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1909. NEW ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

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

GOITTBMTS.

General Repoet — p age Introductory .. .. .. .. 1 Amendment of Regulations .. .. .. 1 Lands opened for Selection during the Year .. 1 Lands being prepared for Settlement .. .. 2 Land selected under all Tenures during the Year 2 Improved-farm Settlements .. .. .. 3 Village Settlements .. .. .. .. 3 Inspection by Crown Lands Rangers .. .. 4 Forest Fires of Last Year .. .. .. 4 Revenue .. .. .. .. .. 4 Rebates of Rent .. .. ... .. 5 Payment of " Thirds " and " Fourths " .. 5 Timber and Flax Royalties 5 Medical Assistance in Sparsely-settled Distriots 5 Land-for-settlements Estates.. .. .. 5 Crown Purchases from Maori Owners .. .. 8 Land for Landless Natives in the South Island.. 9 Forests generally and State Forests .. .. 9 Botanical and Descriptive Paper on Stewart Island 9 Botanical Report on Waimarino Forest and District .. .. ... .. .. 9 Sand-dunes .. .. .. .. 9 Kapiti Island .. .. .. .. 9 Scenery-preservation .. .. .. 10 Drainage of Hauraki Plains .. .. .. 10 Recreation Reserves.. .. .. .. 10 Cemeteries .. .. .. .. .. 10 Survey of Crown and Native Lands .. .. 10 Departmental and General .. .. .. 10 Expenditure of Department .. .. .. 11 Appendix I— Settlement of Crown Lands— Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 12 Hawke's Bay .. .. .. .. 14 Taranaki.. .. .. .. .. 16 Wellington .. .. .. .. 17 Nelson .. .. .. .. .. 19 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 23 Westland.. .. .. .. .. 24 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 26 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 29 Southland .. .. .. .. 32 Report on Protective Works to prevent Encroachment of Rivers, and upon other Works, Westland Land District .. .. 25 Cheviot Estate .. .. .. .. 28 Appendix ll— Land for Settlements — Auckland.. .. .. .. .. 33 Hawke's Bay .. .. ~ ~ 34 »

Appendix ll—continued. P age Lands for Settlements— continued. Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. 35 Wellington .. .. .. .. 35 Nelson .. .. .. .. ~ 35 Marlborough .. .. .. .. 36 Westland .. .. .. .. 36 Canterbury .. .. .. .. 37 Otago .. .. .. .. .. 38 Southland .. .. .. .. 39 Appendix 111— Timber Industry, Auckland 40 Appendix IV— The Mountains of the Tongariro National Park 41 , r v Appendix v— ,-,,,., , ,„„„ Eruption of Ngauruhoe, 11th March, 1909 .. 45 Tables — Table 1. —Lands of the Dominion, Position of (approximately) .. .. .. 4V „ 2.—Lands opened for Sale or Selection during the Year.. .. .. 48 „ 3.—Lands taken up during the Year, and Summary of Settlement Lands 49-51 „ 4.—Holdings taken up during the Year, Analysis of .. .. .. 52 „ s.—Lands sold for Cash during the Year 53 6.—Deferred-payment Lands .. .. 54 „ 7.—Perpetual-lease Lands .. .. 55 „ B.—Occupation - with-right-of - purchase Lands .. .. .. .. 56 j „ 9.—Lease-in-perpetuity Lands.. .. 57 „ 10.—Renewable-lease Lands .. .. 59 j „ 11.—Agricultural-lease Lands .. .. 60 „ 12.—Mining Districts Land Occupation Leases .. .. .. .. 60 „ 13.—Village Settlements .. .. 61 „ 14.—Village Settlements, Summary of Position of .. .. .. 64 „ 15.—Special-settlement Associations .. 65 „ 16.—Homestead Lands .. .. 66 „ 17.—Small Grazing-runs .. .. 66 „ 18.—Pastoral Licenses ... .. .. 68 „ 19.—Miscellaneous Leases and Licenses .. 70 20.—Gross Revenue received during the Year .. .. .. .. 71 „ 21.—Lands reserved and alienated .. 73 „ 22.—Forfeitures and Surrenders during the Year ~ .. .. 74