growing Good Small Excellent . . Fair Good. Fair. Chamberlain 20 23 Good Most prosperous Fair Excellent. Clandeboye Clandeboye No. 2.. Claremont 10 6 11 10 6 9 Sheep, dairy-farming, and graingrowing Agricultural, pastoral, and commercial Sheep-farming and grain-grow-ing >i • • Fair », • • Fair. M . ' Culverden 47 42 Good Excellent .. Good. Douglas .. 30 27 Fair Fair Doubtful, but improvement since last year. Indifferent. Gocd. Draytoi Eccleston 19 4 17 4 Agricultural Sheep-farming and grain-growing Small ' Good Indifferent .. Good

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Table F. —Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act, up to the 31st March, 1914 — continued.

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Land District and Name of Settlement. ! ■ I a Principal Purpose for which Holdings >cs are utilized. I Progress during _ . „ ... Year. Present Position. Prospects. .Canterbury— contd. Epworth.. Four Peaks Fyvie Hekeao .. 2 8 5 15 1 I 5 13 Dairy-farming and grain-growing Sheep-farming and grain-growing Good Poor Good Good Poor Good Success assured. Good. Poor. Success assured. Highbank Hornby Horsloy Downs . . j Kaimahi.. .. Kapua .. . . I Kapuatohe 80 20 26 12 12 14 57 19 22 12 12 11 Dairy - farming, sheep - farming, and grain-growing Sheep-farming and grain-growing Market-gardening and workers' homes Agricultural Market-gardening Small farming and dairying .. Market-gardening and workers' homes Dairying Pastoral, agricultural, dairying, and grass-seeding Mixed farming Fair Good FaiiFair Excellent .. Fair Good Fair Fair. Good. Fair. Good. Fair. ICereta Kinloch .. 4 30 3 28 Good Good Good. Kohika Kohika No. 2 Ladbrooks Lansdown .. | Lyndon .. .. I Lyndon No. 2 Marawiti Maytown Mead Meadows Mills .. .. Morice 15 4 13 9 8 9 13 11 21 14 21 31 15 4 10 9 9 13 11 19 14 21 25 Dairying and agriculture (Selected during the year). Mixed farming Mixed farming and pastoral .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing Small farming and dairying Sheep-farming and grain-growing FailGood Very good .. Fair Good Very good. Improving. Good. Success assured. »> ■ • Small farming and dairying .. Dairying, grass - seeding, and grazing Sheep-farming and grain-growing Dairy-farming, grain-growing, and market-gardening Small farming and dairying .. Market-gardening Mixed farming Small farming and dairying .. Sheep-farming and grain-growing Fair Good Fair Fair Good Fair. Good. Fair. Mount Nessing Orakipaoa 11 27 11 21 Good Very good. Success assured. Otaio Otarakaro Papaka Pareora Pareora No. 2 9 7 9 28 32 8 8 9 24 32 Very good .. Good Very good .. Very good .. Good Very good .. Good. Success assured. Patoa .. Pawaho Peaks Puhuka .. Punaroa 4 25 12 10 17 2 25 2 10 17 Mostly pastoral Workers' homes Mixed farming Workers' homes Dairy-farming, sheep-farming, and grain-growing Grain-growing and sheep-farming Fair Good Excellent. Success assured. Fair. Good. Good '.'. Success assured. Very good .. Good RainoliS Rakitairi Rapuwai Rautawiri Roimata.. Rosebrook Rosewill 1 22 5 6 29 14 155 1 17 5 6 27 14 143 >j Workers' homes Small farming Sheop-f arming and grain-growing Excellent .. Good Very good .. Most prosperous Fair Ruapuna No. 2 Scargill .. Sherwood Downs .. Stoke Strathmore Studholme Junction Takitu .. 15 7 26 7 3 4 5 13 4 25 7 3 2 5 Agricultural Grain-growing and sheep-farming Agricultural Grain-growing and sheep-farming Small farming Sheep-farming Good Moderate Good >t •' Good Fair Good Most prosperous Good Good. Fair. >> • • Very good .. Good. Success assured. Tamai .. Tara, Tarawahi Timaunga Timaunga Extension Tripp 40 8 27 17 6 24 40 Workers' homes (Selected during the year). Workers' homes Mixed farming (New settlement: No report). Sheep farming and grain-grow-ing Ditto. Good Fair. 27 15 3 23 Good Good Fair Valverde Waiapi Waikakahi 11 15 183 7 14 183 No marked improvement Fair Good Good Most prosperous Good Success assured. Excellent. Success assured. Good. )J I Waimate 32 32 Sheep-farming, grain and fruit growing Workers' homes Dairying, sheep - farming, and grain-growing Wharenui Winchester 26 10 26 8 Fair Fair. Homestead-sites .. Miscellaneous occupation licenses, &c. 10 47 4 Totals l l,702 | 1,479

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Table F.—Summary of the Settlements established upon Estates acquired and dealt with, under the Provisions of the Land for Settlements Act, up to the 31st March, 1914— continued.

Cemetebies. The number of cemeteries under tho supervision of the Department is now 501. Trustees for six new cemeteries were appointed during tho year, while forty-five warrants appointing trustees for existing oihS wore also issued. Three cemeteries were vested in local authorities. This the Department is pleased to arrange where practicable. Domains. During the year Seventeen new domains were brought under Part II of the Public Reserves and Domains Act, 1908. Tho total administered under the Act is now 546. A largo proportion of these have been highly improved and beautified; and the management by the various Domain Boards of the areas entrusted to them is generally very Satisfactory. A synopsis of the annual reports of the Boards will be prepared and laid before Parliament,

Laud District and Name of Settlement. Principal Purpose for which Holdings Progress during are utilized. Year. Present Position. Prospects. Otago— Airedale Ardgowan Aviemore Barnego Cardrona .. | Clareview Conical Hills Duncan .. Earnscleugh 12 66 1 24 1 5 44 (i 13 Mixed farming General and dairying Pastoral General and dairying Pastoral General and dairying General farming Dairying and general Fruitgrowing Good Good Very good. 11 52 1 19 1 3 37 4 9 Very good .. Good Fair Very fair .. Fair Good Very good .. Good FailGood'.' Very good. Fair. Very satisfactory Good Good. Elderslie Elderslie No. 2 Greenfield Janefield Kauroo Hill Kurow Maorewhenua Makareao and Extension Matakanui Meadowbank Momons Otanomomo Otekaike Plunket Pomahaka Downs Puketapu Rugged Ridges Steward 37 U 43 21 41 14 75 36 25 14 40 19 30 13 56 22 General and mixed farming .. Dairying and fruitgrowing General farming Grazing and dairying General farming f> ' ' Sound Good Very good. Good. Very good. Good. >J ■ ■ Very sound. Good. 3 II M If, (ii 18 27 II 1 48 2 8 13 8 51 18 19 8 1 42 Mixed farming Dairying and mixed farming .. Dairying General farming General and dairying Fair Very good .. Very fair Good Fair Very good .. FaiiGood Very good. Fair. Good. Fair Good St. Helen's Tahawai Taumata Teaneraki Te Pake.. Tokarahi Totara Windsor Park No. 1 Windsor Park No. 2 3 8 9 23 3 8 9 13 3 43 25 24 8 Dairying Pastoral General farming and a little dairying Ditto Dairying General farming Dairying General farming General and dairying JJ • • j> - * Very good Good. >> • • i> 79 27 37 10 Fair '.'. Good Fair Good Fair. Very good. Good. »» • • )J Totals 865 662 »> • * »> ■ ■ »» • • »> i I (Only selected March, 1914). Agricultural and pastoral Agricultural, pastoral, and dairying Pastoral and dairying (Only selected February, 1914). Agricultural, pastoral, and dairying (Only selected February, 1914). Dairying and pastoral Agricultural, pastoral, and dairying Agricultural and pastoral Good. Excellent. Southland— Ardlussa.. Beaumont Edendale 3 11 145! 1 11 132 Fair Excellent .. FailVery good .. Ermedale For'ideation Hill .. Glen ham 13 5 40; 12 Good Good Good. 46 Good Good Excellent. Kuows'ey Park Maori Hill Merrivale 5 9 49 1 3 41 Fair Good Fair Good Good. Tery good. Otahu Rlngway Waiirikiki 7 5 8 2 Fair »> ■ ■ Fair »> Good. Fair. 3 (Only selected March, 1914). Totals 298 262 Grand totals 5,529 4,637

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Repoets on Special Bbanches op the Department. The usual reports on the operations of the Department in connection with State nurseries and plantations, land-drainage, and scenery preservation will be prepared for laying before Parliament, and in addition there will be a report by the Surveyor-General on tho survey operations of the Department. Office-wobk. A summary snowing the number of Proclamations, Orders in Council, Warrants, &c, prepared during the year, together with a summary of expenditure approved by the Department, is appended.

Summary showing the Number of Proclamations, Orders in Council, Warrants, and Notices prepared and issued during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

The following have also been prepared and published : — Sale-plan posters .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 203* Monthly poster of lands offered for selection .. .. .. 12f Crown Lands Guide (quarterly issues) .. .. .. .. .. 4$ * 155,500 copies printed. f The total number of copies printed during the year was 20,350. Previous to the month of September only 300 copies of the poster were printed per month. Since that date, however, it was arranged that copies should be exhibited in all the post-offices of the Dominion, and those offices are now being supplied monthly with the poster, thus ensuring a greater publicity in connection with the lands of the down that are offered for selection from time to time. } 10,750 copies printed.

Summary of Expenditure approved during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

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Proclamations. 3lama ons. iOrders in Warrants and : rp . ■ Council. Notices. lotaL Under the Land Act and the Land for Settlements Act Under the Public Reserves and Domains Act Under the Scenery Preservation Acts Under the Native Land Act Under the Education Reserves Acts Under the State Forests Act Under the Kauri-gum Industry Acts Under the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1912 Under the Reserves and Other Lands Disposal and Public Bodies Empowering Act, 1913 Under the Cemeteries Act Under the Timber-floating Act Under the New Zealand State-guaranteed Advances Act, 1909, and amendments, and section 63 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913 Under the Land Transfer Act, authorizing the issue of certificates of title 54 25 16 5 313 367 160 107 267 2 27 .. 16 5 5 1 6 13 5 18 2 2 1 1 2 48 I — 51 51 ..3 3 48 155 155 Totals .. 149 173 645 967

Vote No. Name of Vote or Account. Amount voted (Net). Expenditure (Grow). Recoveries. Expenditure (Net). 75 76 117 119 120 Consolidated Fund. Lands and Survey Lands and Survey, Miscellaneous State Forests Account Scenery-preservation Account Land for Settlements Account Expenses £ 174,122 100,298 32,408 16,552 13,579 £ 174,122 100,298 32,408 16,552 13,579 £ 208,4.61 58,916 28,473 14,420 4,574 £ 45,017 2.213 31 1,409 £ 163,444 56,703 28,442 13,011 4,574 Public Works Fund. Lands Improvement— Improved-farm Settlements Lands, Miscellaneous 25.000 6,700 25,000 6,700 16,544 3,559 5 16,539 3,559 115 116 Totals 368,659 334,947 48,675 286,272 i Special Acts, Deposit Accounts, &c. . . Land for Settlements Account Cheviot Estate Account Hauraki Plains Settlement Account . . Rangitaiki Land-drainage Account National Endowment Account Native Land|Settlement Account 4,921 13,779 1 18,999 17,873 4,907 63,664 364 8,165 110 4,921 13,415 1 10,834 17,763 4,907 1,600 62,064 Totals.. 124,144 70,703 53,441 Grand totals 459,091 119,378 339,713

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Retirement : John Strauchon, Esq., 1.5.0. The retirement of the head of the Department on the 31st March last calls for a special paragraph. He was born at Swinton, Berwickshire, Scotland, on tho 29th March, 1848; educated at Kilmarnock Academy, Ayrshire, at Pryde's Private Academy, Normal School and School of Arts, Edinburgh; and came to Now Zealand in September, 1861, where he was employed in the office of the Otago Daily Times and Witness Company for a short time, afterwards entering the Otago Provincial Engineers' Department in February, 1862, and being transferred to the Survey Department in August, 1865. Ho passed tho Surveyors Examination in 1868, and joined the then Head Office in Dunodin as draughtsman, and later acted as Office Surveyor. In the beginning of 1870 he was Sent to Martin's Bay as Draughtsman and Surveyor in charge of the Land Office, and on returning in August, 1871, was employed on miscellaneous Surveys around Dunedin, and appointed District Surveyor at Mataura in November, 1871. He held that position until May, 1891, with a short break, May to December, in 1877, when he occupied the position of Acting Chief Surveyor at Nelson. In 1891 he was promoted Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands for Westland, and from 1893 to 1901 was Chief Surveyor and Commissioner of Crown Lands for Taranaki District, also being the local member of the Land Purchase Board, School Commissioners, and member of North Island Electoral Representation Commission. Ho Was also Chairman of the Mount Egmont Reserves Board, and afterwards also of the Mount Egmont National Park Board. From 1902 to 1908 he was Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor for the Wellington District, and also a member of the Land Purchase Board, Scenery Board, School Commissioners, and tho Surveyors Board. In 1908 and 1909 he was Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor for the Auckland District, and from 1909 to 1912 Surveyor-General, being also a member of the Land Purchase Board, Government Insurance Board, Public Trust Board, Chairman of Surveyors Board and of Scenery Preservation Board. In addition, he was a member of the Board of Examiners under the Mining Acts and under the Coalmines Act. He was also Chairman of the Representation Commissioners, and represented the New Zealand Government at a conference of Surveyors-General in Australia in 1911. He was appointed a Companion of the Imperial Service Order in June, 1912. From 1912 to 1914 he Was Under-Secretary for Crown Lands, also for Immigration (until the latter was created a separate Department in 1913), member of Board of Land Purchase Commissioners, Public Service Superannuation Board, State Advances Board, and Native Land Purchase Board. He finally retired on superannuation on the 31st March, 1914, after continuous and meritorious service of fifty-two years and two months, carrying with him the respect and esteem of the many officers with whom, from first to last, he has been associated. Departmental Changes, Promotions, Transfers, etc. ! The retirement of Mr. John Strauchon, 1.5.0., from the position of Undor-Socrotary resulted in tho following promotions, which, however, did not take effect until after the end of tho year under review: Mr. James Mackenzie, Surveyor-Gonoral, to be Under-Secretary; Mr. E. H. Wilmot, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor, Otago, to be SurveyorGeneral ; Mr. R. T. Sidd, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor, Hawke's Bay, promoted to Otago in similar capacity; Mr. W. H. Skinner, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor, Marlborough, promoted to Hawke's Bay District; Mr. H. G. Price, Chief Draughtsman, Christchurch, to bo Commissioner of Crown Lands and Chief Surveyor, Marlborough. Mr. M. C. Smith, Chiof Draughtsman, Wellington Distrcit Office, was appointed Chief Draughtsman, Hoad Offico; Mr. W. F. Marsh, Chief Draughtsman, Dunodin, succeeding as Chiof Draughtsman, Wellington ; Mr. D. M. Caldor, Chief Draughtsman, Hokitika, was promoted to bo Chiof Draughtsman at Dunodin ; Mr. R. P. Grevillo was appointed to bo District Inspecting Surveyor at Hamilton; Mr. F. J. Harrop, Land Transfer Draughtsman, New Plymouth, owing to ill health, was transferred to Auckland Survey Offico ; Mr. J. R. Vaile, Land Transfer Draughtsman, Dunodin, Succeeding him. Tho following Survey cadets were promoted to be Assistant Surveyors : L. T. Seddon and B. C. A. McCabo, Nelson ; G. Pirritt, F. W. Watson, and C. V. Blake, Auckland. Messrs. H. T. McCardoll, Chief Draughtsman, Head Offico; H. J. Lewis, Land Transfer Draughtsman, Gisborne ; C. E. O. Smith, Draughtsman, Auckland ; J. Forrester, Crown Lands Ranger, Canterbury; and J. W. Liddell, Clerk, Head Office, retired on Superannuation. Mr. A. A. S. Danby, Immigration Officer, also retired from the service. Messrs. W. Wilson, District Surveyor, Westland, H. M. Thompson and D. Nelson, Assistant Surveyors, Southland and Nelson respectively, resigned from the service to enter into business. It is with great regret that I have to record the death of Mr. C. St. G. Gore, Clerk, District Office, Wellington, an officer who was universally respected. Conclusion. In conclusion, I desire to place on record my appreciation of the zealous and painstaking services rendered by the officers of this Department in both the clerical and professional divisions. The past year has been more than usually arduous, largely on account of the initiation of the recent land legislation, and it is gratifying to me to make the above acknowledgment.

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APPENDICES.

APPENDIX I.—SETTLEMENT OF CROWN LANDS.

EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORTS OF THE COMMISSIONERS OF CROWN LANDS ON SETTLEMENT OPERATIONS DURING THE TWELVE MONTHS WHICH ENDED ON THE 31st MARCH, 1914.

AUCKLAND. Crown Lands opened for Selection and Lands selected. The total area of land opened for selection on all tenures during the year was 115,654 acres, out of which 66,976 acres was placed on the market for the first time, and the remaining 18.678 acres represented land which had been previously offered, and either remained unselected or had reverted to the Crown after selection. The actual area of new selections under all tenures during the year, excluding miscellaneous leases, was 91,176 acres, representing 639 separate selections. The demand for land continues to be keen, and the number of inquiries for particulars of lands to be offered is steady and continuous, the areas most in demand being lands on the Hauraki Plains or other fairly accessible lands capable of being brought in for dairying within a comparatively short time. The demand for lands for dairying purposes may possibly in the future find a rival to some extent in the demand for lands for fruitgrowing, to the possibilities of which attention is now being turned. The large areas of land adapted for both purposes, but not yet available or effectively utilized for either, will render the future work of land-settlement in the district one of steady progress for many years to come. In connection with the applications received for lands opened, it may be mentioned that considerable difficulty is experienced by the office and the Land Board in dealing with many of the applications owing to the incomplete and indefinite nature of the information supplied by applicants, particularly in regard to their means, which are frequently set down as " nil " or " ample," either form of answer being inadequate. It would appear as if applicants believed their chances of admission to the ballot were furthered rather than prejudiced by such vague answers, which frequently entail the rejection of applications, especially at ballots when there is no opportunity of obtaining further information. Amongst the selections already mentioned, the first place falls to the occupation-with-right-of-purchasc tenure, with 238 selections comprising 46,857 acres—over half of the total area taken up. The renewable-lease tenure accounts for 29,192 acres in 154 selections, taken up without optional choice of tenure, and the next largest the Hauraki pastoral-license tenure with fifty-six selections, comprising 11,516 acres. The Freehold Tenure. The total area alienated as freehold during the year was 80,128 acres, consisting of 518 selections. Out of this area 199 purchases, totalling 39,362 acres, were effected under the provisions of the Land Laws Amendment Acts of 1912 and 1913, extending the freehold to holders of leases in perpetuity and to holders of renewable leases under the Land for Settlements Act. In addition to this, 111-other holdings, comprising 8,336 acres, are, under the same provisions, being converted into freehold by deferred payments. In this connection it is interesting to note that the year witnessed, the final passing of the old deferred-payment system established under the Land Acts of 1877 and 1885, the last of these having now been converted into freehold. Total Number op Tenants. The total number of Crown tenants of all classes on the books of the district at the close of the year was 7,661, occupying an area of 1,962,318 acres, and paying a rental of £100,145 per annum. Revenue and Arrears. The total revenue for the year from all sources was £193,348, an increase of £36,400 over the revenue for the preceding period. The amount jealized by the alienation of freehold under all tenures other than by deferred payments was £63,487, of which £15,095 was paid for the freehold of lands acquired under the Land for Settlements Acts,

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The revenue received during the year entailed the issue of 13,276 receipts, and in addition a sum of £42,575 was passed through the Deposit Account, entailing the issue of 2,236 receipts. Payments amounting to £14,056 were made into the Local Bodies' Deposit Account, and a sum of £14,760 was paid over to local bodies for providing and improving access to Crown leaseholds. The arrears of rent owing at the close of the period amounted to £5,656, owing by 464 holders, the amount representing about 5J per cent, of the total annual rental. Transfers and Forfeitures. The total number of applications for transfer dealt with by the Land Board was 670, of which 636 were granted and thirty-four refused. The most careful consideration is given by the Board to every case submitted, the circumstances of the application, fulfilment of conditions, amount of consideration and position and suitability of the proposed transferee being all fully scrutinized, so as to ensure as far as possible that the transaction is of a bona fide character, and that the incoming tenant enters into possession with reasonable prospects of success. It is always borne in mind that it is not the rent payable to the Crown that may prejudice the success of a transferee, but the amount of consideration in the form of goodwill paid to the outgoing tenant. The area of land forfeited is considerably less than during the previous year, although the difference in actual number of holdings is very small. In my last report I pointed out that a very large proportion of these forfeitures resulted from the practice followed by many landseekers of applying for Crown lands without first inspecting or otherwise satisfying themselves of their probable suitability. The first impression gained by the applicant when he subsequently inspects often fails to confirm his anticipation, and in disappointment he immediately throws up the holding. This class of case accounts for a much larger proportion of the forfeitures than does actual non-fulfilment of conditions. Lands in Mining Districts. The total area of land selected on the Coromandel Peninsula under the two mining district tenures was 12,296 acres in seventy-one holdings, as compared with the fifty-three holdings and 15,017 acres of the previous year. The total area now in occupation under these two tenures is 84,557 acres in 482 holdings. The freehold option now given to the holders of Hauraki pastoral licenses, coupled with a reduction of mining activities,' and the prominence given to excellent pastoral qualities of much of the peninsula land, are tending to create a renewed activity of inquiry for these lands. Rangers' Reports and Conditions of Settlement. The reports received from the Rangers during the year continue to be very satisfactory, and to disclose an excellent standard of fulfilment of conditions and bona fide settlement achieved generally by settlers in all parts of the district. The number of total defaulters was only about 7 per cent, of the number of holdings inspected, and out of the 18 per cent, who were in'default of a partial character, either for deficient improvements or non-residence, the tenants are in the majority of cases using their best efforts to fulfil their obligations, which they recognize it is to their own interest to do, since the development of the holdings and the increase in value of improvements means bringing the property into a self-supporting and payable condition In order to give them the opportunity of doing so the Land Board is always willing, for satisfactory reasons, to give tenants reasonable extensions of time in which to comply. It cannot be denied that in many parts of the district the difficulties of access, lack of schools, and other backblock disadvantages offer very real and adequate grounds for any reasonable consideration that can be shown to settlers engaged in the work of bringing new lands into productiveness The lack of-access especially presses hardly on the new settler in many localities, and it is much to be desired that arrangements should be made so that the construction of roads should a! least be well under way by the time the lands are balloted, instead of being in the majority of cases commenced a considerable time afterwards, during which time the settlors' preliminary work on their holdings is handicapped by the additional difficulties of inadequate access The general extension of roading and railway facilities throughout the district however especially m the North of Auckland, is improving the position of many Crown tenants even if the benefit is in numerous cases of a somewhat indirect character. The extension of the dairy industry, and especially of the home-separation system, has been also of incalculable benefit especially to tenants who have not much capital to expend on their sections, as they are enabled to stay at home and improve their holdings, instead of having to leave home to earn money to keep their families and effect improvements. This has no doubt much to do with the rapid and satisfactory manner in which many of the holdings are being improved, A favourable season resulted m very good burns of felled areas being obtained, and the subsequent sowings have taken well Some damage was caused in the north by the spread of bush and o- rass fires to an unexpected extent, but a number of settlers were enabled to turn this to advantage by being supplied with grass-seed upon easy terms of payment. 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exploitation areas of timber not hitherto marketable, and in the Rotorua and Tauranga Counties timber-mills are buying milling rights, thus giving settlers employment and enabling them to get their lands cleared for future productiveness. Improved-farm Settlements. The three improved-farm settlements—Rangitoto Nos. 1 and 2 and Korakonui.—which are still in their earlier stages, continue to make good progress; the improvements are greatly in excess of requirements, and, with the assistance given in supplying cows, the majority of the settlers are now dairying, and the holdings are becoming self-supporting. Flax Industry. This has not been very successful, owing to the low market price of fibre and shortage of raw material. A few mills have worked regularly, and near Kawakawa a considerable amount of flax has been planted. Kauri-gum Industry. The past season, like its predecessor, has been a favourable one for obtaining gum from the deep swamps which form a portion of the fields, especially the extensive northern ones. There has been a large output, and, as good prices have prevailed, many of the diggers have made high wages. Arrangements are now being made to dredge for gum in the north, but the success of the idea has not yet been proved. The number of British diggers appears to be decreasing. During the year an area of 5,309 acres has been withdrawn from existing kauri-gum reserves, inquiry having shown that the land no longer contained gum in payable quantities and that it could be better utilized for settlement purposes. The inquiries of the recently appointed Gum Lands Commission will no doubt result in freeing for settlement a considerable area whose gum-contents would not justify its being withheld from settlement. Although it is true that much of the kauri-gum land is of poor quality, yet the popular impression on this point probably greatly overestimates both the extent and the poverty of the inferior lands. Much of the area locked up in the gum reserves is without doubt capable of responding well to suitable cultivation and the application of manure for ordinary farmingpurposes, while it has also been proved that these lands are admirably adapted for fruitgrowing, provided a suitable aspect and shelter are obtainable. There have been numerous inquiries for areas under the gum-lands settlement provisions contained in the Act of 1912. Sand-drifts. The Ranger draws attention to the question of sand-drift in the far north, where the drift is rapidly encroaching and covering Crown lands and other properties, places being noticed where the drift has encroached from sto 10 chains during the last three years. Both on the valuable swamp lands around Awanui and Kaitaia and northward from Waipapakauri serious encroachment is taking place, and unless something can be done to check it irreparable damage will result. The same process is taking place —though perhaps to a lesser extent —in other parts of the western coast-line of the district as far south as Kawhia. Lands to be opened. An area of 242,389 acres of Crown land in different parts of the district was open for selection under the various tenures at the close of the year, in addition to which I anticipate that a total area of approximately 126,620 acres will be placed on the market and selected during the ensuing year. The largest area to be opened in one locality will be the Moerangi Block, of 17,418 acres, near Kawhia. Education Endowment Reserves. The total area of education, endowment reserves in the district is 126,353 acres, out of which 76,093 acres are held under lease by 657 holders, paying an annual rental of £4,978. An area of 8,974 acres was offered during the year for lease for twenty-one years with right of renewal upon revaluation and full protection for improvements effected, but only 934 acres was taken up. A. considerable portion of the area, was, however, situated in localities which are not at present very attractive to selectors. Renewals of expiring leases were arranged in thirteen cases, covering an area of 1,061 acres, the new rental payable being £134 per annum, as against £71 paid during the previous term. Departmental. During the year nineteen ordinary and special meetings of the Land Board were held. The amount of business to be dealt with at all the regular meetings is very heavy, necessitating much careful preparation, for and consideration by the Board. Apart from this, a very large volume of correspondence and general business has passed through the office, some idea of its magnitude being conveyed by the fact that the correspondence received totalled 42,988 pieces of mail-matter, and that despatched was 77,702, a total of 1.20,690, representing an increase of about 17,500 over the previous year. The staff has worked well, and though at times rather shorthanded, by extra exertion the business has been dealt with satisfactorily. H. M. Skeet, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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HAWKE'S BAY. The Settlement of Crown Lands. The principal blocks of land opened for selection during the year ended 31st March, 1914 (all of which were purchased from the Natives), were as under : —- Ahuaturanga Block, near Woodville, comprising 993 acres of dairying and pastoral land, subdivided into twelve sections in areas of from 37 acres to 157 acres. All the sections were selected at the ballot. The settlers are doing good work in effecting the necessary improvements, but, owing to the non-construction of roads and drains, they were unable to do all they wanted in regard to dairying. The Huiarua Block, in the local district of Poverty Bay, containing 7,436 acres, all forest land of good quality, and subdivided into one small grazing-run and the balance in sections on the renewable-lease system. All selected at the ballot. The delay in the construction of the roads to and through this block has also caused difficulty to the settlers. The Hukanui Block, near Waikaremoana, containing 8,746 acres, offered in three allotments, one on the optional system and two as small grazing-runs. Selected with the exception of one run, all forest country, part at high elevation. The Otawhao Block, near Takapau, containing 2,377 acres, offered in areas from 77 acres to 150 acres, was readily selected; it is excellent land. This class of land, adapted for dairying and mixed farming, is that most in demand, being suitable for the settler with small capital. The Tahoraite Block, about a mile and a half from Dannevirke, and some odd sections in the Tahoraite and Norsewood Survey Districts, 1,585 acres, were also readily selected. In addition several scattered sections have been offered and selected. Generally the most demand appears to be for medium-sized areas of good land, suitable for mixed farming or dairying, and which are within the means of the small capitalist and give a much quicker return than large areas only suitable for pastoral purposes, chiefly sheep-grazing. Last year was a more prospcrious year for the older established settlements than the previous one, for, although fairly dry for several months, there were no grass-fires, and the high prices for produce were well maintained. In March the finest rainfall for three years was experienced, and, in consequence, the autumn growth is exceptionally good, and the prospects of the settlers, especially those lately put on the land, should be very bright. The settlement of the land in this district is proceeding in a very satisfactory manner, and the surveyors are actively engaged on the subdivision of a number of blocks for future settlement. Disposal of .Remaining Crown Lands. It is proposed to offer for sale or selection during the current year an area of 131,468 acres. The following are brief descriptions of the principal blocks : — Waipiro, Buckley, and Te Puia Townships (16 acres) : Small areas suitable for business or residential sites. Te Puia Block (231 acres) : Open land of fair quality. Mangaoporo (1,182 acres): To be offered under optional system on the 22nd April, 1914. First-class land, all cleared and in grass with the exception of 60 acres. Motu (66 acres) : Mostly in bush; soil good. Heru-o-turea (Waitara), 3,990 acres: Undulating country covered with fern and taanusa scrub, with patches of birch bush, part limestone formation, balance soil of a pumiceous nature. Survey now in hand. Part Kaitoki, near Dannevirke (550 acres) : Mostly in grass. Good dairying country. Weber (269 acres) :To be offered under optional system on the 11th June, 1914. Undulating and broken country, with mixed bush in the gullies and scrub on the ridges. Mangamaire, near Porangahau (5,886 acres) : Excellent sheep country, well grassed, with some manuka scrub in places. Low undulating hills. Porangahau (4,06,4 acres): Mostly in native and English grasses; undulating and broken land; excellent sheep country. Manawaangiangi (2,092 acres): For the most part open country, partly in native and exotic grasses with patches of mingi and manuka distributed over the whole area, with mixed bush and scrub in the gullies. Waipaoa (16,785 acres): Rough broken country, covered with tawa and birch; soil fair to poor pumice. Survey in hand. Tuahu (6,000 acres): Mostly high birch-clad country; soil inferior to fair: sandstone formation ; well watered. Survey in hand. Kaiwaka (13,640 acres): In five small grazing-runs, to be offered on the 3rd April, 1914. Timahanga Block (17,418 acres) : Fronting the Inland Patea main coach-road. Capable of subdivision into two small grazing-runs. Undulating and some high country with patches of manuka, and fern with considerable patches of grass, capable in its present state of carrying 6,000 sheep; partly fenced and improved. At present let on temporary grazing license. Omahaki Block (15,710 acres): At present let for temporary grazing purposes. Undulating country, from I,looft. to 2,000 ft. above sea-level; covered with fern, manuka, scrub, and grass: steep faces to the Ngaruroro River. The survey of road access and for exchanges with adjoining owners being made at an early date to give good fencing boundaries. Capable of subdivision into three small grazing-runs. Kaweka, Pohui, and Kuripapanga (43,569 acres): Pastoral Runs 11, 13, and 14; comprise for the most part open rugged and broken country with patches of stunted black birch in the gullies and on hill slopes. The soil is of a light pumiceous character on slate rock, sandstone, and

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gravel. Exchanges are now made with the owners of adjoining freehold lands in order to furnish better access to the main roads, and now that the provisions with regard to pastoral runs.have been improved by recent legislation, these areas should be cut up into suitable runs. Tenures. Owing to the great number of holdings made freehold during the year there is only a small increase in the number of tenants on the books. The total is now 1,953. The tenures are divided into four distinct classes— i.e., ordinary Crown lands (including Native-land settlement), 898 tenants, holding an area of 492,387 acres, and paying an annual rental of £41,452 : lands for settlement, 704 tenants, holding an area, of 223,102 acres, and paying an annual rental of £73,606 : national-endowment lands, 116 tenants, holding an area of 222,218 acres; annual rental, £7,308: education and other endowments, 235 tenants, holding an area of 87,543 acres, and paying an annual rental of £9,951. Inspections and Ranger's Reports. In the northern or Gisborne portion of the district the Crown Lands Ranger during the year made 285 inspections of leasehold sections held on different tenures, covering an area of 216,922 acres; and 151 miscellaneous inspections. The value of improvements required to be done by the tenants was £161,136, and, according to the Ranger, the improvements actually effected are valued at £429,426, and there were only ten defaulters for residence, principally on account of no schools being near enough to send children to. In the southern or Napier portion of the district the Crown Lands Ranger inspected and furnished reports on 348 holdings, covering an area of 199,315 acres, and made 188 miscellaneous inspections, including valuation of Springhill Settlement, in. conjunction with a special valuer, and revaluations of education endowments. The value of improvements required to be effected amounted to £202,911, and improvements actually effected £370,561. There were ninetydefaulters —fifty-two for improvements, thirty-four for residence, and four for other reasons. In fairness to some of the defaulting settlers, especially those in AVaihau Settlement, Manawaangiangi, and Ilokai Blocks, I may say that it was mainly duo to the non-construction of the roads that they were unable to comply with the full condition of their leases. Bush felled and Area grassed. Of the holding's inspected by the Crown Lands Rangers, only 6,377 acres of bush was felled and the area grassed —the lowest on. record. The settlers in more settled districts are now turning their attention to stumping and making ready for cultivation. Purchase of Fee-simple during the Yeap.. In the last annual return I made mention that in all probability more tenants would take advantage this year of the opportunity of making their holdings freehold than was the case last year. This has been realized. The favourable season, combined with good prices for sale of stock and wool, has induced settlers to invest their savings in the land, and to make it their own. The number of tenants who have made their holdings freehold is forty-eight, comprising an area of 24,954 acres; besides these there are fourteen tenants, holding an area of 6,018 acres, acquiring the freehold under the deferred-payment system, which takes twenty years to complete. The number of tenants who have acquired and are acquiring the freehold during the past year comprises 5 per cent, of all those who are eligible to purchase, which is a very satisfactory percentage when one considers the amount of money expended in effecting the necessary improvements to add to the carrying-capacity of the land. Forfeitures and Surrenders. Ten transactions on land held under permanent tenures came under this heading, comprising an area of 2,975 acres. Four of these tenants abandoned their holdings owing to the land not being equal to their expectations. It is, of course, always to the advantage of intending applicants to view the land before lodging an application; they will then only apply for the land that meets their requirements, and by this act of caution ensure to a certain degree the success that, they want; otherwise they but imped© the progress of a new settlement. Transfers. < The total number of applications to transfer submitted to the Land Board during the year was 151, of which thirteen were declined. As the detailed information with regard to transfers furnished last year met with marked approval, I am supplying below a schedule on similar lines. Owing to the increased facilities given to Crown tenants to acquire the fee-simple of their holdings, the Land Board have, in cases where the consideration appeared abnormally high and where the lessee had the right to acquire the freehold, invariably declined such applications, thereby refusing to accept new tenants on such terms, and absolving themselves from any future responsibility with regard to the success or failure of the proposed transferee. In most cases where such applications have been refused the lessees have taken advantage of their right to acquire the freehold, and dealt directly with the proposed transferee. The only restriction, therefore, with regard to future dealings in these lands is the limitation of area prescribed by Part XIII of the Land Act, 1908, and its amendments. It is still my opinion that the education-endowment leases, some of which are very valuable, should come under this limitation.

