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Appendix No. s—continued.5 — continued. Page Reports on Improved-farm Settlements— continued. Taranaki .. .. .. .. 96 Wellington .. .. .. .. 97 Otago .. .. .. .. 99 Southland .. .. .. .. 100 Eeturn showing Position and Transactions .. 102 Appendix No. C — Reports on Thermal Springs— Rotorua .. .. .. .. 103 Hanmer Plains .. .. .. 104 Appendix No. 7 — Reports on Little Barrier and Resolution Islands— Little Barrier Island .. .. .. 105 Resolution Island .. .. .. 105 Appendix No. 8— Explorations— Route over Southern Alps .. .. 107 Pox Glacier .. .. .. .. 108 Cook's River District .. .. ..110 Dusky Sound and Lake Manapouri .. .. 112 Appendix No. 9— Wanganui and Tangarakau Rivers— Works executed by Wanganui River Trust .. 114 Navigation Tangarakau River (J. T. Robinson).. 116 (G. T. Murray) ..117 Table I.—Summary of Lands disposed of up to 31st March, 1896 .. ..119 „ 2.—Lands opened for Sale and Selection, 1895-96 .. .. .. 119 „ 3.—Area of Bush felled on Land sold by Crown .. .. .. 121 „ 4.—Summary of Lands taken up during Year 1895-90 .. .. 121 „ 5. —Analysis of Holdings .. .. 122 6.—Lands sold for Cash during Year 1895-96 .. .. ..122 „ 7. —Deferred-payment Lands .. 123 „ B.—Perpetual Lease and Small Areas .. 123 „ 9.—Occupation with Right of Purchase .. 124 i, 10.—Lease-in-Perpetuity Lands .. 124 „ 11. —Agricultural-lease Lands.. .. 125 „ 12.—Occupation Leases under Mining Districts Land Occupation Act .. 126 13.—Village-settlement Lands .. 126 „ 14.—Village-settlement Deferred-payment Lands .. .. .. 127 „ 15.—Village - settlement Perpetual - lease Lands .. .. .. 128 „ 16.—Village-settlement, Occupation with Right of Purchase .. .. 129 „ 17.—Village-settlement Lease in Perpetuity .. .. ..129 18. —Village - homestead Special Settlers' Lands .. .. .. 129 „ 19.—Special Settlements Lands .. 130 „ 20. — Improved-farm Special Settlements— Transactions .. .. 131 „ 21. —Homestead Lands—Transactions .. 132 „ 22.—Small Grazing-runs „ .. 132 23.—Pastoral Licenses „ .. 132 „ 24.—Miscellaneous Leases and Licenses— Transactions .. .. 133 25.—Village Special Settlements, Position of, at 31st March, 1896 .. 133 „ 26.—Territorial Revenue for Year .. 134 „ 27. —Lands reserved or alienated by Scrip, &c. .. .. .. ]35 „ 28.—Selectors on the Books of the Department .. .. .. 135

Appendix No. 9— continued. Page Wanganui and Tangarakau Rivers— continued. Table 29.—Summary of Arrears at 31st March, 189G .. .. -.136 30.—Total Number of Crown Tenants .. 136 31. —Endowment Lands taken up during Year .. .. ..137 32. —Revenue received from Endowments 137 , 33. —Conditions and Settlement of Lands under Land for Settlements Act .. 138 34.—Cheviot Estate — Lands disposed of and Money received .. .. 139 , 35. —Cheviot Estate —Return of Outlay and Income .. .. .. 139 , 36. —Comparative Statement of Selectors and Settlement Conditions .. 140 „ 37.—Outlay and Income of Estates purchased under Land for Settlements Act .. .. ..141 38. —Applications made and Relief granted under " Pastoral Tenants' Relief Act, 1895 " .. .. .. 143 „ 39. —Surveyors employed, and Work on Hand .. .. ..144 „ 40. —Crown Grants and other Instruments of Title from Crown prepared .. 144 „ 41.—Plans placed on Crown Grants .. 144 „ 42,—Work under Land Transfer Act .. 144 „ 43.—Work done for other Departments .. 145 44. —" Thirds " and " Fourths " paid to Local Bodies .. .. 145 „ 45.—Expenditure and Work done on Roads 149 „ 46.—Works done on Co-operative System.. 174 „ 47. —Blocks of Land proclaimed under Government Loans to Local Bodies Act .. .. ..186 48.—Field-work executed by Surveyors .. 189 Maps— Map of Tuhoe Land (Urewera Country) To face p. x Map showing Land Transactions, 1895-96 To face p. 32 Map showing State of the Public Surveys, 1896 To follow Map showing Roads to open up Crown Lands, 1881 to 1896 .. ' .. .. To follow Map of Fox Glacier .. .. To face p. 108 Map of Longitudinal and Cross-sections, &c. —Fox Glacier .. .. .. To face p. 110 Map of Terminal Face and Geological Formation of Fox Glacier.. .. .. To face p. 112 Map of Explorations, Western Otago, by T. Mackenzie, M.H.R. .. .. To face p. 114 " Process " Illustrations— Tangarakau Confluence, 86 miles up Wanganui River .. .. .. To face p. 62 Retaruke Reach, 104 miles up Wanganui River To face p. 68 Fox Glacier .. .. .. To face p. 106 Summit of Whitcombe Pass .. To face p. 106 The Spike, on Copland Range, Westland To precede p. 11l The Sugar-loaf, looking down Fox Glacier To precede p. 11l Fox River, 2 miles below Fox Glacier To precede p. 113 Mounts Copland and Lyttle, from Ryan's Station, in Cook Valley .. To precede p. 113 Ngaporo, 62 milos up Wanganui River To face p. 116 " The Drop Scene," 61 miles up Wanganni River To face p. 116 Tieke, 70 miles up Wanganui River .. To face p. 118 Buttresses near Wangamoana, 80 miles up Wanganui River .. .. .. To face p. 118

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