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1911. N E W ZEALAND.

DEPARTMENT OF LANDS (ANNUAL REPORT ON).

Presented to hoth Houses of the Genertd Assembly by Command of His Excellency.

CON 'I 1 E N T S .

Genwkai. Report— Phko Genebal Repobt — continued. |. ll( ., Introductory .. .. .. .. iii Native Matters: Surveys, &c, of Maori Lands.. xix Crown-land Settlement and Administration — Departmental and General — Lands opened for Selection during the Year .. i\ Correspondence .. .. .. xix Lands selected during Year, and Area held Accounts.. .. .. .. xix under all Tenures .. .. vvi ■ Promotions and Transfers, &c. .. .. xix Crown Lami remaining for Future Disposal .. vii | Report by Chief Clerk .. .. .. x.\ National-endowment Area .. .. .. vii | Report by Chief Accountant .. .. xxi Improved-farm Settlements .. .. vii Village Settlements .. .. .. viii Appbhdix I— Inspections by Crown Lauds Rangers .. viii , Settlement of Crown Lands— Financial, &c. ; Revenue received during the Auckland.. .. .. .. ] Year .. .. .. .. .. viii Hawke's Bay .. .'. '.'. .. i Rebatos of Rent .. .. .. .. a Taranaki .. .. .. .. .. t; I'.iyment of "Thirds" and "Fourths" to Local Welliogton .. .. .. s Bodies .. .. .. .. .. ix Nelson .. .. .. '.'. '.'. 12 Timber and Flax Royalties.. .. .. ix Marlborough .. .. .. .. 14 Lands for Settl'ment — Westland.. .. .. 15 Subdivision of Purchased Estates and Adminis- Canterbury .. .. .[ 17 tration .. .. .. .. .. ix-xii Otagn .. .. .. .. . . iy Educational Endowments — Southland .. .. .. .. 22 Leasing and Administration .. .. xii Road anil other Works in Runanga Township' 16 Land-drainage Works — Hauraki Plains Drainage-area .. .. xiii PPENDIX £[ Uangitaiki Drainage-area .. .. .. xiii ' Land for Settlements Diainaae of Kauaia or Tangonge Lake and Auckland '", Swamp.. .. .. .. .. xiv Hawke's Bay 28 Waikato River Improvement .. .. xiv Taranaki 25 Land: Miscellaneous Wellington 26 Administration of Unvested Publio Reserves.. xiv Nelson 2fi " Cemeteries xiv Marlborough '.'. '.'. '.'. '.'. 26 Public Domains .. .. .. .. xv Westland 27 luspection of Sand-dunes and Dune-areas .. xv Canterbury 27 Tongariro Na ional PAi-k .. .. .. xv otaco 29 Kapiti Island xv Southland " '.'. '.'. '.'. ±> Kauri-gum Industry Aot .. .. .. xv »• Miscellaneous— Old Soldiers' Claims xvi Ap ™ N P* "j" Settlers' Handbook and other Publications .. xvi limbet Industry - Wanganui River Protection-works .. .. xvi . '' '" '' '' „ Grass-seed supplied to Settlers .. .. xvi Marlborough .. .. .. .. 31 Medical Assistance to Settlers in Sparsely SottKd Districts .. .. .. xvi Ap "' 7". -. . T , . .... Surveys River Protective Works, Lindsay Settlement .. 82 Crown, Native, and Road .. .. .. xvii Surveys: Miscellaneous- Api'kndix V - Triangulation .. .. .. .. xvii Waikato River Improvement.. .. .. 33 Standard Surveys .. .. .. .. xvii Magnetic Survey and Observatory .. .. xvii Appendix Vl— Tidal Survey .. .. .. .. xvii Nguuruhoe and Tongariro Voloanoes, a Short Revision of C >astal Surveys .. .. xviii Account of a Visit to .. .. .. 34 Board of Examiners .. .. .. xviii State Forests .. .. .. .. xviii Appendix VII— Soenery-preservation .. .. .. xviii Tararua Range: A Short Account of the Routes Immigration .. .. .. .. xix from Levin and Masterton .. .. .. 36

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