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Transfers completed during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

Land Revenue and Accounts. The gross revenue received for the year was £153,229, which is an increase of £32,076 over the previous year. Rebates to the amount of £8,880 were granted to 1,268 tenants. The transactions in connection with survey liens still continues to increase, the amount received under this heading being £2,663. Ordinary revenue receipts numbering 4,214, and fifty-one provisional-title receipts were passed through the Receiver's cash-book. The sum of £10,198 was paid into the Local Bodies' Deposit Account, and £10,403 was paid to local bodies. In the ordinary deposit account, £19,662 was received and £20,520 disbursed. Vouchers to the number of 947 were dealt with, representing an amount of £27,044, being a large increase on the previous year's transactions. Expenditure of "Thirds," "Fourths," and "Halves." Twenty proposals for expenditure of the sum of £10,403 were submitted by the local bodies and approved of by the Land Board. The amount at credit at the end of the financial year was £6,605 3s. sd. Included in this amount are "thirds" on the Manawangiangi, Otawhao, and Makaretu Blocks. The roads to and through these blocks have not yet been completed and handed over by the Government to the local bodies. Land Board. Nineteen ordinary and special meetings of the Laud Board were held during the year at Napier, and four ordinary meetings of the Board were held at the local Lands Office at Gisborne. Special meetings of the Board were held at Woodville, Takapau, Dannevirke, and Waipawa. in connection with land-ballots. Visits were made by the members of the Board to Manawaangiangi Block, Lindsay, Springhill, and Tongoio Settlements, to make themselves cognisant of the actual conditions and requirements of settlers and the value of the land. General Review. The transactions for the year show a large increase on all previous years, and the amendments in the Land Act, giving extended rights to acquire the fee-simple of leases, has largely increased the revenue and also the work in the office in dealing with and arriving at the amounts of the payments. The season has been a very prosperous one, and the settlers are for the most part in a sound prosperous condition. The demand for small and medium areas of good land is still unsatisfied, as the recent ballot for Springhill Settlement disclosed when out of eighty applicants, nearly- all local residents and good. bona fide men, only fifteen were able to obtain sections.

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t Number of Transfers. Area. A r a1ue of Improve- Consideration ments effected. money paid. Ordinary Crown lands Occupation with right of purchase .. Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease Cash .. .. .. Pastoral runs Small grazing-runs Miscellaneous licenses 22 30 5 1 3 4 8 A. K. P. 8,844 2 20 10,445 2 28 2,286 1 13 2 0 0 20.325 0 0 6,102 2 0 268 3 6 I £ s. (1. t s. (I. 11,730 .1 11 40,734 12 0 42,801 5 0 76,026 9 4 3,070 5 0 4.762 16 3 * 5 0 0 * 2,500 0 0 8,130 0 0 f4,480 5 0 * 616 5 0 Totals 73 48,274 3 27 65,731 11 11 129,125 7 7 Land for settlements— Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease Small grazing-runs Miscellaneous licenses 27 13 1 1 7.421 2 39 2.952 1 19 1,040 0 0 2 1 0 18,514 2 1 I 43,559 4 6 10,677 16 6 j 17,730 12 0 2.021 0 0 ! 6,240 0 0 * Nil Totals .. 42 11,416 1 18 31,212 18 7 I 67,529 16 6 * 50 0 0 Land Settlement Finance Act I 102 1 20 Education endowments 22 i .__} i 10,719 3 37 ! * 45,662 6 10 96.944 10 6 I 242.367 10 II Grand totals 138 ! 70,513 2 22 , I

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Departmental. The number of letters, &c, received during the year was 1.3,410, and 25,254 were despatched. The office staff has been kept busy disposing of the large number of inquiries for land, and an exceptional number of statutory applications were received, considered, and dealt with. W. H. Skinner, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

TARANAKI. Settlement of Crown Lands. The total area offered during the j-ear comprised 82,298 acres, of which 48,072 acres was selected by 196 persons. Owing to the sections being offered without the provision of even a 6 ft. track, three large blocks —Raoraomouku (12,334 acres), Whakaihuwaka (6,909 acres), and Taurakawa (9,145 acres) —failed to attract applicants, and have, in the case of the Raoraomouku and Taurakawa Blocks, remained open without resulting in a single application. The land is not dairying country, but would make sheep-farms, and is laid off in areas suitable for grazing. It is, however, hardly to be expected that persons financially able to farm these areas will put their capital into land so remote from civilization until there is some access provided. The question of reducing the valuation of the rough portion of these blocks is now under consideration. Efforts are being made to place 20,883 acres on the, market during the ensuing year. This will include the Omona and Mohakatino Blocks, which it, was found impossible to have ready for the year just, closed. Condition and Progress of Settlement. Land-settlement in this district is practically confined to dairying and pastoral farming, or a combination of the two, the only cropping being in connection with the above. Dairy farmers everywhere are cropping and manuring more than formerly, and taking pains to feed their crops to the stock more economically; and the same remarks apply to the sheep-farming country where the land is suitable. In the older-settled districts the settlers are rinding it difficult and expensive to maintain the metalled roads under the heavj- traffic which some of them have to bear. Away from the metalled roads settlers had a bad time till the end of December, owing to excessive wet, but since then the weather has been good. In the King-country, over the land occupied by our Crown tenants, the condition of the feed was, on the whole, satisfactory, and late in the season very good prices prevailed for fat and forward stock of all descriptions. Shearing was delayed by the wet weather in the spring. Many .of those who felled bush to burn did so too early, doubtless on account of their experience with the two previous seasons. Those who waited for the better weather later on in the season got much more satisfactory results. The greatest drawback with which settlers on much of our country have to contend is, as pointed out in previous annual reports, the want of good roads. The absence of these, interfering with easy transport, renders it difficult for settlers to get the best out of their land, and bears hardest on their wives and families. The settlers on the land opened latest under optional conditions have displayed great energy in getting on to and improving their holdings. Improved-farm Settlements . The only settlements under this heading are the Mapara and Tangitu. These have been in existence some years. Of the two, doubtless owing to the better road-communication and greater handiness to dairy factories, Mapara Settlement may be considered the more satisfactory. Many of the Tangitu settlers, in spite of assistance in getting stock and postponements of rent, are not altogether out of their difficulties. It must be conceded that many of tho settlers have had to struggle hard, but at the same time they should remember that a little perseverance will place them later on in better circumstances than they otherwise would have been in. Some of them, according to letters received, have appreciated this. The Tangitu settlers are supplying the Te Kuiti Dairy Factory chiefly, and it is estimated that the output from Tangitu alone this season will be 60 tons of butter, and later on that amount should be doubled. There are close on 1,000 head of cattle held under bills of sale from the Department, and they have all recently been inspected and branded by the Ranger. As a rule, the grown cattle were in excellent condition, but there was great mortality among the calves. This appears to be entirely due to carelessness in feeding, mainly through the inexperience of the owners. There are four schools in the settlements and as many post-offices, with a telephone bureau, Settlers' Association, dairy company, and sports club. There is. also a. district nurse, and the house-to-house telephone is being extended. The postponement of collection of rent has helped many settlers over periods of financial stress, and it has been a most opportune concession. The settlers have also been further helped by very liberal advances from the State-guaran-teed Advances Department. Given fair roads, there should be little to prevent their ultimate success. In the Mapara Settlement the settlers are deserving of the greatest possible praise for the manner in which they have worked to attain their present substantial position. A number of

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the sections comprised fern land, much more difficult to work without capital than bush land. But the pastures are improving, and the progress made has given confidence to these very industrious settlers. Revenue. There was an increase of £13,000 in the revenue as compared with the previous year. The number of settlers in arrear was ninety-nine, and the amount owing- was £752. There are twentysix settlers who have obtained of payment of rent. With few exceptions, these are almost entirely improved-farm settlers. Ordinary settlers have not sought postponement to any great extent. Freehold. Although the facilities for acquiring the freehold of land not hitherto carrying the right to purchase should now be fairly well known amongst Crown tenants, there has not been an abnormal demand. Were it not for the opportunity to pay for the freehold by deferred payments, a course taken by more than half of the applicants, the number of those who have applied would appear small. The total area purchased, inclusive of those who paid the full capital value and those who are buying on deferred payments, is about 5,000 acres. Education Reserve Lands. As there are very few of these reserves available for disposal, there was very little business involved in the disposal of the 792 acres selected during the year. But, as in previous years, there was a considerable volume of work entailed in dealing with transfers, mortgages, subdivisions, subleases, and renewals. A number of leases carrying right of renewal involving arbitration are now falling in, and the time of one Ranger will be very fully occupied with these cases. Special Districts for roading. It is probable there will be a large number of applications under this heading. Up to the close of the year six petitions had been received. Some of the petitions have recognized the difficulty of commencing operations until there is a sufficient sum in hand to justify the start of comprehensive works, and it may be necessary later to provide some means whereby tho amounts to accrue could be hypothecated to pay interest on money required for immediate wants in the way of access. But the difficulty of hypothecation is the uncertainty as to what amounts will accrue under the section quoted. Money derived from rent may be payable into the fund, but the purchase of the freehold diverts the balance of payments to another fund. Hence a difficulty in hypothecation, or, for the matter of that, in any attempt to estimate the total amount likely to become available. " Thirds." Proposals for expenditure of amounts payable to local bodies out of " thirds " continue to show a preponderance of sums earmarked for maintenance. There seems to bo a general intention on the part of local bodies to refrain from suggesting new works out of money so derived. Transfers. There were 234 applications to transfer and sublease during tho year. On the whole, they wore in order, and legitimate transactions to which the Land Board could raise no objection; but, as in previous years, there were occasional instances of an attempt to force through dealings so complicated by exchanges as to cloud the real issue at stake. In one ease the Board, after exhaustive inquiries, declined to consent to an intricate .transfer, as it, was not satisfied as to the bona fides. Subsequent information revealed circumstances which proved that at least one of the parties was not aware of the full nature of the obligations being entered into. In regard to transfers generally, it is surprising how inconsistent some of tho applicants can bo. On the one hand they deplore the high price put upon the land, and in tho next breath ask proposed transferees for an amount on account of goodwill out of all proportion to their interest in the properties. G. H. Bullahd, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

WELLINGTON. Lands opened for Selection during the Year. The total area available for selection was 35,907 acres, a considerable increase on that for the.preceding year. The area standing open on the Ist April, 1913, was 3,021 acres, and 32,886 acres more were offered during the year, inclusive of education reserves. The lands placed in the market comprised principally the Heatherlea Settlement, 598 acres; Poroporo Settlement, 9,390 acres; South Waimarino Block, 5,417 acres; Whakaihuwaka Block, 8,923 acres; Mangatainoka Block, 1,773 acres; subdivisions of resumed small grazing-runs in Mangaone and Kopuaranga districts, 1,041 acres; and a number of forfeited sections in Hunua, Kaitieke, Manganui, Whirinaki, and other districts. Sales by auction were held of lots in Wellington City, Raetihi Township, Richardson Village, Mangahao, and Belmont districts, of subdivisions of an education reserve near Longburn, and of timber on two lots near Hunterville and Rangataua.

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Milling licenses have been granted over seven areas, comprising about 2,180 acres. The total price of the timber sold duiing the year —payable over various periods—is about £5,340. Two lessees of pastoral runs, comprising 2,834 acres, were offered renewed leases for seven years under section 56 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913. The number of applicants during the year was 922, and the Crown land taken up on all tenures comprised 28,457 acres, by 213 selectors. Lands to be opened. As detailed below, it is anticipated that an area of about 59,669 acres will be available for settlement this year. Since the beginning of the present financial year the Gorge Block, 2,794 acres, and the Kaipaore Block, 1,505 acres, have been offered and disposed of. Steps are now being taken to place in the market the Haurangi Block, 11,313 acres; Hurupi Block, 3,555 acres; Tupapanui Block, 450 acres; areas reverting to the Crown in Hikawera and Tablelands Settlements, 1,433 acres; Rising Sun and Puketoi Survey Districts, 1,652 acres; a small grazing-run in Momahaki Survey District, 2,397 acres; and other lots in various districts, comprising about 4,570 acres. The survey of an area of over 30,000 acres, the unsold and remaining portion of the Waimarino Block, is now well advanced, and I hope to be in a position to offer it also on optional system before the close of the current year. Particulars are being prepared for the sale by auction of nine lots of milling-timber recently appraised within easy distance of the Trunk Railway, near Horopito and Pokako Stations. These lots comprise a total quantity of about 89,366,500 superficial feet, and the proposed upset royalty will aggregate about £47,100. With the increasing demand for milling-timber now apparent there is every probability of these lots and others which will be appraised being taken up by millers during tho present year. Village Settlements. These may be said to have arrived at a stage when they are merged into the ordinary settlement conditions; all required improvements have been made, most of the holdings being improved to the fullest extent. They have served the purpose of affording persons of small means to make a beginning, and gradually improve their position, and some have done so well as to be able to take up farming on larger areas. It is in this class of holding that advantage has been taken by many to convert their lease in perpetuity to fee-simple. Some of the settlers supply the local creamery or dairy factory, others cultivate gardens and orchards, while others in sawmilling districts work at the local mills. Improved-farm Settlements. The only settlement in this district that is subject to regulations under the Lands Improvements and Native Lands Acquisition Act, 1894, is that known as the North Waimarino, which lies to the west side of the Main Trunk Railway, and extends from Raurimu to Taumaru,nui, though not in an unbroken frontage. It was allotted in October, 1909. Owing to the establishment of the dairy factory at Piriaka, and in a great measure to the assistance to the settlers by the Government in the matter of dairy cattle, the dairying industry has made great strides in the settlement. The factory ended the previous year with an output of 10 tons of butter from thirty-two suppliers, while this year there are seventy-four suppliers, with already an output of 40 tons, and two months more of the season still to go. The stock, 1,705 in number, include a few horses as well as the young stock and dairy cattle, and show a most satisfactory increase of nearly six hundred for the 3 r ear. There are sixty-seven settlers actually residing on their holdings, making, with their families, a total of four hundred, a slight decrease on last year's numbers, owing to the fact that many of the elder children are getting of an age to go out as wage-earners. There are still ten settlers unable to go into residence, as the milling-timber has not yet been removed from their sections. Most of the bush felled early in the season has been burnt very successfully, and in cases where the settlers secured their own grass-seed and sowed in January there is an abundant supply of young winter feed. There are, as last year, ten sawmills in the settlement, cutting together some 100,000 ft. of timber daily. There has again been a considerable increase in the improvements effected by the settlers at their own expense, and many of them have most comfortable and roomy residences, with attractive surroundings. Most of them now seem on the highway to a good living, but several are having a hard struggle, principally due to the slender financial standing of the holders on taking up their sections. Rangers' Inspections and Reports. The Rangers on the west-coast part of this district made 487 inspections during the year, covering an area of 144,652 acres. On the holdings inspected, the value of improvements required was £62,549, while the value actually effected was £172,699, or £110,150 in excess of requirements. Similarly on the east coast the value of the improvements effected exceeded the requirements by £54,054, the figures being £89,084 and £35,030 respectively, and the inspections made numbered 601, of an area of 120,833 acres,

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Conditions and Progress of Settlement. In the recently-settled districts, most of which are situated between the Main Trunk R ailw ay and that portion of the Wanganui River above Pipiriki, the Ranger reports that considerable improvements have been made, and with the prospect of bridle-tracks being gradually converted into dray-roads, the success of the settlers is well assured. The pastures are improving, and with heavier stocking will not doubt continue to improve. Little progress has, however, been made in the Waipapa Block, which was opened for selection about twelve months ago. This is chiefly owing to want of good road-access and the lack of a bridge over the Mangatiti Stream. The newly formed dray-roads in the Ahuahu and Te Tuhi Blocks were much damaged by exceptionally 'heavy rains in the latter part of last year; large slips and washouts completely blocked the road, and at present everything has to be packed on horseback. A Government subsidy to the county expenditure has, however, been granted, and the settlers have applied to have their holdings declared a special-road district under the provisions of Part II of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, and they are therefore very hopeful of the reopening of the road before the next wool season, and of its proper maintenance thereafter until the disturbed ground has consolidated sufficiently to enable the road to be maintained by the ordinary rates. Regarding the settlements situated in the more accessible localities, the settlers continue to fell and grass considerable areas of bush, and a limited area is also stumped and cleared, notwithstanding that the improvements are largely in excess of the legal requirements. On the new clearings the grass-seed has taken well, and the turnip-crops have been successful. Where the dairy industry is engaged in new cheese and butter factories are established every season. Shearing was much protracted by wet weather, and the industrial strike for a time adversely affected the export of all farm-produce, but, on the other hand, the wool-clip and lambing were both good, and high prices were maintained, so that, on the whole, the season has been a prosperous one, and settlement may be said to be in a very satisfactory state. Much progress was made by the settlers on the new dairy farms at Mangatainoka. They only acquired them towards the end of last July, and already many houses have been built, the holdings fenced, and a new cheese-factory built and in operation. This was no doubt owing to the fact that the land was cleared and in grass and capable of bringing in returns without much initial expense at the time it was taken up. Transfers . During the year completed transfers of ordinary Crown lands numbered 217, with an area of 48,596 -acres. On settlement lands thirty-one transfers were registered, comprising an area of 5,117 acres; while thirty-eight education reserves, totalling 9,424 acres in area, were similarly deal with. These figures in almost every instance show a considerable increase over those submitted last j-ear. Detailed particulars of the transactions are as follows : —■ „ Area. Ordinary Crown lands — °' Acres. Occupation with right of purchase ... ... 53 19,626 Lease in perpetuity ... ... ... ... 105 14,984 Small grazing-runs ... ... ... •■• 5 10,210 Miscellaneous ... ... ... ... 11 750 Renewable lease ... ... ... ... 40 3,000 Perpetual lease ... ... ... ... 3 26 217 48,596 Land for settlements — Lease in perpetuity ... ... ... ... 23 3,032 Small grazing-runs ... ... ... ... 1 1,880 Renewable lease ... ... ... ... 7 205 31 5,117 Education reserves ... ... ... ... 38 9,424 Forfeitures and Surrenders. The number of forfeitures during the year under review were in all thirty-three, covering a total area of 2,414 acres, and an annual rental of £355. Included in this area is one education reserve, the area of which is 17 acres, and the annual rental £23. The surrenders numbered four, with an area of 26 acres, and an annual rental of £14. Conversion of Tenure. Two conversions to other tenures were recorded during the year. As was the case last year, one was converted from village homestead special settlement to renewable lease. The other, formerly held under perpetual lease, was also exchanged for renewable lease. The total area of these holdings was 258 acres. This passes automatically into the national endowment. Conversion to Freehold of Settlement Lands under Part IV of the Land Laws Amendment Act, WIS. Under the Act of last session four holders of land-for-settlement lease-in-perpetuity sections purchased the freehold for cash. The area was 340 acres, and the total price paid £4,778. One tenant, elected to purchase by deferred payment, the area being 4J acres.

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Conversions of Leases in Perpetuity to Freeholds under Part 11 of the. Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1013 and WIS. During the past year a large number of settlers took advantage of the passing of these Acts to acquire the freehold of their sections. The total number thus dealt with was 142, the area so purchased 14,230 acres, and the amount realized £25,023. A small proportion also chose the deferred-payment system as an easier method of ultimately purchasing their holdings. • I anticipate, however, that the lengthening of tho period of payment from ten to twenty will make this system much more popular in future. There is still much ignorance of the provisions of the Acts regarding the conversion of leaseholds into freeholds, and as this is gradually dispelled no doubt the applications will greatly increase in number. Land Board Meetings. Twelve ordinary meetings of the Land Board were held during the year. Special meetings were also held at Wanganui, Pahiatua, Masterton, and Levin in connection with ballots for land in those districts. An election for a representative of the Crown tenants on the Board was held on the sth June, 1913, and resulted in the return of Mr. H. T. Ellingham, the sitting member. Rebates of Rent. Rebates for prompt payment of rent totalling £4,463 were granted as follows : — jt Amount. Ordinary Crown lands ... ... ... ... 2,065 2,534 Lands-for-settlement land ... ... ... ... 372 1,749 National-endowment land ... ... ... ... 72 180 Arrears of Rent. The gross arrears of lent show a considerable reduction as compared with last year's figures, the amount being £3,700, as against £9,133 the previous year. Office of Receiver of Land Revenue. In this branch of the office 8,170 revenue receipts were issued during the year, and provisional titles prepared numbered 231, the total gross revenue thus represented being £161,625. These figures show a very considerable increase over last year's returns. In the Deposit Account, 1,102 receipts for the sum of £30,343, and 314 cheques showing 1,520 disbursements, were issued. £15,174 was paid into the Local Bodies' Deposit Account, and £7,078 was paid to twenty-six local bodies. Clerical, etc. Approximately the number of letters received during the year was 17,752, and the number despatched 37,047. The latter figures comprise ordinary correspondence, rent-notices and receipts, sale-posters, circulars, plans, &c. There were 861 cheques, covering 721 vouchers drawn on Imprest Account for a sum of £8,124. Miscellaneous accounts dealt with covered 702 vouchers, and there were thirteen requisitions for imprest moneys made during the year, representing a total of £8,450. A Remington Wahl machine has been installed in the office, and various alterations of the forms formerly in use have also been made, all of which save much time and labour. Changes in the Clerical Staff. It is with regret that I have to record the death of Mr. C. St. G. Gore, which took place in December last. The late Mr. Gore was an exceedingly popular and capable officer, and his sudden death while still in the prime of life was a great loss to the Department and to his fellow-officers. I have again much pleasure in reporting to you how satisfied I am with the capability and efficiency of all tho officers of the Clerical Division of my staff. T. N. Brodrick, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

NELSON. The past year has witnessed steady progress in settlement, notwithstanding the drawback of a long-standing industrial stress, which in the spring developed into a strike, and for a. while seriously dislocated inter-communication and spoilt the market for early produce. Arrears of Old Selections. During the year an active effort has been made to complete by staff and contract surveys some rather old arrears of selections originally made on scheme survey. These were principally iii the blocks of Brighton No. 1, Brighton No. 2, Matakitaki West, and Mount Arthur, amounting to some 20,000 acres. The surveys of these, which are all but completed, will allow of titles being issued, rents being properly allocated, and business transactions generally being placed on a better footing, and, as roads advance, will improve the accessibility of the blocks, and allow improvements to be made more effectually.

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New Land offered i Advantage was taken of the temporary termination of tho railway at Gleiihope to subdivide ill that neighbourhood at convenient distance from the station several areas of good pastoral CroWn land, comprising the following blocks: Lamb Valley, Station Creek, Howard, and Rotoiti, In addition, the Lake Run was purchased under the Lands for Settlement Act, and will be available for selection in the spring, upon completion of certain exchanges. The united, area of the above lands in this locality is about 52,000 acres, which have been surveyed and placed under loan for roading purposes, which in most cases is now well in progress. In the neighbourhood of Nelson the reservation for forest purposes over some 3,000 acres of the Wai-iti Hills was lifted, and this area has been surveyed and selected. The Waimea Block, in Aniseed Valley, containing some 10,000 acres, has been surveyed, and will be offered shortly on conditions which it is hoped will conserve mineral interests. An extension of this latter block, called the Waimea North, containing some 3,000 acres, has been placed in the hands of the surveyor. In the Buller Valley, between Glonhope and Murchison, the Gowan Block, of some 11,000 acres, has also been surveyed, and will be offered on renewable lease as soon as the plans are available. The Owen North Block, comprising some 3,000 acres, has been surveyed and mapped, and is being scheduled for offering. An extension of the Gowan Block, estimated at about 5,000 acres of high pastoral country, has been placed in the hands of the surveyor, and will probably be available next autumn. Southward of Murchison the survey of an area of 6,000 acres fronting the Matakitaki, known as the Matakitaki East Block, and extending from Six-mile to Horse Terrace, is approaching completion. Lying along the main road this block presents unusual facilities of access. Still further south an area of some 4,000 acres in the Upper Maruia, between Station Creek and Alfred River, is under survey. An extensive reservation in connection with the Maruia Hot Springs has already been laid off, with a view to the more effectual exploitation of the springs in the near future. Along the track from Reefton to Amuri by way of the Lewis Saddle several stock reserves have been made, with a view to improved facilities of intercourse between the two districts. Near Charleston the surveyor has well in hand Waitakere Block, of some 6,000 acres, in the neighbourhood of Mad Man's Creek. The survey of the Mokihinui Forks Block, some. 4,000 acres, behind Seddonville, is all but finished. This block has been scheduled for loan, and should be readily taken up. At Karamea the surveyors are pushing on vigorously with an area of some 10,000 acres. The usual small-spotting selections under the regulations for mining districts scattered oyer the counties of Collingwood, Buller, and Inangahua have received attention at the hands of staff and contract surveyors. In addition to the above areas already under survey, the lauds proposed to be offered during the ensuing year comprise, besides Orikaka Block, several large areas which will shortly be in juxtaposition with the railway terminus at Inangahua Junction. It is also proposed to open for settlement an additional area of land southward of the Brighton No. 2 Block, and lying along the north boundary of the Grey County. The bulk of the land selected during the year has been either on renewable lease within national-endowment areas or on pastoral license under the regulations for mining districts. An area of 9,000 acres, Maruia South Block, has also been surveyed ready for selection at an early date, as soon as the road preliminaries are arranged. An area of 7,000 acres in the Glenroy Block has been placed in the hands of the surveyor. In addition to the above, some 10,000 acres at the head of the Karamea River will probably be placed for survey if adequate provision can be made for road access. Crown Tenants. There has been a fair increase in the number of Crown tenants, but as a goodly number also have exercised their right of purchase,, the net result is a total of 2,610, or some fifteen less than last year. A few tenants also were so hopelessly behind in improvement and residence conditions that it became necessary either to forfeit their holdings or to accept their surrenders with a view of securing better occupiers, and in most cases these were readily obtained. Inspections by Crown Lands Rangers. During the year the three Rangers in this district made 1,14-2 inspections of leases held by Crown tenants under the several tenures, besides 488 miscellaneous inspections and reports for the Land Board and Warden. The area inspected amounted to 350,000 acres; improvements required, £100,000; improvements effected, £264,000. Defaulters number 287—namely, ninetyseven behind in improvements, 119 in residence, and seventy-one for both improvements and residence. The amount of bush felled during the year was 14,755 acres, the burns being in most cases very satisfactory, Flax Industry. There are thirteen flax-mills whose united output is about 800 tons of dressed fibre. A small quantity of green flax is exported, but little development of this industry can bo expected. Most of the flax comes from freehold lands, and the remainder in small quantities from swamps and river frontages. The value of the output is about £15,000.

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Dairying Industry. There are now teu butter-factories —at Takaka, Bainham, Brightwater, Murchison, Puraniahoi, Richmond, Karamea, Birohfield, Charleston, and Cronadun—and one cheese-factory —at Purauiahoi —the output being 620 tons of butter and 63 of cheese, the produce of 7,700 cows, the value of produce being about £65,000. This industry has increased its output considerably during past years, and has spread generally throughout the district. In some cases the cream is carted a distance of sixteen miles, and then railed for sixty miles before it reaches the factory. Fruit Industry. The fruit industry in the northern part of the district is now of considerable extent. Each year larger areas are being planted in orchards, particularly apples for export. The area planted during the past year was about 1,200 acrts. A good export trade is now established with South America. An attempt has also been made, and will probably ultimately be successful, to establish a fruit trade with North America. The three canning and preserving factories are kept in constant work. The question of growing Pinus insignus for cases is also being met by the fruitgrowers. Large areas of land which years ago were considered useless for any purpose whatever are being subdivided into farms of from 10 to 40 acres, selling at from £15 to £60 per acre, attracting purchasers from all parts of the Dominion. Various other small fruits are grown, as the specially good climate favours the early market. Some attempt has indeed been made to foster the industry on the West Coast, and, although the moist climate is likely to be a drawback, yet there is every hope that the enterprise of the fruitgrowers will discover or evolve a suitable kind of stock. There are also in the backblocks extensive valleys such as the Maruia Valley and the upper parts of the Takaka and Aorere which may come in for fruitgrowing, if not of apples, at least for black currants and smaller fruits, and which with increased road facilities are likely soon to be brought close to a good market. Coal Industry. The coal industry has been very dull during the year, no new developments of any size having taken place. The two mines at Collingwood, North Cape and Puponga, turned out about 6,000 tons, and favourable prospects have been obtained from Ferntown, in that neighbourhood. The mines in the neighbourhood of Westport had an output of about 680,000 tons, being about 170,000 less than last year, whilst at Reefton there was a considerable increase on account of the requirements of the strike. The output altogether was about 700,000 tons. With the return to better labour-conditions, improvement may be gradually expected. Education-endowment Lands. There is nothing specially worthy of mention under this head, as all the endowments so far leased are in convenient-sized sections either in town or country, and the question of their subdivision has consequently not arisen. In most cases these have been leased on renewable terms of twenty-one years, with a valuation at the end of each period. In some cases the tenants under the old Act applied for and have received new leases under the new Act, in order to obtain thereby a more equitable protection for their improvements. This condition appears to encourage the settlement of the reserves, and satisfy the tenants in the absence of any more secure tenure. Forest-conservation. As recommended by the Forest Commission, a suitable area of high mountain-bush land has been proposed for reservation, specially for climatic purposes, but the exact definition of this has not yet been decided, as interspersed with it are several areas which it would be unwise to exclude from settlement. These will in due course be defined. It has also been necessary to lift a few scenic reserves in cases where they have either been destroyed by fire and are no longer useful for their intended purposes or were essential as homstead-sites for the working of holdings. Full reports have been given in all cases. Revenue. ;■:..'.•• The total revenue received for the past year amounted to £38,323, being an increase of £4,221 over the previous year. The arrears of rent, exclusive of current half-years's rent, are as follows : Ordinary Crown, lands, £942; lands for settlement, £1,100; national-endowment lands, £1,522; education, reserves —primary £160, secondary £3 : total, £3,727. Receiver's Office. —Ordinary revenue receipts numbering 3,510 were issued, together with thirty-nine provisional receipts; 351 deposit-receipts were issued for the sum of £3,405, and 255 cheques representing 664 disbursements. A sum of £3,620 was paid into Local Bodies'. Account, and £2,745 was paid out to twelve local bodies. 941 vouchers, representing a sum of £22,400, passed through the books. Correspondence and Records Letters received and despatched amount to 30,000, an increase of 10 per cent, on last year. Considerable pains have been taken to improve the records in accordance with the general system, and the benefit is already apparent. In both the clerical branches of the office the rectification of accounts and records has entailed a very great deal of extra work.

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Land Board. The usual monthly meetings were held at Nelson, and there were two special meetings—' one at Westport and one at Reefton. General. The progress of settlement during the twelve months under review has exceeded any past year, as large areas of bush lands have been brought into cultivation, and all Crown lands that have been opened for selection have been keenly sought after; and in some cases it has not been easy, even with a considerable field staff, to supply every local demand. This enterprise is no doubt due to the high prices ruling for stock and produce. Rapid cultivation has been made on leasehold lands; many thousands of acres of bush lands have been felled, and fine homesteads have been erected. The great need of the district continues to be improved access, either by railway or roads. Crown tenants generally have had a very successful year. The dry summer enabled them to get good burns both in old and new clearings, whilst owing to the early and mild spring grass came away well. In consequence, stock was well forward earlier than usual, and the wool-clip was more than satisfactory. In spite of the temporary drawback of the strike, farming and market prospects are altogether very encouraging. An encouraging feature of the progress of settlement is to find that successful agricultural and pastoral shows have taken place within the last year or two in the West Coast districts which hitherto have been considered solely mining centres. The success of these shows would indicate that more value should be set on the prospects of farming in those districts, and also that more care should be taken in granting rights for alluvial dredging over good agricultural areas, or if be necessary to grant these rights it should be a condition that the soil should be replaced. In connection with this matter it is somewhat disappointing to find land that a few years ago appeared to have every prospect of becoming good dairy land is now only known as waste of tailings and blackberries. Although temporarily the yield of gold may even be considerable, yet this hardly makes up for the permanent loss to the country. I wish to thank, both the field and office staff for the zealous discharge of their duties. F. A. Thompson, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

MARLBOROUGH. Land opened for Sale or Selection. During the past year there has been a large increase in the land opened for sale or selection. Out of the total area of 100,000 acres disposed of, 96,751 acres was comprised in the Hillersden and Lynton Downs Settlements. In the Flaxbourne and Starborough Settlements two small sections of about 20 acres each were disposed of at a very high price. Land to be opened during the Coming Year. The principal area to be opened is the Opouri Block, Wakamarina Survey District, about twenty-three miles from Havelock, a State forest reserve from which the reservation has been uplifted. All the milling-timber having been removed, eight sections, containing an area of 4,168 acres, will be offered in May, and further areas adjoining will probably be ready for selection before the end of the year. The land in this locality will be utilized as mixed dairy and sheep farms, the valley containing a considerable extent of alluvial flat land, and, judging from the numerous inquiries, will be eagerly competed for at the ballot. The block will be easily roaded, and is in close proximity to the Rai Falls Dairy Factory. Two large pastoral licenses, subdivisions of the Stronvar Run, and containing 88,000 acres, will be offered by public auction. A number of reserves from which the reservation has been uplifted will be offered for sale or selection during the year. Rangers' Reports and Progress of Settlement. The Crown tenants of this district, especially those engaged in pastoral pursuits and dairying, have experienced a very favourable year. Those engaged in agriculture, owing to the low prices offered for barley and chaff and the difficulty of disposing of the former, have not done so well, although the harvest has been a good one. The marked success of lucerne-growing induced several of the tenants to increase the number of their dairy cows, and the proposed establishment of an up-to-date dairy factory close to Blenheim, with cold storage and facilities for shipping by river steamer, will give a further impetus to the dairying industry. A bacon-factory is also to be started shortly, and will open up another profitable industry. Fruitgrowing is being taken up on commercial lines. Several properties in the vicinity of Blenheim are being subdivided into allotments to be utilized for apple-growing, and Marlborough may before long rival Nelson in the apple-export trade. The number of holdings inspected by the Crown Lands Rangers was 151, exclusive of settlement holdings; the improvements required by the Act being £37,618, and those actually carried out £109,242. Arrears of Rent The arrears of rent at 31st March, exclusive of the current half-year's payment, amounted to £992, due by fifty-two selectors. Of this sum, a considerable proportion has since been received.

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Flax Industry. The year has boon a busy one for all engaged in the flax-milling industry. All the mills in the district have been working at their full capacity, and employ a large number of men who otherwise might have difficulty in obtaining work, especially in the winter months. Mining Industry. The mining industry has not made any headway during the year, with the exception of the Dominion Consolidated Claim, in the Wakamarina Valley. This company employs about 100 men, and the returns of gold and scheelite are excellent. Lease in Perpetuity made Freehold under the Provisions of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912. Seven lessees have converted their leases, embracing an area of 1,944 acres, into freehold during the year at a cost of £1,701. So far none of the lessees have availed themselves of the deferred-payment system. Rebates of Rent. For prompt payment of rent, rebates amounting to £2,185 were granted to 703 tenants, made up of £1,789 on land-for-settlements holdings and £396 to tenants on ordinaly Crown land and national-endowment lands. Noxious Weeds. The Crown Lands Ranger for South Marlborough lias called attention to the danger from which South Marlborough, particularly the Kaikoura County, is. threatened by noxious weeds, and suggests that strong measures should be at once taken to eradicate briars, blackberries, and foxgloves, which are now making their appearance for the first time in the river-beds and roadsides, and which could be dealt with at small cost if taken in hand at once. Land Board. The Land Board held twelve ordinary meetings and three special meetings during the year, one of the latter being held at Kaikoura in connection with the examination of applicants and the ballot of Lynton Downs Settlement. Three tours of inspection were also made to different parts of the district. Departmental. There has been a heavy all-round increase of work on last year's transactions, in a great measure due to the opening up of the Hillersden and Lynton Downs Settlements, but, thanks to the loyalty and energy displayed by the staff, this increase has been dealt with in a satisfactory manner. H. G. Price, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

WESTLAND. I am pleased to be able to report a very considerable step forward in the matter of landsettlement during the past year. The amendment of the Regulations for the Occupation of Pastoral Lands in Westland, which came into force in March, 1913, under which leases are granted for twenty-one years, with perpetual right of renewal and compensation for surface damage caused by mining, has enabled the Board to convert a large number of temporary titles held under section 130 of the Land Act into the more permanent tenure, and has thus given the tenants some heart to proceed with substantial improvements on their holdings. The policy of the Board in dealing with leases of this class, where a person has while holding a temporary title shown his bona fides as a settler, is when opportunity offers to give the temporary tenant preference for the land he occupies, and to try to arrange matters so that he will have a sufficient area to enable him to make a comfortable living. Each case is, however, dealt with wholly on its merits after careful inspection and inquiry. Fifty-two leases of this description, comprising an area of 5,422 acres, chiefly in the Rutherglen and Barrytown districts, have already been converted, and the surveys are now being proceeded with. In dealing with this phase of the land question, there is, however, still one factor in which the tenants are handicapped, inasmuch as they are unable to obtain advances from the State-guaranteed Advances Department on account of these leases not being an authorized security under the statute. In the interests of settlement in this district, I would strongly urge the removal of this disability. The extension of the provisions of the Land Act relating to bush and swamp lands so as to include licenses under these regulations would further popularize this tenure and offer an additional inducement to intending settlers. As the whole of Westland is within the mining district, the tenures available are considerably restricted, and the tendency should be to offer additional concessions rather than to deprive settlers of benefits allowed to those in other districts. The number of outside inquiries that are being received for land in this district indicate that in the near future there will be an influx of settlers from other parts of the Dominion. Subdivisional surveys of upwards of 15,000 acres of land to be offered for settlement have now been completed, and it is anticipated that the wdiole of this area will be placed on the market during the year. In the early spring it is my intention to put in hand the subdivisional survey of some 7,000 acres of land adjacent to Bruce Bay, and this will probably be available for selection about the end of the year. In order that this survey may be completed as early as possible, I propose to employ two surveyors on it, and for this purpose it will be necessary to obtain the services of at least one

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additional surveyor, as with the present staff two could not be spared for the work. The tenure upon which this land will be offered has not yet been decided, but on account of the distance from a market it will probably be advisable to deal with it under the improved-farm settlements regulations, in order that special inducements may be offered in the way of assistance in bringing the land into cultivation. At, present the land in the southern part of the district is occupied in large areas as cattle-runs, and the object of establishing a settlement at Bruce Bay is in the nature of an experiment, to see whether it is practicable to promote dairying, and with a view to dealing with other areas later on. The provision in the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, for improvement in the tenure of pastoral runs, by giving the present licensees a right to renewal of their licenses in the event of the land not being at present required for closer settlement, is very much appreciated, and the security of tenure thus given is having the effect of inducing holders to increase their clearings. After visiting all parts of the district and inspecting numerous mining claims at present being worked, I am forced to the conclusion that some control should be exercised over the system of working in the direction of minimizing the destruction of valuable agricultural land, especially where only small returns of gold are being obtained. The returns that could be obtained from cultivation of this land would within a limited period equal the value of gold that is being obtained, and instead of barren ground there would remain to the Dominion an asset of everincreasing value. There are at present in active operation seven dairy factories and one creamery, while proposals to erect new factories at Kanieri, Barrytown, and Ross are meeting with such support from the settlers in these localities as to practically ensure that factories will be established shortly. Returns for the past season show that the prices paid for butter-fat ranged from lOfd. to Is. per pound, this latter price being paid by the Kokatahi Factory, which produced 230,7201b. of butter from an average of 1,400 cows for the season. The estimated area required to keep one cow is from 2 acres to 4 acres, but these areas could be materially reduced by more ploughing and the application of lime, which is readily procurable in the district. The most popular breed of cows appears to be the Jersey or Ayrshire and Shorthorn cross, which seem to be best adapted to the local climatic conditions. The general opinion expressed by visitors from other parts of the Dominion with a practical knowledge of land-values is that those ruling in Westland are much lower than elsewhere for the same quality of soil, and that the district, offers a very good field for investment of capital. The district is gradually gaining the respect to which it is entitled on account of its dairying and grazing possibilities, which are now being generally recognized by competent judges. Steady progress in settlement is everywhere apparent, but this is most marked in localities where butter and cheese factories are operating. Weather-conditions during the year have been especially favourable for farming, and there has been a superabundance of feed, the surplus of which in most cases has been allowed to waste. In some few cases farmers have turned their attention to haymaking, with moderately successful results; but it is a matter for regret that generally no attempt has been made to save the surplus feed. By erecting silos at very moderate expense an abundance of winter feed might have been provided. lam confident that any expense incurred in this direction would be recouped in the first year, and on account of the uncertainty of the weather-conditions the making of ensilage should be preferred to attempting to save hay. The dry spell experienced during the burning season enabled all those making new clearings to get very successful burns, and a most satisfactory growth of grass and turnip crops has resulted. The potato-crop has again been somewhat of a failure owing to blight and wire worms, but other root crops have produced good returns. That the settlers as a whole are well satisfied with their holdings is evidenced by the fact that comparatively few properties have changed hands, although there is a marked increase in prices offering. The reports of the Crown Lands Ranger show that lessees generally are complying with the conditions of their leases. The fact that the improvements effected exceed the requirements of the conditions of the leases by some £38,600 testifies to the energy and industry of the tenants. A sunshine-recorder which was installed in the office some two years ago shows that, notwithstanding the heavy rainfall, the district is favoured with nearly as many hours of bright sunshine during the year as other districts in which only about one-fourth of the amount of rainfall is recorded. This is accounted for by the fact that a great deal of the rainfall takes place during the night, when the moisture-laden clouds drift in from the sea, and are condensed on coming into contact with the cold strata of air in the vicinity of the Southern Alps. It is pleasing to note that tho complete tests in bulk of the timber available for wood-pulping purposes that have now been carried out by a New Zealand syndicate have proved conclusively that it is eminently suitable for the purpose, and it is anticipated that in the near future a pulpmill will be established on. the reserve adjacent to Inchbonnie Railway-station. Very material benefit will accrue to the district from the establishment of this new industry, which, in addition to producing considerable revenue, will provide employment for a large number of men. A large volume of business has been transacted by the Land Board, and it is pleasing to note the keen interest that members, one and all, have taken in the administration of the district. This frequently involved considerable inconvenience and loss of valuable time to them, as it has been necessary for them to pay visits of inspection to certain localities in connection with the conversion of the temporary titles in which many conflicting interests had to be adjusted. The total number of leases granted by the Board under free selection during the year amount to 188, comprising an area of 26,247 acres. No effort has been spared in tho matter of dealing with ragwort and Californian thistle growing upon unoccupied Crown lands. Unfortunately, however, some private owners have been somewhat remiss in this matter, and ragwort and Californian thistle have been allowed to spread, thus depreciating the value not only of their own properties but also of adjacent lands.

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The number of leases on the books still show a steady increase, which it is confidently anticipated will be more than maintained during the coming year. The revenue received was somewhat less than estimated, but this shortage is fully accounted for by the loss in timber royalties, due to the curtailment of operations in the early part of the year on account of the unsatisfactory state of the market and the closing-down of nearly the whole of the mills during the late strike. It was also anticipated that additional revenue would be derived from a large area of new lands that it was intended to offer for settlement, but the surveys were not completed in time to permit of this being done. However, these surveys are now finished, and it is hoped that the lands will shortly be upon the market. The additional work has been cheerfully carried out by an efficient and energetic staff, to whom are due my thanks for the satisfactory manner in which the duties assigned to each have been performed. H. D. M. Haszard, Commissioner of Crown Lands

CANTERBURY. Lands offered for disposal. During the past financial year the Land Board disposed of, under the Lands for Settlement Act, 8,904 acres to thirty-six new tenants. Further particulars are given in a separate report. There were disposed of at public auction in the Waiau and Springfield Townships twentyfour sections, comprising, an area of 16 acres. There were sixteen tenants placed on 938 acres of reserves offered for lease by public auction. Three pastoral runs were offered by auction, one of which was in the Mackenzie Country. The two others, situated in the Ashburton County, were offered with a residence clause, as provided in section 54 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913. These two runs were passed in, and are now being offered at a lower upset price on the same conditions. There were two sections, comprising 365 acres, disposed of under education lease, and of Crown lands six sections were disposed of under the optional system, comprising 1,417 acres, in the Oxford Survey District. These lands were originally bush, but now partly cleared by the sawmiller, and being partly burnt. Land Revenue : Payment of Rents, Arrears, and Rebates. The total revenue for the past year amounted to £206,055, being an increase of £3,799 over the previous year. The total amount of rent in arrears at the 31st March, 1913, exclusive of current payments, was £6,084. The amount of rents postponed came to £3,123, under section 13 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, which makes a total of £9,207 actually outstanding, which is less than 3 per cent, on the annual rent roll. The total sum allowed for rebates for prompt payment of rent was £11,442, the number of tenants who participated in this privilege being 3,803. Freehold. Two perpetual-lease holders acquired the freehold of 120 acres to the value of £135. Five occupation-with-right-of-purchase tenants acquired 925 acres for the sum of £1,057. Under the legislation of 1912 five tenants of lease-in-perpetuity Crown land acquired 2,499 acres, to the value of £4,265, and one renewable-lease holder of settlement land acquired 2 roods, at a cost of £123; and two renewable-lease holders converted to deferred payment 28 acres, the annual instalments amounting to £190. There were eight village settlers who obtained the freehold of 354 acres, to the value of £811; and one farm-homestead holder acquired 71 acres, to the value of £170. Forfeitures and Surrenders, There were altogether twenty-three forfeitures, comprising 1,302 acres, the annual rent amounting to £521. There were three surrenders, comprising 184 acres; annual rental, £149. Nearly all these transactions were caused by the lessees refusing to sign their leases as a way of avoiding further obligations. Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913. Under the provisions of section 27 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, eight licensees of pastoral runs applied for an extension of their licenses on account of loss of stock through heavy falls of snow, four of which were granted an extension of three years each. The provisions of section 13 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912, which provides that the postponement of rent through any actual disaster or other sufficient cause, have been taken advantage of by a small proportion of the tenants in this district, and will have a beneficial result. It was found that thirteen pastoral runs, comprising 32,343 acres, came under the provisions of sections 56 and 57 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, which entitles the licensees to a renewal of their licenses for the same term as the original licenses, at a rental to be fixed by arbitration. There have been about twenty inquiries from lease-in-perpetuity holders of settlement lands with regard to the purchase of the freehold under section 60 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913, none of which have been completed. Rangers' Reports on Crown Land. The tenants on the cleared bush sections that were disposed of at Oxford are making good progress.

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The licensees of the subdivided pastoral runs in the Mackenzie country have experienced two exceptionally good winters since they took possession, and have so far proved a success. The tree-planting clause in their licenses has met with the approval of all, judging by the practical manner in which they have planted in excess of the requirements. Most of the licensees have planted from 5 to 10 acres, and the trees which appear to thrive best are larch, Pinus muncata, and Pinus ponderosa. The older plantations throughout the district are looking exceptionally well. The reports to hand on the education reserves are of a satisfactory nature. In some cases tenants have neglected to comply with the conditions of their leases as to eradication of noxious weeds. Their attention has now been called to this. Transfers. The following is a statement of the transfers approved during the year : — „ Number Area. ienure - of Leases. Acres. Lease in perpetuity (land for settlement) ... ... 76 11,511 Lease in perpetuity (Crown land) ... ... ... 21 6,774 Village-homestead leases ... ... ... ... 21 561 Small grazing-runs ... ... ... ... 10 19,775 Renewable lease (land for settlement) ... ... ... 12 3,393 Pastoral runs ... ... ... ... ... 11 172,530 Education reserves ... ... ... ... ... 21 3,778 Occupation with right of purchase ... ... ... 2 526 Farm-homestead leases ... ... ... ... 5 792 Cheviot grazing-farms ... ... ... ... 1 3,033 Perpetual leases ... ... .... ... ... 1 63 Occupation licenses ... ... ... ... ... 21 4,391 Total ... ... ... ... ... 202 227,127 Cheviot Estate. Only a general inspection was made of this settlement during the year. The lease-in-perpetuity tenants continue their residence, and are improving their holdings. All these holdings have a neat and prosperous appearance. The crops have yielded good returns, and an increase in the area of wheat was noticeable. The root and legume crops were also satisfactory, and there was also an increase in the quantity of fat stock disposed of. This remark also applies to the grazing-farms; in fact, the whole estate has a neat, prosperous, and clean appearance. Dairying is now more in evidence with the small holdings. There is a small increase of population on the rural lands, and a decrease in the towns of Mackenzie and Port Robinson, leaving the number of souls in the estate about the same as the previous year. Three grazing-farm licenses expire in 1915, and are now being dealt with. Twenty-six grazing-farm leases expire in 1916, and the Board will have a busy time this year in dealing with the disposal of them by subdivision or renewal. Departmental. The total number of ordinary meetings of the Land Board was twelve, and there were six special meetings during the year. The total number of imprest vouchers was 337, covering £2,615; and the pre-audit vouchers 312, amounting to £22,394; the total being 649 for £25,009. I have to express my thanks to all the members of the staff for their loyalty and able assistance during the past year. C. R. Pollen, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

OTAGO. Returns for the year ended 31st March, 1914, show that closer settlement is steadily making headway in Otago. The total area now held by lessees from the Crown is 5,729,281 acres. The revenue received for the year just ended was £130,110, showing an increase of £3,564 over the previous year's receipts. The demand for pastoral or grazing country is still very keen, and areas in Central Otago suitable for fruit-culture are much sought for. During the year past the provisions of Part VIII of the Land Act, 1908 (occupation leases in mining districts) have been largely utilized in the acquisition of such areas, as also have those of section 129 of the 1908 Act as amended, which allows a free selection of unsurveyed land. Where the land is selected on a pastoral run under these latter provisions the consent of the runholder has to be obtained prior to the granting of any application." It is satisfactory to find that, as a rule, the runholder does not withhold his consent unreasonably. The Land Board has had to exercise special care in considering these " spotting " applications, as, though its desire is to foster the fruitgrowing industry, it finds that in some cases where areas are applied for the granting of the applications would seriously interfere with the future subdivision of the run. It is again a pleasure to record that the Crown tenants have had a prosperous season, and, in consequence, are well up in their payments, and also that in the matter of improvements they have, generally speaking, kept them well up to the mark.

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Land Tenures and Transactions. The desire on the part of selectors to acquire the freehold of their holdings has been somewhat more marked this year than previously. Fifty-one tenants have acquired the fee-simple of an area of 7,861 acres. Of these fifty-one nine held occupation-with-right-of-purchase licenses, twenty-nine held leases in perpetuity, seven perpetual leases, one perpetual-lease village settlement, one occupation-with-right-of-purchase village settlement, three lease-in-perpetuity village homestead, and one renewable-lease land for settlement. New selectors still evince a partiality for the oecupation-with-right-of-purchase tenure, more especially as the right of purchase is now exercisable at any time after six years from the date of the license. Eighteen new settlers marked their preference in this way in respect of land offered under the optional system: Rebates of Rent. For prompt payment of rent, rebates amounting to £706 were granted to 723 tenants on Ordinary Crown lands, £4,979 to 703 tenants on settlement land, and £69 to 132 tenants on national-endowment land. Arrears of Rent. The amount of rent in arrear, exclusive of the current instalments payable in advance, is £605 in respect of all tenures. These figures, considered with the total rental payable, are most satisfactory. They reflect the result of a successful year by all classes of tenants. Postponement of Rents. Lessees to the number of fifteen have availed themselves of the right to postpone their rents in terms of the provisions of the amending Acts of 1912 and 1913, involving an aggregate annual sum of £1,270. The applicants for relief in the direction indicated are almost invariably recent selectors, who are expending their capital in improving and developing their holdings with the view of placing themselves in an independent position at an early date. Forfeitures and Surrenders. Eighteen tenants forfeited their leases over 5,823 acres through failure to pay the rental at the due dates, non-improvement of their land, or non-compliance with the residential conditions. One of these areas, comprising a small grazing-run of 2,833 acres, has since been relet. Sixteen tenants surrendered the leases of their sections, comprising 1,380 acres. Transfers. fc As the transfers form a considerable part of the work dealt with by the Land Board, and the work is of a very great importance, I have shown in tabular form the number of transfers approved under the different tenures, the area of land transferred, the value of the improvements effected, and also the consideration paid. As a perusal of the figures will show, the con-sideration-money is in some cases very high, and the Board has to exercise great care in investigating the, applications to see that the proposed transferee will prove a suitable tenant, and has sufficient capital outside the consideration-money to successfully farm the land.

In addition to the transfers completed, nineteen were declined by the Board for various reasons. Robt. T. Sadd, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

luml icr. 'Oil'. mprovemeiits. !onsi< leratiotl. •rdinary Crown lands — Lease in perpetuity Perpetual lease Small grazing-runs Occupation with right of purchase.. Occupation leases Pastoral licenses Miscellaneous licenses 42 12 14 20 13 22 4:0 Acres. 2,480 727 28,000 3,506 321 253,669 10,615 £ 5,774 1,834 8,201 1,331 1,113 No valuation Nil £ 11,313 2,901 18,655 3,202 2,321 13,537 515 Totals 163 299,318 18,253 52,444 /and for settlements — Lease in perpetuity Eenewable lease Small grazing-runs ... 49 11 1 6,270 26,257 1,085 18,277 9,190 899 45,049 21,870 2,000 Totals 61 33,612 28,366 68,919 fational endowment — Renewable lease Small grazing-runs 6 28 2,289 106,125 626 7,998 1,166 32,235 Totals 34 108,414 8,624 33.101 Education endowments 28 2,268 Nil 1,849 Grand totals 286 443,612 55,243 156,613

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SOUTHLAND. The total number of tenants now on the books in this district is 3,103, and the total area leased, including endowments, is 2,179,840 acres, while the annual rental amounts to £45,353. The gross revenue received for the year was £59,068, which is £6,178 in excess of last year's total. Land opened for Selection. During the year an area of 53,087 acres was opened for selection. Of this area, 4,385 acres was offered for the first time; 23,139 acres, comprising mostly sections open for application in the Land Guide, was reclassified, valued and reoffered; and 25,563 acres of new settlements was opened under the Lands for Settlement Act. Lands to be opened for Selection. I expect to be in a position to place about 9,000 acres of new land in the market this year. The surveys are being pushed on as expeditiously as possible. Most of the land is worked-out sawmill areas, situated in the Aparima, Jacob's River, Waikawa, Lillburn, New River, and Alton districts. The roading of these lands is a considerable item, and the want of access naturally retards the progress of bushfelling, grassing, fencing, Arc. The legislation of last session, which provides for the constitution of roading districts and the expenditure of the rents received for roading purposes, should, however, prove to be of considerable advantage in providing access to newly opened sections. Arrears of Rent. The outstanding rents at the close of the year amounted to £259, owing by twenty-four tenants. This result shows that the Crown tenants are in a m.ost satisfactory position. Freehold Titles issued. Number. , Are t A. b p. Cash ... ... ... ... ... 35 1,752 3 6 Perpetual lease (ordinary) ... ... ... 4 507 0 12 Perpetual lease (village) ... ... ... 4 54 3 13 Occupation with right of purchase ... ... 30 3,991 331 Lease in perpetuity (ordinary) ... ... ... 22 7,460 0 5 Lease in perpetuity (village) ... ... ... 34 438 030 Lease in perpetuity (land for settlements) ... ... 4 616 2 17 Deferred payment ... ... ... ... 2 55 0 25 Renewable lease (land for settlements) ... ... 1 o'2 12 136 14,877 0 31 Compared with last year's figures, this table shows an increase of fifty-two purchasers and 5,010 acres. Transfers. Number. Area. Education-reserve leases (including perpetual leases a. b' p. and leases in perpetuity) ... ... ... 68 33,314 333 Lease in perpetuity (ordinary and village homestead) 34 7,597 010 Lease in perpetuity (land for settlement) ... ... 16 2,595 038 Occupation with right of purchase ... ... 14 3,688 239 Perpetual lease ... ... ... ... 8 597 2 32 Renewable lease (ordinary and village homestead) ... 5 77 2 25 Renewable lease (land for settlement) ... 2 352 2 20 Pastoral licenses ... ... ... ... 9 56,445 0 0 Occupation leases, mining districts ... ... 21 799 1 6 Cash (certificate of occupation) ... ... ... 2 263 0 6 Coal leases ... ... ... ... ... 2 229 3 38 Sawmill-areas ... ... ... ... ... 1 200 0 0 182 106,161 I 7 General Remarks. Crown tenants continue to make steady progress. The early part of last season was unusually wet, which consequently retarded every description of outdoor work, such as cultivation, bushfelling, road-making, draining, &c. The usual spring growth was also affected by the same cause, resulting invariably in white crops threshing out from 15 to 20 per cent.* below the ■average. Root crops have, however, done well, and there promises to be a plentiful supply of winter feed. Owing to an abundance of grass, the dairying industry has been well maintained. Six new factories have been established during the year, making a total of sixty-four cheese and four butter factories operating in this district. The output of cheese last year reached a total of 5,948 tons, valued at £340,000; but these results are expected to be materially eclipsed by the present season's figures. Never in the history of this district has the market value of stock and farm-produce (except oats) ruled so universally high as at present, with every prospect of such continuing for some time. At the same time, however, settlers will be wise not to offer too great a premium on the future, but rather let the present satisfactory outlook act as a stimulant to the adoption of up-to-date scientific methods in the art of farm-production. Departmental. All officers have worked well on the particular duties allotted them, and I have much pleasure in recording my appreciation of the cheerful and willing assistance I have at all times received from my staff. G. H. M. McClure. Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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APPENDIX lI.—LAND FOE SETTLEMENTS.

EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF COMMISSIONERS OF CROWN LANDS.

AUCKLAND. Lands opened during the Year. The lands opened during the year, totalling 7,887 acres, included the Balachraggen Settlement of about 1,400 acres, near Morrinsville, comprising good level dairying land in areas of from 10 acres to 102 acres, all of which was readily taken up, and should develop into a very successful settlement. An area of 1,986 acres in the Bickerstaffe Settlement, north of Auckland, was also opened, most of it comprising portions of the settlement originally retained by the Department of Agriculture for experimental purposes. The remainder of the lands offered consisted of miscellaneous areas, principally town and suburban lots in Matamata, Selwyn, and other settlements, some of which were offered at auction and elicited keen competition. Conditions of Established Settlements. The general condition of the established settlements is—with a few minor exceptions—one of sound progress and assured prosperity. Most of the settlers go in. for dairying and very few crops are grown, but the pastures are renewed and kept in good condition with the aid of fertilizers. In the Selwyn Settlement the process of breaking in new land is still in progress, but good work is being done, and the results promise to prove satisfactory. In the Bickerstaffe Settlement the settlers' interests are devoted partly to dairying and partly to grazing sheep and young stock; their prosperity is increasing, and will be enhanced by the railway communication now close to the settlement. The Rewi Settlement, near Taupiri, is getting past the difficulties of its earlier stages, good work having been done in renewing the pastures, and the settlers are now dairying. In the older settlements the settlers are in a sound financial condition, their homesteads comfortable and prosperous, and their convenience well served by good roads, creameries, and schools. The various townships and villages in and adjacent to the settlements are thriving little centres, and reflect the general prosperity of the settlers. In several of the settlements, especially where dairying is carried on, numerous subdivisions are taking place. The small suburban settlements near Auckland are serving a useful purpose in providing homes for workers in the city, or small holdings for fruitgrowing and poultry-raising. The holdings are generally well kept and improved, and the conditions satisfactorily fulfilled. A considerable number of these holders are acquiring the freehold of their sections, and a process of resubdivision into smaller suburban residence-sites will probably follow in many cases. H. M. Skeet, Commissioner of' Crown Lands.

HAWKE'S BAY. The estates in the southern portion of the district now number nineteen, the Springhill Settlement having been balloted for on the 27th March, 1914, and the fifteen sections readily selected, there being eighty applicants, chiefly from residents in. the locality. This settlement is easily accessible, being only seventeen miles from the Waipawa Railway-station by a good motorroad. The area is 6,211J acres, which is nearly all ploughable, and well adapted for dairying and mixed farming. The Sherenden Settlement, selected on the 26th February, 1913, with an area of 10,276 acres, in twenty-one holdings, is now all occupied, with twenty of the settlers residing on their own holdings and nineteen houses erected. The total population is sixty-one, the area in crop 427 acres, and the value of the improvements effected amounts to £8,753, against £8,350 required by law. The settlement is carrying 14,678 head of stock, consisting chiefly of sheep, which represents about a sheep and a half to the acre. The settlement is prosperous, and the settlers are trying to obtain a telephone service and to get a school erected, to accommodate sixteen children, on the site reserved. This settlement has good access both from Hastings and Napier by the main coach-road from Hastings to Inland Patea, which runs right through the settlement. The Waihau Settlement, of 16,115| acres, consisting of the Waihau, Ngaroto, and Pekapeka Estates, was balloted on the 14th March, 1913, in twenty-one sections, but only half the area was selected at the ballot. The balance has since been taken up, and fifteen of the selectors are actually resident on their own sections, some in houses and others in tents; and in four cases selectors are residing on contiguous sections. Two are non-resident owing to sickness, and the other has employment outside the settlement. The improvements effected are valued at £5,940, out of £8,065 16s. required. The total population is forty-three, and the stock number 17,867, chiefly sheep. The place is lightly stocked, owing to the high prices ruling at present. As the settlers have only been in occupation twelve months, the result of their labours is fairly satisfactory, and no doubt next year's report will show the improvements effected much in excess of the requirements.

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The small settlements near Hastings have had a good season, dairying and fruit-culture being the principal sources of profit. The Tongoio Settlement is still in trouble with the blackberry-v The settlers refuse to accept the concession offered by the Government, and prefer trying to obtain revaluation under section 13 of the Land Laws Amendment Act, 1913. All but three settlers have applied accordingly. This is probably the best solution of the difficulty for the Crown. The other settlements are in a very satisfactory condition, and the settlers are becoming more prosperous every year. In the northern part of the district, around Poverty Bay, the settlers have had another very successful year. The improvements on the land exceed the requirements of the Act to the value of £74,023. There are very few defaulters for either residence or improvements, and then not to a serious extent. On some of the large holdings of the high-priced land it is impossible to comply with the conditions without incurring extravagant expenditure on buildings, and consequently these have not been shown as defaulters. The past season has been unusually dry, and has been rather bad for the settlers who go in for dairying, more, however, from the shortage of water than from scarcity of feed. The season, taken all over, has been good for cropping, and the grass-crops have been very satisfactory. Oats and barley have done remarkably well, although some of the spring oats were a little light. As regards fruit, there has been a profitable yield of apples and pears, but a scarcity of stone fruits. The Gisborne-Napier Railway is being steadily pushed ahead, and the settlers expect the rails to be laid to the Ngatapa Settlement by the end of the month. The settlers, on the whole, are in -a prosperous and flourishing condition. W. H. Skinner, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

TARANAKI. There are only five settlements in this district, and, generally speaking, the settlers on them are doing fairly well. The most prosperous is the Tokaora, and two of the holdings have been made freehold. A few of the selections on some of the other settlements would be all the better if there were some more flat land for cropping. In the case of Spotswood, near New Plymouth, very little is now left on our hands. In the Tariki Settlement—the latest one —the settlers seem satisfied, and the general opinion is that the land was secured at a reasonable price. The settlers are getting the land into good working-order. One section was thrown up, but will be readily selected when it is again offered. G. H. Bullard, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

WELLINGTON. Two new settlements were purchased and disposed of during the year —viz., Poroporo, of 9,391 acres, and Heatherlea, of 598 acres. Both were readily taken up, and it is evident there is a steady demand for improved farms let under this system. There seems to be no demand for the numerous small sections which are open for selection in the settlements subdivided for residential purposes near Wellington and the Hutt. On the other hand, the rural settlements are all very prosperous, and the settlers have done well on them; in fact, many are in a very sound financial position. T. N. Brodrick, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

NELSON. There are only two settlements in this district —Wangapeka and Braeburn. The former is in a very flourishing condition. The settlers are well satisfied with their holdings, and have good homesteads, well-cultivated lands, and improvements some three times in execss of the requirements. The population is about fifty souls. In Braeburn Settlement satisfactory improvements have been made, and the settlers are doing well. The chief industry is dairying, but improvements are being made with root and grain crops. The settlers appear to be well satisfied with their holdings. The population is seventy-four souls. F. A. Thompson, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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MARLBOROUGH. The two settlements —viz., Hillersden and Lynton Downs —opened for selection during the year were competed for by numerous applicants, the forty-three allotments on Hillersden having 258 applicants, and Lynton Downs—eleven allotments —136 applicants. All the allotments were disposed of. A pleasing feature of the Hillersden ballot was the number of the late employees on the estate who acquired sections, and also the influx of new blood to the district, Canterbury alone supplying seventeen settlers. With one or two exceptions, all the successful applicants seem satisfied with their holdings, the only drawback being the almost prohibitive price of stock, especially ewes, which will mean a big drain on the means of some of the new settlers. The main feature of the Lynton Downs Settlement ballot was the success of local applicants, eight out of eleven allotments balloted for falling to Kaikoura people, although the number of outsiders competing was large. The total population on the land-for-settlement holdings is 1,145; the number of sheep is 110,851, a slight increase over last year's figures; cattle have increased from 1,503 to 1,851, owing principally to the high price paid for milk by the dairy factories, one company collecting cream by motor-car from all the land-for-settlement holdings in the vicinity of Blenheim. The area in white crops is 10,048 acres; and in green crops 9,191 acres, about the same as last year. The improvements required by the Act are £93,310, while the improvements actually effected by the tenants amount to the large sum of £213,671. The number of transfers of land-for-settlement rural holdings during the year was fifteen; the value of the improvements amounting to £11,536, and the amount paid for the goodwill £27,155. The climatic conditions during the year have been exceptionally favourable, and the lessees have experienced one of the best of seasons. The low price of barley and chaff will affect those who go in largely for cropping, but all engaged in pastoral pursuits should do well. IT. G. Price, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

WESTLAND. Only two estates —Kokatahi and Poerua—have been acquired under the Land for Settlements Act, and each of the settlements established is a very decided acquisition to the district. As illustrating the increase in value, it may be mentioned that the goodwill of sections in these estates would at the present time average at least £5 an acre, and the fact that notwithstanding this increase in value not one section in either of the settlements has changed hands during the year shows that the settlers have acquired their holdings with a view to providing permanent homes for themselves and their families, and that they are well satisfied. The settlers generally confine their attentions to dairying, with excellent results. Compared with last year, the stock-returns show an increase of about 1,300 sheep and 300 cattle. H. D. M. Haszard, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

CANTERBURY. Two new settlements were opened for selection under renewable-lease tenure during the year, as follows: Tara, eight sections; and Lansdown, nine sections, all of which were disposed of. Three sections, comprising 1,405 acres, undisposed of in the Timaunga Settlement Extension, have been merged in adjoining holdings. Eighteen unseleeted sections in various settlements have been taken up during the year. The Rangers' reports for the year show that with the exception of two or three settlements all the settlement tenants in this district are satisfied with their holdings, a great many doing exceedingly well, and the remainder can be said to be successful and holding their own. The settlements in this district have shown a steady and satisfactory progress during the year. The grain crops have been good, and the lambing returns have been very high, as the season has been very mild, and there has been an abundance of feed. With the high prices ruling for fat lambs, and the cost and uncertainty of procuring labour at harvest-time, a considerable area which has been previously utilized for grain-growing will now be devoted to producing fat lambs. Dairying also appears to be taking the place of grain-growing on the good heavy lands in many places. As regards the fulfilment of the statutory improvement conditions, the position can be regarded as eminently satisfactory. The proportion of actual defaulters in respect to requirements is small, and in most instances of these cases of default the improvements effected are sufficient in the meantime for the profitable working of the sections. It is noticeable that substantial and up-to-date improvements in the way of buildings and fencing, &c, are being erected. The past winter has been a mild one, which had a, marked beneficial result on all products. On the older settlements the lessees' interests are greater than the Crown's, and, although the term of compulsory residence has expired, the tenants still make their permanent homes on the land, and continue to make improvements,

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As regards new settlements in the South Canterbury district which were adversely reported on last season, these now show a decided improvement, and there are better hopes of their ultimate success. C. R. Pollen, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

OTAGO. On the whole, the settlers holding land under the Lands for Settlement Act in Otago have had a fairly successful year. The old-established settlements are now in a prosperous condition, and the future prospects of the settlers are bright, and they are well satisfied with their conditions. The wet and cold weather in the late autumn and early spring had a bad effect on graingrowing operations, particularly in southern Otago. In northern Otago these weather-condi-tions also affected the returns to a great extent, but the yields were fair. In Central Otago an excellent season was experienced; in fact, the best since settlement began in this locality. Fruitgrowing is becoming quite an industry in this district, and wonderful development has taken place in the last five or six years, and production will further increase to a large extent, especially when the irrigation schemes now contemplated are available. In northern Otago cropping for grain is giving place to a large extent to feed-growing, to prepare sheep and lambs for freezing, and large up-to-date works have just been erected close to Oamaru at a cost of £70,000 to deal more effectively with the increasing number of fat stock supplied from this district. During the year two new settlements—Clareview and Te Puke —were opened for selection, and after keen competition the whole area was taken up. The settlers on the Conical Hills, selected in April, 1912, are having a hard struggle, but the advent of a few good seasons would put them on a good footing, and ensure the future prosperity of this settlement. The Otanoinomo Settlement has not been long in existence, and there are still a number of vacant sections, but these may go when the roads are formed. The Duncan and Matakanui Settlements are not in a very satisfactory position, owing to the neglected state of the former when purchased, it being practically overgrown with gorse from the hedges. The latter consists, of only three sections, two of which are generally poor and dry. The above are the exceptions to the general success of the settlements, but as long as the present prices for stock and wool are maintained these settlers will hold their own. Robt. T. Sadd, Commissioner of Crown hands.

SOUTHLAND. Four new settlements were acquired and opened for selection under renewable lease during the year, as follows: Ardlussa, six sections, three selected; Fortification Hill, six sections, five selected; Knowsley Park, nine sections, four selected; Waiarikiki, eight sections three selected. From the above it will be seen that there was not a great demand for sections, the probable reason for the non-selection of many of them being the stringency of the money-market and the abnormally high price ruling for stock, which practically prohibited many intending selectors from lodging applications. Since the end of the financial year some of the sections have been selected, and I fully anticipate that the remainder will all be taken up before springtime. The total number of tenants under the Land for Settlements Act is now 298, holding an area of 68,168 acres, and paying an annual rent of £14,958. As an illustration of the benefits to be derived from closer settlement in this district I quote the following figures: Value of improvements effected, £123,294; number of dwellings, 262; number of souls, 1,166; area under cultivation, 12,452 acres; area under grass one year old and over, 31,439 acres; area under new grass, 4,464 acres; number of horses, 1,597; sheep, 42,589; cattle, 7,902; pigs, 809. The tenants, as a rule, still continue to carry out the conditions of their leases in a satisfactory manner, and most of them are in a good position in every way. G. H. M. McClure, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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APPENDIX lII.—THE TIMBER INDUSTRY.

EXTRACTS FROM REPORTS OF COMMISSIONERS OF CROWN LANDS,

AUCKLAND. Owing to the heavy rains and freshes experienced during the early part of the year large supplies of kauri and other logs were delivered at the various mill-booms, thus replenishing the niuchreduced log stocks and relieving the necessity of dispensing with a number of sawmill employees by some of the larger mills in the northern districts. The timber trade generally has maintained a continuous demand for all classes of timber, both in the home and foreign markets, and although the retail prices still remain firm no further increase has taken place since that mentioned in report on timber industry for 1912-13. During the year several large shipments of Oregon pine timber have been imported, and ready sales are being found at very fair prices. The large quantities of foreign timber thus imported into the Dominion and entering into competition with the native timbers no doubt results in a tendency to increase the exportation of the latter to outside markets in order that sales may be effected, and thus reduce the local producers' stocks. Both the local and foreign trade in kahikatea timber for the manufacturing of butter-boxes and fruit-cases, Arc, still continues very brisk, owing principally to the prosperous farming Season experienced in New Zealand and Australia. Although supplies of kahikatea timber are being principally obtained from several large forests in the King-country and northern districts, the fact remains that, owing to the heavy demand for this timber for agricultural purposes, the supplies are rapidly diminishing, and it is therefore expedient that early steps should he taken to conserve the remaining kahikatea bushes for the use of the Dominion's farming community. From the undermentioned statement of sales of milling-timber by the Crown it will be seen that there has been a decrease during the past year, which is partly due to the less quantity of timber submitted, and partly to the fact that bushes previously measured with a view to disposal have been reserved for the use of the State. Exclusive of a number of minor sales of standing timber, there were thirty lots, containing about 22,000,000 ft., offered for sale by public auction or appraisement; several of these lots aggregating about 14,600,000 ft. were, however, passed in, presumably on account of the increased log stocks previously referred to, and the necessary outlay by the sawmillers in connection therewith. The total revenue derived from the sales of timber and extensions of time for the removal thereof was £14,254. The total quantity of timber measured during the year is about 28.000,000 ft., and includes part of the timber measured on the Mangatotara Block, Tauranga County, which work was resumed before the beginning of the year and was completed towards the latter end. Notwithstanding the allegations made that the timber on this block was practically of a negligible quantity, it is now an ascertained fact that the block contains about 28.000,000 superficial feet of superior class rimu, &c, the trees being on the average of exceptional size, both in length and girth. During the summer months several extensive fires were reported to have destroyed a quantity of logs and standing timber in privately owned bushes. Fortunately, however, the State forests were immune from fires, although several of the bushes have suffered damage at the hands of the gum-diggers and Natives through bleeding the kauri-trees. A number of convictions have been obtained by the police against such offenders, which should prove a deterrent against further trespassing. The following table shows the various kinds of timber disposed of during the year ended 31st March, 1914 :—

Exports and imports of timber : Owing to the information not being available in time for the report this year the usual statement of exports and imports of timber cannot be supplied. Timber-floating: New licenses granted. 12: licenses renewed. 109; licenses lapsed, 11; licenses in existence, 139. jj \r Skeet, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

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NELSON. The output of timber, principally rimu, is 11,000,000 superficial feet, the product of fiftyeight sawmills, about half of which operate mainly on freehold land. Of the timber licenses on Crown lands, the majority are under the administration of the Warden as mining privileges. As the whole of the above workings are scattered over irregular areas, this in many cases prevents up-to-date plant being installed. The probabilities, therefore, of expansion of business in the near future are not great, unless supplies can be more effectually tapped in the remote districts by systematic development. F. A. Thompson Commissioner of Crown Lands.

MARLBOROUGH. There are nine sawmills working in this district, all but one being situated in the northern portion. The total output was 15,692,284 superficial feet, made up of 14,709,998 superficial feet from State forests and 982,286 superficial feet from. Crown land. The royalty was £2,900 and £265 respectively. Messrs. Brownlee and Co., with mills at Havelock and Timatanga, who have been in the trade since the provincial days, have nearly cut out all their available timber, and will probably close their mills by the end of 1914. H. G. Price Commissioner of Crown Lands.

WESTLAND. The most important industry at present in operation in the district is that of sawmilling. For the greater part of the year this industry was considerably hampered by the condition of the market and labour troubles. The sawmill employees almost without exception remained loyal to their employers, but on account of the impossibility of exporting the output, the mills, with a few exceptions, were compelled to cease operations. The market at present is very satis'factorv, and tho prospects for the coming year are decidedly encouraging. There are at present fortysix mills in active work, with a cutting-capacity of 96,000,000 ft, per annum, and employing some 882 hands. The total output for the past year was 49,000,000 ft,, and the royalty paid on account of Crown lands was £9,536. The system provided for the administration 'of the timber leaves much to be desired, and in this connection, and also in the matter of dealing with land, I desire to record my hearty appreciation of the cordial manner in which the Warden has co-operated with me in endeavouring to make matters run smoothly. H. D. H. Haszard, Commissioner of Crown Lands.

SOUTHLAND. During the past year fifty-three mills were in operation in this district, but very few of them worked to their full capacity, most of them working only three days a week for several months this was owing to the falling-off in the demand for timber. Of the quantity of timber produced—viz., 38,000,000 ft.—28,000,000 ft. was consumed south of Gore, 9,300.000 ft. north of Gore, and 700,000 ft, was shipped to Australia consumert soutJl _ Thirty-eight mills worked chiefly in the State forests and Crown lands, three in Native and thirteen in private forests. ' The number of persons engaged in the industry was about 750, and the wages paid was approximately £93,000. b l The timber trade is still dull, but improving. G. H. M. McClure Commissioner of Crown Lands.

APPENDIX IV.—SAND-DUNE RECLAMATION.

[By E. Phillips Ttonbr, F.R.G.S., Inspector.] Sand-dune Reclamation. As it had been decided to undertake measures for the reclamation of our extensive areas of oTtoeS" d ; m v*- RUD 24 ' 1 ti6 I T Uth 0M ! le River and the dunes at the mouth o he Waikato River were selected for initial operations. At both localities the land to the ear of the dunes is valuable farming land, and the sand from the dunes is fast encroaching on to it Iho areas selected are large, compact blocks of Crown land, and any reclamation wor done there should in the future bring n a revenue to pay for, or partly pay for toe expense incurred Also, m he case of the Waikato Heads, it is important to stop the excessive sand drift which there tends to cause the silting-up of a valuable waterway. excessive sanrt-

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In Europe, owing to the scarcity of land and the proximity of towns and villages to the dune-areas, the sand-drift is a matter so serious that its encroachment has to be stopped at all costs, and in Prussia, where women are largely employed, as much as £4 Bs. per acre is expended on marram-planting alone; and after the marram there is the further expense of tree-planting, which in Europe is looked upon as the only permanent remedy for sand-drift, r?or some years a, considerable amount of marram and tree-lupin has been planted by private land-owners in different localities on our coast, and a great deal of this planting has been quite successful. This, however, has generally been in localities where the sand-supply was not very abundant, or where old stable dunes had been caused to drift through the disturbance caused by fires and by excessive grazing. In other localities where the planting lias been done next to the grassed lands, and the area between these and the sea loft untouched, there is always the danger that in some dry season all the plantation will be destroyed by a, drift from the seaward. Seeing that circumstances in this country quite precluded the adoption of reclamationwork as practised in Germany, it was decided to more oi less follow the Belgian and Dutch method, and to plant the dunes without previously reducing them to a uniform level. Description of Rangitikei Dunes. Along the coast immediately south of the mouth of the Rangitikei River there is no continuous fore-dune, but there is a series of high mounds or hummocks of sand, from 10 ft. to 40 ft. high, with little valleys between them. The outer slopes and sides of these hummocks bear a scanty growth of native vegetation, but it is insufficient to keep the sand from moving. The landward slopes are generally bare mobile sand. The mounds nearest the sea arc generally longest in a direction perpendicular to the coast-lino and parallel with tho wind. The coast-line is approximately north and south, and is practically straight. At high-water mark there is a considerable accumulation of logs that have been brought down by floods in the Rangitikei and deposited along the coast-line. The prevailing winds are from directions between northwest and south-west. At about, 6 chains inland from high-water mark, and adjoining the hummocks, there are often long-shaped flat-bottomed basins from 2to 10 acres in area. These have their longest axes parallel with the coast-line and perpendicular to the prevailing wind. In some cases the floors of these basins are nearly bare sand, but generally they are composed mainly of wafer-worn andesite and greywacke shingle which must have had their origins in Ruapehu volcano and the Ruahine Mountains, and must, have been brought to their present positions by tho different branches of the Rangitikei River, and gradually moved along the old coast-line by a southerly set of the tide. In some places, also, on the floors of these basins there are large accumulations of marine shells, and sometimes with the shells portions of the ribs and vertebra; of whales. Close by these will be found numerous burnt stones (the remains of Maori ovens), which indicate that the shells and bones are the refuse of many a feast of the pre-European days. Behind these basins there are irregular low sand ridges from 20 ft. to 40 ft. above the plain, and running perpendicular to the coast-line (parallel with the prevailing wind) for a distance of about three-quarters of a mile from it. Between these ridges there are small valleys with a sparse covering of native vegetation. In heavy rains some of these valleys are converted into small lagoons. The rainfall is between 30 in. and 40 in., and is well distributed through the year. The months of January and February are the driest. Nature of Sand. Though quartz particles are the chief constituent of the sand of the district, there are also considerable proportions of crystals of hornblende and augite, which, with a small quantity of titanic iron, give to the sand its dark-grey colour. Small flat particles of marine shells are also a fairly constant constituent. The size of the sand-grains is small, and on this account even a quite moderate wind causes it to move. Plant-growth. The dunes in this locality are' not quite bare, but carry a more or less sparse covering of native plants. Close to the coast the sand-mounds carry a fair amount of Spinifex and Scirpus frondosus (pingao). The long sand-ridges farther inland bear a certain amount of Scirpus, Cassinia leptophylla (tauhinu), and Goprosma aren-aria (tataraheke), with occasional Leptospermum (tea-tree), Arundo conspicua (toitoi), Pimelia arenaria, and ('alystegia soldanella (sand convolvulus). The valleys between these ridges are here, when dry, almost barren; when moist, a fair amount of the small sand sedge (Carex pumila) and some yellow rush (Leptocarpus simplex) are found. Run 24, Mouth of Rangitikei River. The lessee of Run 24 has done a great deal of reclamation by marram-planting on the dunes in localities more than a mile from the coast; but, though the grass has in most places taken well, there is always the danger that a combination of unfavourable circumstances may cause the destruction of a great deal of it. It is recognized by all authorities as an axiom that all reclamation-work, should begin at the sea, which is the source of the sand-supply, and extend from there inland. 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ill the expectation that the close planting of this belt, will arrest the inland drift of sand from the beach, and eventually form a regular fore-dune. The planting that will later on bo done to the leeward of this may be either lupin or marram-grass planted wider apart. Owing to the exigencies of other work it was late in the spring before the planting started, and as the season turned out very dry it was decided at the end of September to postpone further work till this autumn. Another reason, besides tho dry weather, for suspending work was that the katipo spider was becoming very active, and one or two of the men wore severely bitten. The length of the belt planted was 50 chains. On a visit paid to the locality in the summer 1 found that the plantation, on the whole, was doing very well, though there were patches whore the marram had failed, and these will have to be replanted this autumn. The balance (160 chains) of the contract will be finished this coming season. Taurikuha Beach, Whangahei Heads. At this locality the sand from a narrow strip of Crown land along the beach had, owing to tho continued prevahince of north-easterly winds, drifted on to some valuable low-lying grazinglands and stopped up the main drain, with the result that the grazing-land got flooded, and was made useless. Under the circumstances the Government agreed to share with the owner of the land the expense of planting with marram some 10 acres of the sand near the drain. As there is no marram growing anywhere near the locality it had to be purchased in Waiuku, sent by steamer to Onehunga, from there to Auckland, and from Auckland by steamer to Craig's Wharf in Whangarei Harbour. As tho state of tliv. road was too bad to allow carting to Taurikura Beach, and as further delay might have boon fatal to the grass, I had to hire a small cutter and take tho grass round to the beach by sea; and by moans of a small punt it was landed on the beach after a lot of trouble. I gave precise instructions as to the planting, and I have since heard that, in spite of the lateness of the season, it has taken well, and, though only seven months old, is to some not inconsiderable extent stopping the drift near the site of the drain. Works proposed for 1914. On Run 24 it is proposed to continue the 6-chain closely planted belt to the southern boundary of the Crown land, a distance of nearly two miles. A length of four and a half miles of the coast-lino will then be made safe, and the future reclamation inland will be loss expensive. At tho Waikato Heads a belt similar to the one at the mouth of the Rangitikei will be planted; it will start near the north head and extend northerly along the shore one mile. The following season this belt will be extended along the coast. With the sand at the foreshore held secure it will be possible to reclaim tho sand to the leeward with less expense. Next to the wind, one of the most adverse factors one has to deal with in dune-reclamation in New Zealand is rabbits, for not only are these pests always disturbing the surface, but they prevent the use of several plants that might but for their presence be used as valuable auxiliaries to marram and tree-lupin; in fact, at Waiuku they are very destructive to young lupins. If trees be grown it will be necessary to preserve them by rabbit-proof fences. In addition to these works directly conducted by the Department, lessees of certain runs on the Wellington west coast will, by special condition of lease, do reclamation-work under departmental direction. Public bodies and private owners who have sand-areas under their control or in their possession are also given advice how to treat drifting sand in order to prevent its encroachment,

APPENDIX V.—LAND DRAINAGE OPERATIONS.

REPORT BY J. B. THOMPSON, LAND DBATNAGE ENGINEER. The Land Drainage Board has been kept busy during the past year with matters pertaining to land-drainage and river-protective works generally. Special reports and examinations were made in connection with Raitnia Swamp drainage, Monavale Swamp drainage, Mainaku water-supply, and other works. Inspections were made of works constructed by local authorities out of Government grants, and subsidies and vouchers totalling £3,497 os. 6d. were made out and certified for payment through tlie Treasury. Plans in the above connection were also approved as sent forward. The following work has been done in connection with the undermentioned grants, &c. : — Hauraki Plains, Construction Roads and Drains on Cronm Land Adjoining. —Some eight miles of roads were completed within the Waitakaruru Loan Block, and in addition some five miles of drains. Expenditure during the year was £1,226 ss. Bd., and out of Land for Settlement Account, £926 10s. Id. Hauraki Plains: Part Cost Formation Road from Waikaka to Piako River to give Access to Crown Settlers outside Hauraki Plains Settlement. —This is a vote to assist in the construction of Waikaka Tramway Road. One mile of drain was constructed, and road-formation was commenced early in the year. Fascines had to be laid to ensure a solid formation. Trucks were built, and have been used in ballasting some 1,600 cubic yards of spoil which has been put down. Expenditure during the year was £547 2s. 4d.

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Hauraki Plains, Metalling Roads in. —The work done under this heading has boon given in detail in the Hauraki Plains report. To date some 166 chains of Turua Road have been metalled, and some 160 chains of the Pipiroa-Waitakaruru Road. We are now obtaining gravel from the Kauaeranga Stream, Thames, and this is being taken to the works by our own plaut, some three largo pontoons being purchased or built during the year. This will ensure a better class of gravel being obtained at a much loss cost than was previously supplied under contract. The expenditure during tho year was £4,095 3s. 4d. Hauraki Plains: Maintenance completed Works, Drains, &c. —This vote is for maintaining drainage-works on the settled portion of the Hauraki Plains until such time as the rating clauses become operative. During the year some seventy miles of drain have been cleaned, and some twenty-eight miles of stop-bank kept in good repair. The expenditure during the year was £2,018 9s. Bd. Piako and Waitoa Rivers Improvement. —This work consisted of dredging the Piako River from Kerepeehi southwards. Spoil removed during the year amounted to 147,740 cubic yards, at a cost of 3'2d. per cubic yard. The expenditure during the year was £2,073 13s. sd. Rangitaiki Drainage District: General Road-construction (on account £1,500). — Some 16 miles 47 chains of road were formed out of the above votes during the year, the expenditure totalling £2,289 ss. 8,1. Waikato River: Expenses of Engineering Surveys. —The engineering survey of the Waikato River was continued under tho local charge of Mr. Allan Morpeth. The field operations, being so extensive, necessitated a, groat deal of moving about, shifting camp, <fee. Levelling was carried out on tho main river, and on the Whangamarino, Waikare, Whangape, and Maungatawhiri Creeks. Gauges wore established at various points, anil tho velocity of the river taken every quarter of a mile from Rangiriri to the Heads. The gauges have boon read right throughout at various times, and the tidal gauges were read for twelve hours at a stretch, so that the Waikato liiver could be compared with Waitemata, Manukau, and Kaipara Harbours regarding the time and height of various tides. Tho following has been carried out during the year : Levelling, seventy-five miles; compass traverse, seventy-five miles; cross-sections taken, eight averaging 110 chains each, forty-two averaging 1.6 chains each; soundings taken, 800; velocities taken about every quarter of a mile for forty-one miles (Rangiriri to Heads); gauges established and read frequently, fifty. An inspection was also made during the year of the Waikato River from Uorahora (Cambridge) to Rangiriri. The cost of tho work during the year was £1.403 ss. Bd. which includes the maintenance and running expenses of two oil-launches employed on tho works. Waitoa Hirer: Snagging above Junction with Piako River. —During the year 1 mile 22 chains of this river was snagged by day labour, and a contract was let in December for a further •'! miles 45 chains, of which one mile had boon completed at the end of the year. The expenditure for the year was £523 2s. 4d. Qpouriao Protective Works to pre cent Encroachment of Whakatane and Wairnana River •. — A small amount was spent in maintenance during the year, but, no new works were undertaken until the last week in March. Future works will consist of construction of groynes, planting of willows for protection purposes, and the further improvement of diversion channel. r l h<- work already done is in good condition, and beneficial results.have ensued, as land that was previously under water during moderate freshes is now free from water during heavy floods. Tho expenditure during the year was £147 4s. lid. Wairnana Protective Works to prevent Encroachment of River. —At Waimana the works completed last A'ear have been maintained, and in November a start was made on new works, groynes being erected on Sections 15, 17, and 18, Waimana Settlement, The line for the proposed diversion of the Waimana River through Section 19 was cleared, but work had then to lie stopped till the land is resumed, as the owner objected to work being proceeded with. Work contemplated for the future consists of cutting this channel and continuing the stop-bank for about a mile at the south end of the settlement. The expenditure during the year was £293 Is. Monavale Swamp, Cambridge. —An engineering survey of the Monavale Swamp was started in December last, To date some twenty-five miles of levels have been taken, together with the necessary compass survey. The field-work of the swamp and its outlets is now about three parts completed. The expenditure during the year was £186 Bs. sd. The following large schemes were carried out by this branch, and, of course, comprise the major portion of tho works: (1) Hauraki Plains drainage-works; (2) Rangitaiki drainage-works. The progress of these two large schemes are treated in separate reports. hand surveys have been carried out by two field parties which subdivided tho drained areas of the Hauraki Plains, and are also engaged upon the survey of the adjoining Crown land roaded and bridged by this branch. The area surveyed during tho year was 2,397 acres, and a further survey covers some 13,900 acres, of which all the sections have been pegged. Engineering Surveys. —Some 110 miles of engineering surveys have been made in connection with the Hauraki Plains works, Rangitaiki drainage-Works. Waitakaruru Loan Block. &c. Office. —The total expenditure certified to for payment was £57,028 15s. Of this amount direct, Treasury payments amounted to £19,268 2s. lid., payments through Thames and Taneatua Imprest Accounts to £37,697 ss. 2ch. and payments through Post Office to £63 6s. lid. Some 155 piecework and four special contracts were in operation. Inward correspondence amounted to 1,620 letters, and outward to 1,715 letters. A. considerable number of engineering, road, survey, and other plans were made, and various tracings both for photo-litho and other purposes were made. The expenditure quoted is what was actually expended on the various works, but will not necessarily agree with the figures shown in the tables for the year submitted to Parliament, as a portion of the expenditure was not brought to charge before the close of the year.

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APPENDIX VI.—KAPITI ISLAND.

Kapiti Island lies off the coast of the Wellington District, nearly opposite Paraparaumu. Ll contains an area of 4,990 acres, of which the Natives still retain the northern portion, containing 1,009 acres, the balance being a public reserve acquired under the provisions of the Kapiti Island Public Reserves Act, 1897. Of the Crown area, 1,779 acres is under forest. The land was acquired for the purpose of a sanctuary for native fauna and flora, and was the subject of special inspection and report by Dr. Cockayne, F.R.S., in 1907. He was of opinion that the island contained most valuable plant formation, and thought it was very suitable for the purposes for which it had been set apart. A caretaker has resided on the island for many years past, and every endeavour is made to ensure that plant and bird life is protected as far as possible. The following reports are of interest as showing the present conditions relative to the birdlife :— Report by E. Phillips Turner, F.R.G.S., Inspector, 1 made a visit of inspection to Kapiti Island in the middle of May, and I am glad to be able to report that I saw no evidence of the reported decrease in tho number of native birds. On tho contrary, I found bell-birds, tviis, and whiteheads to bo very numerous, and, though the weather was dull and unfavourable, I saw a fair number of pigeons, kakas, tomtits, robins, and kingfishers; fantails, parakeets, and wrens were seen in less quantity. The weka is more numerous there than in any other place 1 know of. Along tho coast I saw one or two blue herons and numerous cormorants. At night moreporks can be heard. I saw several of tho large kind of hawk. It might perhaps be advisable to have the hawks shot, as they live almost entirely on other birds, and, moreover, they are not likely to be killed out on the mainland. The kakapos and kiwis liberated about a year ago have not since been seen. 1 think it highly desirable that a few pairs of the North and South Island crows, South Island robins and canaries, pukekos, and land-rail should be placed on the island before they become extinct. The Australian opossum has become very plentiful on the island. As they will compete with the birds for tho available food-supply. I think they should be trapped and their skins sold. There is a marked decrease in the number of goats since my inspection in January, 1912. I think those left should bo soon exterminated, employing if necessary additional temporary help. Noxious weeds are practically now eradicated. ■ There are still a few cats, but, as poisoned fish is being laid, they should soon lie killed out. It is highly desirable that the small remaining Native interests in the south and middle parts of the.island be acquired. Then the boundary between the large Maori block at tho north end and the sanctuary could be fenced off, and there would be no further bother with trespassing sheep. If the Maori land at the northern end be acquired it will, be necessary to farm it and have a manager there, as the land is too valuable to be allowed to revert to tauhinu and tea-tree. The caretaker's cottage was completed last year, and he is now in a comfortable building that should last for fifty years. All things considered, I think there is a distinct improvement in the condition of the island since my inspection made in January, 1912. Yearly Report by Caretaker (Mr. J. L. Bennett). , Everything on the island in a satisfactory condition. A. splendid nesting season; noticeable increase in birds, especially in pigeons, tuis, bell-birds, and wekas. Berries abundant. No sign of blackberry, and only one patch of brier. Goats are mostly confined to the scrub at the south end of the island; 335 have been destroyed during the year. Cats are not numerous, four only having been seen and destroyed. Rainfall during year, 40 inches 97 points.

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District. ; Total Area granted ! Total Area Total Area under Acts without ; of Crown Lands sold Money Payment leased and held on or reservei i for Public under all Tenures Freehold Purposes from (exclusive of Foundation of I Reserves leased Dominion. by Crown). Acres. Acres. Acres. 2,343,588 3,630,202 1,871,004 fc ' Estimated Area of Barren Total Area Total Area and Worthless open of Country for Selection. Native Land. . not already ; included under auy of the other Headings. Total Area open or Selection. Acres. 242,389 1 Ni I Total Area of lative Land. a Acres. 3,557,971 Estimated Ah of Barren and Worthies Country not already included und< any of the oth< Headings. Acres. Estimated Area occupied by Eoads, Eivers, Lakes, &c. Total Area remaining i for Future Disposal, | Total Area exclusive of Land in shown in Land District. Preceding Columns. Auckland Acres. Acres. Acres. 656,824 1,215,462 13,517,440 Hawke's Bay 2,407,480 ; 437,125 934,825 I I 5,681 1,391,012 150,130 182,647 5,508,900 Taranaki 493,014 712,081 587,133 327,470 55,670 203,947 2,412,600 Wellington 3,205,673 ; 888,962 859,006 11,225 1,617,509 36,500 195,110 237,015 7,051,000 Nelson 580,616 306,504 797,378 35,227 41,148 1,573,000 60,000 1,321,127 4,715,000 Marlborough 761,450 229,988 1,495,274 139,498 259,617 1,535,428 3,643,733 1,368,064 3,831,858 12,994 44,413 162 114,309 750,000 233,650 100,000 53,985 2,768,000 Westland 154,126 980,796 3,863,878 Canterbury 441,504 85,074 9,604,045 Otago 1,986,382 590,460 5,493,938 1,579,394 3,551,113 1,725,174 3,453 39,092 520,000 629,368 111,467 8,969,000 Southland 263,300 140,402 217,826 7,882,369 Totals .. 17,140,828 11,974,116 19,131,018 i 427,921 6,935,110 3,856,827 2,217,066 4,609,346 66,292,232

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District. \ Sale by Auction Lease by Auetiou Optional System. Cash by Auction. : on Deferred and Payment. Application. Village Allotments. ■ Pastoral Runs. |_ Small Grazing-runs. Benewable Lease. Totals. 1 i Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland Acres. 55,624 6,530 70,668 19,699 1,953 645 1,417 3,799 21,802 Acres. 747 11 14 260 12 16 123 Acres. Acres. 1,319 72 501 211 986 939 551 782 Acres. "7 16 I Acres. *2,317 787 11,716 Acres. 13^868 Acres. 726 3,542 Acres. 60,733 20,416 70,754 20,476 5,706 2,418 232 2,372 16,109 26,637 220 43 3,930 Totals 182,137 1,183 5,361 a3 14,820 13,868 8,461 225,853 Cheviot Estate — Canterbury 54 54 Land for Settlements — Auokland Hawke's Bay Taranaki.. Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 10 9 "9 .. '■ J " " .. 7,868 7,192 757 11,083 96,751 7,887 7,192 766 11,083 96,751 18 ! J 8,894 3,699 25,846 8,894 3,699 25,846 162,118 Totals 162,090 1C 18 1C National Endowment — Auokland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland I 1 :: :: 43 2,746 38,059 4,690 7,837 1,151 933 38,060 7,436 7,837 1,194 933 .. ■■ 10 25,460 54 25,460 77 40,280 2,833 5,579 19,447 621 1,573 604 621 25,470 4,406 604 86,561 Totals 55,468 Grand totals .. 5,415 474,586 182,137 1,198 IS 19,447 226,019 I •Pastoral licenses in mining district under special regulations.

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o Tenures. Auckland. Hawke's Bay. Taranaki. Wellington., Nelson. Marlborough. Westland. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Total Area taken up during Year. Ordinary Grown Lands. Table 5 -Gash lands „ 9 -Occupation with right of purchase 11— Renewable leases 13 —Mining districts land occupation leases „ 14 —Village settlement, cash „ 3 L—Improved-farm special settlement .. A. b. p. 1,870 0 20 46,857 0 10 345 0 0 780 2 29 a. R. p. 316 3 30 5,181 2 27 2,013 1 5 a. r. p. 371 1 7 34,624 0 14 A. R. p. 820 1 27; 13,049 1 37 60 0 0 A. R. P. 628 3 36 1,615 2 16 4 0 0 A. R. P. 4,76o' 1 3 A. R. P. 37 0 38 202 0 0 21*3 23 a. R. p. 17 0 17 1,211 0 0 •• A. K. P. 552 2 31 2,775 2 22 785' 0 2 A. B. P. 1,312 2 15 6,991 2 0 806 1 16 A. R. p. 5,927 1 21 117,268 1 9 2,418 1 5 2,397 3 30 114 98 0 9j ■" 114 98 0 9 .. .. Totals 49,852 3 19 7,513 0 26 34,995 1 21 14,027 3 33 2,248 2 12 4,760 1 3 261 0 21 1,228 0 17 4,113 1 15 128,111 0 38 9,110 1 31 Land for Settlements Acts. Table 5 —Cash "lands 11 —Renewable lease I ' 15 2 15 6,005 2 32 6,021 1 7 10,357 2 19 757 2 27 10 0 9.956 2 25 9.957 2 25 96,771 1 22 13 0 9,994 1 6 10 0 3,153 3 4 11,276 0 39 '. 11,276 0 39 19 1 15 148,273 1 14 Totals 10,357 2 19 757 2 27 96,771 1 22 ! 9,996 0 6| 3,154 3 4 ■148,292 2 29 •• National-endowment Lands. Table 11 —Renewable lease (ordinary) ,, 14 -Renewable lease (village settlements) „ 17 -Small grazing. runs 22,842 0 21 4,690 1 0 6 1 26 10,358 1 26 1,096 3 24 ! 62 1 2 15,254 3 39 547 0 0 3,089 2 28 216 0 0 1,607 1 5 2,938 1 2 62,640 3 25 68 2 28 14,691 0 0 11,858 0 0 2,833 0 0 Totals 22,842 0 21 78,716 1 7 16,554 2 26 10,358 1 26 1,159 0 26 15,254 3 39 547 0 0 3,089 2 28 216 0 0 4,440 1 5 2,938 1 2' 77,400 2 13 Grand totals 34,425 1 31 46,111 1 34 25,144 3 4j 17,503 2 11 102,078 2 25 1 23,324 3 32 353,804 2 0 '3,350 3 9 11,440 0 23 11,708 1 24

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Table 3 (Part II). —Summary of Lands selected under Settlement Conditions: Transactions up to the 31st March, 1914.

<U CD o Tenures. Exchanges from other Tenures during the Year. Renewals during the Year. Exchanges to other Tenures during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. Expiries during the Year. Total Area held on 31st March, 1914 : Past and Current Transactions. Total Area made Freehold to Date. Ordinary Crown Lands. A. E. P. A. B. P. A. B. P. A. B. P. A. B. P. A. B. P. A. B. P. A. R. P. 13,151,708 3 2 1,970 1 8 i 992,111 1 10 Table 5 -Cash lands 6 —Deferred payment (Land Acts, 1877 and 1885) ' oO&B.S 7—Deferred Payment (Land Laws Amendment Acts 1912 and 1913) 8—Perpetual lease.. 9- Occupation with right of purchase 10 —Lease in perpetuity „ 11 —Renewable lease 12 — Agricultural lease 13 -Mining districts land occupation leases « 14 —Village settlement, cash .. 14 -Village settlement, deferred payment 14 —Village settlement, perpetual lease 14 —Village settlement, occupation with right of purchase 14 —Village settlement, lease in perpetuity 14 —Village - homestead special settlement 16 — Special-settlement associations .. 31 — Improved-farm special settlement ..— Homestead 17 —Small grazing-runs 28,255 0 31 '60 3 2 248 0 0 25,990 3 39 676 1 39 25,470 1 35 1,118 3 30 23 1 16 .. 136' 0 39 189 3 0 582 3 34 60' 3 2 37,498 1 28 1,088 2 26 63,098 2 27 802,476 3 7 1,773,244 1 21 I 481,828 2 25 1,326,841 2 38 ; 157,818 1 32 7,554 3 36 550 1 0 140,895 3 23 24,946 3 4 7,152 1 9 113 1 6 12,280 1 28 i' 0 33 1,177 1 25 2,896 2 2 13 3 14 13 0 24 632 1 16 15 1 29 19,801 3 25 2,429 3 35 10 0 17 193 1 0 12,879 3 21 525 0 1 606 0 0 891 0 19 - 322 0 0 107,903 1 39 98,380 2 24 98,104 0 38 10,773 3 15 80,452 3 11 443,931 3 24 10,056 3 0 10,058 0 0 .. Totals 28,255 0 31 10,117 2 2 29,055 0 10. 26,946 1 23 3,909,631 1 34 15,942,833 0 34 1,102 0 33 10,118 3 2 3,909,631 1 34 Cheviot Estate. Table 5—Cash lands 10 —Lease in perpetuity 11 —Renewable lease 14 - Village-homestead special settlements, lease in perpetuity „ 17 —Grazing farms 24,385 2 25 644 8 36 2,480 1 0 6,848 0 25 45,021 1 32 Totals .. 72,532 1 13 6,848 0 25

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Table 3 (Part II). —Summary of Lands selected under Settlement Conditions: Transactions up to the 31st March, 1914— continued.

CO O Tenures. Exchanges from other Tenures during the Year. Renewals during the Year. Exchanges to other Tenures during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. Expiries during the Year. Total Area held on 31st March, 1914 : Past and Current Transaction . Total Area made Freehold to Date. Land for Settlements Acts. A. B. P. A. R. P. A. K. P. A. K. P. A. B. p. A. B. P. A. B. P. A. E. P. 514 1 19 4,576 3 16 15,146 0 27 34 3 15 Table 5—Gash lands 10 —Lease in perpetuity 11 —Renewable lease 7—Deferred payment 14 —Lease in perpetuity (village) 14 —Renewable lease (village) 16 —Special-settlement associations 17--Small grazing-runs 0 13 5,003 1 34 236 2 10 4,767 0 27 11 1 9 3,321 2 29 413 2 25 658,125 1 0 609,196 2 8 4,968 2 19 438 1 28 9 3 16 2,114 1 9 203,322 2 15 Totals .. 5,003 2 37 5,003 2 37 3,332 3 38 413 2 25 1,478,175 2 15 20,272 0 37 National- endowment Lands. 6,278 2 5 11— Renewable lease (ordinary) 14 —Renewable lease (village settlement) 14 —Renewable lease (village homestead special settlement) 13 —Mining districts land occupation leases 31 —Renewable lease, improved - farm special settlements 17—Small grazing-runs 12,409 2 5 56 3 12 5,139 1 12 24 3 32 517,232 1 38 2,585 1 26 135 2 38 10 0 17 12 0 0 5,500 1 20 " 42,521 1 35 2,833 0 0 42,520 1 35 1,742,611 2 29 Totals 6,283 2 22 42,521 1 35 15,299 1 17 5,164 1 4 42.520 1 35 2,268,077 2 31 Grand totals 52,638 3 37 34,058 3 7 45,578 2 38 6,680 0 22 52,639 0 37 7,728,417 0 13 15,969,953 2 II 39,542 2 10

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Table 4. —Analysis of Holdings of Crown Lands taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

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Average Holdings of Selectors. Tenures. of Selectors Number of Selectors under 1 Acre. Number of Selectors 1 to 50 Acres. Number of Selectors 51 to 250 Acres. Number of Selectors 251 to 500 Acres. Number of Selectors 501 to 1,000 Acres. Number of Selectors 1,001 Acres and upwards. Ordinary Crown Lands — Cash lands Occupation with right of purchase Renewable lease Mining districts land occupation leases Village settlement, cash Improved-farm speoial settlement Pastoral runs Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations .. Miscellaneous leases and licenses •296 488 16 61 2 1 6 76 434 115 2 154 98 47 22 219 14 14 46 81 4 107 . 1 1 15 17 1 59 1 5 13 257 2 2 14 1 50 15 Totals 1,380 167 569 399 145 79 21 Cheviot Estate — Miscellaneous 2 Land for Settlements ActsGash lands Renewable lease Miscellaneous 14 279 19 7 11 2 7 62 15 83 1 66 27 1 30 Totals 312 20 84 84 66 28 30 National-endowment Lands — Renewable lease (ordinary) Renewable lease (village settlement) Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations .. Miscellaneous leases and licenses 237 7 4 •2 69 38 •• 36 7 93 .. 68 1 7 5 28 .. 5 4 1 10 12 47 20 ! -5 1 Totals 357 7 65 160 81 33 11 Grand totals 2,051 194 719 644 292 140 62

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Table 5. —Return of Crown Lands sold for Cash during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

Area disposed of. Average Price per Acre. Town. Suburban. Rural. Total. District. Consideration received. Number of Purchasers. Area. Number of Purchasers. Area. Number of Purchasers. Area. Number of Purchasers. Area. Town. Suburban. Rural. Ordinary Crown Lands - Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki 69 4 A. R. P. 31 1 1 13 3 7 1 A. R. P. 23 0 5 6 2 33 70 8 7 A. E. p. 1,815 3 14 1,113 3 28' 362 8 11 146 8 12 A. B. P. 1,870 0 20 1,113 3 28 371 1 7 £ s. d. 112 6 8 61 3 5 £ s. d. 3 13 0 54 8 6 £ s. d. I 2 17 9 ) 1 2 8 0 } (2 9 10 1 I 0 18 5 J (3571 1 1 11 11 J f 3 10 0 ) t 6 11 6 J / 1 2 8 I 115 0} £ s. d. 8,345 14 1 1,247 19 1 1,447 7 7t Wellington 11 9 1 11 10 35 2 25 7 775 1 31 28 820 1 27 118 0 0 28 0 0 7,327 14 2 Nelson 4 628 3 36 4 628 3 36 786 19 5 Marlborough Westland Canterbury ii 6 2 '3 6 3 0 0 5 11 1 16 4 4 23 0 16 14 0 17 20 10 37 0 38 17 0 37 36"4 8 40 10 0 10 2 8 2 18 8 22 17 6 f 0 11 0 ) 11 a| / 0 17 10 ) 14 6 5] 283 15 6 443 17 9 Otago 2 0 3 1 8 29 2 10 24 522 1 20 34 552 2 31 15 10 0 10 16 2 800 6 8 Southland 6 22 3 18 28 1,289 2 37 34 1,312 2 15 6 17 7 2,183 5 3 Totals 129 0 27 156 22,866 19 6 103 48 3 22 37 6,546 1 10 296 6,724 1 19 •• hand for Settlements — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki . Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 5 1 3 29 2 0 2 4 4 1 13 0 22 10 0 11 1 15 2 15 10 0 285 0 Ol 110 0 0 5 10 0 16 0 0 704 8 9 16 0 0 1 13 0 i 10 0 i 1 13 0 10 0 97"2 10 15 0 0 170 0 0 15 0 0 ■ • Totals 6 3 2 29 ! 2 0 2 4 6 15 0 22 1 14 19 1 15 905 8 9 Grand totals 109 52 2 11 39 129 2 31 162 6,561 1 32 310 6,743 2 34 23,772 8 3 * Includes excess area 796 t This does not include ai acres 3 roods '6 l amount of £7 3 perches. Amount received, £222 19s. 10d. 10s. received for land dedicated as a road, and also excludes refund amounting to £6 0s. 2d.

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Table 6.—Return of Deferred-payment Lands, under the Land Acts, 1877 and 1885 (exclusive of Village Settlements), at 31st March, 1914.

Forfeitures during the Year. Exchanges during the Year. Capitalized during the Year. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914, including Capitalized Holdings. District. 3 a> Area. Yearly g g Instalments ~ "S payable. g -3 Area. "S to Yearly g g Instalments -2 "o ii H a> payable. g -5 Area. Yearly Instalments payable. •4-1 . D a; Area. Yearly Instalments and Interest payable. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborougti .. Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland A. R. P. £ s. d. a. R. P. £ s. d. I A. R. P. £ s. d. A. R. P. £ S. d. .. t I I :: -5 622"3 18 '.'. - .. . - ., :: 1 5 6S"2 10 16 2 I 1,278 3 20 21 9 0 " :: :: 1,970 18 22 15 2 Totals .. 11 •■ Freehold acquired during the Year. Made Freehold from Commencement of System to 31st March, 1914. Selectors in Arrear on 31st March, 1914. District. Amount received during the Year ended 31st March, 1914. •S g J3 e> r% CD Area. So s • Area. Total Amount realized, exclusive of Interest. "o oi l≤ S .2 £02 , Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Nelson Marlborough .. Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland Totals .. £ s. d. 85 17 1 13 8 12 2 2 99 2 11 4 6 A. R. P. 455 1 27 333 808 1,304 655 1,592 50 100 121 1,181 1,314 a. R. P. 40,785 2 33 85,321 1 20 157,189 0 3 137,200 2 13 150,467 2 7 4,638 1 30 4,571 3 12 27,726 0 34 191,346 0 15 192,864 2 S £ s. d. 23,096 7 3 90,496 7 9 238,795 11 3 151,197 17 0 121,504 9 10 3,257 9 3 4,282 11 3 60,854 3 11 227,410 16 1 254,519 4 2 £ s. d. 129 2 8 584 3 35 7,408 992,111 1 10 1,175,414 17 9

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Table 7.—Return of Deferred-payment Lands held under the Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913, at 31st March, 1914.

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Selections during the Year. Conversions from other Tenures during the Year. Net Area held on 31st Mai ■ch, 1914. District. Number of Selectors. Area. Yearly Instalments payable. Number of Selectors. Area. Yearly Instalments payable. Number of Selectors. Area. Yearly Instalments payable. Ordinary Crown Landt. - Auckland .. Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland A. E. P. £ >. a. 30 8 9 25 14 A. h. p. 5,731 1 14 5,305 2 19 2,158 2 32 4,597 1 28 4,979 3 12 £ s. d. ' 199 1 8 311 18 10 155 7 3 444 18 6 214 7 2 ■21 8 9 ■25 13 A. R. P. 5,435 0 7 5,305 2 19 2,158 2 32 4,597 1 18 4,435 2 21 £ s. d. 180 13 4 311 18 10 155 7 3 444 18 6 196 5 7 9 2,497 1 18 61 13 9 9 2,497' 1 18 61 13 9 2 26 529 2 35 2,455 0 33 17 0 10 122 13 i 2 28 529' 2 35 2,538 3 38 17 0 10 131 14 0 Totals .. 123 28,255 0 31 1,527 1 4 121 27,498 1 28 1,499 12 1 Land for Settlements — Auckland .. Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 94 6 3 1 1 2,936 2 28 712 2 26 28 2 30 . 4 2 12 895 0 0 609 7 8 346 8 7 53 12 5 9 16 9 176 18 7 84 6 3 1 1 2,901 3 13 712 2 26 28 2 30 4 2 12 895 0 0 536 6 10 346 8 7 53 12 5 9 16 9 176 18 7 2 1 2 28 1 11 395 3 22 1 2 25 189 12 6 125 18 0 2 4 3 2 1 2 28 1 11 395 3 22 1 2 25 189 12 6 125 18 0 2 4 3 Totals .. 5,003 1 34 1,513 18 9 3,041 0 1 100 4,968 2 19 1,440 17 11 110 Grand totals 233 33,258 2 25 221 32,467 0 7 2,940 10 0

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Table 7. —Return of Deferred-payment Lands held under the Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913, at 31st March, 1914— continued.

Freehold acquired during the Year. Made Freehold from Commencement of System to 31st March, 1914. Selectors in Arrear ou 31st March 1914. Amount received District. 31st March, 1914. Number of Selectors. Area. Number of Selectors. Area. Total Amount realized, exclusive of Interest. Number of Selectors. Amount. Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson .. Marlborough Westland Canterbury.. Otago Southland £ 8. d. 912 6 0 938 12 9 462 19 4 2,245 0 3 324 17 3 3 A. B. p. 296 1 7 ' 3 A. It. P. 296 1 7 £ s. d. 368 i 10 £ s. d. 1 1 177 1 0 544 0 31 i i 177 1 0 544 0 31 363 1 10 180 15 10 159 17 3 61 7 8 720 18 3 4 70 3 28 4 70 3 28 260 9 0 Totals .. I 9 1,088 2 26 9 5,825 18 9 1,088 2 26 1,172 11 6 Land for Settlements — Auckland .. Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Mariborough Westland Canterbury.. Otago Southland 3,546 4 0 969 4 10 27 0 7 98 7 3 176 18 7 10 34 3 15 10 34 3 15 1,461 0 8 •• 198 19 10 125 11 10 15 1 .. .. Totals .. 5,143 12 0 10 34 3 15 10 34 3 15 1,461 0 8 Grand totals 10,969 10 9 19 1,123 2 1 2.633 12 2 19 1,123 2 1

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Table 8. —Return of Perpetual-lease Lands (exclusive of Village-settlement and Special-settlement Lands) at 31st March, 1914.

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Exchanges to other Tenures during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. Freeholds acquired during the Year. District. aj Area. I Annual Rental. if Area. Annual Rental. I'i Area, I Annual Rental. II Is Area. Amount realized. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki.. Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland ••! l A. E. P. 248"o 0 I £ s. d. 6 4 0 ] a. E. p. £ s. d. : .. A. E. P. £ s. d. 6 A. E. P. 935 3 24 £ s. d. 429 10 0 .. • .. 2 7 4 120 0 0 1,239 2 3 507 0 12 134 13 0 853 7 6 519 17 0 • • • • i .. " .. Totals .. • •! i 248 0 0 | 6 4 0 19 2,802 1 39 1,937 7 ! ; Made Freehold from Commencement of System to 31st March, 1914. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. " Amount received during the Year Selectors in Arrear, 31st March, 1914. District. Area. Total Amount realized, I exclusive of Interest. ° s ■2 ° S.2 Area. Annual Rental. 1914 (exclusive of Amount from Perpetual Leases made Freehold). "o g o ||| Amount. Auckland Hawke's Ba)Taranaki Wellington Nelson .. Marlborough Westl&nd Canterbury Otago .. Southland 569 302 406 797 32 9 6 98 ! 180 i 1U j A. E. p. I £ s. d. a. r. p. £ s. d. £ s. d 168,117 0 10 j 79,531 8 2 150 23,686 10 569 10 4 518 10 4 135,023 0 22 103,375 17 5 5 1,679 1 25 67 13 0 56 13 4 101,938 1 29 94,750 5 2 8 ' 3,047 0 16 J 151 4 2 159 14 o 310,700 1 29 277,015 8 8 5 2,234 3 3: 90 17 6 S7 4 6 10,136 2 38 3,499 6 9 5 ! 665 3 5 13 14 6 11 7 4 1,698 1 28 ; 786 1 10 6 398 0 19 16 18 6 15 5 6 482 3 20 482 17 2 7 580 1 8 28 0 4 31 6 8 16,115 0 32 24,366 2 3 13 923 1 14 j 84 12 4 80 2 1 33,409 0 18 : 26,539 11 7 138 i 23,435 1 22 833 6 2 764 19 1 24,855 1 21 ! 18,920 2 6 38 6,448 0 35 J 224 2 6 224 3 2 • \ j 802,476 3 7 629,267 1 6 375 | 63,098 2 27 2,079 19 4 | 1,94eT~6~0 £ s. d 7 12 4 5 1 ! 8 8 9 1 1 18 6 • • 2 [ : 3 12 0 * I 6 6 1 Totals ( 2,510 ; 15 32 9 9

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Table 9. —Return of Occupation-with-right-of-purchase Lands (exclusive of Village-settlement and Improved-farm-settlement Lands) at 31st March, 1914.

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Taken up during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. Freeholds acquired during the Year. District. |l £02 Area. Annual Rental. So 3 <D Area. Annual Rental. Area. Annual Eental. I* Area. Amount received. Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 238 42 93 53 3 8 1 5 19 26 A. B. P. 46,857 0 10 5,181 2 27 34,624 0 14 13,049 1 37 1,615 2 16 4,760 1 - 3 202 0 0 1,211 0 0 2,775 2 22 6,991 2 0 £ s. a. 3,845 11 10 3,555 10 0 3,375 11 2 3,277 6 6 88 10 0 193 2 0 5 10 0 288 0 0 78 16 0 269 3 10 51 3 12 3 1 1 1 6 6 A. B. P. 13,065 3 7 1,572 0 0 5,847 2 0 i 1,362 2 0 i 156 2 28 : 894 0 0 152 0 0 J 1,135 0 2 1,284 3 38 £ s. d. 836 7 6 583 0 0 388 0 0 204 0 0 2 18 10 22 10 0 3 17 6 28 19 2 51 7 6 1 A. H. P. 136 0 39 £ s. d. 4"0 0 152 21 10 38 5 1 1 5 30 ] A. E. P. £ S. d 37,489 0 3 23,302 5 C 16,059 2 0 ; 12,779 1 i 7,328 0 0 4,950 7 t 18,416 3 25 20,036 10 4 826 1 0 540 1 1 200 0 0 100 0 C 53 0 0 26 10 C 925 0 3 1,056 13 4 1,486 0 7 698 7 f 3,858 1 31 , 2,179 17 ( Totals .. j 272 488 117,268 1 9 14,977 1 4 84 25,470 1 35 2,121 0 6 ! 1 136 0 39 4 0 0 86,642 0 29 65,669 13 Freeholds acquired from Commencement of System to 31st March, 1914. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. Amount received during the Year ended 31st March, 1914 (exclusive of Amount paid for acquiring Freehold). Selectors in Arrear, 31st March, 1914. District. si a o "2 a ID O Area. Annual Eental. I On the Year's i Transactions. Area. Total Amount realized. On Past Transactions. Total. Amount. Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. Weatland Canterbury Otago Southland 841 135 113 377 73 23 20 17 46 104 A. R. P. £ S. d.| 188,905 0 26 il02,729 15 9 66,£38 3 5 ! 60,530 4 11 44,613 2 13 ; 42,320 2 8 124,375 1 35 143, 065 18 11 13,072 2 38 5,354 6 1 6,320 0 11 I 5,837 6 9 3.895 0 13 2,393 0 1 2,319 1 15 2,971 12 1 7,590 3 11 4,325 19 11 24,197 2 18 13,096 3 9 2,759; 36O[ 550 649| 220 47 88 22 311 462 A. B. P. 783,895 1 17 150,051 0 5 284,695 3 4 303,254 0 36 65,548 2 8 15,720 0 10 14,897 0 11 4,682 1 29 55,848 2 21 94,651 1 0 £ s. d. 43,839 0 2 21,485 18 3 15,453 15 4 24,158 8 8 1,265 15 6 820 15 5 486 9 6 476 4 10 1,612 4 2 3,416 18 10 £ s. d. 1,945 0 0 2,655 10 8 2,485 18 9 1,842 11 6 52 10 9 189 1 6 6 17 0 264. 0 0 81 12 0 200 6 0 £ s. d. 33,481 14 1 16,879 1 3 11,309 10 8 14,927 5 6 1,069 9 1 557 8 11 466 9 2 186 3 7 1,391 9 9 2,763 1 11 £ s. d. 35,426 14 1 19,534 11 11 13,795 9 5 16,769 17 0 1,121 19 10 746 10 5 473 6 2 450 3 7 1,473 1 9 2,963 7 11 120 17 25 32 8 5 ii 4 £ s. d. 1,966 0 0 640 2 2 198 13 10 1,383 19 3 104 0 0 34 7 1 47 11 6 14 0 0 Totals .. 1,749 1 5,468 92,755 2 1 222 4,388 13 10 481,828 2 25 1382,624 10 11 1,773,244 1 21 113,015 10 8 9,723 8 2 83,031 13 11

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Table 10. —Return of Lease-in-perpetuity Lands (exclusive of Village-settlement, Special-settlement, and Improved-farm-settlement Lands) at 31st March, 1914.

Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. Conversions to Deferred Payment during the Year. Freeholds 'acquired during the Year. District. ° £ Area. Annual Rental. n cD Area. Yearly Instalment Payable. "3 S CD Cβ Area. Annual Rental. Area. Amount realized. Ordinary Crown Lands- — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Weatland Canterbury Otago Southland 1 A. E. p. 95 2 0 £ s. d. 118 6 A. B. P. £ s. d. 27 6 5 10 14 A. K. P. 5,595 1 21 5,229 2 20 1,396 3 22 3,946 0 8 4,979 3 12 £ s. d. 191 11 0 247 17 6 89 19 11 346 18 4 214 7 2 94 21 11 35 24 7 10 5 29 23 A R. P. 19,396 2 18 8,772 0 34 2,396 1 34 8,577 1 7 11,179 2 6 1,943 3 25 2,915 3 26 2,499 1 6 i 4,853 1 12 7,469 0 13 I £ s. d. 14,993 1 7 10,165 8 5 2,891 4 5 12,838 13 1 5,055 2 9 1,700 19 5 1,222 6 11 4,265 5 9 4,228 7 3 4,386 1 9 •• .. '2 619 2 0 J 8 2 0 •• •• - 1 0 1 0 i 10 0 1 1 128 1 19 61 1 21 2 10 10 018 4 ■9 2,497 1 18 6113 9 2 398' 2 30 11 17 4 2 : 7 ! 529 2 35 1,816 0 23 17 0 10 52 18 11 •• Totals 6 ! 1,113 3 30 22 17 10 189 3 0 80 25,990 3 39 ! 25,990 3 39 ! 1,222 7 5 1,222 7 5 259 70,003 2 21 i 61,746 11 4 2 3 9 2 Land for Settlements — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland I I I I 11 j 230 0 10 230 0 10 111 13 6 111 13 6 30 2 2 4 3,372 0 5 : 63 2 37 ! 184 0 20 340 1 17 4,266 7 3 1,486 5 0 4,242 10 0 4,778 8 4 ■■ 2 7 0 37 13 8 0 .. i I 4 2 12 ! 4 2 12 9 16 9 9 16 9 '.'. " 1 0 10 0 10 0 i •■ '■ ■■ .. .. •i 3 3 12 0 4 8 .. i • • 1 2 25 2' 4 3 ' 4 • • 2 \ 1 2 25 1 2' 4 3 616 2 17 607 8 2 Totals 4 I 14 236 1 7 236 1 7 123 14 6 123 14 6 42 11 1 9 14 2 8 4,576 3 16 15,380 18 9 • • Grand totals .. 94 26,227 1 6 1,346 1 11 74,580 1 37 77,127 10 1 10 1,125 0 39 37 0 6 2 189 3 0 3 9 2 1,346 1 11 301 Note. —There was also one lease in the Auckland Laud District, covering an area of 1 rood 3 •erches. annual rental £2 3s. (land for settlements), exchanged to renewable lease duriuj the year.

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Table 10. —Return of Lease-in-perpetuity Lands (exclusive of Village-settlement, Special-settlement, and Improved-farm-settlement Lands) at 31st March, 1914— continued.

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Freeholds acquired from Commencement of System to 31st March, 1914. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. Amount of Rent received during the Year Selectors in Arrear, ended 31st March, 1914. 31st March, 1914. District. Number of Purchasers: Area. Total Amount realized. Number of Selectors. Area. Annual Eental. On the Year's Transactions. On Past Transactions. Total. Number of Amount. Selectors. I £ s. d.i £ s. d. 7,051 0 2, 7,051 0 2 ! 3,182 18 9' 3,182 18 9i 6,318 10 8; 6,318 10 8! I 5,731 18 9 5,731 18 9' i 2,092 2 8, 2,101 13 2 : 2,825 2 9 2,825 2 9 977 11 8 1,006 11 4 I 3,763 9 11 3,763 9 II 1 5,213 15 5 5,213 15 5 1,843 0 5 1,843 0 5 £ s. d. 35 127 0 4 8 62 2 6 8 69 1 9 40 368 17 8 4 103 0 1 12 18 15 2 6 17 11 3 7 12 3 7 2 5 9 4 Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough West\and Canterbury Otago .. .. Southland — 140 26 24 49 84 23 65 7 35 59 A. E. P. £ s. d. 34,813 0 37 27,879' 0 7 10,655 2 6 13,219 0 3 7,140 0 32 9,569 17 5 16,994 1 32 19,617 16 6i 33,182 3 15 15,562 9 11 7,795 1 1 5,272 2 9^ 16,269 1 16 7,882 18 lo' 2,732 2 14 4,652 11 1 7,459 2 28 5,430 1 9i 20,775 1 11 13,874 13 0 ■ 1,C66 177 459 428 437 317 379 240 758 306 a. E. p. 262,703 3 20 88,374 1 34 170,262 2 1 128,490 1 35 152,672 0 6 139,181 3 1 45,084 3 36 72,868 0 9 I 190,689 2 16 76,514 0 0 £ s. d. 7,338 5 7 3,408 19 2 6,925 10 6 5,906 17 8 2,714 13 6 3,304 13 2 1,171 10 6 4,164 11 6 5,624 11 8 1,981 4 4 £ s. d. 910 6 2819 8 Totals 512 ;157,818 1 321122,960 12 1 4,567 1,326,841 2 38 42,530 17 7 38 10 2 ! 38,999 11 2 39,038 1 4 38,999 11 2! 39,038 1 4 122 I 784 1 8 Land for Settlements — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland .. Canterbury Otago Southland a 30 2 2 4 3,372 0 5 4,266 7 3! 63 2 37 1,486 5 0i 184 0 20 4,242 10 0 . 340 1 17 4,778 8 4 .. 586 424 35 291 13 287 28 1,111 535 231 112,417 2 24 119,652 3 0 3,833 1 35 38,133 3 25 4,097 0 9 54,341 2 26 4,987 3 26 164,380 1 8 108,684 1 6 47,596 1 1 17,808 18 1 39,010 0 8 3,029 0 2 14,210 14 6 805 4 10 12,224 16 8 538 5 10 58,895 16 0 34,296 8 10 10,575 0 4 16,984 14 11 16,984 14 11 35,388 9 9 35,388 9 9 ! .3,160 15 5 3,160 15 5 13,306 5 0: 13,306 5 0 827 2 & 827 2 6 10,853 9 9 10,853 9 9 488 6 10 1 488 6 10 : 52,704 9 8 52,704 9 8 30,952 14 7! 30,925 14 7 9,560 12 2 9,560 12 2 37 373 18 115 17 61 4 225 4 90 15 164 12 0 11 868 11 145 17 \ 186 18 .. 4 616 2 17 607 8 2 Totals 4,576 3 16 1 15,380 18 9 |l74,227 0 7174,227 0 7J 103 i s 12,233 12 42 3,541 658,125 1 0 191,394 5 11 Cheviot Estate Canterbury 118 24,385 2 25 6,423 15 6 5,771 14 2 5,771 14 2 . ■ Grand totals 554 162,395 1 8:138,341 10 10 8,226 68 2,009,352 2 23 13,937 0 0 240,348 19 0 38 10 2 218,998 5 11 219,036 16 1 1,250 14 1 225 3,017 13 Ellesmere Endowment, Canterbury 1,399 13 2 1,250 14 1

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Table 11. —Return of Renewable-lease Lands (exclusive of Village-settlement and Improved-farm-settlement Lands) at 31st March, 1914.

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Taken up during the Year. Exchanges from other Tenures during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. Conversions to Deferred Payment during the Year. District. o Area. Annual Rental. Area. Annual Rental. §1 a I o Area. Annual Rental. o Area. Annual Rental. II Area. Yearly Instalments payable. ! I National Endowment — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Obago Southland A. E. P. 22,842 0 21 4,690 1 0 10,358 1 26 1,096 3 24 15,254 3 39 547 0 0 3,089 2 28 216 0 0 1,607 1 5 2,938 1 2 £ s. d. 2,071 8 0 526 0 0 980 18 8 137 5 0 346 0 0 21 14 8 90 8 0 47 4 0 76 4 8 138 14 2 A. E. P. 17 2,894 0 1 £ s. Id. 84 5 0 I 13 J A. B. P. J 6,948 3 7 £ s. d. 290 0 0 £ s. t 290 0 ! A. R. P. £ s. d. A. K. P. £ s. d 99 4 40 2 17 2 16 21 i 248' 0 0 4 1,181 2 4 6 "4 0 41 3 2 13 J ! 2 10 i 2 10 910 1 0 2,965 2 3 72 2 0 66 10 0 72 2 66 10 9 ■" 4,439"o 0 98 6 4 9 1,950 0 0 58 4 0 I 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 558 1 18 252 0 27 466 3 4 307 2 26 12 0 0 11 16 0 10 9 4 13 10 6 12 0 11 16 10 9 13 10 2 230 2 39 17 4 0 • ■ '* I 469 2 13 917 6 . ■ ] ,. Totals 237 62,640 3 25 4,435 17 2 I 31 6,273 2 5 189 16 2 j 33 33 : 12,409 2 5 476 7 10 476 7 ] 15 5,139 1 12 125 7 10 l'l Cheviot Estate — Canterbury 1. I 1 I ! •■ •• I J Land for Settlements — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland j 54 22 15 I 42 55 6,005 2 32 10,357 2 19 757 2 27 9,956 2 25 96,77l' 1 22 1,735 11 0 3,623 8 0 613 2 6 3,105 3 6 10,357 13 0 1 0 13 - 1 18 10 7 2 1 2 203 3 10 1,391 1 10 3"2 25 0 2 14 23 14 6 429 15 0 8 2 0 2 '5 0 ■■ ' ■ •• 83 6 3 i 2,706 2 18 712 2 26 28 2 30 895' 0 0 497 14 2 346 8 7 53 12 5 176 18 7 .. •• ! 47 I 21 23 9,994' 1 6 3,153 3 4 11,276 0 39 1 6,135 10 0 1,998 11 8 2,643 14 0 __ 10 5 1 532 1 30 97G 3 20 213 0 0 i 468 10 8 395 16 8 45 13 6 3 1 184 0 0 229 2 25 118 19 0 38 14 0 1 28' 1 11 395 3 22 189 12 6 125 18 0 1 '■ .. .. .. Totals 279 148,273 1 14 30,212 IS 8 1 1 1 0 13 1 18 10 2S 3,321 2 29 1,373 17 4 4 l 413 2 25 187 13 0 96 4,767 0 27 1,390 4 3 Ordinary Crown Lands — Auokland Hawke's Bay Wellington 1 14 1 345 0 0 2,013 1 5 60 0 0 28 8 0 1,133 12 0 48 0 0 .. •■ \ I Totals 16 2,418 1 5 1,210 0 0 32 6,273 3 8 .. I •■ •• ■ ■ Grand totals 191 15 0 61 15,731 0 34 1,850 5 2 313 0 10 532 213,332 2 4 35,858 10 10 19 ]5,552 3 37 96 4,767 0 27 1,390 4 3

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♦Freeholds acquired to Hist March, 1914. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. Amount of Rent received during th< 31st March, 1914. Year ended Selectors in Arrear, 31st March, 1914. of li 4-1 o I a ° 55 <n "3 District. Total Amount realized. On the Year's Transactions. ie Year's On Past sactions. Transactions. Area. Area. Annual Rental. Total. Amount. National Endowment — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Maryborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland A. K. P. £ s. d. A. R. P. 150,885 1 29 20,640 3 34 43,940 2 28 18,591 2 35 168,826 1 4 15,371 1 0 42,733 3 22 6,504 1 37 29,110 3 38 20,626 3 11 £ s. d. 7,151 2 8 4,048 8 4 3,176 0 8 1,684 15 9 3,464 2 4 467 11 10 • 1,247 6 6 489 14 S 1,006 2 8 854 4 0 £ s. d. 1,091 0 0 378 5 11 696 2 4 119 13 6 174 2 9 10 17 4 108 17 0 43 2 8 26 11 3 90 7 1 £ s. d. 3,665 12 8 3,180 13 6 2,090 1 3 1,226 4 2 1,489 14 9 331 11 3 780 11 4 389 8 9 784 7 0 584 11 5 £ s. d. 4,756 12 8 3,558 19 5 2,786 3 7 1,345 17 8 1,663 17 6 342 8 7 889 8 4 432 11 5 810 18 3 674 18 6 £ s. d 714 15 i 28 3 i 78 i t 419 17 c 1,065 10 13 6 18 i 43 6 1 498 55 99 170 398 61 313 15 188 140 35 2 7 6 60 19 1 5 1 5 4 15 18 t Totals 1,937 517,232 1 38 23,589 9 5 137 2,374 0 4 2,738 19 10 14,522 16 1 17,261 15 11 Cheviot Estate — Canterbury 496 1 4 417 11 0 1 1 5 ( s •■ 13 644 3 36 417 11 0 ■ Land for Settlements— Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland .. Canterbury Otago Southland 43 1 14,917 2 30 0 0 35 10,124 7 5 35* 0 0 242 225 37 112 21 78 45,393 1 32 82,132 3 19 1,210 2 36 15,963 0 37 17,746 0 0 96,976 0 38 5,484 6 4 29,357 14 8 1,056 16 6 6,032 8 8 1,198 8 6 10,485 1 2 912 15 6 2,801 0 6 608 6 8 1,618 2 1 7,693 4 10 3,630 14 1 19,782 14 4 503 i 5 2,397 8 6 1,013 17 11 129 7 8 4,543 9 7 22,583 14 10 1,111 11 1 4,015 10 7 1,013 17 11 7,822 12 6 19 2 2 847 7 1C 7 6 1 363 8 E 1,008 18 1C 2 7 c 1 1 1 0 2 0 227 0 30 0 2 12 122 16 3 1,600 0 0 20 5 1 489 194 52 239,879 0 12 92,216 0 13 17,678 3 21 57,712 17 2 19,726 10 8 4,161 6 8 135,215 10 4 4,495 5 6 1,443 4 5 2,000 0 0 35,942 10 5 14,698 5 4 1,087 19 6 40,437 15 11 16,141 9 9 3,087 19 6 100,758 1 8 39 9 1,945 14 I 256 12 4 Totals 47 15,146 0 27 11,902 8 9 1,450 609,196 2 8 85 ! 4,431 15 i 21,571 19 6 79,186 2 2 Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Wellington ! 11 20 1 2,070 2 1 5,424 1 35 60 0 0 364 16 0 1,865 12 0 48 0 0 23 13 4 851 5 4 18 15 3 284 15 9 566 2 4 308 9 1 1,417 7 8 18 15 3 3 57 16 ( Totals 32; 7,554 3 36 2,278 8 0 3 ' 57 16 C 893 13 11 850 18 1 1,744 12 0 Grand totals 47 161,579 9 1 120,182 0 7 I I 226 j 6,S64 17 ] 15,146 0 27 11,902 8 9 3,432 1,134,628 3 38 25,204 13 3 94,977 7 4 :: These freeholds were all acquired during the year.

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Table 13. —Return of Mining Districts Land Occupation Leases under Part VIII of the Land Act, 1908, at 31st March, 1914.

Table 12. —Return of Agricultural-lease Lands at 31st March, 1914.

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Expiries during the Year. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. Amount received during the Year ended 31st March, 1914. Made Freehold from Commencement of System to 31st March, 1914. Selectors in Arrear on 31st March, 1914. District. o o £03 Area. Annual Jβ 2 ' Rental. ! g § Area. Annual Rental. ; On Past ' tions. actlOns - [ M-t i si 3 a> Area. Total Amount realized. j= "S Amount. I a. B. P.! £ s. d.j ; I £ s. a. Auckland .. Westland .. Otago Southland .. Totals 2* 2 A. E. P.i £ S. d. 60 3 2 1 13 6 17 60 3 2l 1 13 6 17 ! I 550 1 0 23 7 9j 550 1 0J 23 7 9! i £ s. d. £ s. a. 14 15 9 14 15 9 67 32 1,326 50 A. B. P. 2,750 0 0 279 0 15 131,296 2 3! 6,570 1 5! £ s. d. 590 5 0 488 12 11 131,580 12 6 6,570 5 0 £ s. a. ■ • 14 15 9\ 14 15 9 140,895 3 23 1,475 139,229 15 5 : • These leases were again renewed during the year.

Taken up during the Year. Forfeitures and Surrenders during the Year. Exchanges to Benewable Lease during the Year. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. Amount received during the Year. Sell Arre Ma! ectors in !ar on 31st rch, 1914. District. "o m J£CQ Area. Annual J Rental. s! I 3 a> Area. Annual Eental. O w 10 CO I Area. Annual Bental. si A i Area. Annual Eental. On the Qn pagt Year s rn raT ,, T -- sao - actions, tions. Total. Si 8 £ Amount. ! 1 Auckland Hawke'a Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland i 15 A. B. P. 780 2 29 £ s. d. 37 15 0 A. R. p. £ s. d. 2 14 1 33 2 7 0 9 A. B. P. 676 1 39 £ s. d. 32 3 0 207] A. K. P. 10,071 2 8 £ a. d. 521 12 8 £ s. d. 18 17 6 £ s. d. 617 16 7 £ s. d.j 636 14 1 19 £ s. d. 81 15 9 •• • • ! •• •• I I 1 100 0 0 3 8 2 •■ ! •• 1 4"o 0 0 12 0 •35 5 84j 1,665 1 19 481 0 0 772 1 10 63 17 0 16 4 4 122 18 0 i 2 "6 0 50 17 6 11 19 4 115 4 10 52 17 6|tl5 ! 11 19 4! 1 ! 116 14 10 2 j ! 28 3 0 5 10 0 i 2 0 0 ■" I ■* 21 3 23 2 'k 0 I 1 10 0 is 28 785"o 2 806 1 16 85 4 8 103 8 0 10 I 491 3 17 18 0 01 __ .. ! 304 56 10,092 0 13 1,876 1 34 24,958 3 4 514 5 8 181 14 0 23 10 9 51 14 0 587 10 9 80 0 5 611 1 6 2 131 14 5 .. 1,561 1 8 39 4 '7 6 Totals 61 2,397 3 30 229 7 8 13 J 606 1 10; 23 15 2 9 676 1 39 32 3 0 691 1,420 11 8 97 12 3 1,463 9 5 121 16 3 * Ineludes one selector, area 12 acres, annual rental £1, national-endowment land. t Includes one selector, arrears 10s., national endowment.

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Table 14.— Return of Village Settlements at 31st March, 1914.

Taken up during the Year. Conversions to other Tenures during the Year. Made Freehold during Tear. Made Freehold from Commencement. . District. Tenure. 3 Area. Annual Rental. a o Eβ Area. Annual g Instalment & I payable. g Area. Amount realized. Eli Area. Total Cash received. I Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Cash Lease in perpetuity Cash .. .. .. .. 2 J Deferred payment Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Cash Deferred payment Occupation with right of purchase Cash Deferred payment Perpetual lease Leaee in perpetuity .. .. Village-homestead special settlement Cash Deferred payment.. Cash Lease in perpetuity Cash Deferred payment.. Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlement Cash Deferred payment Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Cash Deferred payment Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity A. B. P. £ b. d. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. & s. d. A. B. P. 50 1 2 54 2 11 666 0 5 1,192 2 2 146 3 1 3 10 217 3 25 853 3 9 2,289 2 36 7 3 0 501 1 33 970 2 36 324 0 33 1,050 1 5 & s. d. 1,015 14 0 1,025 6 1 4,450 13 11 2,706 18 1 293 18 1 20 0 0 941 16 1 6,945 10 9 10,907 12 11 46 10 0 3,950 18 5 3,789 5 4 1,035 3 1 5,726 12 11 Hawke's Bay 114 1 116 0 17 4 io 22 3 13 178 12 3 48 23 275 110 9 4 9 309 120 10 339 109 28 105 Taranaki *2 75 3 39 44 1 4 i 58 3 25 107 12 8 Wellington 13 1 245"l 10 10 0 17 54 0 2 1 10 0 75 823 2 25 3,846 5 10 Marl borough 9 5 18 2 166 522 36 2 4 13 103 104 28 1 9 579 272 66 2 75 22 1 11 43 1 20 14 1 21 70 0 20 1,208 0 1 2,552 0 38 738 1 27 0 2 0 3 10 525 0 1 389 2 19 1,180 0 38 715 2 20 0 2 0 97 2 24 2,946 1 28 4,051 2 18 971 2 1 1 0 24 936 0 30 75 16 10 18 15 0 110 0 0 245 8 10 5,481 17 4 21,570 5 3 1,628 10 1 16 0 0 141 3 9 1,334 15 9 1,756 3 5 2,941 1 11 1,517 10 0 3 0 0 467 18 10 9,230 10 3 9,680 6 7 2,409 10 5 23 0 0 3,961 6 10 ! 105, 469 0 9 Westland . •• Canterbury 1 1 1 2 24 0 10 4910 0 8 0 0 Otago 6 351 3 31 753 17 5 1 1 3 13 3 25 0 2 0 41 0 23 28 0 0 3 0 0 122 3 10 Southland 4 54 3 13 139"5 6 16 309 3 1 554 7 33 402 3 21 1,308 15 7 ! Totals .. .. ; 2 114 .. 33 3,514 25,297 1 19 ] Land for Settlements — Hawke's Bay 642 1 83 155 13 5 139 1139 11772 2 0 6,545 3 1 I —! i ; Cash .. 3 1 1 32 31 5 0 National-endowment Lands — Hawke's Bay Wellington Renewable lease .. .. .. j 1 ..6 6 1 26 62 1 2 6 0 0 32 4 0 ■ • -. Totals .. .. 7 68 2 28 38 4 0 139 1772 2 0 .. .. Grand totals .. .. 9 33* 642 1 33 165 13 5 69 3 32 38 4 0 [6,545 3 ll 3,517 25,298 3 11 105,500 5 9 * The whole of these, with the exception of the one transaction against village homestead special settlement, were conversions to deferred payment.

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Table 14. —Return of Village Settlements at 31st March, 1914— continued.

■ Forfeitures during the Year. Kent ' and other . Payments re- h ceived during 5 ,,.„. Annual the Year. § Area, Rental. |3 Surrenders during the Year. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. Arrears on 31st March, 1914. District. Area. Annual Rental. O s EC 1 S 1 Tenure. Total Annual Bental. Annual Rental. Area. Amount. Ordinary Grown Lands - Auckland ... £ s. d. 178 12 3 111 7 2 .. 61 16 8 .. 25 0 0 .. 107 12 8 .. 3 15 1 2 1,658 0 10 .. 55 4 11 .. 0 15 10 .. 2 4 9.. 3,846 5 10 .. 1,796 13 6 i .. 127 11 7 1 5 0 ! .. 20 0 0 .. 10 0 8 .. 11 17 0 .. 49 10 0 I .. 8 0 0 J .. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. £ s. a. A. r P. £ a. £ s. d. H • « • • Hawke's Bay Taranaki „ ■ ■ . • Wellington Marlborough If ' ' m ' • Westland Canterbury.. „ • • • ■ Lease in perpetuity made freehold Lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlement Cash Lease in perpetuity made freehold Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlement Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Lease in perpetuity made freehold Lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlement Perpetual lease Lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlement Lease in perpetuity Perpetual lease made freehold Occupation with right of purchase made freehold Village-homestead special settlement, lease in perpetuity made freehold Deferred payment Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purohase Lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlement Perpetual lease made freehold Occupation with right of purchase made freehold Lease in perpetuity made freehold Deferred payment Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purchase ... Lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlement Perpetual lease made freehold Lease in perpetuity made freehold Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlement 753 17 5 '.'. .. 1 0 33 ■■ ! ; " 2 5 0 I .. ■'• 41 25 5 72 29 6 10 410 163 11 8 10 6 11 6 14 246 2,57- 1 34 940 1 32 3 2 34 3,549 3 32 187 0 32 5 10 69 0 8 8,643 0 9 2,142 3 28 10 0 0 153 0 35 58 0 19 128 1 37 63 1 6 183 3 23 2 0 0 5 10 8,020 2 8 145 19 10 60 10 2 2 19 0 1,897 10 6 34 10 0 1 13 0 10 5 8 1,680 3 5 304 0 4 15 0 22 3 4 7 16 0 12 3 2 15 5 0 39 4 4 i 3 8 6; 5 2 6 903 9 2 4 4 2 I ■• 2 j i •■ i i 10*19 6 4 6 5 0 10 0 53 9 9 0 2 3 .. 102 12 3 19 3 17 0 i ._ _ . ! Otago 16 3 0 i .. 36 5 5 .. 3 14 3 .. 4 7 10 .. 839 12 6 .. 28 0 0 .. 3 0 0 '.'. 122 3 10 .. 8 13 2 .. 15 2 11 .. 0 2 6.. 125 3 2 .. 128 8 9 .. 139 5 6 .. 1,308 15 7 .. 105 4 5 .. 0 10 0 .. 283 18 5 J 2 109 9 6 I .. •■ .. •• •• ■• •■ •• __ .. 1 9 1 99 69 50 0 0 185 2 27 0 3 20 1,584 2 7 1,006 2 28 " 1 12 6 14 16 8 0 3 0 135 3 4 127 13 6 19 1 52*18 3 1 16 0 i I Southland .. .. •• I "I „ .. . • tr •. • • i 15 1 29 I lie '.'. 57 2 197 46 ; 1,555 797 3 15 2 0 0 3,095 3 23 523 3 34 102 16 0 0 10 0 304 4 4 112 16 2 1 6'13 9 . ■■ Totals 12,107 11 11 4 16 2 22 3 9 6 33,986 1 11 5,947 4 5 52 230 3 S I

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Table 14. —Return of Village Settlements at 31st March, 1914— continued.

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Forfeitures during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. Arrears on 31st March, 1914. District. Tenure. Bent and other Payments received during the Year. u I m Area. Annual Eental. — CO Area. 33 Area. Total Annual Eental. B o Annual Bental. Amount. Cheviot Estate— Canterbury Lease in perpetuity £ s. d. 740 8 8 A. B. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. 2,480 1 0 £ s. d. 870 10 4 £ s. d. 33 8 8 92 5 Land for Settlements — Hawke's Bay Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease 0 12 0 Otago 65 14 10 2 0 10 190 1 11 6 17 10 ■• I 16 30 1 34 3 0 0 2 0 403 2 28 9 1 16 32 15 0 2 5 0 309 12 8 7 13 0 2 ■• • •• •• National-endowment Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Wellington Totals 264 15 5 •■ •• •• 49 448 1 4 352 5 8 2 0 12 0 •• " Renewable lease 74 12 10 44 10 5 706 2 8 15 2 9 37 11 6 6 16 5 9 1 36 7 10 3 4 0 13 9 8 32 163 13 29 6 16 31 0 18 0 0 8 0 37 10 6 Marlborough Westland Otago Southland Village-homestead special settlement Renewable lease 1 5 7 2 22 12 1 16 •■ 3 24 3 32 12 15 2 156 1 35 47 0 24 1,543 1 26 135 2 38 243 3 12 1 1 30 94 2 14 498 2 5 88 12 0 45 8 0 803 19 2 16 17 0 47 16 0 7 4 0 18 14 0 38 13 2 2 1 14 - # • • ' • 1 36 3 14 0 16 0 ■ Totals 925 18 7 — 7 56 3 12 17 9 8 3 24 3 32 24 3 32 12 15 2 297 17 38 16 6 2,721 0 24 1,067 3 4 .. Grand totals 14,038 14 7 11 73 1 34 20 19 2 3 12 15 2 1,993 39,635 3 39 8,237 8 9 76 303 0 7

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Table 15. —Summary of Position of Village Settlements at 31st March, 1914.

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Number of Settlers in Occupation. Annual Rental or Instalments, including Interest on Advances. Amounts advanced to Settlers up to 31st Maroh, 1914. Amount of Advances which have been repaid to 31st March, 1914. District. Area occupied. Area laid down in Pasture or cultivated. Total Amount of Interest paid to 31st March, 1914. Value of Improvements now on the Land. Arrears of Interest on 31st Maroh, 1914. Resident. Nonresident. For Houses. For Bushfelling, Grassing, &c. Total. Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 63 77 16 571* 3 29 A. R. P. 3,512 3 26 3,740 3 18 74 1 8 10,785 3 37 A. R. P. 3,143 1 0 2,656 0 0 74 1 8 9,489 0 0 £ s. d. 206 10 0 1,934 19 6 11 18 8 2,042 6 9 £ s. d. 958 0 0 580 0 0 £ s. d. 1,253 17 6 296 15 9 £ s. d. 2,211 17 6 876 15 9 £ s. d. 2,173 15 0 427 17 0 £ s. d. 3,294 0 7 779 2 0 £ s. d. 25,438 5 0 25,283 0 0 892 0 0 110,541 0 0 £ s. d. 15 5 11 *2 3,068"7 6 3,670 19 11 6,739 7 5 5,576 6 6 561' 18 10 11 8 5 12 10 196 75 296 *8 221 1 14 128 1 37 8,274 3 37 2,827 3 2 4,419 2 32 172 0 0 128 1 37 8,213 3 33 2,030 3 26 4,250 0 0 34 7 0 12 3 2 966 9 6 279 9 0 520 6 6 85 0 0 1815 0 103 - 15 0 15 0 0 108*19 0 2,519 6 0 2,325 0 0 35,363 1 0 16,950 17 6 30,464 0 0 87 104 6 2,460 0 0 1,101 5 0 756 0 0 440 0 0 350 2 2 2,460 0 0 1,541 5 0 1,106 2 2 1,330 0 0 466 12 6 397 10 0 2,316 10 1 1,392 13 9 1,158 11 6 3 0 0 Totals 1,316 239 33,986 1 11 30,157 3 24 6,008 10 1 9,008 12 6 6,030 10 4 15,039 2 10 10,387 1 0 9,611 15 9 249,776 9 6 29 14 4 Cheviot Estate— Canterbury * 44 48 2,480 1 0 2,413 3 26 870 10 4 120 0 0 120 0 0 120 0 0 26 0 0 14,597 10 0 I Land for Settlements — Hawke's Bay Otago 10 13 8 13 35 1 0 413 0 4 34 0 0 403 0 0 35 0 0 317 5 8 482 10 0 4,382 0 0 •• Totals 28 21 448 1 4 437 0 0 352 5 8 4,864 10 0 National-endowment Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Wellington Marlborough Westland Otago Southland 26 3 11 3 1 24 6 4 18 3 15 7 156 1 35 47 0 24 1,679 0 24 243 -3 12 1 1 30 94 2 14 498 2 5 70 0 0 44 0 0 500 0 0 243 3 12 1 1 30 30 0 0 170 0 0 88 12 0 45 8 0 826 8 11 47 16 0 7 4 0 18 14 0 38 13 2 15315 0 153 15 0 41* 0 0 512 6 5,205 0 0 831 0 0 6,000 0 0 3,626 10 0 720 0 0 138 6 0 920 0 0 • a .. •• Totals 1,059 1 2 34,068 0 12 1,072 16 1 153 15 0 153 15 0 41 0 0 5 12 6 17,440 16 0 244 53 2,721 0 24 Grand totals 1,632 361 39,635 3 39 8,304 2 2 9,282 7 6 6,030 10 4 15,312 17 10 10,548 1 0 9,643 8 3 286,679 5 6 29 14 4 * Includes 452 holdi] ;s not reported on t Not reported on.

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Table 16. —Return of Special-settlement Associations at 31st March, 1914.

District. o a Taken up durii gthe Year. j o Capital |§ Area. Value "3 per ; m Acre. O Made Freehold Total . , . I Amount Amount received on From Commence-X-ou a s nd g the Year, -^ during the Transaotiong : 1914. xear ' to 31st ; , March, 1914. j No _ Area Nq 1 Area Number of Selectors required to reside and actually residing, and Area. ■ Area. 1914. Number Actually residing. I Area. No. Area. Number.! reside. Area. Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury «. ,. Otago Southland A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. 280 5 3 145 6 7 804 16 1 4,092 15 3 £ s. d. 10,810 4 8 1,475 1 3 15,977 14 11 179,006 2 8 9 J A. B. P. |1,322 0 35 62! 848; A. R. P. 6,639 1 20 4,809 3 12 400 0 0 86,460 0 24 12 170 12 A. R. P. 2,487 0 0 • • i 31 I !4,828*'2 7 '86: 21,843 3 1 •• i •■ ! •• 138 11 3 i 105 1 I J 2,983 17 3 2,225 9 0 ■f 71 1 8 1 J 7-i 1 8 4 "5 10 660 3 11 1,980 0 36 ! 1 ; i •• I • • I •■ I ■ • Totals .. • • 5,566 15 6 212,478 9 9 I 41 ! 6,222 0 10 967 98,380 2 24 186 113 26,971 3 8 Land for Settlements — Canterbury I 142 7 4 2,842 12 6 1 1 j 232 0 0 Grand totals 215,321 2 3 41 6,222 0 10 967 98,380 2 24 186 114 27,203 3 8 5,709 2 10 Forfeitures and Surrenders during the Year. Conversions to Deferred Payment during the Year. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. Selectors in Arrear o] 31st March, 1914. District. Area. Amount. II 3 <B Area. Annual Instalment. SB "a Area. I Annual Rental. Amount. Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington.. ' .. Nelson Marlborough ' Westland .. Canterbury Otago Southland •• A. B. P. £ s. a. 2 A. R. P. 200' 0 0 406 0 0 £ s. d. 15 3 1 44 0 0 58 14 i 86 ! 417 ! A. R. p. 9,628 2 8 2,800 0 0 15,603 2 39 74,640 2 11 .. £ s. d. 281 10 4 103 8 2 838 0 10 4,384 9 6 "■ i 10 ! £ s. d. '■ 24 8 11 109 5 7 .. I I - i 1 1 ■ 29 i 14 '■ 2,465 1 9 2,765 1 12 136' 9 6 121 2 4 ! 1 ! i 3 ]5 3 I •• f " I •• •• ■■ i . Totals 3 606 0 0 59 3 1 618 107,903 1 39 5,865 0 8 16 137 9 3 Land for Settlements — Canterbury I I i 11 2,114 1 9 162 7 8 ■• i •• Grand totals .. 3 606 0 0 59 3 1 629 16 137 9 9 •• 110,017 3 8 6,027 8 4

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Table 17. —Return of Small Grazing-runs at 31st March, 1914.

'aken up during t) ie Year. Expiries durini the Year. Renewal of Leases during the , Forfeitures during the Year. . Year. Surrenders during the Year. i 1 Exchanges to other Tenures during the Year. District. •2" Annual Rental. a Area. Annual Rental. u a Area Annual I Area " Rental. Area. Annual Rental. Area Annual Rent Payable. 3 Area. Annual Rental. 3 Area. 3 A. R. p. £ s. d. I ! Ordinary Crown Lands — TaranakiMarlborough Canterbury Otago A. R. P. £ a. d. 2 1 2 1 A. R. P. 246 0 0 212 0 0 6,210 0 0 3,390 0 0 10,058 0 0 £ s. d. 3 1 10 2 13 0 240 11 10 127 2 6 2 1 A. R. P. 246 0 0 210 3 0 6,210 0 0 : 3,390 0 0 £ s. d. 34 13 10 3 5 10 388 2 6 169 10 0 A. R. P. £ s. d. •■ a. R. p. £ s. d •• .. I ■' " Totals i— I 6 373 9 2 - 10,056 3 0 595 12 2 1 .. .. 6 .. - - i I ■■ •I National Endowment — Hawke's Bay Canterbury Otago Southland - 3 11,858 0 0 459 16 0 2,486 3 38 38,683 0 29 1,350 1 8 112 10 0 930 14 0! 16 17 8 2,486 3 38 38,684 0 29 1,350 1 8 210 15 4 938 16 4 33 15 0 i 2,833° 0 0 4o"o 0 2 32 1 2 i 2,833 0 0 I 40 0 0 ■• .. - " i 1 I " Totals 4 14,691 0 0 499 16 0 35 42,520 1 35 1,060 1 8j: - 42,521 1 35 2,833 0 0 2,833 0 0 40 0 0 1 •32' 1,183 6 8 1 - •• ! V Grand totals 4 H 41 52,578 1 35 1,433 10 10: 38 52,578 0 35 1,778 18 10 1 14,691 0 0 499 16 0 40 0 0 •• .. I .. I There were no freeholds acquired or conversions to deferred payment during the year.

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District. N( Number of Selectors. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. Amount received during the Year. Number of Selectors. Arrears on 31st March, 1914. Area. Annual Rental. On the Year's Transactions. On Past Transactions. Total. Amount. Ordinary Grown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 5 48 3 60 '.'.] io '.'. \ 20 .. J 85 5 48 3 60 A. B. P. 26,364 3 21 115,509 0 8 2,964 0 0 54,938 1 6 £ s. d. 707 10 6 7,840 15 8 77 3 10 3,169 6 4 £ s. d. 34 13 10 £ s. d. 899 4 6 7,757 10 1 42 10 0 3,320 14 4 £ s. d. 899 4 6 7,757 10 1 77 3 10 3,320 14 4 3 £ s. A. 70 "0 0 11 21611 11 io 5,192 0 31 119 15 10 2 19 1 131 7 9 134 - 6 10 26 85 41,766' 3 21 197,196 2 17 3,116 13 0 5,464 9 8 3,56519 6 4,786 9 6 3,56519 6 4,786 9 6 i l'io 0 •• Totals .. i 231 443,931 3 24 20,495 14 10 37 12 11 ! 20,503 15 8 20,541 8 7 15 368 1 11 231 Cheviot Estate — Canterbury 34 6,424 3 2 8,338 4 9 8,338 4 9 8 1,047 3 8 34 45,021 1 32 _| I Land for Settlements— Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 5 16 :: si 44 .. 10 .. 2 5 16 .7 31 23,492 1 0 19,662 2 17 9,127 0 0 54,849' 1 2 198 3 10 4,437 17 6 1,795 "5 4 7,515 10 0 212 10 0 I 4,429 6 10 1,30316 2 6,453 10 7 212 10 0 4,429 6 10 1,303 16 2 6,453 10 7 3 258 14 9 44 1 10 82,430 0 15 10,953 0 21 2,808 1 0 ! 10,946 8 6 1,615 0 6 201 7 4 9,520 12 7 1,566 6 8 306 4 8 9,520 12 7 1,566 6 8 306 4 8 2 218 8 , - • • Totals National-endowment Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 115 15 52 :: 1 75 '.'. 47 281 .. i 20 26,709 13 0 23,792 7 6 23,792 7 6 203,322 2 15 5 261 13 5 - 55,075 2 0 172,804 1 8 7,691 3 24 23,304 2 35 16,757 3 18 213,470 1 22 465 12 4 3,187 2 6 120 18 0 913 19 6 109 1 10 3,042 10 5 394 5 0 2,772 10 11 90 11 0 292 15 8 152 10 6 2,982 15 6 394 5 0 3,139 9 5 90 11 0 292 15 8 152 10 6 2,982 15 6 1 7 16 9 366 18 6 io 369* 18 0 194,817 3 38 992,138 1 31 66,550 2 13 6,201 14 0 18,709 15 0 779 7 6 40 6 0 8 8 10 5,949 5 4 17,826 7 4 803 1 5 5,949 5 4 17,806 7 4 811 10 3 6 6 599* 12 11 99 13 5 ■• Totals 534 1,742,611 2 29 33,530 1 1 I 87,159 12 1 415 7 4 31,264 2 8 I 31,679 10 0 23 1,077 1 1 2,754 0 1 453 0 3 83,898 10 7 84,351 10 10 51 Grand totals .. I 914 2,434,887 2 20

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Table 18. —Return of Pastoral Licenses at 31st March, 1914.

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Taken up during the Year. Exchanges to other Tenures during the Year. Forfeitures during the Year. Expiries during the Year. Surrenders during the Year. District. Number of Seleotors. Area. Annual Rental, Number of Seleotors. Area. Number, of Selectors. Area. Number of Selectors. Number of Selectors. Area. Area. Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay .. : Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago .. Southland I A - R ' P ' , £ s. d. Pastoral Buns. A. R. P. i I a. R. p. A. B. p. I A. R. P. ... •• •• - - •• •• "I . 2 857 0 0 15 10 0 .-.-}-- 1 1 76' 0 0 134 0 0 2 12,300 0 0 40,400 0 0 .. •• •• - ■■ 3 1 2,654 1 23 870 0 0 4,381 1 23 38 0 0 21 15 0 •• 5 1 17,059 1 4 870 0 0 '2 6,179 0 0 58,879 0 0 ■ •• . Totals 6 I 75 5 0 ' 8 18,133 1 4 5 National-endowment Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki.. Wellington Nelson .. ... Marlborough Westland ... Canterbury Otago Southland .. ■ : - - .. - .. I. •• 1 20,000 0 0 .. - I 4 •• - 4,397' 2 16 •• .:. •• :••" .. ■• i 80 0 i 11,160 0 0 336 0 0 •• i 418 0 0 i 0 0 i 4ie' 0 0 • • Totals 2 11,578 0 0 i 20,000 0 0 20,000 0 0 6 4,823 2 16 337 0 0 Grand totals 8 i 14 15,959 1 23 412 5 0 •• •• 22,956 3 20 58,879 0 0 I I Ordinary Crown Lands — Auokland Nelson .. Westlana 55 6 15 11,416 0 33 665 1 39 2,338 2 5 Pastoral Liceru 301 14 6 17 16 2 76 10 0 ses in Mi I 2 I ning Districts ur, 1,320 0 35 I ider Speci 8 • I lal Regulations. 2,669 2 30 I " 2 902 2 0 1,121 1 15 188 3 5 ■• i 3 607 0 0 l •• Totals 76 14,420 0 37 396 0 8 5 1,927 0 35 8 2,869 2 30 10 2,212 2 20 National-endowment Lands — Auckland Nelson Westland 1 20 48 100 0 0 4,199 2 25 9,317 1 10 5 0 0 123 2 2 257 19 0 6 4 6 894 3 3 1,181 2 4 1,343 0 0 3,419 1 7 5,346 2 2 .. 5 4 1,391 0 0 1,644 0 0 ■• ■• • • ■• I .. Totals 69 13,616 3 35 386 1 2 16 9 3,035 0 0 Grand totals 145 782 1 10 21 I 2.H69 2 30 19 5,247 2 20 28,037 0 32 ..

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Table 18. —Return of Pastoral Licenses at 31st March, 1914— continued.

Selectors in Arrear on 31st March, 1914. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914, District. Number of Selectors. Area, approximately. I Average Holdings. Annual Rental. the Year. „ ■K I i Number. IAmount. Pastoral Buns. Ordinary Grown Lands— Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki .. Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland pa A. B. P. 80,149 0 5 63,428 2 0 A. B. P. 5,343 0 0 5,285 2 33 £ s. d. 221 3 0 887 6 6 £ s. d. 137 3 937 5 3 2 £ s. d. 24 0 0 52 19 6 15 12 100,813 0 0 165,829 0 0 574,744 0 0 924,873 0 0 1,882,215 3 36 2,309,654 3 10 681,258 0 0 25,203 1 0 82,914 2 0 17,960 3 0 15,675 0 0 26,131 2 21 13,428 1 3 10,638 0 0 1,814 14 4 330 0 0 3,054 13 4 590 9 8 15,334 15 7 14,986 15 4 2,744 0 2 1,814 14 4 495 0 0 3,035 8 4 554 8 9 17,784 1 7 15,002 0 9 2,845 5 6 I 4 2 32 59 72 172 64 2 24 18 0 7 101 17 6 Totals 432 6,782,965 1 11 15,701 1 9 39,963 17 11 42,605 7 11 Cheviot Estate — Canterbury 1 1,619 0 22 1,619 0 22 190 9 6 189 13 4 Land for Settlements— Canterbury Otago 4 725 0 0 1,014 3 13 725 0 0 253 2 33 41 18 0 132 18 0 62 17 0 132 18 0 ■• ' Totals 4 1,739 3 13 I 174 16 0 195 15 0 I National-endowment Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Ocago Southland 9 1 14 1 15 18 56 56 28 92,935 0 0 186 0 0 28,219 2 0 10,000 0 0 311,140 0 0 219,520 0 0 1,241,884 0 0 1,351,206 2 21 669,070 0 0 10,326 0 0 186 0 0 2,014 0 0 10,000 0 0 20,742 2 27 12,195 0 0 22,176 2 0 24,128 2 18 23,895 0 0 155 3 6 12 0 0 712 0 0 34 0 0 1,379 13 4 229 14 0 21,429 12 2 10,473 1 0 2,114 17 0 204 0 8 12 0 0 74618 6 1,282 3 4 223 19 6 18,839 11 2 10,373 6 0 2,132 17 0 ■■ . 1 I ! i 12 13 2 85* 0 0 21 2 6 337 10 0 3 1 .. Totals 19,818 3 39 16,866 3 25 36,540 1 0 33,814 16 2 6 456 5 8 198 3,924,161 0 21 13 558 3 2 635 10,710,485 1 27 76,869 4 5 76,805 12 5 Grand totals Ordinary Grown Lands— Auckland Nelson Westland Pastoral L 243 134 83 dcenses in Mining Dis< 68,275 0 24 24,116 2 25 11,453 2 4 103,845 1 13 tricts under Specia 280 0 0 179 3 35 138 0 0 ,1 Regulations. 1,617 11 10 509 19 6 283 8 10 1,081 19 9 404 11 3 273 14 9 34 35 8 297 12 i 201 15 11 36 14 3 460 225 3 1 77 536 2 6 totals 2,411 0 2 1,760 5 9 National-endowment Lands — Auckland Nelson Wostland .. 32 126 180 6,210 0 10 28,552 3 5 28,840 3 33 200 0 0 226 2 18 160 0 0 136 10 2 735 3 8 646 1 6 134 5 8 482 4 4 644 14 3 7 29 6 28 10 1 313 13 2 21 7 6 338 63,603 3 8 188 0 29 1,517 15 4 1,261 4 3 42 363 10 9 Totals 119 Grand totals 3,928 15 6 3,021 10 0 899 13 3 798 167,449 0 21 209 3 14 ?

Table 19. —Return of Miscellaneous Leases and Licenses not otherwise enumerated at 31st March, 1914.

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Transactions duiing Year ended 31st March, 1914. the Year. ceiveddunng - the Year. Total Area in Occupation on 31st March, 1914. -9 i . Annual Lessees in Arrear on 31st ilarch, 1914. II! Coal and Mineral. Timber-cutting, &c. Flax-cutting. Miscellaneous. District. Area. Annual Rental. a Area. Total Amount received. a Area, Total j> i ] Amount g received, s Area. Annual Rental. I : s B fl ! Area. , " u " u ™ 1 Area. Annual Rental. a Amount. g I Area. Bmfal y i AU1UUI1U. • £ s. a. 3,367 8 10! 38 3,313 7 0: 9 637 19 0 18 2,601 4 9 24 1,311 5 4 36 1,354 14 4 8 832 4 11 23 4,142 16 9 62 1,373 3 9 12 1,150 17 11 .. Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. Westlana Canterbury Otago.. Southland •• a. r. p, ! I s. d. 1 '2 3 a. e. p. £ a." d. 4,452 8 5 192 4 0 492 0 0 618 18 10 12,048 3 11 ! 445 2 20 834 9 4 ! 600 0 0 3,592 17 3 1 A. E. P. I 100 0 0| £ s. d. 3 15 0 ■• 162 4 0 19 12 4 67 7 11 81 21 30 64 16 8 51 43 50 02: A. R. P. 22,026 0 26 27,415 0 26 352 3 0 2,960 0 34 6,069 1 10 1,713 3 0 3,789 0 6 6,625 3 34 15,962 1 17 4,332 1 27 £ s. d.l 437 9 6 1,331 7 8 167 1 6 665 14 0i 33 10 0 10 15 0| 63 10- 8 700 4 2! 126 il o: 116 ]8 6 : A. B. P. 22,026 0 26 27,415 0 26 844 3 0 2,960 .0 34 6,614 3 30 2,313 3 0 3,796 0 6 7,350 3 34 16,960 3 1 4,332 1 27 94,615 0 24 £ s. d. 13,819 0 0 4,669 6 9 1,169 16 10 15,081 15 0 1,864 13 9 4,901 19 0 1,016 9 6 4,042 1 7 2,536 3 0 3,106 0 7 A. R. P. 1 386 78,730 0 11 1 132 54,248 2 5 1 180 2,772 0 15 1 467 68,856 2 9 1 354126,621 1 23 i 204 41,917 1 8 i 539: 91,019 2 19i 710117,465 1 1! ' 968 97,602 0 16 500j 30,587 2 7 £ s. d. 3 72 10 10 ) 86 1 1 i 57 1 4 1 92 19 1 > 237 13 2 S 43 8 5 ) 42 16 9 ! 253 3 5 ! 6 6 6 •• •• 4 6 i 70 0 " : •• [ 725 0 0 563 0 1 i 998 1 24: 363 14 4 1,638 10 8 24 '6 0 6 9 6! •• .. •• I •■ - : 13,261 0 424,304 6 10 ; i 107 0 0 3,653 2 0 I 52,207 6 0 — Totals 16 283 8 9 1416 91,247 0 20 4,440 709,820 1 34 10,085 1 9 230 ) 892 0 7 1709,820 1 34! 20,085 1 9 — - — Cheviot Estate — Canterbury ; 1 . 59 3 Oi 57 12 0 53 1,183 2 34 295 6 10 5 i 60 5 5 •• 2 59 8 0 263 15 8 1,183 2 34 295 6 10 - I Land for Settlements — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago.. Southland •• •■ ■■ ■" .. .. .. - I I •■ j 12 "i 0 4 3 "\ 15 0 0 532 3 31 219 1 22 5 0 0 5 10 0 190 12 6 153 2 o! 3 5 0: 15 0 0 532 3 31 219' 1 22 5 0 0 169 2 5 557 18 6 13 19 8 1,288 3 8 265 19 ll| 2 5 O! 268 11 1 843 5 8; 634 4 8 42 1,293 0 10 15 905 3 25 1 2 2 32 15 1,366 3 15 40 3,667 1 25 3 34 3 29 45 804 2 6 90 2,392 3 9 11 83 0 28 1,293 0 10 905 3 25 2 2 32 1,366 3 15 3,667 1 25 34 3 29 804 2 6 2,392 3 9 83 0 28 208 19 6 418 15 4 3 7 6 527 5 8 251 0 11 2 5 0 249 6 10 444 18 0 18 10 2 4 4 1 1 1 8 5 0 64 14 8 0 2 6 50 0 0 0 12 3 .. .. .. .. 2 I 1 3 1 0i 48 3 25: 2 0 0 m 3'"o 0 15 12 6 10 0: 3" 1 0 48 3 25! 2 0 0 h 1 116 1 4 0 2 10 .. .. 500 0 0 ■• 1 Totals ! : i J . -I I 512 4 0 19 262 10,551 1 19 22 239 18 7 ! .. 826 1 38 372 2 0| 826 1 38 4,043 10 7 10,551 1 19 2,124 8 11 National-endowment Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Westland Canterbury Otago.. ! i 1 3,881 3 5 200 0 0 78 3 1 173 12 3 I I 100 0 0 60 2 16 j 3 1 242 0 0 106' 0 0 39 10 0 io"o 0 242 0 0 300 0 0: 4,027 15 3 15 0 0 98 13 1 440 11 9 2,583 0 10 I 10,336 17 9! 79 18 9 216 18 0 8 1 6 190 316 19 10,239 2 0 ! 28,540 0 0' 304 2 51 5,589 2 32 53,883 2 15 152,072 2 24 2,200 0 0 16,361 2 34 140 16 4 15 0 0 10 10 0 349 15 0 812 15 10 1,138 0 6 100 0 0 201 3 0 ••; ■ ■] , t ] 1 l,87o" 0 0 46 15 0 i 9,536"6 11 1 1 37 10 0 20 1 2 .3 26 347' 0 0 4,166 0 0i 3 10 0 46 19 4 447 0 0 6,096 2 16 11 26 1 1 57 10 0 35 11 8 53 7 11 5 5 0 - 8 5 0 •• [ 1 8' 1 39| 0 5 0 8 1 39J .. Totals - 1,870 0 0 46 15 0 1 200 0 o|l3,677 10 8 -! I 7,094 0 15 17,798 15 5 1 2 160 2 16 57 11 2 J34 4,863 1 39| 100 4 4 544 269,191 2 30 2,768 0 8 39 151 14 7 Grand totals - I 46 15 0 J - 3,461 0 4 37,981 17 6 4 I 267 2 16 853 3 11 ! 1 1,870 0 01 17 471 96,996 3 17 14,183 0 4| 1296 1,343 19 2 102,595 1 371 74,313 7 8i :5,299i 1990,747 0 37: 25,272 18 2 ! I * Includes coal and timber royalties and recei] its from State forests.

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Table 20.—Return of Gross Revenue received during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

System. ! Auckland. Hawke's Bay. Taranaki. Wellington. Nelson. ! Marlborough. Westland. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Totals. Ordinary Crown Lands. £ s. d. 8,345 14 1 429 10 0 23,302 5 0 14,993 1 7 £ s. d. 1,247 19 1 .£ s. d. 1,460 17 9 £ s. d. 7,327 14 2 £ s. a. 786 19 5 £ s. d. £ s. d. 283 15 6 £ s. d. 443 17 9 134 13 0 1,056 13 4 4,265 5 9 49 10 0 8 0 0 £ s. d. 800 6 8 853 7 6 698 7 6 4,228 7 3 28 0 0 3 0 0 £ s. d. 2,183 5 3 519 17 0 2,179 17 0 4,386 1 9 139 5 6 £ s. d. 22,880 9 8 1,937 7 6 65,669 13 3 61,746 11 4 216 15 6 11 0 0 Cash lands Perpetual lease made freehold Occupation with right of purchase made freehold Lease in perpetuity made freehold Village settlement, perpetual lease made freehold Village settlement, occupation with right of purchase made freehold Village settlement, lease in perpetuity made freehold Village-homestead special settlement, lease in perpetuity made freehold Special-settlement associations, lease in perpetuity made freehold Improved - farm special settlement, occupation with right of purchase made freehold Improved-farm special settlement, lease in perpetuity made freehold Deferred payment, rural (Land Acts, 1877 and 1885) Deferred payment (Land Laws Amendment Act, 1912 and 1913) Perpetual lease and small areas Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease Agricultural lease Mining districts land occupation leases Village settlement, cash Village settlement, deferred payment Village settlement, perpetual lease Village settlement, occupation with right of purchase Village settlement, lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlement Special-settlement association, perpetual lease .. Special-settlement association, lease in perpetuity Improved-farm special settlement, occupation with right of purchase Improved-farm special settlement, lease in perpetuity Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs 178 12 3 1,142 5 8 85 17 1 912 6 0 518 10 4 35,426 14 1 7,051 0 2 308 9 1 12,779 1 6 10,165 8 5 107 12 8 938 12 9 56 13 4 19,534 11 11 3,182 18 9 1,417 7 8 4,950 7 6 2,891 4 5 388 16 10 462 19 4 159 14 0 13,795 9 5 6,318 10 8 20,036 10 4 12,838 13 1 •• 3,846 5 10 8,336 18 7 3,345 17 2 1 17 5 .. 2,245 0 3 87 4 6 16,769 17 0 5,731 18 9 18 15 3 540 1 1 5,055 2 9 324 17 3 11 7 4 1,121 19 10 2,101 13 2 100 0 0 1,700 19 5 15 5 6 746 10 5 2,825 2 9 26' 10 0 1,222 6 11 I 159 17 3 31 6 8 473 6 2 1,006 11 4 753 17 5 169 17 10 " 13 8 80 2 1 450 3 7 3,763 9 11 122 3 10 12 2 2 61 7 8 764 19 1 1,473 1 9 5,213 15 5 1,308 15 7 228 17 2 I 720 18 3 224 3 2 2,963 7 11 1,843 0 5 5,563 10 2 753 17 5 9,649 2 1 3,574 14 4 390 14 3 99 2 11 5,825 18 9 1,949 6 0 92,755 2 1 39,038 1 4 1,744 12 0 14 15 9 1,561 1 8 25 0 0 24 16 2 157 17 9 8 17 8 •• I 14 15 9 611 1 6 63614 1 52' 17 6 11 19 4 116*14 10 13114 5 25 0 0 I •• I I i 16 3 0 36 5 5 3 14 3 8 13 2 15 2 11 0 2 6 •• I •• I I 15 0 105 - 4 5 0 10 0 3 15 1 6'15 10 111 7 2 61 16 8 1,658 0 10 55 4 11 2 9 1,796 13 6 127 11 7 20 0 0 10 0 8 11 17 0 4 7 10 839 12 6 48 4 0 90 7 3 125 3 2 128 8 9 283 18 5 109 9 6 4,013 12 8 1,332 4 7 48 4 0 5,518 11 6 280* 5 3 145' 6 7 804"l6 1 4,092 15 3 - 105' 1 1 •• 2,100 7 01 19 11 10 * 2,235 8 8 2,462 12 3 116 8 9 6,934 8 6 54 14 1 193 10 3 2,173 4 3 438 1 3 114 11 1 2,974 0 11 899 4 6 137 3 6 7,757 10 1 937 5 2 77 3 10 3,320 14 4 1,814 14 4! 495 0 0 134 6 10 3,035 8 4 554 8 9 3,565 19 6 17,784 1 7 4,786 9 6 15,002 0 9 2,845 5 6 20,541 8 7 42,605 7 11 Carried forward 96,975 17 7 60,225 10 10 35,721 13 4 94,639 14 10! 10,489 18 4; 8,600 18 3 33,565 9 8 35,055 17 11 20,404 11 1 399,566 6 3 3,886 14 5 I

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Auckland. Hawke's Bay. Taranaki. Wellington. Nelson. Marlborough. Westland. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Totals. System. Ordinary Grown Lands —oontinued. £ s. d. £ B. d. £ s. d. £ s. A. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Brought forward 96,975 17 7 60,225 10 10 35,721 13 4 94,639 14 10 10,489 18 4 8,600 18 3 3,886 14 5| 33,565 9 8 35,055 17 11 20,404 11 1 399,566 6 3 Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations Goal and mineral leases Prospectors' mining leases Timber licenses and other leases, and sale of timber Flax-cutting.. Miscellaneous leases and lioenses Transfer, lease, and license fees, &o. Bents of reserves Miscellaneous Crown-grant fees State forests .. .. Survey liens on Native lands Survey fees which do not form part payment of land Survey fees which do form part payment of land Payments of capital value under seotion 191 of the Land Act, 1908 1,081 19 9i 404 11 3 273 14 9 1,760 5 9 1,279 5 8 2 10 0 11,496 5 9 272 17 0 9 19 7 32 3 6 727 3 8 49 16 0 233 9 11 358 4 8 2,679 14 1 52 6 0 19,424 8 10 4,452 8 5 192 4 Oj 615 4 1 834' 9 4 549 16 2 114 10 9 936' 0 5 3 15 0 2,366 17 2 1,694 4 2 250 0 0; 4,206 5 4; 568 19 5; 5,466 13 9i 16,831 12 5 4,030 15 11 174 10 0 446 6 10 811 4 8 92 6 0 124 0 2 412 14 0 426 17 10 1,185 9 10 53 5 6 3 14 9 2,816 16 0 34 10 0 2,170 15 7 457 11 7 860 5 6 3,287 18 9 257 2 0 551 18 2 4,820 12 4 162 4 0 364 9 10 164 4 0 230 13 7 273 12 1 51 7 5 19 12 4 203 0 3 129 16 0 1,086 9 2 41 16 6 13 11 9 3,043 1 1 137 13 11 67 7 11 654 0 5 286 13 6 285 1 7 41 19 1 33 1 9 309 2 3 3,446 18 0 273 7 10 48 14 3 448 9 4 24 0 0 1,212 3 0 354 7 6 159 6 0 144 2 8 82 13 6 130 4 5 6 9 6 1,009 12 9 389 12 10 93 3 0 395 9 11 162 17 2 702 10 3 283 8 912,135 15 1 4,372 15 10 7,285 1 6 10,661 6 8 1,363 18 9 10,346 11 9 27,374 16 8 198 13 11 J 2,663 4 6 104 17 6 2 16 70 13 3^ 91 9 2 - 6 0 0 118 2 6 30 5 0 41 19 4 78 4 4 118 2 6 .. .. 135,177 18 8 68,636 2 9 41,400 5 6 118,662 17 0 13,385 10 10 13,825 15 5 5,538 13 0 38,309 8 10 Totals 38,306 13 1 24,458 11 7 497,701 16 8 Land for Settlements. 704 8 9 4,266 7 3 10,124 7 5 3,546 4 0 16,984 14 11 4,543 9 7 1,486' 5 0 Cash lands Lease in perpetuity made freehold Renewable lease made freehold Deferred payment Lease in perpetuity Benewable lease Lease in perpetuity, village settlement Benewable lease, village settlement Special - settlement associations, lease in perpetuity Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Miscellaneous Payments of oapital value under section 191 of the Land Act, 1908 969 4 10 35,388 9 9 22,583 14 10 65 14 10 2 0 10 4,242 10 0 35 0 0 27 0 7 3,160 15 5 1,111 11 1 16 0 0 4,778 8 4 98 7 3 13,306 5 0 4,015 10 7 - 176 18 7 827 2 6 1,013 17 11 •■ 10,853' 9 9 7,822 12 6 488' 6 10 170 0 0 122 16 3 198 19 10 52,704 9 8 40,437 15 11 15 0 0 1,600 0 0 125 11 10 30,952 14 7 16,141 9 9 190 1 11 6 17 10 607 8 2 20 5 1 15 1 9,560 12 2 3,087 19 6 905 8 9 15,380 18 9 11,902 8 9 5,143 12 0 174,227 0 7 100,758 1 8 255 16 9 8 18 8 142 7 4 ■" [ 142 - 7 4 212 10 0 4,429 6 10 1,303 16 2 6,453 10 7 9,520 12 7 62 17 0 1,701 17 7 1,566 6 8 132 18 0 991 8 3 306 4 8 23,792 7 6 195 15 0 8,488 1 3 169' 2 5 1,947 19 9 1319 8 1,823' 5 6 ■ 620 19 2 2" 5 0 1,217' 3 11 •• • • Totals 40,551 4 4 66,872 16 8 8,590 16 9 25,341 12 10 2,017 19 01 25,750 12 0 490 11 10 105,061 16 2 143,371 5 0 14,800 18 7 341,200 17 0 51,722 8 10 Carried forward 49,991 2 3 6,029 4 10 175,729 3 0 135,508 19 5 144,004 9 10 15,403 9 10 39,576 7 5 90,029 1 11 39,259 10 2 838,902 13 8

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Table 20.—Return of Gross Revenue received during the Year ended 31st March, 1914— continued.

System. j Auckland. Hawke's Bay. Taranaki. ! Wellington. Nelson. Marlborough. Westland. Canterbury. Otago. Southland. Totals. £ s. d, £ s. a. Brought forward .. ..1175,729 3 0135,508 19 5 Cheviot Estate. Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease Village homesteads .. .. Grazing-farms .. .. .. Pastoral runs .. ... .. .. ! Miscellaneous leases I Totals National-endowment Lands. Renewable lease, ordinary .. .. .. 4,756 12 8 3,558 19 5 Renewable lease, village settlement.. .. ! 74 12 10 44 10 5 Renewable lease, village-homestead special settlement Renewable lease, improved - farm special settlement Small grazing-runs .. .. .. 394 5 0j 3,139 9 5 Pastoral runs .. .. .. .. 204 0 8| 2 0 0 Pastoral licenses in mining distriots under 134 5 8 special regulations Coal and mineral leases .. .. Timber licenses and sale of timber .. .. 3,881 3 51 Flax-cutting Miscellaneous .. .. .. .. i 146 11 10 15 0 0 I £ s. d.i £ s. d. 49,991 2 3144,004 9 10 .. .. '.'. '.'. £ f. d. 15,403 9 10 •• 342 8 7 37 11 6 £ b. d 39,576 7 5! £ s. d. 6,029 4 10 ■• ■■ .. •■ •• 889 8 4 6 16 £ s. d. £ s. d. 143,371 5 0 90,029 1 11 5,771 14 2 417 11-01 740 8 8 8,338 4 9 189 13 4J 263 15 8 15,721 7 7- ' 432 11 5 810 18 3 5 9 1 £ s. d. 90,029 1 11 £ s. d. £ s. d. 39,259 10 2 838,902 13 8 5,771 14 2 417 11 0 740 8 8 8,338 4 9 189 13 4 263 15 8 15,721 7 7 2,786 3 7; 1,345 17 8l 706 2 8! 15 2 9 1,663 17 61 •• ! 674 18 6 36 7 10 17,261 15 11 910 15 10 15 2 9 •• i ,. .. 523 10 9 1 I .. 523 10 9 90 11 0J 292 15 8 746 18 6J 152 10 6 2,982 15 6 1,282 3 i 223 19 6 644 li 3 5,949 5 4 17,866 7 4 18,839 11 2 10,373 6 0 811 10 3 2,132 17 0 31,679 10 0 33,814 16 2 1,261 4 3 •• •• 482 4 4 78 3 1 173 12 3 884 7 0 1,510 0 11 37 10 0 151 2 11 255 7 11 9,536 6 11 20 1 2 525 1 9 s" 5 0 •• 1,139 14 11 15,187 11 7 57 11 2 1,419 12 9 " 2o'lO 0 266 19 6 5 15 0 79 18 9: 208 13 0 .. Totals .. .. .. 9,59112 1 6,769 19 3 3,498 18 5 3,547 9 0 4,881 13 2 4,650 13 11 12,101 1 4 25,301 6 8 29,272 18 8 103,271 6 1 3,655 13 7 I [. Thermal Springs Distriots Act: Rents .. 1,966 6 111 " •• 1,966 6 11 Primary-education endowments .. ..' 4,575 3 1 8,347 19 9 5,919 2 8 10,120 15 3 381 12 4 ! 500 2 4j 312 17 2 19,798 2 11 3,806 0 3 Secondary-education endowments .. .. 1,252 4 6 2,352 5 3 4,575 3 1 1,252 4 6 8,347 19 9 I 2,352 5 3 i 146 14 8 i 14,598 11 11 203 1 1 68,360 7 8 8,520 17 6 1,036 17 2 ] 2,352 15 8 46 15 0 152 10 0 270 0 0 707 14 2 Other endowment lands .. .. .. 233 13 6 250 5 3 233 13 6 250 5 31 826 6 1 i 409 11 7 17,509 15 8 1,285 0 0 1,593-7 8 6,294 2 9; I 1,350 19 9 29,753 2 3* Grand totals .. .. 193,348 3 1153,229 8 11 193,348 3 1 153,229 8 11 61,272 6 7 160,435 1 4 38,323 5 8 44,773 18 8 19,880 13 4 206,055 9 10 130,109 17 9| 59,067 10 6 1,066,496 1 8 1 For further particulars see Table 29.

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Table 21.-Forfeitures and Surrenders during the Year ended 31st March, 1914, showing under each Tenure the Number of Selectors who have forfeited and surrendered their Holdings, and the Area and rental of such Holdings.

Table 22. —Return of Land taken up within the Thermal Springs District of Auckland at 31st March, 1914.

Forfeitures. Surrenders. Tenure. Number. Area. Annual Rental. Number. Area. Annual Rental. Ordinary Crown Lands — Deferred Payment Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purohase Lease in perpetuity Agricultural lease Mining districts occupation leases Village settlement, — Deferred payment Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity.. Homestead special settlement Special-settlement associations Improved - farm special settlements Homesteads .. Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations Miscellaneous 84 6 3 2 A. B. P. 25,470 1 35 1,113 3 30 23 1 16 i' 0 33 £ s. d. 2,12l"o 6 22 17 10 2 13 10 2"5 0 i 2 10 A. R. P. 136 0 39 189 3 0 582 3 34 £ s. d. 40 0 3 9 2 21 1 4 2 15 1 29 14 6 2 •322' 0 0 24"l 2 ii 193' 1 0 'a 2,869 2 30 66 2 0 5 10 58,879 0 0 2,212 2 20 199 12 6 47 14 8 99 28,517 0 0 1,792 10 1 3a 3,980 0 33 57 1 8 Totals .. 206 58,333 0 13 4,032 14 11 61 66,174 0 6 332 19 4 icmd for Settlements — Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease ' Village lease in perpetuity Village renewable lease Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Miscellaneous 4 28 11 1 9 3,321 2 29 14 2 8 1,373 17 4 4 413' 2 25 187 13 0 "s 552 0 1 75 15 0 3 26 3 32 2811 0 Totals .. 35 3,884 3 39 1,463 15 0 440 2 17 216 4 0 lational-endowment Lands — Renewable lease (ordinary) Renewable lease, village settlement Renewable-lease special settlement associations Renewable-lease improved-farm special settlements Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations Miscellaneous 33 7 12,409 2 5 56 3 12 476 7 10 17 9 8 15 3 I 3,139 1 12 24 3 32 125 7 10 12 15 2 1 1 2,833 0 0 20,000 0 0 40 0 0 20 0 0 9 3,035 0 0 78 0 0 52 9,514 0 0 86 16 5 81 9,198 0 23 97 15 0 Totals .. 94 44,813 1 17 640 13 11 58 17,397 1 27 313 18 0 Thermal springs 0 2 0 14 10 0 Grand totals 337 107,031 3 29 6,151 13 10 126 84,012 0 10 863 1 4 'rimary-education endowments .. iecondary „ „ 9 2 686 3 22 0 1 31 57 11 6 65 5 0 11 1,291 1 23 105 0 0 * Unregistered holdinj ;, no rent pi tyable. t Incl ides one unregis itered holding of 170 acres.

Taken up durin; the Year. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. Amount Selectors in Arrear on 31st March, 1914. Locality. \° £ j= "3 Area. A. R. P. Botorua Annual Rental. 3 a> Area. Annual Rental. received during the Year. a* Amount. £ 8. a. a. b. p. £ s. d. £ s. d. 311 4,052 0 33 2,075 5 6 1,966 6 11 34 £ s. d. 165 10 7

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Table 23. —Return of Lands alienated under Acts without Money Payment, or reserved by the Crown for Public Purposes.

Table 24.— Return showing Payments of Capital Value under Section 191 of the Land Act, 1908, at 31st March, 1914.

Table 25. —Return showing the Area of Bush felled on Lands sold or leased by the Crown from 1st April, 1895, to 31st March, 1914.

District. During thi Year ended 31st Mai rch, 1914. Total Area granted under Acts without Money Payment, or reserved for Public Purposes from Foundation of Dominion to 31st March, 1914. Grown Lands set apart for various Public Purposes. Area granted under Special Acts. Total Area thus alienated during the Year. Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland Acres. 389 410 496 1,927 255 119 2,092 1,809 262 588 Acres. 3,414 Acres. 389 410 3,910 1,927 255 119 2,092 2,886 262 588 Acres. 3,630,202 437,125 712,081 888,962 306,504 229,988 259,610 1,368,064 590,467 3,551,113 1,077 • Totals 8,347 4,491 12,838 11,974,116

Transactions up to 31st March, 1914.* Amoi Lnt deposited Year. during the Tenure. 31 if Area held. Amount deposited. •H I 1 Net Area held. Total Rental Acc 7 nt payable. Capital Value. Annual Rental now payable as reduced by such Payments. Ordinary Crown Lands. Lease in perpetuity, ordinary Lease in perpetuity, village settlement Renewable lease A. B. P. 315 0 0 £ s. d. 118 2 6 A. R. P. 2,655 1 0 95 3 26 £ s. d. 77 4 5 8 16 8 £ s. d. 1,114 16 6 94 19 6 £ s. d. 44 10 2 5 13 1 1 10 3 2 10 7 5 4 0 52 5 4 ! 3 2 7 Totals 1 315 0 0 118 2 6 15 2,752 0 33 91 5 1 1,262 1 4 53 5 10 Land for Settlements. Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease 6 1 629 3 8 814 1 27 386 10 2 16 4 0 4,181 15 8 120 0 0 178 8 4 10 16 0 Totals 1,444 0 35 402 14 2 4,301 15 8 189 4 4 Cheviot Estate. Lease in perpetuity 5 11 0 106 3 0 55 10 2 999 3 81 Grand totals 1 315 0 0 118 2 6 23 4,303 0 28 549 9 5 6,563 0 8 248 1 2 * Deposits aggregate 33 or more per cent, of capital value in every case.

District. up during the Year. Previc) P g Years Total felled at 31st March, 1914. Auckland Hawke'a Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland a. B. P. 2,422 0 0 150 0 0 1,370 0 0 850 0 0 710 0 0 A. B. P. 17,667 0 0 6,227 0 0 7,880 0 0 23,850 0 0 14,055 0 0 1,565 0 0 2,500 0 0 A. B. P. 254,498 0 0 190,292 0 0 94,595 0 0 803,538 0 0 108,350 0 0 108,589 0 0 80,263 0 0 25o' 0 0 35 0 0 150 0 0 252 0 0 1,250 0 0 25,162 0 0 18,944 0 0 Totals .. 5,937 0 0 75,246 0 0 1,684,231 0 0

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Table 26. —Statement of the Number of Selectors on the Books of the Lands and Survey Department on 31st March, 1914.

Deferred Payment. Perpetual Lease. Occupation with Kight of Purchase. Lease in Perpetuity, Renewable Lease. CD I ! Mining Districts Land Occupation Leases. as , 4= Q CD Q a CD is 6 "S S ce CD CO i> I!. Village Settlement, Lease in Perpetuity. Village Settlement, Eenewable Lease. District. I O a C u o a CD CD • a o cs s m £ a> . H 4 a 6 Is o o •2 s ■a J o ■al • to ■a a Si 02 H I ■I a a cD . o I o -a 3 if w Hi si ra O Cβ o a H [ 1 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland I "5 !•• 27 8 9 25 13 h 84 6 3 1 1 150 5 8 5 5 6 7 13 138 38 3 5 2,759 i 360 ; 550 649 220 47 88 22 ! 311 i 462 4 1,066 177 459 428 437 317 379 240 I 758 306 •• - 586 ; 424 35 291 13 287 28 1,111 ! 535 231 6 18 13 11 20 i 498 55 99 170 398 61 313 15 188 140 242 225 37 112 21 78 .. ! 2 .. .. j .. .. ■ 1 ■ ■ 207 35} 84 •• '77 •• 'i 5 6 41 i 72 10 410 ii 10 14 99 197 16 ■■ 32 7 163 29 6 '2 •• ■■ •i 5 '2 28 2 16 11 I 118 68 13 44 489 194 52 13 J .. J .. .. ! 17 304 56 .. 6 1 11 57 6 1 2 • • 30 : •■ 16 31 1 * * i Totals M 121 i '100 375 35 1 5 1 4,567 I I 118 3,541 32 1,937 1,450 13 ! 33 17 1 [ 691 77 7 78 20 864 .. 46 .. 284 3 ! 5,468 162 I ,, ! j Village-homestead Special Settlement. Specialsettlement Associations. Improvedfarm Special Settlements. Small Grazing-runs. o Pastoral. I! Miscellaneous. O Education Endowment Leases. District. ■a a o <S "o JO 'is 4 a 5 M a> a: Crowi a> a> o Lands. CD 1 ii i" en a ■ , 43 ■a a « oca 0 'Is ■S & a a ■Sod hS H d3 s a> D S3 m -I CD III ED g o m o a> 5 ga CO 111 in a 0. O Total. I . ! 2 1:: 8 1 1 1 3 ! 21 6 19 190 360 Auckland Hawke'a Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 25 29 •■ •• 58 14 86 417 93 16 309 181 27 5 48 60 5 ; 15 16 52 7 7 28 9 31 , 75 258 12 "! 9 386i 132] 180 467 354 204 539 710 968' 500: ' 42 15 1 15 311 I 501 i 183 I 345 509 85 43 51 223 400 I 701 i 156 i 7,661 26 ; 1,953 42 i 2,256 12 : 4,237 29 I 2,61C 3 I 1,303 30 i 2,212 .. : 3,888 48 ! 4,889 25 I 3,103 371 34,112 163 13 io 67 33§ 11 .. i ■.. 14 127 15 198 56 56 28 i 19 4 136 32 142 72 172 64 32 "8 •• i " io : :: :: :: I si; 20 .. 27|34 - - 40 3 45 90 11 ■• 1 316 j 9 1 : 18 19 7 4 246 69 46 92 '29 14 '20 85 1 57 ii •• ■■ 44 47 10 281 2 20 4 53 __ •• 7 7 '34 I •• •■ Totals I 1 4 1 53 544 440 586 92 13 76 618 11 633 104 ! 33 231 115 J 534 536 i 55 4,440 262 311 3,04111 892 Land Acts, 1877 and 1885. _ t Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913. J Includes one national-endowment holding. § Includes one not registered. II Includes pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations. IT In addition there are 89 selectors holding education endowments under Land Act tenures as follows: 18 perpetual leases, 65 leases in xierpetuity, 2 small grazing-runs, 1 occupation-with-right-of-purchase licecse, 1 pastoral run, and 2 miscellaneous leases.

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Table 27. —Statement showing the Total Number of Selectors, with Area of Crown Land selected or held, the Yearly Rent payable, and Rent in Arrear on the 31st March, 1914.

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Tenures. Total N umber of Selectors. Total Yearly Total Area held. «™S££t payable. Total of 6 Paymen: ;uch Rents or ts in Arrear. Number of Selectors. Amount. Ordinary Crown Lands — Deferred payment (Land Acts, 1877 and 1885) Deferred "payment (Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912,and 1913) Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease Agricultural lease Mining districts land occupation leases Village settlements— Deferred payment (Land Acts, 1877 and 1885) Perpetual lease Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Village-homestead special settlements — Perpetual lease Lease in perpetuity Special-settlement associations— Perpetual lease Lease in perpetuity Improved-farm special settlements— Occupation with right of purchase Lease in perpetuity Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations Miscellaneous leases 11 121 375 5,468 4,567 32 17 690 7 78 20 864 A. B. P. 1,970 1 8 27,498 1 28 63,098 2 27 1,773,244 1 21 1,326,841 2 38 7,554 3 36 550 1 0 24,946 3 4 113 1 6 1,177 1 25 13 3 14 19,801 3 25 £ s. d. 22 15 2 1,499 12 1 2,079 19 4 113,015 10 8 42,530 17 7 2,278 8 0 23 7 9 1,419 11 8 16 17 6 158 2 0 8 18 6 4,212 16 1 15 222 122 3 38 1 2 22 £ s. d. 32 9 9 4,388 13 10 784 1 8 57 16 0 121* 6 3 1 15 0 0 12 3 167 1 6 248 338 4,160 0 22 8,719 2 39 545 5 10 1,005 9 6 14 13 30 12 6 30 2 2 10 608 669 0 8 107,234 1 31 48 4 0 5,816 16 8 "l6 137' 9 9 419 318 231 432 460 58,168 2 38 39,935 2 0 443,931 3 24 6,782,965 1 11 103,845 1 13 6,640 13 7 3,174 14 4 20,495 14 10 39,963 17 11 2,411 0 2 61 8 15 7 77 983 9 2 56 3 6 368 1 11 101 17 6 536 2 6 4,440 709,820 1 34 20,085 1 9 230 892 0 7 Totals 19,754 11,506,262 2 12 267,453 9 11 866 8,689 15 10 Cheviot Estate — Lease in perpetuity .. Renewable lease .. ... Village-homestead special settlement Grazing-farms .. .. .. ... Pastoral runs Miscellaneous 118 13 92 34 1 53 24,385 2 25 644 3 36 2,480 1 0 45,021 1 32 1,619 0 22 1,183 2 34 6.423 15 6 496 1 4 870 10 4 6.424 3 2 190 9 6 295 6 10 1 5 8 15 0 33 8 8 1,047 3 8 5 60 5 5 Totals 311 75,335 0 29 14,700 6 8 19 1,142 2 9 Land for Settlements Acts — Deferred Payment (Land Laws Amendment Acts, 1912 and 1913) Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease Lease in perpetuity (village settlement) Renewable lease (village settlement) Special-settlement associations Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Miscellaneous 100 3,541 1,450 46 3 11 115 4 262 4,968 2 19 658,125 1 0 609,196 2 8 438 1 28 9 3 16 2,114 1 9 203,322 2 15 1,739 3 13 10,551 1 19 1,440 17 11 191,394 5 11 135,215 10 4 342 7 8 9 18 0 162 7 8 26,709 13 0 174 16 0 2,124 8 11 103 85 2 2,233 12 1 4,431 15 9 0 12 0 5 2G1 13 5 22 239 18 7 Totals 5,532 1,490,466 3 7 357,574 5 5 217 7,167 11 10 National-endowment Lands — Renewable lease — Ordinary Village settlement Village-homestead special settlement Improved-farm special settlement Mining districts land occupation leases Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations Miscellaneous leases 1,937 284 13 33 1 534 198 338 517,232 1 38 2,585 1 26 135 2 38 5,500 1 20 12 0 0 1,742,611 2 29 3,924,161 0 21 63,603 3 8 23,589 9 5! 1,050 6 4 16 17 0 586 17 10 10 0 33,530 1 1 36,540 1 0 1,517 15 4 137 17 4 1 23 6 42 2,374 0 4 38 16 6 67 9 2 0 10 0 1,077 1 1 456 5 8 363 10 9 544 269,191 2 30 2,768 0 8 39 151 14 7 Totals 3,882 6,525,034 1 10 99,600 8 8 269 4,529 8 1 Thermal springs (Rotorua) 311 4,052 0 33 2,075 5 6 34 165 10 7 Grand totals 29,790 19,601,151 0 11 741,403 16 2 1,405 21,694 9 1 Education Endowments — Primary Secondary Other endowment lands 3,130 371 821 761,340 0 34 38,390 1 5 382,226 1 29 67,738 7 8 8,448 19 7 15,216 5 2 123 25 77 1,400 13 3 123 3 1 358 5 4

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Table 28. —Endowment Lands (other than National Endowment) taken up during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

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Renewable Lease. Small Grazing-runs. Mining Districts Land Occupation Leases. District. Nature of Endowments. Number. Area. Annual Rental. No. of Purchasers. Area. Annual Rental. Number. Area. Annual Rental. Taranaki Educational Endowments (Educa- j tion Reserves Acts) — Primary .. .. .. 11 Seoondary .. .. .. 2 13 A. E. P. 782 2 10 7 0 0 £ s. d. 74 4 0 31 10 0 A. E. P. £ s. d. A. E. P. £ s. d. Totals 789 2 10 105 14 0 — Taranaki Nelson Otago Other Endowment Lands — Taranaki Scholarships .. 1 Westport Harbour Board .. 3 Clutha River Board .. .. | 23 0 0 153 3 25 0 12 6 8 5 0 131 14 6 1 o"o 0 0 15 0 2 4,051 1 23 Totals 4 176 3 25 8 17 6 2 4,051 1 23 131 14 6 5 0 0 0 15 0 Grand totals 17 114 11 6 2 4,051 1 23 5 0 0 0 15 0 966 1 35 : 131 14 6 District. Nature of Endowments. Number. Pastoral Runs. Pastoral Licenses in Miuing Districts under Special Regulations. Miscellaneous and other Leases. Area. Annual Rental. Number. Area. Annual Rental. Number. Area. Annual Rental. Educational Endowments (Education Reserves Acts) — Primary .. .. .. I £ s. d. A. B. p. A. E. P. £ s. d. A. R. p. 934 2 13 3 0 37 132 3 21 0 0 24 1 1 30 365 1 13 283 1 25 222 0 8 607 1 30 £ s. d. 58 14 6 0 10 0 347 5 0 0 15 0 11 0 0 261 0 0 171 8 0 66 12 0 307 2 6 Auckland Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marl borough Canterbury Otago ■' .. I .. ! "■ " 8 1 7 1 4 2 5 1 17 " Southland Secondary .. .. .:. Primary Totals 46 2,550 2 1 1,224 7 0 Auckland Nelson Otago Other Endowment Lands — Museum Westport Harbour Board Otago University .. .. 2 ii,ooo"o o 878 0 0 1 7 270 0 0 906 2 31 7 0 0 25 19 0 2 65 1 14 2 'o 0 .. Totals f 2 32 19 0 11,000 0 0 878 0 0 1,176 2 31 65 1 14 2 0 0 Grand totals 11,000 0 0 878 0 0 1,176 2 31 32 19 0 48 2,615 3 15 1,226 7 0 a I

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Table 29.—Endowments: Return of Revenue Received during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

Table 30.—Return of Education Endowments at 31st March, 1914.

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Land District. Total Area set apart. Area opened for Selection during the Year. Taken up during the Year. Expiries during the Year. Renewal of Leases during the Year. Number of Selectors. Area. Annual Rental. Number. Area. ' Annual Rental. Number. Area. I Annual Rental. A. R. P. 116,020 0 4 80,184 1 7 51,126 0 15 93,955 2 37 9,291 0 23 1,148 2 29 14,613 0 37 70,160 1 21 45,520 1 22 348,418 0 0 A. E. P. 8,974 0 0 Primary Education. a. e. p. £ s. d. 934 2 13 58 14 6 A. E. P. 1,054 0 21 3,930 1 32 99 3 32 1,415 3 31 200 2 0 1 1 36 £ s. d. 71 2 6 213 0 0 34 8 4 106 18 6 16 7 0 2 10 0 4. R. P. 1,061 0 26 3,928 0 24 249 0 0 1,414 1 26 200 0 0 1 1 36 £ s. d 134 18 0 534 12 0 83 4 6 480 0 0 15 0 0 4 0 0 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Maryborough Westland Canterbury Otago .. Southland 8 13 7 8 10 4 1 13 4 4 9 1 1 2,202 0 20 133 0 27 12 7 1 4 785 3 7 74 14 0 132 3 21 347 5 0 0 0 24 0 15 0 1 1 30 11 0 0 2 2 0 365 1 13 283 1 25 360 2 20 2 5 17 365 1 13 261 0 0 283 1 25 171 8 0 607 1 30 i 307 2 6 21 14 ■25 2,324 2 33 1,841 3 21 5,843 3 24 1,533 17 10 195 12 0 571 6 4 20 12 21 1,959 1 20 1,565 3 31 5,689 3 19 1,825 2 8 195 13 10 617 5 2 Totals -. 56 3,111 0 3 1,231 19 0 830,437 3 35 I 12,321 0 25 1,231 19 0 103 16,712 3 30 2,745 2 6 85 16,069 1 22 3,889 16 2 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland Secondary 'ducation. 0 10 0 94 15 8 10,333 1 4 7,484 1 2 2,353 2 11 12,177 3 27 802 1 21 284 1 19 4,448 0 21 1,024 0 0 2,100 1 21 605 0 0 739"o 0 2 7 0 0 3110 0 1 7 1 0 32 35 1 14 13 1 24 1 1 1 0 32 8 0 0 15 0 32 0 0 3 4 6 4 - 222 0 S I ■> 222 0 8 66 12 0 ■2 5 261 "l 30 17 3 15 37 8 6 42 2 0 i 39 1 22 9 17 0 Totals 48 2 14 43 2 0 41,613 1 6 961 0 8 3 229 0 8 98 2 0 IS 329 0 35 179 2 6 : Grand totals 872,051 1 1 13,282 0 33 59 3,340 0 11 1,330 1 0 121 17,042 0 25 2,924 5 0 33 16,117 3 36 3,932 18 2

Tenure. Revenue received. Tenure. Revenue received. • £ s. d. £ s. d. 255 17 7 1,965 3 1 5,736 11 8 94 3 10 Educational Endowments — Primary education Secondary education' 68,360 7 8 8,520 17 6 Village-homestead special settlement Small grazing-runs Pastoral runs Pastoral licenses in mining districts under special regulations Coal and mineral leases Timber licenses and royaltus Miscellaneous and other leases Total £76,881 5 2 Other Endowment Lands — Deferred payments Perpetual lease and small areas Occupation with right of purchase .. Lease in perpetuity Renewable lease Mining districts land occupation leases 17,277 13 5 347 4 3 2,195 8 11 97 7 8 221 14 10 22 18 10 1,402 3 6 62 9 4 74 5 4 Total £29,753 2 3 Grand total £106,634 7 5

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Land District. Number. Forleiti Number. | Forfeitures during the Year. tures during Area. gthe Year. Annual Eental. Surrent Number. Surrenders during the Year. iders durin Area. ag thi ie Year. Annual Rental. Number of Selectors. Net Area held on 31st March, 1914. Area. [arch 1914 Selectors in Arrear .!!!Z_Z_____ Gross Amount on 31st March, 1914. received during Annual KentaJ. the Year. Number. Amount. 'rimary Education. A. K. P. 499 2 22 £ s. d. 30 12 6 a. h. p. £ s. d. A. B. p. £ s. d. 67,749 3 12 j 3,660 2 7 80,060 2 22 8,062 4 7 48,848 2 16 5,774 16 2 92,743 1 19 9,682 8 1 4,610 1 28 ! 371 8 6 1,126 3 16 448 12 10 13,477 2 36 i 310 10 11 70,160 1 21 ; 21,364 13 8 45,333 2 20 1 3,717 15 10 337,228 3 4 ! 14,345 14 6 £ s. d. 4,575 3 1 8,347 19 9 5,919 2 8 10,120 15 3 381 12 4 500 2 4 312 17 2 19,798 2 11 3,806 0 3 14,598 11 11 £ s. d. 243 12 C 70 18 S 61 16 S 243 7 C 159 5 7 1 14 1 2 5 C 568 5 S 17 5 C 32 3 4 Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 6 1 :: 1 17 0 0 010 170 0 0 22 19 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 '2 3 '2 2 3 21 2 0 0 167 1 2 37 6 0 l,O2l"o 16 29 '5 0 j 501 209 345 509 85 43 51 223 406 758 38 7 11 24 11 2 2 14 7 7 4 100 0 24 36 9 0 Totals 9 686 3 22 57 11 6 11 1,291 1 23 105 0 0 123 1,400 13 3 105 0 0 3,130 761,340 0 34 67,738 7 8 68,360 7 8 Sec oondary Ed', cation. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough .. Westland Canterbury .. Otago Southland 2 I 2 I 0 1 31 65 5 0 I •■ ! I 156 26 42 12 29 3 30 8,343 1 18 7,482 3 0 2,296 2 36 12,177 3 27 I 744 116 255 1 22 3,385 1 29 1,024 0 0 2,100 1 21 580 0 6 1,318 10 4 1,889 5 11 920 11 6 2,693 8 8 124 16 6 85 10 0 159 0 0 270 0 0 721 17 8 265 19 0 1,252 4 6 2,352 5 3 1,036 17 2 2,352 15 8 146 14 8 46 15 0 152 10 0 270 0 0 707 14 2 203 1 1 18 1 2 1 3 71 5 0 5 6 15 8 6 41 10 48 25 ■• Totals .. 2 2 0 1 31 65 5 0 371 38,390 1 5 8,448 19 7 8,520 17 6 25 123 3 Grand totals .. 11 13 687 1 13 i 122 16 6 j 11 ! 1,291 1 23 105 0 0 I 3,501 799,730 1 39 76,187 7 3 76,881 5 2 148 1,523 16

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Table 31. —Return showing Position and Transactions in Improved-farm Settlements from their Commencement to 31st March, 1914.

District. Area proclaimed. Total Number of Sections in the Settlements. Number of Settlers Nnmber remaining Numoer inOccu- p Brqnn<< pation on r^|°?? 31st March, r6Biaent - 1914. Area occupied. Total Area made Freehold. Number Area Total Amount Number. Area. received. Area felled. Area grassed. 1 Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Southland ■ • • Acres. 24,423 2,025 61,701 44,694 4,862 193 17 469 360 57 120 16 352 248 34 497 42 t 1,414 129 A. R. p. 16,349 2 36 ■ 1,825 1 20 49,786 0 0 31,994 1 18 3,649 0 24 6 1 8 97 8 A. R. P. 488 1 10 86 0 0 250 3 4 9,196 1 36 752 1 5 £ s. d. 601 15 8 272 17 3 524 4 2 12,635 0 1 1,163 1 1 Acres. 865* 1,817 t t 2,765 Acres. 7,951 1,817 t t 2,640 Totals 137,705 1,096 770 •• 103,604 2 18 120 10,773 3 15 15,196 18 3 •• Amount paid to Selectors for Improvements. Rent and Interest paid by Selectors. District. Past Ti For Houses. Past Transactions. ?ransactions. For Bushf elling and other Works. Duri For Houses. During Year. ing Year. ForBushfelltag™ T ° tal Pa y m6nte ' and other Works. Value of Improvements nov on the Land, including those paid for by Government. During tli e Year From Commenc6 . aw Mafch 1914. ment ° f s y stem - Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington .. Southland .. £ s. d. 3,759 0 4 159 14 4 7,300 17 0 5,596 10 0 902 1 0 £ s. d. 14,625 9 4 | 1,860 9 5 36,418 2 3 22,758 9 10 11,155 14 2 £ s. d. 1,836 2 10 34710 0 559 5 0 £ s. d. 6,061 14 0 £ s. d. 26,282 6 6 2,020 3 9 44,600 13 8 30,955 8 8 12,057 15 2 £ s. d. 2,155 1 1 213 2 1 4,932 3 8 2,900 13 6 230 19 10 £ s. d. 8,357 1 7 4,095 0 11 27,899 0 2 33,395 5 3 3,702 12 5 £ s. d. 42,222 5 0 9,837 17 9 t t 10,890 8 0 534' 4 5 2,041 3 10 Totals 86,818 5 0 2,742 17 10 8,637 2 3 10,432 0 2 77,449 0 4 17,718 2 8 115,916 7 9 * Area felled during year. t Figures not supplied.

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Table 32. — Return of Lands disposed of under the Land for Settlements Acts to the 31st March, 1914.

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Land District. Area acquired, including Ascertained Surplus or Deficiency. Area occupied by Roads and Beserves unlet. Area of Land unlet, New Selections and Additii including Land forfeited. Total Area during the Yei surrendered, or sold for Cash resumed and not relet, j or made Number and also Land not Freehold to Date. o( Area, yet offered for Selection. j g e i ec t O rs j "1 I ins to Holdings ir. Number of Selectors. Total Lands leased at Date. Annual Eent payable. Area. Annual Kent payable. Auckland Hawke's Bay .. Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland A. B. P. 282,701 0 7 226,219 2 21 5,330 3 3 70,566 2 21 23,937 1 24 213,307 2 11 5,124 3 26 494,155 3 0 219,851 2 36 86,124 3 38 1,627,320 1 27 A. B. P. 7,396 2 23 2,134 0 29 61 2 37 836 0 38 325 1 15 2,572 0 39 102 0 11 3,286 3 30 2,576 3 33 948 2 26 A. B. P. 71,368 3 36 887 0 10 9 0 18 4,993 1 18 872 0 0 700 3 6 A. K. p. 18,437 0 29 96 1 15 184 1 15 354 1 39 2 0 0 12 1 35 58 25 15 44* 56 A. B. p. 6,020 2 32 10,890 2 10 757 2 27 10,035 0 7 96,776 1 22 £ s. d. 1,741 1 0 3,814 0 6 613 2 6 3,108 5 6 10,360 18 0 6,138 10 0 2,014 4 2 2,644 14 0 j 959 704 76 423f 35 436 ! 31 1,702 865 298 A. E. P. 185,498 0 39 223,102 0 7 5,075 2 13 64,383 2 9 22,738 0 9 209,834 2 11 5,022 3 15 490,361 2 21 216,070 0 8 68,168 0 35 £ s. d. i 24,236 14 7 ! 73,605 16 9 4,142 16 7 22,174 0 11 2,180 11 11 30,476 8 9 540 10 10 128,198 6 8 56,658 19 8 14,958 8 9 427 2 25 743 1 38 16,363 1 34 79 2 4 461 0 37 644 2 23 49 26 24 9,997 2 6 3,202 2 29 J 11,278 0 39 Totals 357,172 15 5 20,241 0 1 96,365 3 25 20,272 0 37 297 148,958 3 12 30,434 15 8 5,529 1,490,254 3 7 " Amount advanced to Selectors for Buildings, &c. Arrears on 31st March, 1914. Occupied Land. Land District. Yearly Value ol Unlet Land at 31st March, 1914. Number of dumber of During Previous Years. ! During Year. Total. Number. Rent in Arrear. Payments received during the Year. Total Receipts from Inception to 31st March, 1914. £ s. d. 2,792 0 0 i 255 12 0 23 17 0 1,716 6 5 38 10 10 138 18 0 3,496 2,731 272 1,690 124 1,145 100 6,061 2,613 1,166 £ s. d. 397,592 4 3 531,561 0 0 17,672 6 6 236,956 0 0 24,202 0 0 213,671 1 0 17,050 0 0 748,107 14 4 345,485 0 1 123,294 7 9 £ s. d. 2,208 15 0 £ s. d. £ s. d. 2,208 15 0 39 17 3 19 10 19 1 88 17 4 £ s. d. 1,229 11 7 188 10 11 61 6 8 638 12 11 1,099 13 10 426 6 10 0 11 8 2,933 6 4 402 12 9 186 18 4 £ s. d. 40,491 4 4 66,872 16 8 8,590 16 9 24,926 10 5 2,017 19 0 25,750 12 0 490 11 10 105,061 16 2 51,722 8 10 14,800 18 7 £ s. d. 246,356 13 10 596,055 10 0 42,238 0 2 206,159 17 6 11,006 16 9 230,862 14 1 7,241 1 2 1,036,982 19 3 516,139 13 11 127,318 12 7 3,020,361 19 3 Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 865 618 64 376 33 257 21 1,479 662 262 337 10 0 2,510 0 0 •• 337 10 0 2,510 0 0 455 6 0 556 15 9 1,316 1 1 2,785 10 0 I 2,78510 0 •• I " Totals .. 7,293 7 1 4,637 19,398 2,655,591 13 11 7,841 15 0 7,841 15 0 217 7,167 11 10 340,725 14 7 Miscellaneous receipts on lands not yet opened for selection Payments of capital value under section 191 of the Land Act, 1908 475 2 5 I 6,139 1 11 4,301 15 8 341,200 17 0 I 3,030,802 16 10 * Excludes one miscellaneous lease in Waddington Settlement, area 141 acres, annual rental £150. t Excludes three miscellaneous leases of lands in Waddington and Hall-Jones settl ements, area 212 acres, annual rental £401 10s.

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Table 33. —Comparative Statement of Selectors and Lands selected under Settlement Conditions for the Ten Years ended 31st March, 1914.

Year ending 31st March, Oaah Perpetual basl1. Lease. No. Area. No. j Area. I lease rpetuity. ■ss-l-S-Agricultural Lease. Mining Districts Land Occupation Leases. Village Settlement: Cash. in Pei No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. I Area. No. Area. No. Area. Acres. 18,990 Acres. Acres. 173,811 Acres. Acre 138,2( is. 36 Acres. 218 Acres. 1,914 Acres. 1 1905 • 371 751 330 3 40 2 1906* 229 11,132 1 127 706 158,018^ 388 157,45 324 30 1,194 89 40 1907* 447 404 20,357 597 154,237 412 215,5; 30 26 1,044 15 20 1908* 28,519 427 98,367 168 70,53£ i35 354 187,7! 39 3 84 73 3,047 3 3 1909*f 371 42,177 193 106,184 692 218,00£ 105 382 123, i: 16 36 1,490 11 17 1910*t 373 8,874 9,544 6,095 J 4 1,011 611 178,03f )36 307 108, If 60 2,068 8 12 1911*t 270 15 1,877 589 123.71E '18 473 131,0< 73 2,687 4 3| 1912'f 408 569 186,485 182 379 131,41 55 1,426 1 i 1913*t 351 4,624 566 207,501; iO3 359 104,71 17 36 773 1 1 1914*f 310 5,947 532 213,335 488 117,2( 18 61 2,398 2 1* 132 Year ending 31st Maroh, V ett: tool th Pui illag lemi upat Kigi re ha > e . Villagf i ■ I Settleme: ht of . p Lea f se> in Perpeti \ it: ! Seti Re: lity. 1 'Mage ;lemen newab! jease. V it: hoi le £ r illagi mesti Specif itlemi sad a snt. Spc settl Assoc :cil a,lient lions. 'mproved Farms. Sms Grazing ill ?-runs [en >iai Totals. Set am Grazingd ■farms. Area. No. Area. I No. Area. I \ No. ; A: i ■ea. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. No. Area. I J 1905* 1 Acres. i 14 Acres. 208 Acres. 8 J Acres. Ill 2 Acres. 223 14 Acres. 1,459 Acres. 67,271 Aores. 402,412 45 1,581 1906* 2 41 55 1,934 49 287 3 547 34 68,587 1,536 399,340 1907* 32 1,012 17 173 1 4 46 5,622 51 114,854 1,644 512,853 1908* 3 3 72 2,302 15 108 3 410 64 226,757 1,589 617,934 1909*t 168 1,167 10 28,989 1,863 521,145 1910*tj j 1 i - 44 468 259 40,005 45 298,494 1,712 637,120 1911 "tj 6 if .. ! 22 390 23 5,164 QQ 128,764 1,494 403,150 1912'f 1 i : ■• 59 600 8 1,3854 23 144,617 1,503 472,090 1913'f 19 103 3 168 10 37,749 1,345 355,688 1914*f 7 69| 1 98 4 14,691 1,405 353,805 .. I .. * Indus Cheviot Estate a] iive of id lands Lisposei of uude] the Land (or Settlements Acta. t Inclusive of national-endowmei it lands.

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Table 34. —Transactions in Bush, Swamp, and Scrub Lands under Section 127 of the Land Act, 1908, during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

Selections during Year. Total Area held ,t 31st March, 1914. Area opened during Heavy-bush Land. Heavy-bush Land. Light-bush Land. Scrub Land. Totals. District. (Heavy-bush land). as Area. Amount of Kental remitted per Annum. S3 JZjCO Area held. Annual Kental (remitted). •I Area held. Annual Kental (remitted). I o Area held. S C Annual Rental (remitted). as Area held. Annual Bental (remitted). A. R. P. A. B. P. & S. d. A. B. P. & s. d. A. B. P. £ s. d. A. B. P. £ s. d. £ s. d. A. B. P. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Kelson .. Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago .. Southland - I .. ■• .. I '■ •■ •• •• • • 64 ! 64,344 0 2 29 18,777 1 11 1 296 0 0 5,063 4 4 372 12 2 5 18 6 J " * i [ • ! :: :: 64 29 1 64,344 0 2 18,777 1 11 296 0 0 [ 5,063 4 4 372 12 2 5 18 6 .. I .. •• •• - I - .. I - Totals I , 94 83,417 1 13 _ •• •• 5,441 15 0 .. " 94 83,417 1 13 5,441 15

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Table 35. —Rebates of Rent granted under Section 116 of the Land Act, 1908, and Section 55 of the Land for Settlements Act, 1908, during the Year ended the 31st March, 1914.

Table 36. —Advances obtained for the purpose of roading Crown Lands, showing the Amount borrowed and the Amount repaid up to 31st March, 1914.

District. lumber of Tenant who have been granted Bebate. Amount of Eebate granted. Ordinary Crown Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 5,750 637 1,282 2,065 354 350 381 680 723 852 £ s. d. 3,772 3 1 2,559 17 6 2,133 13 1 2,534 1 5 124 2 8 359 4 8 132 8 2 497 4 0 705 13 1 463 17 2 Totals 13,074 13,282 4 10 Cheviot Estate — Canterbury 316 741 3 4 Land for Settlements — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland .. Canterbury Otago Southland 1,331 631 64 372 21 285 27 2,620 703 246 1,758 13 0 6,320 7 9 326 8 7 1,749 5 9 111 16 5 1,788 16 4 51 9 9 10,014 3 6 4,979 1 11 972 13 1 Totals 6,300 28,072 16 1 National-endowment Lands — Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago Southland 521 51 72 84 68 178 22 132 129 312 2 8 135 1 6 180 2 2 28 7 10 36 13 1 65 19 8 36 1 5. 68 13 0 79 13 2 Totals 1,257 942 14 6 Grand totals 20,947 165 43,038 18 9 153 16 0 Bllesmere Endowment

Land District. Area. Amount borrowed. Amount repaid. Luckland lawke's Bay ?aranaki Vellington Telson .. larlborough Vestlaud 'anterbury )tago Southland Acres. 1,263,184 421,792 681,329 764,860 391,975 221,249 46,749 3,552 176,085 157,669 £ s. d. 289,311 0 0 106,348 7 6 215,498 0 0 258,907 0 0 ■ 42,661 0 0 26,798 0 0 5,576 0 0 1,821 0 0 21,475 0 0 39,659 18 6 £ s. d. 115,272 9 0 52,332 13 10 123,577 2 3 170,439 10 1 6,855 18 10 24,911 4 2 1,710 7 3 677 16 9 22,852 8 5 20,210 3 4 Totals 4,128,444 1,008,055 6 0 538,839 13 11

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Table 37. —Crown Grants, Certificates of Title, Leases, and other Instruments of Title from the Crown prepared during the Year ended 31st March, 1914.

Table 38.-Statement showing Payments to Local Bodies during the Year ended 31st March, 1914, from "Thirds" of Deferred-payment, Perpetual-lease, Occupation-with-right-of-purchase, Renewable-lease, and Lease-in-perpetuity Lands, "Fourths" of Small Grazing-runs, and "Halves" of Timber and Flax Royalties.

Approximate Cost of Paper. —Preparation, not given ; printing (1,500 copies, including illustration and maps), £130.

By Authority : John Mackay, Government Printer, Wellington.—l9l4. Price #s.]

[uml ier. Cost. Singly. In Duplicate. In Triplicate. In Quadruplicate. Total Copies. lUokland .. lawke's Bay .. Vellington.. Telson larlborough Vestland .. ianterbury.. Itago Southland .. 1 8 55 159 11 33 54 10 102 42 71 3 555 26 180 319 292 16 98 70 346 223 1 15 6 19 1,779 457 586 1,031 1,060 68 498 479 1,180 683 £ s. d. Ill 3 9 22 17 0 13 14 1 68 13 4 79 10 0 5 0 0 62 5 0 32 13 0 120 0 0 85 0 0 i 46 '8 Totals 18 540 2,125 87 7,821 600 16 2

District. "Thirds," ;Deierred-payment, Perpetual-lease, Occupation-with-right-of- purchase, Renewable-lease, and Lease-in-perpetuity Lands. " Fourths," Small Grazing-runs. "Halves," Timber and Flax. Total Payments. Auckland Hawke's Bay Taranaki Wellington Nelson .. Marlborough Westland Canterbury Otago .. Southland £ s. d. 9,731 15 6 9,707 9 6 6,318 11 4 7,054 19 5 1,582 12 7 785 9 8 1,020 11 3 655 15 4 973 14 11 1,193 3 8 £ s. d. 23 12 4 695 1 10 111 12 1 23 8 6 24 10 1 690 3 2 £ s. d. 3,748 5 8 119 7 10 & s. d. 13,503 13 6 10,402 11 4 6,549 11 3 7,078 7 11 2,633 16 2 1,717 15 3 5,148 18 1 1,730 2 7 4,983 16 3 1,879 0 5 1,038 13 4 3,896 1 3 97 18 6 1,026 13 6 242 2 5 4,128 6 10 35 13 11 114 0 1 587 18 3 Totals 39,024 3 2 6,601 1 1 10,002 8 6 55,627 12 9

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NORTH ISLAND (TE IKA-A-MAUI) NEW ZEALAND Showing Land Transactions, 1913-14.

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SOUTH ISLAND (TE WAI-POUNAMU) NEW ZEALAND Showing Land Transactions, 1913-14.